Recorded live at BALTIC 39, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Record Store Day, 18 April 2015. Recording courtesy of and ©the artists

Holy Moly and the Crackers: Ain't It Enough

Holy Moly and the Crackers: Moonshiner

78rpm disc recorded live as part of the Curves of the Needles exhibition and Record Store Day at BALTIC 39, Newcastle.

Artists: Martin Stephenson
Song Title: My Wife Went Away and She Left Me
Track number: LR15/013
Date: 18 April 2015
Location: Project Space, BALTIC 39, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Musicians: Martin Stephenson (guitar/vocals) 
Recording courtesy and ©Martin Stephenson. Photo: Colin Davison

Martin Stephenson: My Wife Went Away and She Left Me

Artists: Lost Brothers
Song Title: New York Blues
Track number: LR15/015
Date: 1 May 2015
Location: Launch Pad (Level 2), BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK
Musicians: Mark McCausland (guitar/vocals) and Oisin Leech (guitar/vocals)
Recording courtesy and ©Lost Brothers. Photo: Sol Nicol

Lost Brothers: New York Blues

Artists: Heavenly Thrillbillies
Song Title: Long Gone
Track number: LR16/003
Date: 16 July 2016
Location: Summer Streets Festival, Sunderland
Musicians: 
TBC
Recording courtesy and ©Heavenly Thrillbillies

Heavenly Thrillbillies Long Gone.WAV

Artists: Heavenly Thrillbillies
Song Title: I Fly Away
Track number: LR16/002
Date: 16 July 2016
Location: Summer Streets Festival, Sunderland
Musicians: 
TBC
Recording courtesy and ©Heavenly Thrillbillies

Heavenly Thrillbillies: I Fly Away

Artists: Mike & Ruthy
Song Title: Simple & Sober
Track number: LR16/009
Date: 16 July 2016
Location: SummerTyne Americana Festival, Sage Gateshead
Musicians: Ruth Ungar (vocals, fiddle), Michael Merenda (vocals, banjo)
Recording courtesy and ©Heavenly Thrillbillies

Mike & Ruthy: Simple & Sober

Record cut live on to 78rpm disc during the Americana Festival 2016 at the Sage Gateshead Music Centre.

Hillbenders: Another Day Another Dollar

Artists: Windborne
Song Title: Which Side Are You On? 
Track number: LR16/007
Date: 16 July 2016
Location: SummerTyne American Festival, Sage Gateshead
Musicians: Lynn Mahoney Rowan, Will Thomas Rowan, Lauren Breunig, and Jeremy Carter-Gordon
Recording courtesy and ©Windborne

Windborne: Which Side Are You On?

Artists: Flats & Sharps
Song Title: Ginseng Sullivan
Track number: LR16/020
Date: 16 July 2016
Location: SummerTyne American Festival, Sage Gateshead
Musicians:  Kirk Bowman (banjo, vocals), Liam Fitzharris (double bass, vocals), Josh Waner (guitar, vocals),Mikey Ponsford (mandolin, vocals), Danny Hart (fiddle, vocals)
Recording courtesy and ©Flats & Sharps

Flats & Sharps: Ginseng Sullivan

Lathe Revival. Cutting contemporary 78s

Lathe Revival is building a living archive of contemporary roots music using carefully restored vintage equipment. 

Working on a 1938 Presto recording lathe, we record contemporary musicians who are inspired by music of the past. Musicians are given a 10" lacquer disc to cut their 78 record live in one take, using a single microphone. The audio mix is achieved through performance and positioning. The result is an authentic recording that is difficult, if not impossible to achieve with digital software.

In the words of Lotus Wight from Sheesham & Lotus & 'Son on first hearing their recording...
"That's the sound we've been trying to find for over a decade,'

Lathe Revival is available for festivals, gigs and events, and is currently working on developing a traditional travelling recording booth.  

With the support of Tyne & Wear Museums we will also explore other vintage technologies, such as a wire recorder, tin foil recorder, wax cylinder and reel-to-reel tape.


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