JA045 (Dillon Bustin - Dillon Bustin's Almanac)

Description: Dillon Bustin is a folklorist, singer, songwriter, filmmaker and a playwright. After obtaining a degree in Folklore and Anthropology at Indiana University, he returned to his native Massachusetts with a wealth of great songs from the Ohio River area. For many years he held Program Coordinator positions at the Mass. Council on the Arts and the Mass. Cultural Council. Currently, Dillon is Executive Director of the South Shore Art Center. Dillon is best known for his theatrical musicals which include "Walden Pond Revisited", "Come Life, Shaker Life: The Spiritual Quest of Isaacar Bates" and a number of productions based on characters from the history of Martha's Vineyard. These latter form a trilogy called "Tidebook: an Island Rhapsody" which is comprised of "Tallman at the Dock", "The Captain's Daughters", and "The Journeys of Joshua Slocum".

Recordings for the 1983 release of JA045, Dillon Bustin's Almanac, were recorded and mixed at Audio Village in Bloomington, Indiana. The release was produced by Grey Larsen and Bob Lucas, engineered by Wayne Gunn, and mixed by Bob Lucas and Grey Larsen. Musicians included Dillon Buustin on banjo, Malcolm Daglish on hammered dulcimer, Grey Larsen on flute and guitar, Bob Luca on guitar, Saaku Saar on conga drum, Bill Schwarz on piano, Pete Sutherland on fiddle, and Derrick Lilly on bass.

This audio collection consists of ¼-inch production masters, and vinyl production masters.