Folkways Records
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Folkways Records was an influential American record label renowned for documenting and preserving folk, world, and socially conscious music throughout the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Folkways Records canonical | 8 |
| Asch Records | 1 |
| Smithsonian Folkways | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4372632 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folkways Records Context triple: [Pete Seeger, employer, Folkways Records]
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A.
Nonesuch Records
Nonesuch Records is an American record label known for its adventurous and eclectic catalog spanning contemporary classical, world music, jazz, and alternative rock, and for its artist-driven approach to recording.
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B.
Bluebird Records
Bluebird Records was a prominent American jazz and blues record label of the 1930s and 1940s, known for influential recordings by major blues and swing artists.
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C.
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is a prominent American record label known for signing influential rock, folk, and alternative artists since the mid-20th century.
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D.
Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records is an American record label best known for its success in the 1970s disco era, releasing influential albums by artists such as Donna Summer, Kiss, and Parliament.
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E.
Clef Records
Clef Records was an American jazz record label founded by producer Norman Granz, known for releasing influential recordings by major jazz artists in the 1940s and 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folkways Records Target entity description: Folkways Records was an influential American record label renowned for documenting and preserving folk, world, and socially conscious music throughout the mid-20th century.
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A.
Nonesuch Records
Nonesuch Records is an American record label known for its adventurous and eclectic catalog spanning contemporary classical, world music, jazz, and alternative rock, and for its artist-driven approach to recording.
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B.
Bluebird Records
Bluebird Records was a prominent American jazz and blues record label of the 1930s and 1940s, known for influential recordings by major blues and swing artists.
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C.
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is a prominent American record label known for signing influential rock, folk, and alternative artists since the mid-20th century.
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D.
Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records is an American record label best known for its success in the 1970s disco era, releasing influential albums by artists such as Donna Summer, Kiss, and Parliament.
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E.
Clef Records
Clef Records was an American jazz record label founded by producer Norman Granz, known for releasing influential recordings by major jazz artists in the 1940s and 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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record label ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| catalogSize | over 2,000 albums ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| curatedBy |
Alan Lomax
NERFINISHED
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Harold Courlander NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses Asch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributed |
78 rpm records
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LP records ⓘ cassettes ⓘ compact discs ⓘ |
| focus |
civil rights songs
ⓘ
ethnographic recordings ⓘ labor songs ⓘ political songs ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Marian Distler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moses Asch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
children's music ⓘ folk music ⓘ socially conscious music ⓘ spoken word ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasMotto | to document the entire world of sound ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| imprintOf | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documenting American folk music revival
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field recordings ⓘ preservation of traditional music ⓘ socially conscious recordings ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy | never delete a title from its catalog ⓘ |
| publishedArtist |
Brownie McGhee
NERFINISHED
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Burl Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ Cisco Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ Doc Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Cotten NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Ritchie NERFINISHED ⓘ Lead Belly NERFINISHED ⓘ Odetta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Ochs NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverend Gary Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| released | Anthology of American Folk Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Folkways Records Description of subject: Folkways Records was an influential American record label renowned for documenting and preserving folk, world, and socially conscious music throughout the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Smithsonian Folkways
this entity surface form:
Asch Records