A Poet And An Artist Revive Forgotten Tale of African Mermaid

- April 29, 2022 -

On today’s show we’re going to revisit a live event Citizen Vinyl put on in August 2021. We invited a poet and a painter to talk about their creative efforts to revive an epic African folktale.

Glenis Redmond, the “Afro-Carolinian poet” teamed up with British painter Julyan Davis to produce a spoken word album called, “Cymbee.” It’s named after an African mermaid. Her legend traveled along with enslaved Congolese people who were brought to the shores of South Carolina.

In this episode we’ll hear how Julyan first encountered the folktale and how Glenis weaves her own ancestry and identity in its retelling.

THE RESONANCE SESSIONS

- December 12, 2024 -

Following the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Asheville, NC-based Parkway Studios, in conjunction with Citizen Vinyl, have announced the release of The Resonance Sessions, a project benefiting the music community of Madison County, NC. Recorded and filmed in the gutted bones of the Old Marshall… View Article

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Pressed at Citizen Vinyl — Cat Clyde benefit album

- December 4, 2024 -

Citizen Vinyl is proud to be part of Live at Rare Bird Farm by Canadian folk-artist Cat Clyde. The album was recorded during a weekend of sold-out concerts this past July at the dreamy Rare Bird Farm — the record’s namesake — in the Appalachian… View Article

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KRAMER BECOMES NEW PRODUCER IN RESIDENCE AT CITIZEN STUDIOS

- November 25, 2024 -

Citizen Studios is thrilled to welcome composer, musician, filmmaker, and multi-instrumentalist Kramer as our newest producer in residence. Kramer is the founder of the label Shimmy-Disc. In the 1980s & 90s, he produced hundreds of recordings at his Noise New York and Noise New Jersey… View Article

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