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More about Francilia, Haitian “Queen of Song”
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2025/08/more-about-francilia-haitian-queen-of-song/
Published: August 25, 2025 14:00
The artist known by the single name “Francilia,” whom we featured in a recent post, was one of the most prolific singers Alan and Elizabeth Lomax recorded on their 1936-37 trip to Haiti. In all, they recorded 96 songs sung by Francilia, who was known in…
New Occupational Folklife Project Documents North Carolina Poultry Workers
Published: August 20, 2025 13:00
Recently, the American Folklife Center (AFC) published a new collection for the Occupational Folklife Project, "Poultry Workers in North Carolina," on the website of the Library of Congress. In this post, AFC Senior Folklife Specialist Nancy Groce…
For Our 1250th Post, Haitian Singer Francilia and AFS 1250
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2025/08/for-our-1250th-post-haitian-singer-francilia-and-afs-1250/
Published: August 18, 2025 15:15
The disc labeled AFS 1250 features the great Haitian singer Francilia and the Sosyete Dereyal, a religious congregation of Vodou practitioners with whom she sang. Francilia was one of the most prolific singers Alan and Elizabeth Lomax recorded on their…
Amanda Pascali, AFC’s 2025 Artist in Resonance
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2025/08/amanda-pascali-afcs-2025-artist-in-resonance/
Published: August 14, 2025 15:00
AFC is happy to introduce Amanda Pascali, the 2025 Artist in Resonance. Pascali is an internationally acclaimed, bilingual singer/songwriter who blends folk/Americana influences with Mediterranean, Balkan, and Latin rhythms. Born in New York City and…
AFC Fellowship and Award Recipients 2025
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2025/08/afc-fellowship-and-award-recipients-2025/
Published: August 11, 2025 17:30
The American Folklife Center is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 fellowships and awards. Archie Green Fellowships went to: Joel Chapman of Baltimore, Maryland, for “Cycling Lore: The Occupational Folklore of Bicycle Workers in America;”…
CCG Year of Engagement Podcast #3: Returning to Our Roots
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2025/08/ccg-year-of-engagement-podcast-3-returning-to-our-roots/
Published: August 8, 2025 14:19
AFC Folklife Specialist Meg Nicholas chats with Laura Grant, from the CCG project, "Returning to Our Roots: Traditional Nuwa Harvests." The post includes photographs from the project, interview excerpts, and a link to the full interview, in the third…
The Creek Rocks, AFC’s First Artists in Resonance, in Concert August 21
Published: August 6, 2025 14:04
The Creek Rocks, the first recipients of the American Folklife Center’s Artists in Resonance fellowship, will return to the Library of Congress on August 21 to perform in the Coolidge Auditorium. They’ll be playing their own arrangements of songs they…
New Archive Challenge Videos Go Online!
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2025/08/new-archive-challenge-videos-go-online/
Published: August 1, 2025 15:43
The American Folklife Center is delighted to announce that 40 more Archive Challenge videos have gone online. In the Archive Challenge, the American Folklife Center helps accomplished musicians and groups select a song from the archive, put their own spin…
Un Homenaje: CCG Collection Pays Tribute to Houston’s Chicano Music Pioneers
Published: July 30, 2025 19:29
Un Homenaje: CCG Collection Pays Tribute to Houston's Chicano Music Pioneers The AFC has launched the website, Sonidos De Houston: Documenting the City’s Chicano Music Scene, a fieldwork collecting project conducted through a Community Collections Grant.…
Have You Ever Wondered What a Warrant Officer Actually Does? From Service to Screen, a Veteran’s Film Shines Light on a Military Rank
Published: July 25, 2025 14:10
The following is a guest blog post by Candace Milburn, liaison specialist with the Veterans History Project. Have you ever wondered what a Warrant Officer does in the military? When I hear the word “warrant,” my mind immediately goes to think about an…