Free Spirit Records
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Free Spirit Records is an independent record label
based in Yateley
, Hampshire
, United Kingdom
. It was established in 2002, primarily as an outlet for the recordings of acoustic
blues guitarist and singer, Sonny Black
.
The label was formerly distributed by [Red Lick Records, but this arrangement has been interrupted whilst Red Lick has been undergoing a change of ownership and address, resulting in a temporary period during which it has not traded.
Confusingly, since 2006 another label has been trading as "Free-Spirit Records", only the hyphen differentiating between the two.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
based in Yateley
Yateley
Yateley is a suburban town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. It lies in the north-eastern corner of Hart District Council. It includes the settlements of Frogmore and Darby Green. It had a population of 21,011 according to the 2001 census...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was established in 2002, primarily as an outlet for the recordings of acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
blues guitarist and singer, Sonny Black
Sonny Black
Sonny Black is a leading acoustic guitarist based in the UK, who plays blues, rags and original compositions usually fingerstyle or slide. "Sonny Black" is a pseudonym adopted when he began the first "Sonny Black's Blues Band"...
.
The label was formerly distributed by [Red Lick Records, but this arrangement has been interrupted whilst Red Lick has been undergoing a change of ownership and address, resulting in a temporary period during which it has not traded.
Confusingly, since 2006 another label has been trading as "Free-Spirit Records", only the hyphen differentiating between the two.