The Steam Powered Preservation Society

We wrap up our Folk Alliance 2011 coverage with artist reflections and an awesome mega-mix from our showcases…[more]

We’re pleased to announce that all of the SPPS showcases from Folk Alliance 2011 are now available for download, in mp3, zip, streaming and flac. That’s how we do at SPPS![more]

Our tape spotlight focuses on an awesome and inspiring house concert from last November, featuring Tim Eriksen and Wild Earl…[more]

It’s a new year, and we’ve got some new tapes! We wanted to draw your attention to three recordings we’ve recently made public in our archives…[more]

This fabulous soundboard recording of Uncle Earl at the Mountain Sun Hootenanny captures one helluva rowdy night at the Boulder Theater on April 21, 2007…[more]

In previous episodes of our Tape Spotlight series, we’ve dug into our Tut and Anonymous collections. This week we’d like to highlight one of our partner band recordings, as we travel back to Rockygrass ’06 with The Infamous Stringdusters…[more]

We at the SPPS were sorry to hear of Rual Yarbrough’s passing this Tuesday. We culled through our collection and found several tapes featuring Yarbrough, to honor his memory with his music…[more]

The SPPS tape spotlight is back, shining a light on our archives. This week we travel to Bean Blossom, Indiana, for highlights from the 1969 and 1979 festivals, including a special Monroe and Scruggs reunion…[more]

Tut Tape #64, which we believe dates back to 1972, captures a real beaut: three sets by The Country Gentlemen, with tweener sets from the always-enjoyable pairing of Norman Blake and Taylor, and a fantastic duet set by Bill Monroe and Blake…[more]

For this entry in our series, we’re shining our spotlight back on the Tut Taylor Archives, with two circa-1973 tapes from the Exit Inn in Nashville… [more]

We take one more look back at Folk Alliance 2010, with feedback from the performers and organizers, and of course, a stellar collection of recordings from the SPPS showcases… [more]

We ran into our friend Allison, bursting at the seams with something exciting to tell us. “Tim’s coming!” What? Who? Who’s coming where? “Tim’s coming! Tim O’Brien! I finally [more]

Over Labor Day Weekend of 1965, at Cantrell’s Horse Farm in Fincastle, Virginia, Carlton Haney organized what is widely recognized as the first multi-day bluegrass festival. In 1966, he repeated the event…[more]

Welcome to the first installment of our SPPS Tape Spotlight series, where we illuminate a choice holding in our collection! This week, we’d like to draw your attention to the Tut Taylor Archive, tape #78…[more]

August 22, 2009 Lafayette, CO Band Website Tour Schedule Store Audio Stream | mp3s | zip of mp3s unamplified set captured with 2 mxl 2003′s (center) and 2 akg c1000S > Edirol R44 @24/48. 4 track mixed & tracked using all open source tools: Audacity on Ubuntu. questions: prennix@gmail.com 01 ?? 02 Alcatraz 03 Reminders [...]

We wrap up our Folk Alliance 2011 coverage with artist reflections and an awesome mega-mix from our showcases…[more]

We’re pleased to announce that all of the SPPS showcases from Folk Alliance 2011 are now available for download, in mp3, zip, streaming and flac. That’s how we do at SPPS![more]

Our tape spotlight focuses on an awesome and inspiring house concert from last November, featuring Tim Eriksen and Wild Earl…[more]

It’s a new year, and we’ve got some new tapes! We wanted to draw your attention to three recordings we’ve recently made public in our archives…[more]

This fabulous soundboard recording of Uncle Earl at the Mountain Sun Hootenanny captures one helluva rowdy night at the Boulder Theater on April 21, 2007…[more]