Catch Richard at THE FOLK ALLIANCE -- Friday, Feb. 20th at 2 PM

I will be discussing my book, WORLDS OF SOUND, at this year's FOLK ALLIANCE meeting, in Memphis, Tennessee. Come by and hear about Folkways and Moe Asch! I will be presenting on Friday, February 20th, at 2 PM. I will also be showing a short excerpt from a forthcoming documentary on the label.

New Review of Worlds of Sound in the February Issue of DOWNBEAT

Check out the positive review of my book, WORLDS OF SOUND, in the Feb. 2009 issue of DOWNBEAT magazine on p. 81. "A big, colorful hardback, [the book feautres] an abundance of profiles, history, discographies, and photographs." http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp

Hear Richard on Dave Marsh's KICK OUT THE JAMS radio show on XM 50 The Loft this Sunday, December 7th

I'll be discussing my new book, WORLDS OF SOUND, with rock critic/radio personality Dave Marsh this Sunday, December 7th, from about 10:30 to 11 AM on his satellite radio show, KICK OUT THE JAMS, broadcast on XM 50 "The Loft" and Sirius Satelitte Radio. Hope you'll listen in!

Another Washington, DC, signing!

Hello WORLDS OF SOUND fans:

I'll be signing copies of my new book, WORLDS OF SOUND: THE STORY OF SMITHSONIAN/FOLKWAYS, at the grand reopening of the National Museum of American History, on Friday, November 21st, between 2 and 4 PM.

Hope to see you there!

More Radio Shows!

Here's links to a few more radio shows that feature me talking about my new book, WORLDS OF SOUND. Happy listening.

Tapestry of the Times: http://www.tapestryofthetimes.org/Episode10.php
Talk of the Nation: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96820123

Richard Talks It Up on WNYC's Sound Check

Hear a fascinating conversation about "Is folk music dead?" (and why is that skinny, long haired guitarist looking so gaunt??) on WNYC's Sound Check featuring me along with New Yorker contributor Burkhard Bilger. http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2008/11/03/segments/114243

THIS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1st! Signing/reading/Mariachi concert at Politics and Prose, Washington, DC,. for WORLDS OF SOUND

I'll be signing copies of my new book, WORLDS OF SOUND, at Politcs & Prose bookstore in Washington, DC, on Saturday, November 1st from 3 to 4 PM.

Read more:
http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2008/10/he_was_all_ears_worlds_of_sound_the_stor.php