I've just recently been recalling the Folkways double albums that taught me about Sonny & Brownie, Lightnin' Hopkins, Leadbelly and others. While two-fers ain't what they used to be, this looks like a reason to hook up the turntable.
Agree completely Jed. I recently hooked up my turntable (bought long ago, so essentially new) to have a 'vinyl party' amongst my old fogey friends (a blast, all agreed worth repeating). So I'm definitely in for the LPs.
#MeToo. Slack, one of the few things I can remember from the past six years of work with a diversity of groups passionate about equity is that we can call ourselves "elders" now.
Looks like iTunes will only offer a 45 track version. They do have a preview of “Train Roll Up” which seems to have a strong Buddy Moss “Oh Lordy Mama” influence.
Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings from the Collection of Mack McCormick, 1958–1971 is the first compilation of music drawn from this fabled collection, which indelibly documents a pivotal moment in African American history. It features never-before-heard performances not only from musicians who became icons in their own right
Hyperbole, since a large number of these tracks were released on the Treasury of Field Recordings albums in the '60s. But it's good that they're getting properly reissued from the original master tapes.
at the bottom of the entries for LA 12-2 "A Treasury Of Field Recordings Vol. 1" and LA 12-3 "A Treasury Of Field Recordings Vol. 2" you'll see a magnifying glass in the lower corners of the "notes" to the respective albums with the letters "pdf" in red. If you click on it the notes should either automatically download or open in your browser.