From rjaquiss at earthlink.net Sat Aug 25 14:26:50 2018 From: rjaquiss at earthlink.net (rjaquiss) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 08:26:50 -0600 Subject: [Nfb-history] FW: Posts from Fred's Head from APH for 08/24/2018 In-Reply-To: <0d9bb2b66f092e599244d8765.60d5a56a21.20180825130121.ff3c1a5095.6daa36a2@mail79.atl11.rsgsv.net> References: <0d9bb2b66f092e599244d8765.60d5a56a21.20180825130121.ff3c1a5095.6daa36a2@mail79.atl11.rsgsv.net> Message-ID: <000e01d43c7f$aa41a910$fec4fb30$@earthlink.net> Hello: I thought the following article would be of interest. Regards, Robert From: Fred's Head from APH [mailto:fredshead=aph.org at mail79.atl11.rsgsv.net] On Behalf Of Fred's Head from APH Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2018 7:02 AM To: =?utf-8?Q??= Subject: Posts from Fred's Head from APH for 08/24/2018 The latest blog posts from Fred's Head from APH, a Blindness Blog. View this email in your browser Fred's Head logo Updates from http://www.fredshead.info/ Fred?s Head from APH, a Blindness Blog In the 08/24/2018 edition: * Special Collections Librarian Creates "Blind Musicians" Collection Special Collections Librarian Creates "Blind Musicians" Collection By APH Blogger on Aug 24, 2018 03:33 pm ?Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.? - Stevie Wonder Justin sits smiling with the listening station behind him Justin Gardner, a special collections librarian at the American Printing House for the Blind, has always had a passion for music. So it?s no surprise that he was in attendance when Michael Cleveland, a Kentucky School for the Blind graduate and award-winning American bluegrass fiddle player, played at the APH Bards and Storytellers event. Impressed by the performance, Justin was inspired to do some research on this local musician that had made it big. Justin soon found there were very few articles on someone who he considered to be such an influential musician in the BVI community. Luckily, Justin saw this as an opportunity to use this passion for music. He was inspired to create a comprehensive library of music created by musicians that are blind or visually impaired. Spanning from the 13th century to present, this collection has greats like Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, the quirky street performer turned composer Louis Hardin also known as ?Moondog,? and the relatively unknown Foot Patrol. Close up of Justin's hand perusing the catalog With this collection, you can enjoy this immersive opportunity to explore BVI musicians throughout history. This project was made possible through a grant by the H. W. Wilson Foundation. The complete collection, including all available songs from each artist is currently only accessible through the listening station at the American Printing House for the Blind located in Louisville, Ky. You can listen to a sample of each artist?s work on a Spotify playlist made by Justin. This playlist has about 4 songs from each artist and can be found in an embedded player below. Spotify was chosen to host this sample list as they have the most comprehensive collection of music for free. You can also listen to Spotify through your Alexa or Google Home. Justin continues to add to this playlist as new artists are discovered and old artists are uncovered. If you see a famous musician from the BVI community that did not make the list, please feel free to contact Justin Gardner at at jgardner at aph.org Read in browser ? share on Twitter Like Special Collections Librarian Creates "Blind Musicians" Collection on Facebook Recent Articles: Throwback Thursday: Scrapbooks From the American Red Cross Throwback Thursday: The Automatic Writer O & M: Enforcing Skills for Independence Muhammad Waheed's Goalball Journey Copyright ? 2018 The American Printing House for the Blind, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to posts via email at http://www.fredshead.info/. Our mailing address is: The American Printing House for the Blind 1839 Frankfort Avenue Louisville, KY 40206 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: