Fundraiser for "The Long Memory Project: A Tribute to Utah Phillips"

Fundraiser for The Long Memory Project: A Tribute to Utah Phillips
Featuring Kate MacCleod, Gigi Love, & Duncan Phillips

Ken Sanders Rare Books is pleased to announce a concert and fundraiser for The Long Memory Project, a tribute to legendary folk singer Utah Phillips, on Thursday, July 29th at 7:00 p.m. at our downtown bookstore (268 S. 200 E.). Featured performers will include Kate MacCleod, Gigi Love, Duncan Phillips, and many more. Admission is free but donations are strongly encouraged.

Duncan Phillips, son of the legendary folksinger, social activist, storyteller and all-around lovable character, Bruce "Utah" Phillips, is creating a tribute recording titled The Long Memory Project in honor of his father and his father's musical contributions. Duncan accompanied his father on many tours, and grew well-acquainted with his father's thoughts, wishes and opinions. Duncan has developed a vision of a tribute CD that reflects Utah Phillips, in a personal and authentic manner. Since Utah took his name from and was influenced by the state of Utah, this recording will feature Utah-based musicians who have been influenced and inspired by Utah Phillips' music. They will perform some of Utah Phillips' songs and there will also be some spoken word performances and some recordings of Utah's own speaking. Duncan has invited songwriter/fiddler/producer Kate MacLeod to produce this recording. We invite the public to donate funds to support this recording project in honor of Utah Phillips' memory. Even small donations will be truly appreciated. The funds will be used for recording studio time and manufacturing costs. The eventual income generated by the project will be used for preservation and further development of Utah Phillips' archives and legacy. You can request to be added to an email mailing list through which you will be sent updates about the project from the production team. Recording for this project will begin in the latter half of 2010, with a projected recording release date in January, 2011.

Make Donations Payable To: Duncan Phillips
Mail Donations To: The Long Memory, P.O. Box 711668, Salt Lake City, UT, 84171
Mailing List for Updates: Request by Email to - kmacleod@xmission.com
Utah Phillips Blog: http://utahphillips.blogspot.com/
The Long Memory Website: For Updates About this Project: http://www.thelongmemory.com/