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A Conversation with Pieta Brown (continued)
PB: Well, I didn't want to wait, for one thing. And I was curious about doing things from the ground level, just so I had a real sense of that. And I got a grant from the Iowa Arts Council to make that record.
PM: Did they give you a grant for the whole thing?
PB: Not the whole thing, for part of it.
PM: God bless 'em.
PB: Yeah. And so I just felt like doing it that way.
PM: Right. Just doing it your own self.
PB: Doing it my own way, just so I would really know about that. Also, as I'm learning the ins and outs of the business, I want to know what I'm talking about, what's going on. And it's been great in a lot of ways. It's great to get checks in the mail for 16 bucks for one record, and then I send it out into the world. I got a check from Jerusalem the other day.
[laughter]
PB: It's great. It's a really fundamental and really cool exchange.
PM: So when we tell people where to order it, where do we tell them to go? Because there is no Pieta website--
PB: Well, there's one being made, but it's supposed to be done this summer at some point, I don't know.
PM: So where do you want us to tell them to go to order it?
PB: If they go to Trailer, the information is posted on their site. It's trailer-records.com. [To make things easy for our readers, we put together a little page of Pieta Brown info and links that follows this interview.]
PM: Is there anybody working publicity or radio promo on this record?
PB: No. I've just been selling it at my shows.
PM: You're something. So yeah, I hope we can spread the word because this is one great record, Pieta.
PB: Thanks.
PM: Yeah, it's really beautiful. I never do this, but I'm looking forward to putting it back on after we get off the phone.
PB: Great.
PM: It's like, "Frank, you don't need to listen to this again now. Your interview is done." Yeah, but it's what I'm listening to today.
PB: Kick ass.
PM: So, hey to Bo.
PB: Yeah, I'll tell him.
PM: And I hope next time you guys get into Nashville that we get to have a cup of coffee or something. And I'm grateful that you took the time today to do this. I look forward to your very special countenance on our cover.
PB: Thanks, Frank. Do you have a picture, by the way? That reminds me.
PM: Oh yeah, our designer has been in touch with Sandy Dyas.
PB: Okay, good. So you can get one.
PM: Yes.
PB: All right, well, thanks, Frank.
PM: You bet, Pieta. And all the best.
PB: Take it easy.
[Photographer Sandy Dyas is currently finishing work on a book featuring her photographs of Iowa musicians. And a few copies of her limited-edition Bo Ramsey video (see our review) are still available from Trailer Records for $12 while supply lasts.]
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