Here’s a bit from Lawrence Downes’ feature article, “In Los Angeles, Songs Without Borders,” from the Travel section of this Sunday’s New York Times (August 16, 2009): “In clubs, bars, swap meets and concert halls, from car radios and ringing … Continue reading →
Our good friend Mike Seeger passed away Friday evening August 9th. Through his love for traditional music, he spent his life educating us, inspiring us, entertaining us and sharing that love of the music. We will miss him. When Mike … Continue reading →
Sad news: Mike Seeger, who has been battling non-Hodgkins lymphoma for a number of years, has now developed a new, unusually aggressive form of cancer, called multiple myeloma. About a week ago, he made the decision to discontinue treatment and … Continue reading →
Our condolences go out to Archie Green’s family as well as the extended family involved in folk culture, or as he always referred to it more precisely, vernacular culture. We all lost a remarkable and unique spirit and advocate in … Continue reading →
We held a press conference at UCLA with Los Tigres del Norte celebrating the completion of digitizing the 17,000 – 78 rpm discs in the FRONTERA COLLECTION.This press conference was held on the UCLA campus and was well attended by … Continue reading →
Film about the New Lost City Ramblers: “Always been a Rambler” has now been completed and is available via all better outlets as well as via our own web sites! With the financial support from several generous sources and various … Continue reading →
“Always Been a Rambler – featuring The New Lost City Ramblers” (a film by Yasha Aginsky) – is now finished and will have its world premier at the Mendocino Film Festival May 29 – 31, 2009. We will also have … Continue reading →
Los Tigres del Norte, the UCLA Chicano Research Center, the UCLA Digital Music Library and the Arhoolie Foundation are holding a press conference on March 26th at 10 AM. This event, to be held on the UCLA campus, celebrates the … Continue reading →
The California Council for the Humanities awarded a $40,000 grant for the California Stories: California Documentary Project proposal “Squeezebox Stories.” This will fund a radio documentary by project directors Julie Caine and Marié Abe exploring the stories and rich traditions … Continue reading →
A new Arhoolie Foundation brochure (8 pages illustrated and in color) outlining our history and accomplishments is now available. It has been mailed to all donors and is available online or to anyone who requests it. … Continue reading →
