Richard Carlin

Richard Carlin
OccupationAuthor
Writing career
Years active1975-present

Richard Carlin is the author of several books on folk, country, and traditional music. He plays English concertina.

Writing

Carlin worked for Folkways Records as an independent producer from 1975 to 1980, before becoming an editor for Music at Pearson Prentice Hall. In 2008, Carlin published Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways. In 2016, he published Godfather of the Music Business, which is a biography of Morris Levy.

Carlin lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.

Bibliography

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Binkovitz, Leah. "Beyond Riverdance: Enjoy Classic Celtic Music for St. Patrick's Day". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  2. ↑ "'Worlds Of Sound' A Tribute To Folkways". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways: A book by Richard Carlin in association with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Richard Carlin, Author of The Godfather of the Music Business: Morris Levy". The Vinyl Press. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  5. ↑ "Richard Carlin". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. Retrieved 2019-03-10.