High Notes of 'Disaster' and the Depression

Tompkins Square has already issued two gorgeous collections of instrumental guitar music - volumes 1 and 2 of "Imaginational Anthem - which only adds to the anticipation for the company's 3-CD Box Set “PEOPLE TAKE WARNING! Murder Ballads & Songs of Disaster 1913-1938.”
Disc will be released on Sept. 25, perfect timing for it to become this year's "Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922." That album won the Grammy for historical album; Sept. 25 is the last Tuesday before the Grammy eligibility deadline.
"People Take Warning" features 70 recordings from the likes of Charley Patton, Ernest Stoneman, Furry Lewis, Charlie Poole and Uncle Dave Macon, plus a forward by Tom Waits.
Set is produced by Christopher King, who won a Grammy for the beyond brilliant "Screamin' And Hollerin' the Blues - The Worlds Of Charley Patton," and Henry “Hank” Sapoznik.
Some of the music has already been posted on the official Website.