Discography of Personal Collection (V.2)

Earlier this year, we posted a discography of the music collected and kept by Frances Reedy.  We have received interesting and helpful feedback from several folks, and according to our blog analytics, it is one of the more frequently accessed pages by people all over the world.
 

One especially helpful contact we made through this discography was Dick Grant of London, England.  Dick is a vinyl aficionado from London, England who has collected records since 1957 and has written about various Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, and Rockabilly artists since 1975.  He is currently helping Bill Nowlin compile a boxset of the various artists who appeared on the Rounder Records "Early Days of Bluegrass" albums, the first volume of which included the Reedys performing John's song "Somebody Touched Me." 

Many thanks to Dick Grant for the numerous corrections he has shared as well as providing many dates that we didn't have for several records in Frances' personal collection.   

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Updated Discography of Reedy Personal Vinyl Collection

ARTIST REFERENCE	LABEL	SONG TITLE A SIDE / SONG TITLE B SIDE / or ALBUM TITLE	FORMAT	CITY, STATE	YEAR
Priscilla Mitchell	Mercury 72565	Sweet Talk / Almost Everything a Lonely Girl Needs	45
Cumberland River Boys	Rich-a-Tone 8072	Under the Pale Moonlight / Flowers from the Fields of Alabama	45	Johnson City, TN
June Black	Chart Records 1285	The Other Woman Is Your Wife / Postmark Vietnam	45	Nashville, TN	ca. 1966
Reverend Earl Caddell	Gospel Light GLD0345	House of Gold / Jesus is the One // Deliverance Will Come / The Blood That Stained That Old Rugged Cross	45	Knoxville, TN
Various Artists [Side A = Upchurch Brothers; Side B = Terry Upchurch and the Upchurch Brothers]	Jewel EP 401	Counting My Blessings  / When Jesus Calls  / There Are No Shortcuts // The Day My Daddy Prayed / I'm Gonna Walk With Jesus / Everybody Will Be Happy	EP		1961
Gospel Travelers	GT 325	I'd Like to Hear'm Preach It / Take Up Thy Cross	45	Dayton, OH
Calvary Duet Les & Joe	Ark EP-281	Great Gilded Hall / Forgive Me Lord // Soul Winner for Jesus / Born Again	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1963
Leslie Durham & Joe Anderson the Calvary Duet	Ark 261	Now Is The Time to Pray / Mother's Bible / I'll Make It Through // Stranger on the Road / Wings of an Angel / Jesus Answers My Prayers	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1963
Calvary Duet Les & Joe	Ark 10812	Travelin' On / God is Everywhere // Singing in the Promised Land / House of Gold	EP	Cincinnati, OH
Old Joe Clark	Ark EP 229	Old Age Won't Kill You / Willow Garden / Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy // Fly Around My Pretty Little Pink / Pig in the Pen / Mountain Dew	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1962
Earnest Carter and the Hymn Trio	Ark CP 7601	Path of Sin / The Gospel Train	45	Cincinnati, OH
Earnest Carter and the Hymn Trio	Ark EP-253	First Easter Day / Banks of Jordon / Mother Went Walking // Valley of Sin / Mountain Church / Jacob's Vision	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1963
Various Artists	Ark 9868	I Long to Hear Hank Sing the Blues (Jimmy Murphy) / Swing Still Blues (Paul Smith	45	Cincinnati, OH
Jimmy Murphey	Ark 260	Wake Me Up Sweet Jesus / My Feet's On Solid Ground	45	Cincinnati, OH	1963
Country Gospel-Aires	Ark EP-232	Road to Glory / House of God / He Took Your Place // Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Give Me Flowers While I Live / Voice of My Savior	EP	Cincinnati, OH
Country Gospel-Aires	Sulkie 45-102	They Hung My Lord / Climbing the Stairway to Heaven	45		1961
Dave Dudley	Golden Ring 3030	Cowboy Boots / I Think I'll Cheat a Little Tonight	45	Minneapolis, MN
The New Georgia Crackers	Olympic 24	Yesterday's Memories (Are Heartaches Today) / Columbus Blues Stockade	45
The Real Pros	Cinema 7515	My Reason is Jesus / Down in the Valley	45	Hollywood, CA
Old Kentucky Ike	Log Cabin 951	Dark Calvary Friend / Two Little Orphan Boys	45
Glen Barber	Starday 676	If Anyone Can Show Cause / Stronger Than Dirt	45	Nashville, TN	1964
Chet Allen & the Lee Brothers	Jalyn 204	London Prison / Trail of Lonesome Pine	45	Dayton, OH
