Various - Art Of Field Recording Volume 2

box set: 4 cds, 96 page, oversized book, 10"x10" full colour box. 107 tracks on 4 cds. art rosenbaum is a folk revivalist of the old school. he believes that traditional ballads, blues, spirituals, and fiddle tunes are among the glories of american culture, and he wanted to help preserve and disseminate them. ledbetter, forty years younger, was less interested in preservation than in inspiration: the songs on 'goodbye, babylon' had influenced artists as diverse as bob dylan and arcade fire. the best he could do for folk music, ledbetter seemed to feel, was to research, remaster, and repackage it as beautifully as possible to make the old songs seem new again.