Gurney Norman - Ancient Creek (JA-011)

Description: Gurney Norman was born in Grundy, Virginia in 1937. In 1971, his novel Divine Right's Trip was published in "The Last Whole Earth Catalog" and subsequently by the Dial Press and Bantam Books. Norman was one of the founders of the Briarpatch Network in 1974, with Richard Raymond and Michael Phillips. In 1977, his book of short stories Kinfolks, which received Berea College's Weatherford Award, was published by Gnomon Press. In 1979, he joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky as an Associate Professor of English. He currently serves as Director of the English Department’s Creative Writing Program. Norman also serves as Senior Writer-in-Residence at Hindman Settlement School's annual Appalachian Writers Workshop. Norman was selected to serve as the 2009-2010 Poet Laureate for the state of Kentucky. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

Recordings for JA011, Ancient Creek (including three tales: "Kind Condominium the Third," "The Prisoners," and "The Ceremony"), were recorded by Jack Wright, Gary Slemp and Jeff Kiser, and produced by Gurney Norman and Jack Wright. Si Kahn's "Last Panther in Eastern Kentucky" was recorded by Jeff Kiser, and "The Old Village Churchyard" by Tony Slone and Jeff Kiser. "Jesse Bull" was recorded by Larry Craft. The 1976 release was edited and mixed by Jack Wright.

This audio collection consists of of ¼-inch production masters, preservation CD-R copies, and LTO-3 data tape.