Wibby Lee	Jalyn 214	I'm Lost Without Your Love / Please Don't Run Me Off	45	Dayton, OH
Wibby Lee & Paul Allan	Jalyn 402	Might As Well Be No Moon At All / I'm Talkin' Not Walkin' the Blues	45	Dayton, OH
Blue Mountain Singers	B-Atlas 700	Climbing the Stairway to Heaven / No, No, Sinner He Won't Let you In // Andrew Jackson Fearless Fighter / I'm a Lovesick Stranger	EP
Country Gospel-Aires	Ark 209	Battle for Heaven / No Teardrops in Heaven / I Just Dropped By // I'll Be Happy in Heaven / God's Love Made Me Whole / We're Building a Mansion	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1962
Zirkle Brothers	Ark 215	Bugle Call From Heaven / Tell My Friends / Invisible Hands // Jesus Wept / His Robe / Where the Seasons Never Change	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1962
Zirkle Brothers	Ark 263	They're Expecting Me Home / The Highest Mount	45	Cincinnati, OH	1963
Zirkle Brothers	Ark 9269	Now is the Time to Be Saved / Each Step I Take / King of Kings // Sweet Bye and Bye / Thankful / The Lord is Counting on You	EP	Cincinnati, OH
Sons of the Bluegrass	Ark EP-249	Preach Pray Sing and Shout / I'll Find Him There // Uncle John Who Didn't Shout / Lord Keep Your Hand on Me	EP	Cincinnati, OH
JD Jarvis & Son Lucky & Rocky Mountain Boys	Ark 276	A Few More Seasons / Nights in Low Lights / The Hands of God // Remember the Cross / Tell Them What You Want To / He is Mine	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1963
Herman Bruce & the Cumberland County Trio	Ark EP-203	Prophesy of the Lord / Jesus Stopped By One Day // I Found a Way / From the Garden to the Cross	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1961
Various Artists	Ark EP-205	Ain't No Grave / My Soul's Been Satisfied / He'll Set You Free // Song of Songs / Someone Will Love Me / I Remember How Mother Prayed	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1962
Leon Turner	Ark 9001	That's What It Takes / That's the Reason	EP	Cincinnati, OH
Dave Woolum & the Laurel County Partners	Ark 301	The Great Beyond / Holding On // Childhood Memories / Life Eternal	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1963
JD Jarvis	Ark 304	River of Death / Nights in Low Lights // I Don't Want to Miss Heaven / When the Angels Carry Me Home	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1963
JD Jarvis & the White Water Valley Boys	Ark 214	That Lonely River / Are You Walking to the Light	45	Cincinnati, OH
Johnny Blue & the Pelfrey Brothers	Ark 244	Lonesome Mountain / New Angel in Heaven	45	Cincinnati, OH	1962
Pelfrey Brothers	Jalyn 12092	The Fields Have Turned Brown / My Lord Will Lead Me Home // Get on Your Knees and Pray / He Will Set Your Fields on Fire	EP	Dayton, OH
Pelfrey Brothers	Jalyn 12331	Joy Bells / I Just Dropped By // When the Angels Carry Me Home / Mother's Not Dead (She's Only Sleeping)	EP	Dayton, OH
Howard Davis	Ark 251	Lightning / Oh My Love	45	Cincinnati, OH	1963
Elizabeth Attkisson	Viola 760428	Harlan County Mines / I Dreamt About Daddy Last Night	45	Barbourville, KY
Curly Coldiron & the Circle C Boys	Sullivan U5992	Come on Get Up / Two Many Chiefs and Not Enough Indians	45	Serona, WI
Wayne Rainey & the Rainey Family	Starday SEP-139	Over the Rolling Sea / He is Both God and Man / Family Circle // The Garden Where Mother Prayed / Wayward Drunk / I Want to Know	EP	Nashville, TN
Jim Harden & the Bluegrass Statesmen	Artist Recording 800418	Old Fashioned Altar / Pathway to Heaven	45	Cincinnati, OH
Eddie Ray Sosby & His Circle 3 Ranch Hands	Sullivan U-1979	The Cow Song (O! Why Did I Ever Milk Cows) / Little More Music	45	Serona, WI
Jack Lynch & the Lee Brothers	Jalyn 12921	Little Birdie / All the Love I Had is Gone	45	Dayton, OH
Janice and Paul Collins	Jalyn 16025	I'll Not Be a Stranger / Higher Power // Mother Left Me Her Bible / Shut-in's Prayer	EP	Dayton, OH
Delores Bond	Jalyn 20077	You'd Better Stop and Think About Me / Who Do You Think You're Fooling	45	Dayton, OH
The Kentuckians	Jalyn 19327	Little Darlin Pal of Mine / On the Banks of the Ohio	45	Dayton, OH
Ada Larck	Jalyn 17933	There's Gonna Be Heartbreak / Will I Ever Learn	45	Dayton, OH
Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys	Jalyn 323	Long Journey Home / Going Downtown	45	Dayton, OH
