there is no eye: music for photographs
recordings of musicians photographed
by John Cohen

In Music for Photographs, photographer, filmmaker, folklorist, and musician John Cohen (of the New Lost City Ramblers, featured on the CD) presents some of the finest American roots recordings ever made. On their own, these songs are authentic and captivating. Yet, they are only one half of a conceptual whole—Cohen's powerful monograph, There is No Eye, forms the other half, showcasing the musicians featured here as well as many others. Experienced together, the music and the photographs create new dimensions of possibility in our collective drive to understand and appreciate people's music.

Music for Photographs includes previously unreleased songs from Bob Dylan and Rev. Gary Cooper. The recordings include the classic musicians Woody Guthrie, Muddy Waters, Doc Watson, Bill Monroe, and Alan Lomax. With 33 pages of liner notes you will also discover lesser known greats such as Roscoe Holcomb, who performs a heart-redending version of "Man of Constant Sorrows," the song made popular by the Coen Brother's Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?, and Elizabeth Cotton, who was discovered while working as a domestic servant in the childhood home of Mike and Peggy Seeger.