John Cohen
Director
Biography
John Cohen (1932–2019) was a major figure in the development and appreciation of traditional music, and one of the most prolific contributors to the Smithsonian Folkways collection of recorded sounds. He was a musician, photographer, filmmaker, and record producer, but those words do not adequately describe John, whose work transcended labels and defied categorization.
As Director
Carnival in Q'eros
1991
Sara and Maybelle
1981
The End of an Old Song
1969
Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
1979
Dancing with the Incas
1992
Musical Holdouts
1976
Post-Industrial Fiddle
1982
Visions of Mary Frank
2014
Choqela: Only Interpretation
1987
Fifty Miles from Times Square
1981
