American folklorist and documentarian, Anthony Simpkins, is visiting the UK this December / January, and is interested in talking to any folk singers or songwriters who might want to be involved with his GemsOnVHS project, a YouTube channel focussing on folk music field recordings and history – “like a modern day Alan Lomax or Cecil Sharp,” he says. See some examples of his work at youtube.com/gemsonvhs, and if you’d like to find out more, contact him at anthonytsimpkins@gmail.com.