Wayne Rainey & the Rainey Family	New American NA-EP-104	A Little Pine Log Cabin / Hand in Hand with Jesus / I Found It in Mother's Bible // Where No Cabins Fall / The Uncloudy Day / An Empty Mansion	EP	Oxford, OH	1960
Big Fred & the Ovations	Lemco 10410	Everybody Sing / I'm Gonna Love You	45	Lexington, KY
Arlie Petree	Rays of Hope CP-4699	You've Got to Have Heaven / Waiting Outside	45
Ray Pennington	King 5783	The First Step Down is the Longest / Your Diary	45	Cincinnati, OH
Bob Withers	Nugget NR-254	Going Back to Nashville / You're My Favorite Song	45	Goodlettsville, TN	1965
Dayton Harvesters Quartet	Self 781	Journey of No Return / I Witness for Jesus	45
Robert Kolen [Harmonica by John Reedy; Side B Accompanied by John Reedy]	Jalyn 338	Vietnam / Somebody Touched Me	45	Dayton, OH
Jim Kandy	K-Ark 647	I'm the Man / Angelville/Sky	45		1965
Teenie Chenault	Alear 655	Where Happiness Ends and Heartbreak Begins / You're No Inspiration, Gracie for a Hit Song	45
Earl and Betty Christian	E and B 900	River of Jordon / You'll Be Rewarded Over There	45
Orville Couch	VJ 706	Color Me Gone / You're a Little Heartache	45		1965
Johnny Morre Trio & Marrie Jones	Blaze 110	Did You Stop to Pray This Morning / Run Sinner Run	45
Ray Yeager	Tiara 33421	Our Little Girl / Old Junk Drawer	45	Hollywood, FL
The Mark II	WYE 5-1001	Confusion / Night Theme	45
Ralph Emery	Mercury 72295	Sit Down and Write a Letter Won't You Baby / I Cry at Ballgames	45
Sandy Brooks	Great 1070	I Didn't Have the Heart / Gold Wedding Ring	45	Nashville, TN
Chuck and Lottie Sivley	Old Timer 806	Have You Ever Been Confused / My World Ended Today	45
Rusty York & and the Kentucky Mountain Boys	Bluegrass Special 600	Little Rosewood Casket / Pretty Polly / Roving Gambler // Girl in Sunny Tennessee / Little Maggie / East Virginia Blues	EP	Cincinnati, OH	1960
Lloyd Henson and His Electric Guitar	Laurel Leaf #	Savior of the Old Rugged Cross / Almost Home	45	London, KY	1968
Luke Gibbons Rhythm Rangers	Dess 7010	Prisoner's Promise / Queen of Skid Row	45	Dayton, OH
Johnny Foster	Capa 122	My Own / Take Back My Heart	45	Nashville, TN
Bob Withers	Nugget NR-251	Don't Fiddle With My Bow / That's Me	45		1965
Norville Dollar	Nugget NR-248	Lonely Man / My Hurt's Too Deep for Tears	45		1964
Leon Turner	King 2810	What It Takes / That's the Reason	45	Cincinnati, OH
L.B. Siler and the Round Mountain Boys	Jalyn 33724	The Good Sounds of Bluegrass	LP	Dayton, OH
The Jimmy Murphy Family	Artist Recording	Poor People	LP	Cincinnati, OH
Johnny Dacus, The Tennessee Mountain Fiddler	Old Homestead 90042	John's Mule	LP
Various Artists	Hilltop 6140	Bluegrass Banjo's	LP
Byard Ray & Obray Ramsey	ABC 690	White Lightnin'	LP
The Osborne Brothers	MGM 4018	The Black Sheep Return to the Fold	LP
Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys	Jalyn JLP-120	Bluegrass Sound	LP		1968
Stanley Brothers	Gusto 273	Stanley Brothers In Person	LP	Nashville, TN
Bill Monroe	MCA 426	Road of Life	LP
Charlie Monroe & His Kentucky Partners	RCA	Who's Calling You Sweetheart Tonight	LP
Chubby Wise & the Rainbow Ranch Boys	Starday 154	Self-Titled	LP
Carl Story & His Ramblin' Mountaineers	Mercury 20323	Family Reunion	LP
Wade Mainer & the Sons of the Mountaineers	Old Homestead 90014	Rock of My Soul	LP	Brighton, MI
C.A. Williams	Trail Records 1983	Magnificent Jesus	LP	London, KY
Bluegrass Drifters	Jewel 35151	Bluegrass Covered with Snow	LP	Cincinnati, OH
Calvary Trio	REM 5410	Calvary Trio Sings and Plays Your Favorite Gospel Tunes	LP	Lexington, KY
Bluegrass Meditations	Bradley's Barn	Remember the Cross	LP	Nashville, TN
Paul Mullins and the Backwoods Boys Quartet	Jalyn 18847	Hymns from the Hills	LP
Kenny Felts with the Starlighters	Jewel 80527	Robe of Calvary and Other Gospel Favorites	LP
Dave Woolum and the Laurel County Partners	Pine Tree Records 845	Done Gone and Done It	LP	Hamilton, OH
Blue Grass Gospel Aires	Gospel Gems 5945	Family Bible	LP	Vandalia, OH
Thurston and Jawanda Hensley	Jordan Records	The King's Highway	LP	Covington, KY
The Melody-ettes	Rose Recording	Amazing Grace Has to Be My Favorite Song	LP	Vandalia, OH
Bluegrass Meditations	Bradley's Barn NRP 5412	Were You There?	LP	Nashville, TN
Pine Mountain Gospel Singers	Ranger 449	Heaven	LP	Cllo, MI
Roy Acuff	Hickory 162	Why is Roy Acuff	LP

