Matt Jones and the River Street Anthology. https://www.facebook.com/riverstreetanthology/ Matt is collecting recordings of Michigan musicians from all over the state. He presented with us just last Friday and recorded two new entries for the archive right in our library! You can see some of our videos of the event here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/FerndalePublicLibrary/videos He's recorded everything from Native American celebration songs to punk rock to soul to shoegaze and everything in between. Your patrons can experience history, and be a part of it's preservation!
From their description:
*The River Street Anthology is creating a map in real time of the Michigan musical landscape. The RSA has traveled thousands of miles, recording over 300 Michigan musicians via digital tape, film, photograph and fine art. The project seeks to collect, preserve, and make accessible music covering the gamut of genres, cultures, ages, and genders of Michigan music. Our mission is to preserve for future generations the opportunity to examine their own roots, as well as build understanding of the experience of their neighbors. Through the documentation of the artists in their respective geographies and societal context, the RSA hopes to provide culturally inclusive opportunities for research and reflection.* *All materials collected by the RSA will be housed and preserved in the Archives of Michigan in Lansing in perpetuity. They will be made accessible to the public via a website currently under construction. I will ask each artist to sign a waiver giving me the mechanical rights to the recordings- meaning that I will be asking for ownership of these specific recordings for putting them into the Archives in Lansing. I won't own the songs, or the artist likeness, or any intellectual property rights. I will ask each artist to sign a form waiving the mechanical rights- meaning the specific recording that I make, so that I can place that specific recording/video/photography into the Michigan archives.* Good luck! Kelly Bennett Head of Circulation, Ferndale Area District Library On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Rebecca Higgerson via Michlib-l < michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
We need your help! We are looking for an engaging presenter for next summer to speak about some aspect of Michigan history. Since there are potentially hundreds of millions of speakers out there, we want only the best of the best. Who knocked your socks off?? J
Thanks in advance!
*Rebecca Higgerson*
Director
Brandon Twp Public Library
304 South Street
Ortonville MI 48462
248-627-1474 <(248)%20627-1474>
248-627-9880 <(248)%20627-9880> (fax)
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