Charry Discusses the Art of Field Recordings

David PesciJune 27, 20111min
Prof. Charry on how It can be extremely difficult to record "in situ," but the results are often invaluable

On an episode of WNPR’s “Where We Live,” Eric Charry associate professor of music, discussed the difficulties of doing recordings in the field. Despite these issues, field recordings often yield vital historic documents of music, oral history, ceremonies, and other elements of oral cultures.