Dirty Linen (magazine)

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Dirty Linen
EditorPaul Hartman
CategoriesMusic magazine
Folk music
Frequencybi-monthly
Founded1983 as Fairport Fanatics
1987 as Dirty Linen
Final issueSpring 2010
CompanyDirty Linen, Ltd./Visionation, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Based in Baltimore, Maryland
Website dirtynelson.com
ISSN 1047-4315

Dirty Linen was a bi-monthly magazine of folk and world music based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. The magazine ceased publication in the spring of 2010. The magazine offered extensive reviews of folk music recordings, videos, books, and concerts as well as in depth profiles of musical artists and venues. They also maintained a schedule of concerts and festivals of folk music performances in North America in their "gig guide" which was available within the magazine or through their web site. Other features included, "The Horse Trader" classified ads, and a "Wireless" discussion of whats on the air waves.

Contents

History

Dirty Linen originated in 1983 as a publication titled Fairport Fanatics, a fan magazine for the British band Fairport Convention created by T.J. McGrath of Fairfield, Connecticut. In 1987 Paul Hartman took over as editor and publisher, renamed the magazine Dirty Linen. "Dirty Linen" was the title of a traditional tune, arranged as an instrumental by Dave Swarbrick on Fairport Convention's 1970 album, Full House. The publication expanded its scope to cover genres of rooted music from many countries and cultures. [1]

Based in Baltimore, Maryland, the magazine grew with direction from Hartman and his wife, Susan, who also served as co-editor of the magazine for many years. The photocopied fanzine became a glossy color publication in the early 1990s. [2] Dirty Linen began international distribution and gained sales in North American chains such as Borders Books & Music, Barnes & Noble, and Chapters. [1]

2007 merger with VisioNation

In September 2007, Dirty Linen announced a merger with VisioNation, Inc., publishers of Blues Revue and the e-zines BluesWax and FolkWax. [3] The merger was greeted enthusiastically by both parties who announced plans for new projects for Dirty Linen such as the inclusion of a sampler CD for subscribers, [4] and planned growth for all four of VisioNation's roots music publications, including entry into radio and cable markets and sponsorship of music festivals. [1]

In April 2010, Paul and Sue Hartman left Dirty Linen and VisioNation. Dirty Linen canceled their March/April and May/June 2010 issues.

VisioNation, Ltd., was an Iowa entity established August 13, 1999. Chip Eagle (né Charles Arthur Eagle, Jr.; born 1959) was president. The Secretary of State of Iowa VisioNation, Ltd., administratively dissolved VisioNation, Ltd., August 6, 2010. Chip's father, Charles Arthur Eagle (1936–1996), had been vice president of marketing for Look magazine before it ceased publication in 1971. [5]

Writers

A number of writers for the magazine also provide music content elsewhere on the web:

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