By Erin Maxson
ROGUE RIVER, Ore. -- A cross-country journey to save dying music starts here, in the Rogue Valley.
From folk, to jazz...From blues to hymns - it will all be archived and preserved for future generations.
It's a massive project: 8 weeks, 20 states, hundreds of priceless recordings of music that is literally disappearing, and it all starts in Rogue River.
Music pours from the windows of an old trailer, which may have seen better days, but not a better mission. The American Music Preservation Project or "AMP" leaves soon on an 8-week journey, which, if all goes to plan, results in hundreds of recordings. The mobile recording studio, manned by Joshua Smith and Scott Gissel, will record and preserve all kinds of music from more than 20 states, for free. What is recording here could end up in the Library of Congress, saved from extinction, music that may have never been recorded or even written down.
In the next two weeks, there is a lot to do. They must finish the trailer, protecting the valuable gear, and avoiding any major problems, AMP will return at the end of the summer, after a journey that will preserve the rhythm of American life.
You can meet the AMP guys and learn more about the American Music Project tomorrow. They are going to be in Grants Pass at the First Friday Art Walk.
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