NRPF Features: Views from the NRPF

We are happy to share our NRPF “Features,” which are shorter, topical posts that focus on sharing recent activities and viewpoints. Please read and share on social media or elsewhere. We’d love to hear what you think, so get in touch or comment on one of our social accounts.

Celebrating the 2024 Class of the National Recording Registry

April 16, 2024 | posted by Jesse Johnston

The National Recording Preservation Foundation congratulates the artists, songwriters, and composers of the Class of 2024 Inductees to the National Recording Registry. Each year, the Librarian of C...

Announcing the Sound Files Podcast

April 14, 2024 | posted by Jesse Johnston

We are excited to launch our new podcast, Sound Files! NRPF’s Sound Files will feature conversations with audio archivists, highlight the audio preservation projects that NRPF has supported, and s...

Webinar for Grant Seekers: Funding Audio Preservation Projects

April 5, 2024 | posted by Jesse Johnston

Expert Panel to Share Grant-Writing Tips for Audio Preservation Projects in April 5 Webinar

Llewyn Davis Concert Will Air on Showtime

December 11, 2013 | posted by William Levay

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of “Inside Llewyn Davis” was a concert that took place at the Town Hall in New York City on September 29 and will air on Showtime beginning Friday, ...

John Cohen on Preserving Recorded Sound Heritage

November 18, 2013 | posted by William Levay

John Cohen, musicologist, photographer, filmmaker, and founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers, speaks about the importance of preserving our recorded heritage.

Chris Strachwitz on the Importance of Audio Preservation

November 11, 2013 | posted by William Levay

Chris Strachwitz, president of Arhoolie Records and the Arhoolie Foundation, speaks about the importance of preserving audio recordings for future generations.

Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation Donates $10,000 to NRPF

October 29, 2013 | posted by William Levay

We are delighted to announce that the Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation has donated $10,000 to the National Recording Preservation Foundation. The New York City-based Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation is ...

Mattina R. Proctor Foundation Awards Grant for Maine Audio Preservation

October 28, 2013 | posted by William Levay

The Mattina R. Proctor Foundation has awarded the National Recording Preservation Foundation a $5,000 grant for the preservation of culturally-significant recordings from Maine, with a special emph...

The Coen Brothers and T-Bone Burnett to Donate Concert Proceeds to the Foundation

August 19, 2013 | posted by William Levay

Joel and Ethan Coen, T Bone Burnett, and Scott Rudin announced today a benefit concert entitled Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of “Inside Llewyn Davis,” which will take place at ...