Northwind Calling

	Northwind Calling ''Northwind Calling'' is a folk album by Alaskan singer-songwriter Mossy Kilcher. Initially released as a private press album in 1977, the album was not a commercial success but gained a cult following. It gained renewed attention when it was reissued in 2020 by Tompkins Square Records Tompkins Square Records is an independent record label producing archival releases of gospel, blues, jazz, and country music. History In 2005, Josh Rosenthal launched Tompkins Square Records in New York City after working 15 years in a variety of .... Track listing References {{Authority control 1977 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Folk Music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tompkins Square Records Tompkins Square Records is an independent record label producing archival releases of gospel, blues, jazz, and country music. History In 2005, Josh Rosenthal launched Tompkins Square Records in New York City after working 15 years in a variety of positions at Sony Music. Tompkins Square moved to San Francisco in 2011. Rosenthal runs the label on his own with help from an art director and publishing company. Albums Tompkins Square's first album was ''Imaginational Anthem'', an anthology of music by fingerstyle guitarists including Jack Rose, Sandy Bull, John Fahey, Max Ochs, and Kaki King The series has grown to seven volumes. Tompkins Square issued a previously-unreleased concert recording by Tim Buckley, ''Live at the Folklore Center, NYC — March 6, 1967''. Tompkins Square has released several comprehensive gospel music compilations, including 2009's ''Fire In My Bones: Raw & Rare & Other-Worldly African American Gospel (1944–2007)'' and ''This May Be My Last Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mossy Kilcher Mairiis Kilcher, better known as Mossy Kilcher, is an Alaskan singer-songwriter, homesteader, and ornithologist. Biography Mairiis Kilcher was born near Homer, Alaska. She is the daughter of Yule F. Kilcher and sister of Atz Kilcher. Through Atz, she is the paternal aunt of singer-songwriter Jewel. As a teenager, her family took a trip to Switzerland where she was introduced to the music of Andrés Segovia. This sparked an interest in guitar. She attended Reed College, where she was inspired by Lloyd J. Reynolds. In 1977, she released her only album to date, '' Northwind Calling'', under the married name Mossy Davidson. It was not a commercial success, but earned a cult reputation among folk enthusiasts. ''Northwind Calling'' was reissued under the name Mossy Kilcher by Tompkins Square Records Tompkins Square Records is an independent record label producing archival releases of gospel, blues, jazz, and country music. History In 2005, Josh Rosenthal launched Tompkins Squar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Private Press Private press publishing, with respect to books, is an endeavor performed by craft-based expert or aspiring artisans, either amateur or professional, who, among other things, print and build books, typically by hand, with emphasis on design, graphics, layout, fine printing, binding, covers, paper, stitching, and the like. Description The term "private press" is not synonymous with "fine press," "small press," or "university press" – though there are similarities. One similarity shared by all is that they need not meet higher commercial thresholds of commercial presses. Private presses, however, often have no profit motive. A similarity shared with fine and small presses, but not university presses, is that for various reasons – namely quality – production quantity is often limited. University presses are typically more automated. A distinguishing quality of private presses is that they enjoy sole discretion over literary, scientific, artistic, and aesthetic merits. Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]