Started over 40 years ago by three college friends, Rounder Records has a long heritage of supporting historically important music and recordings. Broadly covering Americana—blues, jazz, folk and beyond—they’re also known for releasing the work of Alan Lomax, an ethnomusicologist who did field recordings all over the country and the world. If you really want the long read on Rounder’s storied history, there’s a 2008 book about the Label called, The Never-Ending Revival: Rounder Records and the Folk Alliance.”
Rounder Artists—Past and Present
- Alison Krauss and Union Station
- Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
- Beausoleil
- Blue Highway
- Brave Combo
- Bruce Cockburn
- Buckwheat Zydeco
- Charles Brown
- Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
- Cowboy Junkies
- Culture
- Delta Spirit
- Dennis Brown
- Doc & Merle Watson
- Duncan Sheik
- Earl Scruggs
- Gregg Allman
- John Mellencamp
- Madeleine Peyroux
- Martha Wainwright
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Raffi
- Rhonda Vincent
- Robert Plant
- Shivaree
- Sondre Lerche
- Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
- The Tragically Hip
- They Might Be Giants
- Tracy Bonham
- Ween
For a complete list of artists who are or have been on Rounder Records, check Wikipedia or Rounder.com. Follow @rounderrecords and Like them on Facebook for immediate updates on their new artists, albums, news and touring information.
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