Genre: blues

Arhoolie Awards 2019

Arhoolie Awards 2019 Now in their second year, the Arhoolie Awards honors musicians, organizations, and individuals who carry on and uplift roots and regional music styles....

Barbara Dane Documentary Film

https://vimeo.com/815467705 The Arhoolie Foundation is proud to sponsor the production of the new documentary film The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane on the life and music...

Arhoolie Awards 2018

Awards show photos by Ariel Nava Arhoolie Awards 2018 On October 13th, The Arhoolie Foundation presented the first annual Arhoolie Awards onstage at our benefit concert...

Down Home Music 1963 Film

For a limited time watch the entire documentary for free. Down Home Music A Journey Through the Heartland 1963 filmed by Dietrich Wawzyn In 1963 German...

Chris Strachwitz 1960 Blues Article

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...

Chris Strachwitz 1962 Article

[feather_share] International Blues Record Club Bulletin Vol. 2 No. 1      December 1962 Searching for music in 1962 with Chris Strachwitz Now, that the commercials...

The Harry Oster Collection

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...

Lightning Hopkins & the Zydeco Uprising

In 1962 Chris Strachwitz was writing a blues column for Jazz Report magazine. Here is part one of three articles about his travels in the south,...

The Blues Come To Texas — Paul Oliver and Mack McCormick’s Unfinished Book

The book signing party and discussion with Alan Governar, Chris Strachwitz, and Joel Selvin. Held at Down Home Music in El Cerrito, California July 16, 2019....

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