The Wall Street Journal highlights Ken Irwin and Rounder Records success in the recording industry on March 3, 2010.
Airing on PBS stations this month (beginning Saturday) is Rounder Records 40th Anniversary Concert, a celebration of the storied and thriving Massachusetts-based independent music label. Artists performing range from bluegrass superstars Alison Krauss and Union Station to New Orleans soul queen Irma Thomas, singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, rocking actress Minnie Driver, multigenre banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck and Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas. They're all on the Rounder label—in some cases, for decades. (A companion CD with additional performances included is being released Wednesday, and an extended DVD on May 4.)
Read the full article on the WSJ web page.
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