Please take a few moments to listen to excerpts of recordings by some of the finest practitioners of traditional music living in the Northwest. You'll also have the opportunity to hear short radio features on many of the artists from a series entitled "Artscapes" which was produced by Jack Straw and broadcast on public radio.

Through Jack Straw Productions' Tradtional Artist Support Program, eight Northwest traditional ethnic artists and their ensembles were chosen by a panel of ethnomusicologists and folklorists. These artists received twenty hours of studio recording sessions in the studio of Jack Straw, enabling them to make a professional-quality demo tape. Artists also received materials for a complete "press packet" which included press photographs and biographical write-ups. By giving traditional artists the means to promote themselves on a more professional level and thereby further their careers, Jack Straw hopes to increase public