Kentucky Historial Society Family Research Fellowship

Timi and I recently learned that we were awarded a Family Research Fellowship from the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS)  to continue research for our ongoing documentary project about Timi's grandparents and Kentucky Bluegrass musicians Frances and John Reedy!

The KHS Family Research Fellowship will comprise a full, continuous week of research at the KHS Martin F. Schmidt Research Library and Special Collections.  We currently plan to complete our one-week Fellowship residency in Frankfort in Fall 2010, but we might get started earlier this summer if we're able to work it out.  Our research activities will include:

• Conducting supplemental research on the Appalachian region, Northern migration, and/or Bluegrass/Country music at the Kentucky Historical Society Martin F. Schmidt Research Library and Special Collections; 

• Donating supplemental digital media (video, field notes, photos, video, etc.) from the ongoing documentary project to the KHS Research Library and Special Collections as a secondary repository; and

• Crediting the Kentucky Historical Society as a production supporter for the final documentary and related projects. 

Access to the KHS Research Library and Special Collections will serve as a unique opportunity for exploring additional potential recordings and other documentation of the Reedys’ musical career, including performances at Renfro Valley, WHLN in Harlan, and other Kentucky locales. It will also provide contextual and historical information about other musicians who were from Harlan and/or the Reedys’ contemporaries in the musical migration.

