Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts but now based in Burlington, is an independent record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students. The label is now one of the biggest independents in the United States, with several specialized subsidiary labels. It once served as a major distributor and central sales location for other independent labels specializing in roots music, at one point representing as many as 450 other labels. In the 1990s, though, the company cut back on the distribution effort in order to focus on its own productions.   Settled: 1630 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142 â€“ Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ... Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... See also: other events of 1970 list of years in music 1970s in music // Charles Wuorinen, aged 32, becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Distribution is one of the four aspects of marketing. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ...

Starting with blues, blues-rock, string band, and bluegrass, Rounder has expanded to over 3,000 titles of folk, soul, soca, Cajun, and Celtic. The name was chosen partly because of its association with the band Holy Modal Rounders. The word rounder also means a hobo or tramp. One of their earliest successes was the blues-rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that typically follows a twelve-bar structure. ... Blues Rock or Blues-rock is a fusion genre of music which combines elements of the blues with rock and roll. ... The string band originated as a subgenre of old-time music. ... Bluegrass music is considered a form of American roots music which has its own roots in Irish, African and Scottish traditional music. ... “Folk song” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Soca, or soul calypso, is a dance music that originated in Trinidad from calypso. ... Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Catholics of Canada. ... Celtic music is a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic peoples of Western Europe. ... Holy Modal Rounders Steve Weber (l. ... A performance artist dressed as a hobo Hobo is a term that refers to a subculture of wandering homeless people, particularly those who make a habit of hopping freight trains. ... Look up Lee Thirlwell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

One of the label's latest projects is the Alan Lomax Collection, a series of releases of the work of the pioneering ethnomusiclogist and folklorist. Lomax playing guitar, sometime between 1938 and 1950 Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an important American folklorist and musicologist. ... Ethnomusicology (from the Greek ethnos = nation and mousike = music), formerly comparative musicology, is the study of music in its cultural context, cultural musicology. ... Folkloristics is the formal academic study of folklore and mythology. ...

Among Rounder's artists, bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss (who had been with the label for the duration of her career) was offered a number of major label deals following her commercial breakthrough in the late 1990s, but Krauss opted to remain with Rounder. Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois)[1] is an American bluegrass/country singer and fiddle player. ...

Rounder was one of the very first labels to become involved with compact discs, in 1985. In 2004, the company launched a book division known as Rounder Books. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Artists (past and present)

• Norman Blake
• Bluestime with Magic Dick and J. Geils
• Bodeans
• James Booker
• Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
• Bob Brozman
• Buckwheat Zydeco
• Bruce Cockburn
• Cowboy Junkies
• Béla Fleck
• Girl Authority
• Nanci Griffith
• Juliana Hatfield
• Alison Krauss
• Lisa Loeb
• NRBQ
• Ellis Paul
• Madeleine Peyroux
• Grant-Lee Phillips
• Preacher Jack
• Riders in the Sky
• Raffi
• Tony Rice
• Vienna Teng
• They Might Be Giants and bandmember John Linnell
• George Thorogood and the Destroyers
• The Tragically Hip
• Martha Wainwright
• Loudon Wainwright III
• Doc Watson
• Cheryl Wheeler
• David Laibman

Norman Blake (March 10, 1938- ) is an American folk instrumentalist, singer, and composer. ... Richard Magic Dick Salwitz was the harmonica player for The J. Geils Band. ... The J. Geils Band was a very popular rock and roll band, playing to large arena crowds in the United States in the 1970s before moving towards a more pop-influenced sound in the 1980s. ... The BoDeans are a rock and roll band, originally forming in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1983. ... James Booker on cover of Aves 69031 James Carroll Booker III (December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was an eccentric and flamboyant piano player and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. ... American blues and Tex-Mex musician Clarence Gatemouth Brown (April 18, 1924–September 10, 2005) was a highly acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, who played a impressive array of instruments such as guitar, fiddle, mandolin, viola as well as harmonica and drums. ... Bob Brozman (born 1954) is an American guitarist. ... Buckwheat playing at the 2006 Festival International de Louisiane. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Béla Fleck (born July 10, 1958 in New York City, New York) is an American virtuoso banjo player. ... Girl Authority is an American pop girl group from Sudbury, Massachusetts. ... Depiction of Nanci Griffith on the cover of her album Flyer Nanci Caroline Griffith, (born July 6, 1953 in Seguin, Texas) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. ... Juliana Hatfield, c. ... Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois)[1] is an American bluegrass/country singer and fiddle player. ... Lisa Anne Loeb (born 11 March 1968) is an American singer-songwriter and reality television star. ... NRBQ is an American rock band. ... Ellis Paul (born January 14, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. ... Madeleine Peyroux (b. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Riders in the Sky are Joey the Cowpolka King, Woody Paul, Ranger Doug and Too Slim (January 2007) Riders in the Sky is a Western music and comedy group which began performing 1977. ... Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC (born July 8, 1948). ... Tony Rice Tony Rice (born June 8, 1951 in Danville, Virginia) is an influential bluegrass guitarist. ... Album cover for Waking Hour Vienna Teng (born on October 3, 1978) is an Taiwanese-American pianist and singer-songwriter based in San Francisco. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh that formed in 1982. ... A promotional photograph from the late 1990s. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Tragically Hip are a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie (lead vocals and occasional acoustic guitar), Paul Langlois (guitar), Rob Baker (guitar), Gord Sinclair (bass) and Johnny Fay (drums). ... Martha Wainwright signing a T-shirt for a fan in Quasimodo-Club, Berlin, September 20, 2005 Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian-American folk-pop singer. ... Loudon Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. ... Doc Watson Merle Watson, c. ... Cheryl Wheeler (born July 10, 1951) is a New England-based singer/songwriter of contemporary folk music. ... David Laibman is Professor of Economics at Brooklyn College and the Graduate School, City University of New York. ...

See also

• List of record labels

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External link

• Official site