Genre Field Notes

Feel free to download the complete archive, which includes notes and compilation art: Sounds from the Rainbow (2000 - 2023) 12.6 GB

To assist readers and listeners navigate the complete archive, I organized all the field recordings into seven distinct genres (see below). Click on the genre title to open the spreadsheet.

Several performers have multiple recordings available, sometimes not limited to a single genre. For instance, a musician may have a couple of tracks in the Folk genre while also having one track in the Stories genre. There are hundreds of performers, many of which have just one featured track respectively. I encourage you not to overlook those, they are no less important, and I believe you’ll occasionally stumble upon a noteworthy recording.

Each spreadsheet lists the following categories: Artist, Track Title, Album, and Track Length

*Artist and Track Title are combined in the Ambience spreadsheet

Ambience

Featured herein are 336 recordings: birdsong, work sounds (e.g., sawing wood), campfires, thunder, soundbites, rainfall, et al. 

Eclectic

Featured herein are 297 recordings. I’ve recorded a lot of genres, subgenres, and music that lack classification, and they are placed in this spreadsheet. This includes the following: sound experiments and improvisation, instrumentals, “world” music, and various other whatchamacallits. 

Folk

Featured herein are 302 recordings: singer-songwriter, Americana, old-time, string band, punk-grass, country, traditional, et al.

Heartsongs

Featured herein are 183 recordings: singalongs, spirituals, sacred songs, call & response, et al.

Percussion

Featured herein are 38 recordings: call & response, West African style, freeform drum circles, et al. 

Poetry

Featured herein are 164 recordings: spoken word, haiku, improvisational, non-fiction, et al. 

Stories

Featured herein are 244 recordings: comedy, riddles, ghost stories, stand-up, soundbites, tongue twisters, et al.