The preliminary resources we plan to explore include:

• Bluegrass Music News: Official Publication of the Kentucky Music Educators Association. Bowling Green, KY: Association (Periodical Stacks: No call number available)
• Harlan Mountain Roots. Harlan, Kentucky: Harlan Heritage Seekers, 1986-. (General Stacks Call Number: 976.902 H283r)
• Philliber, William W. & Clyde B. McCoy, Editors, with Harry C. Dillingham. Invisible Minority, Urban Appalachians. 1981.
• Renfro Valley Barn Dance Oral History Project. (Special Collections-Oral History Collection Call Number: 1987OH01)
• Rosenberg, Neil V. Bluegrass: A History. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2005. (General Stacks Call Number: 781.642 R813)
• Sarah Gertrude Knott/John Lair Oral History Project (Special Collections-Oral History Collection Call Number: 1996OH03)
• Wolfe, Charles K. Kentucky Country: Folk and Country Music of Kentucky. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1982. (General Stacks Call Number: 781.7769 W855)

The oral histories and transcripts in the Sarah Gertrude Knott and Renfro Valley collections at KHS will ideally include direct references to the Reedys; however, we also anticipate that they will include other promising leads of musicians, collectors, and historians who have some memory of, connection to, or interest in the Reedy family's musical legacy. Also, any living oral history subjects might be willing to be interviewed again about the Reedys performances at Renfro Valley or elsewhere. The topical books and Kentucky-based periodicals will provide both a local/regional context for the Reedys’ musical career as well as broader thematic connections to national media and pop culture.


Because we plan to donate copies of all materials from the Reedy Collection, this project will contribute to and expand the archival collection at the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library and Special Collections as a secondary repository for access to the Reedy Collection by other scholars.


We are incredibly thankful to the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort for support to spend time researching in Frankfort this fall.  And we also appreciate learning about this and other opportunities through participating in the Community Scholars Program sponsored by KHS and the Kentucky Folklife Program.  We have greatly benefited from these learning communities and treasure our many new friends and colleagues.

Kentucky Folklife Gathering 6/19

Community Scholar Roundtable

Saturday, June 19, 2010

3:00--4:00 p.m.

[Overall Kentucky Folklife Gathering is from 10:00 a.m.--4:00 p.m.]

Timi and I are looking forward to interacting with other "folklorists, community scholars, teachers, folk artists and others interested in cultural documentation" at the upcoming Kentucky Folklife Gathering! 

According to the official press release, "The purpose of the gathering, made possible through a grant awarded by South Arts, is to explore the possibility of a Kentucky folklife association. Hosted by the Kentucky Folklife Program, a partnership of the Kentucky Arts Council (KAC) and the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS), the folklife gathering will give those in attendance an opportunity to share their experiences and discuss upcoming events and programs, enjoy special presentations and explore the KHS history campus."

At 3:00 p.m. "Community scholars will present a narrative stage about utilizing scholar training"... and Timi and I are honored to be among the roundtable participants who will be sharing our experience with the audience.  We have a lot of new and exciting developments to share about our project as well as many lessons we've learned along the way.  

We're also hoping to see some of our old buddies from our Community Scholars class last fall as well as some other friends in the Frankfort area while we're there.  While we can't attend the entire folklife gathering due to other commitments that day, we encourage anyone interested in meeting like-minded community historians and folklorists to check out the full day of activities.  Contact Alisha Martin, folklife specialist, at alisha.martin@ky.gov for more information.

Abra-Da-Camera!

Well it's been a long time coming, but we finally have a new (to us) camera for the documentary!  We are now the proud owners of a used Panasonic AG-DVX100A with only 128 recording hours on it.  What a relief...

Camera shopping has been an incredibly long and tedious process because the original cameras we budgeted and got partial funding for are no longer in our price range.  When we first researched and estimated the cost of our ideal camera options for our KFW and Alternate ROOTS grant proposals, there were several used cameras advertised online that would have been affordable.  But since receiving the funds, their cost has increased and our personal purchasing power has decreased.

