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LOST VOICES
An expanding online collection of audio ephemera, including home-made lacquer recordings from the 1940s and 1950s, radio station airchecks, field recordings, and shortwave radio transmissions, curated by
Ray Carmen.
About
RAY CARMEN presents hour-long multi-media music programs in the NE Ohio area, both in person and online. Since 2011, he has presented programs for the Akron-Summit County Public Library, Stark County District Library, Garrettsville Public Library, Cuyahoga Falls Library, North Canton Public Library, Barberton Public LIbrary, and Medina County Public Library. LOST VOICES is one of his most popular programs.
A local musician since the late 1980s, he currently plays in Librarians With Hickeys (Big Stir Records), and is also working on a book about home-made lacquer recordings from the 1940s and 1950s. This website is a supplement to the forthcoming book, and to the current program. You can find out more about his music programs here.
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