It’s been a big effort moving the Lou Curtiss Sound Library from its home in the back rooms at Folk Arts Rare Records to its new...
Hey there! Folk Arts Rare Records is still open weekdays from 8am to 6pm and Sat & Sun from 10am to 6pm. There are a bunch...
With April 1st coming up as I write, I’m looking over the Lou Curtiss Sound Library and all the tellers of tales I’ve run into and...
FRANK STOKES was born on the first day of 1888 in the little railroad siding town of Whitehaven, which is south of Memphis and not far...
The first time I ever sat down and listened to a live music show was in Lake City, Washington (now part of Seattle) as part of...
Folk Arts Rare Records opened its doors at its original location (3753 India St.) on July 31, 1967. By next July yours truly, one of the...
Well, for the past five days I’ve been spending my time being poked and prodded by the good doctors and nurses (and various other folks) at...
It’s been awhile since I’ve put up a song list here and as I do a couple of special radio shows each winter on my JAZZ...
I’ve been in the rare record business for better than 48 years now and I’ve seen collecting fads come and go. Mostly I go along with...