We lamented the prospect of giving up HD capability and SD format recording, but ultimately it became clear that we were losing more in waiting to get a good camera.  So we decided to research the camera right below the Panasonic HMC150 and HVX200, and voila!  We discovered that the DVX100A still has a 24P (24 frames progressive) mode for a film look, shoots 16:9, and includes a headphone jack and XLR inputs for microphones.  These were the primary qualities that we were seeking to upgrade in our video equipment, so we feel really good about the choice we made and the price we paid! 

We actually got a great deal when we did a cost comparison of the same or similar models, both used and new, not only because of its low price but also its low usage hours and its excellent condition.  The other great outcome of going with a more modest camera is that we can still purchase some of the key accessories (i.e., shotgun mic, tripod, carrying case) that we originally budgeted.  Plus, we can also pay someone to repair our old MiniDV camera so we can shoot with both cameras and record multiple perspectives of upcoming interviews.  When it seemed like we would never find what we were looking for, we focused on what we really wanted, and it worked out it well in spite of taking longer than we'd planned.

Thanks again to Alternate ROOTS (with help from the Ford Foundation) and the Kentucky Foundation for Women for their Artistic Assistance and Artist Enrichment support!
 
Props also to various informative mentor materials from Anthony Artis: The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide and his Down & Dirty DV blog.  I mentioned his amazing book and online resources in our first blog post, and they have both been indispensable throughout our ongoing documentary budgeting and planning, especially when researching and selecting our camera and other essential equipment.  His style is extremely approachable and to the point, and he's already saved us a lot of time and money by providing a basic boot camp for DIY documentary production.

David Lundy Oral History

The following interview video with David Lundy is an oral history of his personal and musical background; the history of Lundy Recording Studio; his family's musical talents; and his recollections of Bluegrass musicians Frances and John Reedy who recorded there.

We arrived at the Lundy Recording Studio around 10:00 a.m. on February 4, 2010.  Berea College Sound Archivist Harry Rice was already there as we had invited him to meet Mr. Lundy and participate in the oral history interview. Mr. and Mrs. David and Viola Lundy were very friendly and hospitable and welcomed us into the ground-floor studio in their home.  Tammy shot some footage of the studio and of Harry, Timi, and Mr. and Mrs. Lundy talking before and after the formal interview.

Mr. Lundy shared a fairly detailed history of the Lundy Recording Studio and his family's own musical talents and recording/performing accomplishments.  In addition to his recollections of John and Frances Reedy, Mr. Lundy also pulled a file with a photo of John and most of the invoices from their Lundy recordings.  So he was able to provide exact dates for the LP and three 45's they recorded there.  He also shared several names (and contact information) of potential interview subjects, one of which we already knew of and the rest new leads:

• Charlie Bays (former band member of Brush Creek Grass who recorded with the Reedys)
• Don Frederick (former member of Brush Creek Grass)
• Homer Lee Jackson (Barbourville DJ)
• Ray Hoskins (formerly Laurel Leaf Records in London, Kentucky)
• Dallas Hoskins (son of Ray)

Tammy asked Mr. Lundy about regular studio musicians (other than his family members who regularly play in studio sessions), and he mentioned several additional names; however, some of them were inaudible when Tammy listened the first time (and to the video when she captured it), and we also need to clarify whether they were contemporaries of the Reedys or current session musicians who play at the studio.  This may be as simple as reviewing the video of this part of the interview, but we might also need to follow-up again with Mr. Lundy if it still isn't clear.

It was extremely helpful to have Harry along because of his personal knowledge of the local area as well as his broader expertise in Appalachian music.  Mr. Lundy also seemed very pleased that Harry was there and expressed great interest in learning more about the preservation techniques used at the Berea College Archives.  Their rapport was such that an ongoing relationship or at least interaction seems likely.  Harry expressed interest in participating in future interviews with other folks, so we plan to include him on the project as much as possible.  He's such a great resource!

Mr. Lundy expressed his gratitude and great honor in being included in the project about the Reedy family.  He mentioned John Reedy more than Frances, and he erroneously referenced John as the guitar player in the group (Frances actually played the guitar while John played the harmonica; both sang vocals).  This oversight was minor relative to the valuable information he provided and his genuine interest and enthusiasm in speaking with us.

Tammy promised to send Mr. Lundy a link to the documentary project blog as well as to share a DVD of the oral history interview and a CD of the Reedys' Lundy recordings that have been digitized.

