Description
For twenty years, Washington, DC's Free Dirt Records has quietly shaped the modern roots landscape by championing emerging, tradition-steeped artists. The Long Memory: 20 Years of Free Dirt Records celebrates two decades of independent music with twelve unreleased tracks from the label's vault. Unreleased demos, b-sides, and live cuts from Willi Carlisle, Cinder Well, Kaia Kater, and Viv & Riley run alongside brand-new material, capturing a community forged in tradition and a forward-thinking DIY spirit. Named for Utah Phillips' belief in folk music's collective history-and guided by his motto, "Making a living, not a killing"-the collection honors Free Dirt's three GRAMMY nominations, six NPR Tiny Desks, and a fiercely independent legacy of helping artists build a home in the genre.
Tracklist:
- I Can't Know Now
- Brick By Brick
- The Long Game
- Walk on By
- Cumberland Gap
- Part of An Echo
- Railroading on the Great Divide
- Carolina
- I'm Going to Memphis
- Old Friends
- One Morning in May
- Reckonings
UPC: 877746013515
Label: Free Dirt Records
Release Date: 11.6.26
Format: Vinyl
