June Appal Recordings is a record label that was founded by Jack Wright and established by
Appalshop
Appalshop is a media, arts, and education center located in Whitesburg, Kentucky, in the heart of the southern Appalachian region of the United States.
History
Appalshop was founded in 1969 as the Appalachian Film Workshop, a project of the Un ...
to record and distribute music of and from central
Appalachia
Appalachia () is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York State to northern Alabama and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Newfoundland and Labrador, ...
. Artists with June Appal include
Buell Kazee
Buell Kazee (August 29, 1900 - August 31, 1976) was an American country and folk singer. He is considered one of the most successful folk musicians of the 1920s and experienced a career comeback during the American folk music revival of the 196 ...
, Morgan Sexton,
Lee Sexton, Carla Gover, and
Nimrod Workman. June Appal distributes compilation recordings taken from the annual Seedtime on the Cumberland festival in
Whitesburg, Kentucky
Whitesburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,139 at the 2010 census and an estimated 1,875 in 2018. It was named for C. White, a state politician.
Geography
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Catalog
Other Recordings
See also
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Appalshop
Appalshop is a media, arts, and education center located in Whitesburg, Kentucky, in the heart of the southern Appalachian region of the United States.
History
Appalshop was founded in 1969 as the Appalachian Film Workshop, a project of the Un ...
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List of record labels
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American record labels
Appalachian culture in Kentucky
Folk record labels
American folk music
Old-time music
Whitesburg, Kentucky
1974 establishments in Kentucky