General Info

Rounder Records Group, founded in 1970 by three Cambridge college students, is now one of America's premier independent record labels. From its early interest in rural American music to an expansive catalogue of more than 3,000 titles from folk to world, soul to socas, jazz to juju, Cajun to Celtic and beyond, Rounder has emerged as the preeminent source for vital, uncompromised music of all genres. In addition to its own releases, Rounder Records sells roots recordings from numerous labels, is a record distributor and operates a popular mail-order company. Rounder Records has released records such as The Alan Lomax collection, a series of mopre than 100 CDs documenting innumerable traditional musics from Appalachia to Yugoslavia and the ambitious Anthology of World Music series joint releases with the Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture. Rounder's maintains its commitment to unsung folk, bluegrass, country, old-time, blues and indefinable artists. Rounder Records is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass.