Folk-Legacy Records was an
independent record label specializing in traditional and contemporary
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 b ...
of the English-speaking world. It was founded in 1961 by Sandy and Caroline Paton and Lee Baker Haggerty.
The label recorded
Frank Proffitt and released a memorial album after his passing. Folk-Legacy has produced more than 120 recordings. Recording and cover photographs were done by
Sandy Paton while Haggerty was the business manager. Sandy and Caroline were singers in their own right, having been designated the
Connecticut State Troubadours for 1993–1994. They lived in
Sharon, Connecticut
Sharon is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, in the northwest corner of the state. At the time of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,680. The ZIP code for Sharon is 06069. The urban center of the town is ...
until Sandy's death in 2009.
In 2019, the label's collection was transferred to
Smithsonian Folkways
Smithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a part of the Smithsonian's Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, located at Capital Gallery in downtown Washington, D.C. The label was fo ...
.
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
Official site
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American independent record labels
Record labels established in 1961
Folk record labels
Sharon, Connecticut