July 2010
2 posts
Joe Bussard’s Independence Day Show
June 2010
2 posts
Progress on the Fahey set
Glenn Jones was with us this past week to help put the finishing touches on the book for the John Fahey box set — in record stores on 9/28!
Joe Bussard's Father's Day Edition of Country...
May 2010
7 posts
Strings gets reviewed in Wire Magazine
Excavated Shellac: Strings Various Parlortone / Dust-to-Digital LP The phenomenon of record collectors skimming their personal archives to assemble compilations isn’t exactly a new one. Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music paved the way in 1952 at the dawn of the long-playing era, and also set a precedent for compilers encoding records to achieve ends that go beyond sharing...
Joe Bussard’s annual Mother’s Day...
A Community Celebration of John Fahey
A Community Celebration of John Fahey Friday, May 7, 2010 7:30pm at the Takoma Park Community Center
Celebrating the life and music of John Fahey, The Takoma Park/Silver Spring Experimental Film Festival will host a special evening devoted to guitarist John Fahey. This program will be the inaugural event in the recently-renovated, 150-seat auditorium, at the Takoma Park Community Center.
Raised...
April 2010
16 posts
Jonathan Ward of Excavated Shellac on Rare...
S/FJ: BEST OF 2010 →
“Excavated Shellac: Strings” (Parlortone)
Parlortone releases Excavated Shellac global... →
"Excavated Shellac: Strings" gets reviewed by...
First proper lp release from aQ pal, 78 collector, and curator of the awesome Excavated Shellac blog, Jonathan Ward, appropriately enough on Parlortone, “The Phonographic Arm and Limited Edition Leg” of longtime favorite reissue label Dust-to-Digital. And it’s a doozy, before we get into it, anyone who buys everything on Mississippi is gonna want one of these, if you loved the Black Mirror...
“This Thursday Jonathan Ward will be my guest on Rare Frequency. Check out his...”
– Facebook | Rare Frequency
A letter from David Giovannoni
Greetings from Paris, where today we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the recording of Au Clair de la Lune by Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville - the earliest audibly recognizable record of the human voice yet recovered. This week we visited each of the French institutions at which we’ve identified Scott’s manuscripts and recordings over the last two years, presenting each with...
“Life Is Like a Ball Game” is a...
“Sometimes these 78s sing, sometimes they scrape, sometimes they wobble or boing...”
– Weirdo Records review of Excavated Shellac: Strings
Alberto Ruiz y su Lira Incaica - Paceñita from...
March 2010
20 posts
Rare 78's Heaven Part 1: Black Mirror Music →
1 tag
Super rare 78s from Jonathan Ward's collection →
“Chattanooga Times Free Press music reporter Casey Phillips spoke with Matt...”
– FYI Weekend | Q&A with Matt Downer
THE CREATIVE ZONE: Traditional Folk Music →
“Grammy winner in Hershey, PA: A special program featuring Grammy winner Art...”
– Lebanon Daily News
Country Classics with your radio friend Joe...
“Athens native Andy Carlson, associate professor of music at Denison University,...”
– Threats & Promises: Mar. 10, 2010 - Flagpole Magazine: Colorbearer of Athens, GA
Country Classics with your radio friend Joe...
Rev. Johnny L. Jones on Sinner's Crossroads →
Happy Birthday, or the Transfiguration of John... →
February 2010
22 posts
1 tag
Art Rosenbaum and Phil Tanner remember guitarist...
