NEWS

August 2024

Berkalin Records welcomes Sarah Pierce to the label! Sarah brings her magnificent music and life in her authentic songs and voice. Her first Berkalin release will be “Blessed by the West”

May 2024

Berkalin Records artists Ordinary Elephant release their self-titled album “Ordinary Elephant”!

February 2024

Berkalin Records artist Jeff Talmadge releases his new album “Sparrow” on February 6. Check out his latest review by Lee Zimmerman in the Reviews Section.

January 2024

Berkalin Records welcomes Jim Jones to the label! Jim has received awards in recognition of both his music and boos he has authored in the Western genre. His first album released by Berkalin will be “Storyteller: Tales from the West” in the first quarter of 2024.

January 2023

Berkalin Records is proud to announce the new video and single from Brian Kalinec, Redwood Fence. This is the first release from Brian’s upcoming album, The Beauty of it all. Here is what Brian has to say about this release:

:“Our perspective of life is greatly shaped by our experiences. We learn from the things we see, but we may not understand or even be aware of the lives of others around us. Until we do become aware, we cannot appreciate what each human being can contribute to the world. Ultimately, the cruelty of discrimination against anyone makes us a poorer, less kind,and less knowledgeable society. I grew up in the north end of Beaumont,TX. In our immediate area, our street was the most southerly one with white residents. Immediately south of our backyard fence was a series of large, adjacent African American neighborhoods extending all the way to downtown. When our subdivision was built in the1950’s the builder constructed a continuous six-foot redwood fence which spanned the entire 20 house block on the back property line of our backyards. This song explores the relationships and regrets related to that fence, as observed through the eyes of a child and reconsidered often as an adult. The accompanying video reminds us of the continuing struggle for equality and racial justice through the past century and a half. Everything in this song happened and is as true as I know it to be.“

Link to American Highways Premiere of Redwood Fence

July 2022

Congratulations to Randy Palmer and Randy Lewis Brown. Their new Berkalin Releases, Deeper Water and Wind of Change, are number 28 and 22 respectively on the Folk-DJ charts for July 2022.

April 2019

Congratulations to Daniel Boling whose 2018 CD "LIVE at The Kitchen Sink" is nominated for two 2019 New Mexico Music Awards:

Best Folk Song - "Appalachia" Best Novelty Song - "Rent-a-Snake"

March 2019

February 2019

George Ensle releases “Home” at Threadgill’s in Austin.

January 2019