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Thread #57214 Message #898621
Posted By: dick greenhaus
25-Feb-03 - 05:21 PM
Thread Name: New Book!
Subject: New Book!:Deep Community
> > "Deep Community: Adventures in the Modern Folk > Underground" > by Scott Alarik > > This 416 page book documents the modern folk world > like no other book on the market today. Written by > Scott > Alarik, the folk music writer for the Boston Globe > and a > folk correspondent for National Public Radio. > Scott's words > are matched with photojournalist Robert Corwin's > photos > to document the modern folk world of today. > > As the mainstream music industry is in historic > decline, the small > sub-stream of folk music is thriving as never > before. Why? This book > creates an intimate portrait of the modern folk > world with interviews > and photos of over 120 of its biggest artists and > revealing backstage > stories with labels, managers and promoters of this > vibrant grassroots > world. Deep Community is a book that is being > marketed and sold by > the community it comes from... we are looking for > the folk community > to benefit from the sale of this publication. > .............................................................................. > The price of the book is $19.95 + shipping. > For 5 or more copies we can offer the book at $12 > each + shipping. > Deals for your on-air fund raising drives are also > available. > Please check out www.BlackWolfPress.com or e-mail > Ralph at > BlackWolfPress@aol.com for further information. > .............................................................................. > > Pete Seeger says "Scott Alarik is one of the best > writers in America. > You'll enjoy this book." > > Dar Williams calls Scott "the finest folk writer in > the country". > > "This is the best reflection I've ever seen of the > world I travel in, > by the person who is best suited to document it. > Scott Alarik > takes thirty years of experience as a journalist and > performer, > and shows us how folk and roots music has survived > and thrived > in the nooks and crannies of the music world. Let's > hope the > corporate music machine never gets its hands on this > book." -- Ellis Paul >
If more than 5 people want to order it, I'll order it through Camsco and sell it for the $12 + that it would cost me.