The Weekend Beatnik

The Weekend Beatnik

infobox record label


parent = Southern Rag Ltd
founded = unknown
founder = Ian A. Anderson
distributor = unknown
genre = guitar-oriented, singer-songwriter, folk, blues, world
location = London
country = flagicon|United KingdomUnited Kingdom
url =

The Weekend Beatnik is an independent record label in the United Kingdom, which specialises in the reissue of albums within the world, folk, blues and acoustic music genres [ [http://www.frootsmag.com/shop/beatnik/ Weekend Beatnik online shop] ] , often issuing albums in CD format for the first time. Most albums were originally issued on the sister Rogue Records label. The company policy is to provide "maxi-length, mid-price CDs with in-depth notes and archive photos". [ [http://www.frootsmag.com/shop/beatnik/ Weekend Beatnik online shop] ] The firm was founded by Ian A. Anderson, editor of fRoots magazine, as a subsidiary of his company, Southern Rag Ltd, originally formed to publish fRoots magazine under its earlier incarnation as "Southern Rag". The label's tagline is "Ahead Of Their Time".

Artists whose albums have been reissued on the Weekend Beatnik label (as at July 2008) include Maggie Holland, Tiger Moth, The English Country Blues Band, Hot Vultures, Dembo Konte, Kausu Kuyateh & The Jali Roll Orchestra, Dave Evans, Abdul Tee-Jay. [ [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=193354156 Weekend Beatnik on MySpace] ]

References

* [http://www.frootsmag.com/shop/beatnik/ Weekend Beatnik online shop]
* [http://www.emusic.com/label/Weekend-Beatnik-IODA-MP3-Download/150847.html Weekend Beatnik downloads]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=193354156 Weekend Beatnik on MySpace]


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