Folkways Records

Summary

Folkways Records is a record label^[1]. It draws 288 Wikipedia views per month (record_label category, ranking #241 of 2,290).^[2]

Key Facts

• Folkways Records is in the country of United States^[3].
• Folkways Records's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• Folkways Records's founder is recorded as Moses Asch^[5].
• Folkways Records's genre is traditional folk music^[6].
• Folkways Records's genre is traditional bluegrass^[7].
• Folkways Records's genre is world music^[8].
• Folkways Records's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[9].
• Folkways Records is part of Smithsonian Institution^[10].
• Folkways Records is part of Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage^[11].
• Folkways Records's Commons category is recorded as Folkways Records^[12].
• January 1, 1948 marks the founding of Folkways Records^[13].
• Folkways Records was dissolved in 1987^[14].
• Folkways Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution^[15].
• Folkways Records's official website is recorded as https://folkways.si.edu/^[16].
• Folkways Records's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Folkways Records'}^[17].
• Folkways Records's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikiproject Oorlogsbronnen^[18].
• Folkways Records's has works in the collection is recorded as Dutch Resistance Museum^[19].

Body

Founding

Folkways Records's founder is recorded as Moses Asch^[5]. January 1, 1948 marks the founding of it^[13].

Identity

Part of include Smithsonian Institution^[10], an institution^[20], in United States^[21], founded in 1846^[22], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[23] and Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage^[11], a facility^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 1967^[26].

Operations

Folkways Records's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution^[15].

Dissolution

Folkways Records was dissolved in 1987^[14].

Why It Matters

Folkways Records draws 288 Wikipedia views per month (record_label category, ranking #241 of 2,290).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]