HOMEGROWN MUSIC. . .AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS!

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November/December 1980
By Marc Bristol 
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Phil and Vivian record albums at outdoor festivals or right in their own living room . . . and their large catalog testifies to the variety of good-quality music that can be turned out by "amateurs". The Voyager lineup includes lots of Vivian's award-winning fiddlin', plus the country rags of The Old Hat Band . . . the Texas-style fiddle playing of Benny Thomassen . . . and the plain of foot-stompin' music of Rag Daddy.

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The Voyager catalog offers a wide selection of other musical styles, as well. You can choose among traditional jazz, the classics, balalaika, African marimba, or gospel bluegrass. The firm's free album list is available by mail from Voyager Recordings, Dept. TMEN, 424 35th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98122. (The records sell for $6.50 apiece, postpaid.)

Phil generally engineers his own releases, but the producer recently hired a professional engineer to mix and refine the homegrown releases. He reports that the extra expense doesn't really strain his budget (which now stands at about $2,500 per album, including the cost of pressing and printing the covers) .. . and the improvements in the quality of Voyager's albums are astounding!

Contrary to what you might think, the Wiliiamses haven't made a bunch of money from producing and selling their own records . . . what little profit they do realize is automatically rechanneled into the company's future releases. As Phil explains, "We don't do it to make money. We do it because we want to . . . because we feel this music should be recorded and made available to those who like it." And that, folks, is what recording homegrown music is actually all about!

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