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TOUCHING ROOTS
Interview with Smithsonian Folkways' Jeff Place
By Christopher M. Wright
© 2006 Christopher M. Wright
All Rights Reserved
Grammy award-winning Jeff Place loves his job at the Smithsonian Folklife center. ""They're gonna have to cart me out of here," he says. Although his official title is Archivist, he also produces records and supervises field recordings for the Smithsonian's nonprofit Folkways record label. In addition to Indie Awards, Place has shared Grammys for best liner notes and best historical album for the Anthology of American Folk Music [Amazon link below], and been nominated for two others. He serves on the Preservation and Technology Committee for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the advisory board for the Woody Guthrie Archives.
I first met Jeff when we both worked at a record store in Washington, D.C. in 1980. His enthusiasm for roots music has not diminished. In this interview, Jeff discusses his award-winning work, the Smithsonian's groundbreaking Global Sound project, and his own favorite Folkways recordings from the American side of the ledger.
Click here to listen to the interview (24.6 MB MP3 file - 26 mins)
Jeff's Personal
Favorites (discussed in the interview)
(Sound
samples courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways)
Dillard Chandler - Rain and Snow
New Lost City Ramblers - Bill Morgan and His Gal
The X-Seamen's Institute - Roll, Alabama, Roll
Furry Lewis - Kassie Jones
Mark Spoelstra - Sugar Babe
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys - White House Blues
Where to Find the Music
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Best Bets
Anthology
"extremely influential... a revelation" (Jeff Place)
Grammy Winner Grammy-nominated
From
the Classic series
Others at Amazon and the Folkways website (link above) -
© 2006 Christopher M. Wright
All Rights Reserved - This material may not
be republished, rebroadcast, rewritten, redistributed, resold, or manipulated in
any form.