The Folkways Collection

Moses Asch: Man and Myth


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This episode examines the life of the founder of Folkways Records and the influences which guided his choices in building the Folkways Collection. Among those persons interviewed for this program are Moses' son, Michael Asch, Professor Emeritus of the University of Alberta; Moses' biographer, Peter Goldsmith of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire; and renowned folk singer Peter Seeger. Musical selections for this program reflect works which Asch himself considered particularly significant or which had a profound bearing on his work..
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The Folkways CollectionBy Smithsonian Folkways