100 YEARS! FELIZ CUMPLE DON WALTER!
To celebrate this, we'll share a few Tape Hunt pearls today.
Enjoy a short Interview from 1981 and a beautiful lost & found Calypso from Gavitts legendary tapes. Thanks to all our contributors & supporters, without you we couldn't do this!!!
Drop in again later, we have some more for you.
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Recovered treasures
In 2017, nine original tapes were located in Canada:
In 2018, six original tapes were found in Costa Rica:
In March 2019, five original tapes were recovered in the USA:
In May 2019, unreleased parts from Don Walter's "Folkways" album were donated to the Tape Hunt:
In January 2020, another five original tapes were found in Costa Rica:
In October 2020, the biggest catch containing 45 original tapes was unearthed in Costa Rica:
Currently Vol. 1 & 2 of the "Legendary Tape Recordings" are available - containing 30 previously unreleased Calypso treasures rescued by the Tape Hunt :
