About
Arhoolie Records is an American folk/roots music label, formally located in El Cerrito, California. It was formed in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz. From 1989 onward, releases appeared on CD. In May 2016, the label was purchased by the Sage Foundation and subsequently gifted to . Arhoolie Records now operates as The Arhoolie Foundation at its El Cerrito address, with its mission being the preservation and celebration of American "tradition-based styles of music".
Sub-labels
folklyric records
USA
Blues Classics
Old Timey Records
Label Code: LC 4154 / 04154
Mutual Music Corporation
Design House in San Francisco. AKA Mutual Music Corporation, San Francisco.
Bayou Records
1960s Cajun label from Louisiana, operated by . Subsidiary of Arhoolie Records, made primarily to be placed in the jukeboxes of Louisiana and Texas.
Tejano Roots
Music Of Mexico
American Masters (3)
Austrian Folk Music
Series of Austrian field recordings in the 1960s, released by , assembled and recorded by , and .
Contact Label
The Arhoolie Foundation 10341 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA info@arhoolie.org Smithsonian Folkways Recordings PO BOX 37012, MRC 520, CG 2001 Washington, DC 20013 USA SmithsonianFolkways@si.edu Former contact addresses for Arhoolie (now all obsolete) (1976-2016) Arhoolie Productions, Inc. 10341 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA (1965-1976) Arhoolie Records Box 9195 Berkeley, Ca. 94709 USA (1963-1964) Box 5073 Berkeley, S. California (1960-1962) P.O. Box 671 Los Gatos, CA