The Arhoolie Foundation will present the first annual Arhoolie Awards onstage at our Oct. 13 benefit concert featuring Taj Mahal and Fantastic Negrito. This award recognizes exceptional musicians, teachers, community organizations, documentarians, and individuals working creatively to help keep tradition-based … Continue reading →
If you’re traveling through the San Francisco International Airport anytime soon, make sure to check out SFO Museum’s new exhibit Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records. … Continue reading →
Between 1956 and 1963, Dr. Harry Oster, professor of English at LSU Baton Rouge, roamed the back roads of Louisiana in search of traditional music. A background in literary folklore put him on the trail of French and Anglo ballads, … Continue reading →
The Arhoolie Foundation is pleased to introduce Adam Machado as its Executive Director. A longtime writer, editor, and producer with Arhoolie Records, Machado has served on the Arhoolie Foundation Board of Directors since 2009. … Continue reading →
The Arhoolie Foundation has started a Frontera Collection Youtube Channel to make accessible some of the rare 78rpm recordings in our Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican American and Mexican Recordings. As of October 1, 2018 you can listen to over … Continue reading →
R.I.P. Paul Oliver A note from Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records and the Arhoolie Foundation: “Paul was a remarkable person and devoted educator who taught me so much and inspired me to become serious about the music and the … Continue reading →
D.L. Menard Interview The late Cajun musician D.L. Menard’s biggest hit was “La Porte En Arrière” (“The Back Door”) which he wrote. He was often called “the Cajun Hank Williams”. In this interview from around 1988 Chris Strachwitz, Maureen Gosling, … Continue reading →
In 1960 Chris Strachwitz was running a small mail order record service and newsletter called the International Blues Record Club (IBRC). In the summer of 1960 he took the first of many trips that would start his long career as … Continue reading →
Chris Strachwitz, founder of both Arhoolie Records and the Arhoolie Foundation, has been documenting vernacular music since the 1950’s. An avid photographer he has taken over 25,000 photographs which he recently donated to the Arhoolie Foundation. The Arhoolie Foundation is … Continue reading →
Everything But The Squeak This DVD is now out of print but you can watch the entire video here on our website. The film documents a Cajun Country “boucherie” and other Cajun/Creole traditions in the Eunice, La. area. It features … Continue reading →
