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Down Home Music: The Stories and Photographs of Chris Strachwitz

A visual storytelling celebration of American roots music in its rich variety through unseen and newly scanned photographs by the founder of the legendary Arhoolie Records....

Dr. Harry Oster’s Folk-Lyric Records

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...

What a Difference a Date Makes

By John Leopold, Managing Director The Arhoolie Foundation collections contain a multitude of items that were acquired by a collector. Chris Strachwitz collected records, tapes, posters,...

An Arhoolie Holiday Feast

By Clark Noone, Archivist Tell me what you eat for the holidays, and I’ll tell you where you come from. Okay, maybe it’s not that simple....

Record Store Clerk Turns Librarian

Record Store Clerk Turns Librarian and Takes a Deep Dive into the Strachwitz Archives By Jessica Luther, Archives Intern In high school, I had a lone...

Who Fired the First Shot?

By John Leopold, Managing Director Working with Chris Strachwitz is always a joyous adventure. From reviewing tapes he made in the 1960s to looking over posters...

On the Road with Chris Strachwitz in the Fall of ‘68

By Clark Noone, Archivist November 1968. It was the wake of a seismic presidential election and the end of a tumultuous year of political and cultural...

Chris Strachwitz Interviewed by Roy Trumbull on KBRG

Chris Strachwitz has been many things – songcatcher, music publisher, author, filmmaker, but he is first and foremost a Record Man. Take a listen to a newly unearthed interview with Chris in 1964 as he describes capturing the indelible songs on those early Arhoolie records, upcoming releases, and what it takes to start a record company.

Arhoolie Occasional Number 1

“Since many people think that records are very profitable, let me try to present to you some of the facts.” So wrote Chris Strachwitz in his...

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