Waterbug Records is a small independent record label based in Glen Ellyn, Illinois specializing in singer-songwriters and traditional folk musicians who do original research. The label was founded as an artist cooperative label in 1992 by singer-songwriter Andrew Calhoun.Winters, Pamela Murray, "Linen Lites: Andrew Calhoun – Call Me 'Colquhoun'", Dirty Linen, 112, June–July 2004, p.14-15"Bound to Go: Illuminating Legacy of African American Folk Tradition", All About Jazz, May 23, 2008 Calhoun described the label in a column written for Sing Out!: "Waterbug is largely an artists' co-op. All the artists own their recordings and publishing rights. Twenty artists contributed a song and part of the cost of manufacturing a label sampler, which each of us sell from the stage for $5. We are working cooperatively to help each other get heard."Calhoun, Andrew, "Hey Rube!: Success", Sing Out!, 41:2 August–October 1996, p.110-111
Roster Geoff Bartley Randy Black Chuck Brodsky Jonathan Byrd Andrew Calhoun Lui Collins Erin Corday Kat Eggleston Bob Franke Annie Gallup Michael Jerling Jenn Lindsay Kate MacLeod Kate McDonnell Sarah McQuaid Anaïs Mitchell William Pint and Felicia Dale Shinobu Sato Danny Schmidt Cosy Sheridan Devon Sproule Sons of the Never Wrong Art Thieme Sloan Wainwright Dar Williams Hugh Blumenfeld
See also List of record labels
References
External links Waterbug Recordsofficial site.