Here is the second volume of prison songs, a collection of field recordings made by Alan Lomax during his visit to Mississippi's notorious Parchman Farm state prison in 1947 and on February 9, 1948. The songs collected on Volume 1 were originally released by the Tradition label as Negro Work Songs. ...

I picked this up from one of my favorite internet spots, the Skafunkrastapunk forum. They have an amazing section for classical and world music there, and lengthy thread devoted entirely to field recordings. Along with the recently posted Prison Songs recordings, this ranks as one of my favorite fie...

I have several very unique and important albums that I am very excited about sharing. Unfortunately, once again time is not on my side as of late, and I won't be able to post them all in the time frame that I would prefer to. The first is a glimpse into the prison work system of the not to distant p...

Tuesday is a real good news day. Here you have a new set of 12 free and legal collections and CDs! Eat up and be sure to spread the love by supporting these artists! Axial Brazil artists who blend soft vocals, organic sounds, synth beds and electro glitches generating a gorgeous result[Brazil, folk,...

Steam Powered Preservation Society a non-profit, electronic library dedicated to the preservation of Americana music[country, string, bluegrass, folk] Wandering Ear a promising netlabel dedicated to releasing field recordings from around the world, making for great fieldtrips for the imagination[fie...