rogerh@arizona.UUCP (Roger Hayes) (10/24/84)
Out here in the wilds of Tucson, Arizona, it's pretty hard to buy records. Post the addresses of interesting mailorder firms, please. I don't want to give the impression that we are culturally deprived -- there is lots of folk music, we have a strong local audience, and lots of local performers (as well as touring acts). We have a bimonthly square and contra dance with live music, too. We're even going to have a Desert Home Companion on November 3rd (pardon us, Garrison) -- welcome one and all, shy or not! It's gonna be an afternoon picnic talentshow sort of thing, from 2-5pm at Reid Park. Roger Hayes Tucson, Arizona rogerh@arizona
barnett@ut-sally.UUCP (Lewis Barnett) (10/24/84)
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Just about the best source for mail-order Folk/Traditional stuff I've ever
run into is Andy's Front Hall:
Andy's Front Hall
Drawer A
Voorheesville, NY 12186
Not only do they have one of the most complete record catalogues around, they
also sell tune books, instruments, and various other "folkish" items.
Lewis Barnett,CS Dept, Painter Hall 3.28, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712
-- barnett@ut-sally.ARPA, barnett@ut-sally.UUCP,
{ihnp4,seismo,ctvax}!ut-sally!barnettworley@Navajo.ARPA (10/29/84)
> Out here in the wilds of Tucson, Arizona, it's pretty hard to buy > records. Post the addresses of interesting mailorder firms, please. > ... > > Roger Hayes > Tucson, Arizona > rogerh@arizona I'm a new user of the net and was unsuccessful at sending this to Roger Hayes directly. Hope the rest of you find it to be moderately informative, and not too inaccurate. Some mail order houses you might be interested in are: Elderly Instruments 1100 N. Washington P.O. Box 14210 Lansing, Michigan 48901 - (definitely the least expensive and best stocked) Andy's Front Hall RFD 1, Wormsville Rd. or Drawer A Voorheesville, NY 12186 Voorheesville, NY 12186 - (I have a conflict on addresses here - both are > 2 yrs. old. Don't know which (if either) is correct) Down Home Music, Inc. 10341 San Pablo Avenue El Cerrito, CA 94530 - (The records tend to be more expensive, sometimes significantly so, but they provide reviews of new records - and old - and provide a lot of information in case you are trying a new type of music. I subscribe to their monthly newsletter even though I don't normally order records through them. The news letter comes free if you order from them every now and then. They do have a habit of being able to supply records that you can't find elsewhere.) Classical Westport Mail Order Department 4130 Pennsylvania Kansas City, MO 64111 June Appal Recordings P.O. Box 743 Whitesburg, Kentucky 41858 - (a record label which specializes in Appalachian Music, but covers many styles of American Folk. In particular they provide information on the artists and the records which are not usually available from the mail order catalogs.) Lark in the Morning Box 1176 Mendocino, CA 95460 - (primarily a folk instrument dealer, they also sell records mail order, and have an interesting catalog.) Green Linnet Records, Inc. 70 Turner Hill Road New Canaan, CT 06840 - (another record label, concentrating on Celtic Folk. Rereleases many records originally released in the UK/Ireland) Much of my information originally came from the radio program "Ballads, Bards, and Bagpipes", recorded in Kansas City. (Try P.O. Box 12522 Kansas City, MO 64116 , given that the radio program still exists and this address is still good, and ask for a copy of their discography) The following three places are from a list put out by the San Francisco Folk Music Club (in their 1984 Directory), and I have not dealt with any of them. They all appear to be record labels that provide catalogs and will sell direct (via mail order). Folkways Records 43 West 61st St. New York, NY 10023 Greenhays Recordings 7A Locust Ave. Port Washington, N.Y. 11050 King Mule Records P.O. Box 158 Alderpoint CA 94511
mlf@teddy.UUCP (Matt L. Fichtenbaum) (10/30/84)
> Out here in the wilds of Tucson, Arizona, it's pretty hard to buy > records. Post the addresses of interesting mailorder firms, please. Three of the New York-New England area's leading mail-order sources for folk and related records are: Andy's Front Hall (Front Hall records, but also Drawer A carry a good selection of other Voorheesville, NY labels. Also instruments, music, 12186 instruction, and dance books. They have a catalog. Alcazar Productions Inc. A very good selection of books and Box 429 records, including a lot of imports. Waterbury, VT 05676 They, too, have a catalog. Roundup Records The mail-order distribution side of P.O. Box 154 Rounder Records. They carry a lot North Cambridge, MA of small labels including imports. 02140 Catalog (arranged by label). One of my particular interests is the folk music of Sweden. I know a few sources for Scandinavian records, books, etc., which I will share with anyone interested. Hope the above is useful. Cheers, Matt Fichtenbaum
wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (11/06/84)
Regarding the pointer to "Ballads, Bards, & Bagpipes" and their discography: I would suspect that this program no longer exists; I heard a broadcast that stated that this was their last one, and that was some months ago. Also, before that, they were not too reliable -- I sent them an SASE for their discography and info, and never received ANYTHING back from them. I believe that the letter got through, as I subsequently began receiving mailings from Green Linnet Records (which I had not requested, and I think they got the address through Ballads...). It was a great program while it lasted; I only heard a couple shows -- it was not carried in the St. Louis area over most of its life, and I caught one most of one show via an FM DX opening from Indianapolis one morning. Shortly before it terminated, a local station began to carry it at a worthless time like a weekday mid-morning, so anybody working regular hours couldn't hear it. Does anybody know if tapes of the show are available for airing by radio stations? It wouldn't matter if they were old; the music is timeless. How many shows were there anyway? Hundreds? I have no idea of the history of the program. If anyone knows any details about it, please post info. Will