Newsletter : January 2009

Art of Field Recording Volume II: 50 Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum
DTD-12 / Four CDs / 96 Page Book
Now Shipping (Click here to order.) / Now in Stores

We are pleased to announce that Art of Field Recording Volume II has started to appear in many fine record stores. The above video about the set was shot and edited by Neil Rosenbaum and is available in High Definition by using this link. The YouTube-hosted video also looks better when viewed in HD, which can be accessed using the "watch in HD" link below the video on the right of this page.

Art of Field Recording Volume II: The Release Party
When: January 31, 2009
Where: The Melting Point
295 E. Dougherty St / Athens, GA 30601
Cost: $12 advance / $15 day of show
Hotel: $89 with promotional code "Box Set"

Performers:
Around the Globe Sea Chanty Singers
Rev. Willie Mae Eberhart and Group
Mary Lomax and Bonnie Loggins
Sister Fleeta Mitchell
Mary Ruth Moore
Earl Murphy and Bill Ashley
Art Rosenbaum
Ed Teague and Friends

Special Guests:
Tony Bryant [Georgia Country Blues]
Alice Gerrard [North Carolina Old-Time]

We have more details regarding the January 31 release party for Art of Field Recording Volume II. The show will take place in Athens, Georgia at the Melting Point (706-254-6909). Doors will open at 6 with the music starting at 7:30. The venue can sit 250 people at tables, and the chef has prepared a custom Southern-style menu for the event. The ticket cost is $12 in advance and $15 the day of the show. Click here to order tickets.

If you are traveling from out of town, the Melting Point is connected to the Foundry Park Inn & Spa (866-9ATHENS). By using the promotional code "Box Set" when booking your stay, you will be able to take advantage of the discounted rate of $89 per room.

The Future for Dust-to-Digital
Take Me to the Water: Immersion Baptism in Vintage Music and Photography 1890-1950
DTD-13 / One CD / 100 Page Hardback Book
Release Date: Early 2009
With essays by photograph collector Jim Linderman and noted author Luc Sante, this release should be in stores in April. Click here to view the CD's track list and to listen to audio samples.

TBD: Songs of Love and Discontent
Multi-CD Set
Release Date: 2009
Compiled by record collector and musician John Heneghan, this release is in pre-production and will be in stores later this year.

Au Clair de la Lune: The World's Oldest Sound
PT-1001 / 45 rpm record
Release Date: 2009
Dust-to-Digital will take its first step into the world of vinyl when it issues M. Edouard-Léon Scott's April 9, 1860 recording of a woman singing an excerpt from the French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune." We are producing the record with David Giovannoni, a driving force behind the First Sounds project. The record will be the inaugural release on our new vinyl imprint named Parlortone.

Updates on Projects in the Works
The John Fahey: Fonotone Years release, which was delayed in 2008, is shaping up as a collaboration between Dust-to-Digital and Revenant Records. In 2008, we began working with Cole Alexander of the band Black Lips to document gospel recording artists from the 1960s and '70s. The first release, centering on former Jewel Records artist Johnny L. "Hurricane" Jones (pictured below), should be out this year. The Georgia Is My Home box set, which will feature pre-war recordings made by artists from Georgia, remains in pre-production. We will continue to work on the release and will be assisting the Georgia Music Hall of Fame with updating some of their displays of these artists. Last but not least is the documentary film we are producing with Art and Neil Rosenbaum. We will have more details on it and other projects very soon.