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Lundy Recording Studio Tour 

Visit the Lundy Recording Studio with David and Viola Lundy, Harry Rice, and Timi Reedy and listen to "Somebody Touched Me" and "My Warfare Soon Will Be Ended" performed by Frances and John Reedy and recorded at Lundy Studio.

Alternate ROOTS Artistic Assistance Grant

We are pleased to announce that we were recently awarded another grant on behalf of our current and developing artistic endeavors.  Alternate ROOTS, with support from the Ford Foundation, has partially matched our KFW Artist Enrichment Grant with an Artistic Assistance Grant toward the purchase of a new video camera!

Tambone & Bobby-B Fivin' & Jivin' at the 2009 AM

As I've mentioned previously, Alternate ROOTS is an amazing organization/network of artist-activists in the Southern region.  I was privileged to be nominated for a scholarship by Bobby-B to attend my first Annual Meeting (AM) last year, and this year I plan to nominate Timi because I know she would enjoy the experience as well.  Any affiliation with Alt ROOTS is an honor, and to receive financial support from the organization is a double blessing!  

We are continuing our research as we begin the actual production phase of the documentary.  The Artist Enrichment and Artistic Assistance grants are two of the very few programs that fund support for the purchase of durable equipment, so both of our proposals focused on our immediate need to upgrade our video equipment expenses for conducting interviews and acquiring cutaway and B-roll footage for the ongoing documentary project.

Our current camera is a Sony DCR-HC30 prosumer model that has served us well for the past 6+ years.  Recently however, its touch-screen camera functions have stopped working reliably (and increasingly not at all), which severely limits productivity.  A high-quality camera is absolutely necessary for interviews and footage that will help tell a substantial part of the story.  An additional camera would also enable us to shoot simultaneously with two cameras from different angles.  The sound recorder will also provide another measure of back-up for ensuring that we capture high-quality sound for the interviews.

We researched cameras with the help of knowledgeable friends and colleagues, and our dream camera is the Panasonic AG-HMC150 AVCCAM camcorder, which has multiple recording modes, including a native 24P (24 frames progressive) mode that resembles the look of film, and shoots 16:9 native aspect.  It can produce HD footage quality that is suitable for projection, broadcast, and DVD/TV.  Unlike our current camera, it includes a headphone jack and XLR inputs for higher quality audio monitoringand recording.  It also has uses SD memory cards (rather than mini-DV tapes) as the recording medium, which can be directly uploaded to a computer for editing. The Panasonic AG-HVX200 is a similar, slightly more expensive camera that records on both MiniDV and specialized (and expensive) P2 cards.

Even both of these grants combined will only fund a portion of the total cost for either of these cameras.  So we plan to shop around online for affordable used model and then personally match the remaining funds required to buy the high-quality camera best suited to our needs.  Our search now begins in earnest now that we have significant funds for this specific purpose.  Any potential leads to good deals on these or similar cameras would be greatly appreciated.

Another important component of both the Artistic Assistance and Artist Enrichment grants is demonstrating the equipment's role in our ongoing artistic development.  The Reedy documentary is a much larger project compared to our previous short productions.  Access to better equipment will ensure that this project, as well as all future endeavors, is as high-quality in production value as the content and story already are.  In addition to our personal artistic development and backgrounds, this documentary will also strengthen our collaboration skills in the creation of a collective artistic vision.
 
One of the requirements of this grant is to exhibit work at the next Annual Meeting and the option of critical response from peers and mentors.  So with the existing media we've already collected, we plan to use the new interview footage to edit a short trailer for the documentary-in-progress, which will serve as the final report project for the Artistic Assistance grant as well as a completed project for consideration to be screened at the 2010 Clear Creek Film Festival in September.  Ultimately, the completion of a 5-minute trailer, with feedback from other artists, will help us articulate the vision of the feature-length documentary for other potential funding sources.

We are humbled and grateful for the encouragement and support we have received throughout the documentary process so far.  And special thanks to Alternate ROOTS for the Artistic Assistance grant and for providing a powerful network for Southern artist-activists who are committed to social change, collaboration, and making art wherever they are.