I'm a songwriter. Please visit www.markwest.in or my Bandcamp page for more about what I do.

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are part of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, located in Washington, D.C. 

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Charming Disaster is a musical duo based in Brooklyn, NY, formed in 2012 by Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris. Inspired by the gothic humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, the noir storytelling of Raymond Chandler, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret, they write songs that tell stories about love, death, crime, ancient mythology, and the paranormal.

The Macaulay Library, at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is the world's largest archive of wildlife sounds, photos, and videos.

Our mission is to collect, preserve, and facilitate the use of wildlife media for science, education, conservation, and the arts.

We're Scotland's national tourist board & we want to showcase Scotland to the world!

Magical Reaslist is the dreamy electronic project of Singer/Songwriter Alyson Greenfield. Mentioned by Time Out New York as one of NYC's "sorceresses," Greenfield's synthesized sounds have been heard sharing the stage with CocoRosie, Half Waif, Computer Magic, Deerhoof, Hooray For Earth, Zambri, Fallulah, and more. Collaborators include upcoming producer Pance Pony (Best Songwriter, Global Music Awards), Mickey Kellerman (Future Rock), and Joe McGinty (Gotye, Moby, Psychadelic Furs).

Juggernautical practitioner of colossal restraint

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