Folk Image - Archived Shows

A few notes about the list and the history of Folk Image:

1) Our first two shows, recorded in late May and early June of 1997, are permanently lost... unfortunately. These earliest shows were recorded on cassette, and the first tapes were recorded over with newer shows. Once taken off line, the media files were also deleted, and the playlists disappeared somewhere in the shuffle between me and Jim. I did not own my own computer until February of 1998, so Jim had to handle all the web mastering, including the encoding.
2) The shows of Oct. 6, Nov. 2, and Dec. 17, 1997 have been lost for some mysterious reason. However, the playlists have survived and are part of this list.
3) All shows from 1998 are encoded in pre-G2 Real Audio. The frequency response is limited, but still worth listening to, we think.
4) All shows from Sept. 20, 1999 to May 3, 2000, as well as the Christmas 2000 show, remain in the Windows Media format. These shows are from the first few months we were using a Windows Media Server, and were originally encoded to DAT or to .wav files. Due to the size of the original files, and the price of digital audio tape, we could not afford to hold on to our originals until CD burners and 40 gigabyte hard drives became affordable in 2000.

Unless you have a recent Real Player and have it configured to play .asf files, you will need a Windows Media Player to open these shows. It should be noted that they stream in HTTP only because the software package for our current server does not include Windows. But that's really not so bad. You will not be able to fast forward a clip beyond the current point of your download. But everything else is functional and the file plays immediately as it downloads. In fact, we find it is more stable than streaming. Besides, if you have a high speed connection, an entire 2 hour clip should become available to you within five minutes.

Enjoy the shows!