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| Cover of 2-CD Collection on Shanachie Records |
A couple of years ago, Ivy and Shanachie Records founder Richard Nevins contacted the Reedys' granddaughter Timi Reedy about their music housed at Berea College Special Collections and Archives. They also travelled to Kentucky last year to visit the archives and met Timi and several of her cousins in Corbin.
Bluegrass Today recently posted about the upcoming album release,* which includes the cover image and sample tracks reposted here. The first CD includes re-releases of commercial recordings from Starday Records, and the second CD includes some never-before-heard tracks from homemade reel-to-reel recordings. Timi and her partner Tammy Clemons contributed to the liner notes in the 20-page booklet included with the CDs.
The first page of Google search results for the phrase "Legacy of John & Frances Reedy" includes numerous retailers offering pre-orders of the album, and the second page includes Ivy Sheppard's repost of the Bluegrass Today article on her "Born in the Mountain" Facebook page and several Japanese websites. We already knew the Reedys were "big in Japan," but the global pre-release publicity is exciting to see!
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| Screen Image of "Legacy of John & Frances Reedy Google Search |
Plans for a release party are underway, so we'll share additional details about where and when that will happen. We are endlessly grateful to Ivy Sheppard and Richard Nevins for making the dream of remastering and rereleasing the Reedys' music finally come true! We are so glad they will reach wider audiences around the world. Enjoy this brief excerpt and look for the complete 2-CD collection soon!
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* Note: The Bluegrass Today author erroneously stated that Starday Records was in Dayton instead of Nashville.
