Speaker Sessions: Martin Fisher and the Art of Archaic Recording

Join us on Tuesday, April 14, for a unique experience! It’s always fun to experience something new and different…or old and archaic…depending on your bent. This program delivers both. We’re gonna do something old and archaic, which will probably be something new and different. We’re gonna record our very own Kris Truelsen from Radio Bristol onto a “wax” cylinder with 100+ year old equipment, and we’re gonna do it WITHOUT electricity and wires! This is a great opportunity to learn more about how early recordings were made and see the work in action. REGISTER TO ATTEND IN PERSON HERE Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Time: 7 p.m. ET Location: In-person at the Birthplace of Country Music, Performance Theater and streamed on Radio Bristol’s YouTube Channel Cost: Free and open to the public Martin Fisher joined the Center for Popular Music staff at MTSU in September of 2005 having accumulated and maintained a private collection of sound recordings for over 30 years and having 18 years experience in the field of television production with NewsChannel 5, WTVF in Nashville, Tennessee. Fisher also plays the trombone and is a self-taught fiddler who performs regularly with the Nashville Old Time String Band Association. His responsibilities include preserving, maintaining and augmenting the Center’s sound recordings collection, assisting researchers in locating and obtaining copies of recordings, and conducting acoustical “wax” cylinder recording demonstrations as part of the Center’s outreach program. Martin is also a member of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections and Tennessee Folklore Society.