Homegrown Music... and Musical Instruments! Good News for Homegrown Music Lovers

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November/December 1979
By Marc Bristol 
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BRAND NEW ROSE (by Jef Jaison, Virgin Vinyl Records, Dept, TMEN, P.O. Box 92, Bothell, Washington 98011... $4.98 postpaid) is a self-produced collection of rock-oriented tunes. Jef's album is noteworthy for reasons beyond its musical appeal (which is considerable), too: For one thing, its low price reflects the artist's personal crusade against the inflationary costs of major record company productions, and—for another—"Brand New Rose" marks my own recording debut... playing washboard backup to a tune about Jef's 1946 Olds-mobile! (I plan to devote an entire column to self-produced records, like Jef's, in the near future.)

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RIVERSONG (by Mark Henley, Sanskrit Records, Dept. TMEN, 7515 Way-zata Boulevard No. 110, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426... $6.00 postpaid) is a fine acoustic album that's full of the kind of mellow romanticism I think of as typical of Midwestern folk music. The sensitive songs are backed by beautiful arrangements... featuring guitar, banjo, mandolin, percussion instruments, piano, violin, cello, and vocal harmonies.

STILL LIFES (by Tom Smith, Lone Oak Publications, Dept. TMEN, 1316 North Edgemont No. 309, Los Angeles, California 90027... $6.00 postpaid) is a kind of introspective solo acoustic guitar album that captures the special mood of a relaxed cafe performance.

Finally, I'd like to recommend a mail order distributor that carries several old-timey, traditional, and bluegrass labels: REAL LIFE RECORDS (Dept. TMEN, 28 Lincoln Street, Glen Ridge, New Jersey 07028) offers a free catalog and a decreasing price scale to its customers: The first record you order will cost $5.50, and each succeeding album on the same order—up to 10 titles—is 20¢ less... so the tenth record would only cost you $3.70! That's a "Real Life" bargain any way you look at it!

Before I close I'd like to thank the fine folks at Biscuit City, Bay, and Takoma Records (see my column in MOTHER NO. 54 for the addresses) for keeping me up to date on their newest productions. All three of these companies are maintaining a high quality of folk-oriented recordings.

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