The Weekend Beatnik
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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, often issuing albums in CD format for the first time. The company policy is to provide "maxi-length, mid-price CDs with in-depth notes and archive photos". 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". Most albums were originally issued on the sister Rogue Records label, also created by Anderson.
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.
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, which specialises in the reissue of albums within the world, folk, blues and acoustic music genres, often issuing albums in CD format for the first time. The company policy is to provide "maxi-length, mid-price CDs with in-depth notes and archive photos". The firm was founded by Ian A. Anderson
Ian A. Anderson
Ian A. Anderson is an English magazine editor, folk musician and broadcaster.-Country blues and The Village Thing:...
, 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
Tagline
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is "Ahead Of Their Time". Most albums were originally issued on the sister Rogue Records label, also created by Anderson.
Artists whose albums have been reissued on the Weekend Beatnik label (as at July 2008) include Maggie Holland
Maggie Holland
Maggie Holland is an English singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in Alton, Hampshire and became involved in the local folk club scene in the late 1960s. She has played in a number of bands and formed a number of collaborations with other artists, but has become well-known in recent times...
, Tiger Moth, The English Country Blues Band, Hot Vultures, Dembo Konte, Kausu Kuyateh & The Jali Roll Orchestra, Dave Evans, Abdul Tee-Jay.