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THE VMLS PROGRAMS: The Music Library Collection: Studio & Live Recordings by Vermont Artists. 'In Silver Light,' the critically acclaimed Vermont songwriter compilation CD. The 1907 L.S. Gordon Storefront Restoration - our future archive. The Vermont Jukebox Project, bringing Vermont-made music into Visitor Welcome Centers. The Rocket Shop Radio Hour, broadcasting from the VMLS collection every Wednesday 8-9pm on WOMM-LP 105.9FM The Radiator (Burlington). Coming in 2009: Our 'Timeline of Vermont' CD project, gathering 400 years of Vermont's music for CD and the web. 'Music for the Sky' Soundtrack to the Vermont fiddlers documentary by Nikolai Fox INTERNSHIPS and VOLUNTEERING at the VMLS
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The Vermont Music Library & Shop in Burlington, Vermont is a special place where Vermont's contemporary musical heritage is collected, preserved, and opened to the world to discover. This public library has almost 3,000 recordings by Vermonters on its shelves for the curious to listen to in a cozy, lounge-like space. The music shop has more than 600 Vermont-made CD's for sale from the third floor storefront and web site. Come visit a cultural institution unlike any other. Big Heavy World (or "Big Heavy" to its friends!) has been preserving and promoting the music of Vermont with a volunteer crew of mostly high school and college-aged students since 1996, gathering recordings from across the state and celebrating Vermont's musical artists through CD releases, live showcase events, the Big Heavy World web site and the Vermont Music Library & Shop. Its a quirky, supercharged organization that puts youthful energy to good use on behalf of Vermont's living history. The Vermont Music Library and Shop is a program of The Big Heavy World Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation supported by gifts from individuals, foundations, businesses and sales of Vermont-made music recordings. Our collection of Vermont-made music recordings is maintained as a public listening library and includes independent and major label commercial releases, concert recordings, artist demos, performance and interview videos, and studio archives. ATTENTION VERMONT MUSICIANS! Please consider contributing recordings that you appear on to the Vermont Music Library collection. We are striving to create a comprehensive representation of music in Vermont and the effort would be incomplete without your inclusion! Our contact information is below, and we hope you will stop by to meet and leave your music with us in person. Recordings in the Vermont Music Library collection are also available to programmers of WOMM-LP 105.9FM 'The Radiator', the community radio station founded cooperatively by Big Heavy World and Lee Anderson, proprietor of Radio Bean.
We also invite your recordings into the inventory of our Vermont Music Shop. Download the Consignment Form and return it to the address below with six copies of each recording - five for inventory and one for the library.
Big Heavy World is a member of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Vermont Council on Rural Development, and Local First Vermont. Contact Information The Vermont Music Library & Shop The Staff James E. Lockridge, Executive Director With the valued consultation and support of: Andy Kolovos, Archivist, Vermont Folklife Center The Big Heavy World Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors:
Our Mission The Big Heavy World Foundation, Inc. is established to preserve the historical record of music originating in Vermont; to create economic opportunity for Vermont's musicians and the industries vital to them; to develop community among Vermont musicians and their patrons; and to accomplish this mission in a substance-free environment that empowers and educates youth. The Vermont Music Library & Shop was founded by The Big Heavy World Foundation, Inc. to preserve, celebrate and interpret Vermont's musical culture; serve as a center for scholarly and popular research through its archive; contribute to public discourse and understanding about the music community and the role of music in Vermont society; and contribute to Vermont's understanding of its cultural identity. Among other programs and projects, we endeavor to: MAINTAIN A MULTIMEDIA PUBLIC LISTENING LIBRARY of music written, performed, or conducted by Vermont musicians. Catalog this library according to Library of Congress standards and integrate this catalog with Vermont's statewide library system. Develop a comprehensive database of recording information from album liner notes and artist interviews. Create an interactive public interface to this database that includes access to digital media. Develop this library to meet minimum standards for community-oriented public library service in Vermont. Participate in establishment and use of universal standards for digital cultural content. MAINTAIN A RETAIL MUSIC SHOP to vend independently released Vermont recordings. Develop and promote this enterprise in partnership with other organizations and media that further Vermont commerce, products and culture. Invite volunteer and intern participation by students seeking experience in business, marketing, and community outreach. Our Philosophy Big Heavy World honors the lives and voices of Vermont’s musical artists. Preservation of Vermont’s traditional and contemporary cultural legacy, inclusively and without prejudice, is a meaningful concern of its citizens. The potential of Vermont’s youth is immeasurable. The values of self-worth, respect for diversity, positivity, civic participation, and independent thought are intuitively relevant to the well-being of young adults and worthy of fostering within an institution devoted to community-building and the art of this state. The VMLS In The Press ( Download the free Adobe Reader to view these documents ) Green Mountain Jukebox' 'Rest Areas Pump Vt. Jams' 'Jukebox project brings Vermont music to visitors' (Link to transcript and audio file). 'Weighty Mission: Big Heavy World has big goal to catalog Vermont music history" 'Online Store Brings Vermont Music to the World' 'Volunteer of the Week: Webmaster Spreads the Word on Vt. Music'
The VMLS Identity The Vermont Music Library & Shop's logo identity was illustrated by Ginny Joyner, incorporating images of a crow and lady slipper. The two images together represent the surly independence and rare beauty of Vermont-made music; as unexpectedly individual and compelling as the Vermonters that make it. HOME | ABOUT | VISITOR INFORMATION | LIBRARY COLLECTION NEWS | EVENTS | GIVING | FORUM The Vermont Music Library & Shop is a program of The Big Heavy World Foundation, Inc.
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