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Tenali Hrenak | |
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| Born | Wisconsin, United States |
| Occupations | Field recordist, radio producer, author |
| Notable work | Gathering Sounds (2023); Gathering Sounds Too (2023); Muddy Boots Radio; Sounds from the Rainbow; PRX/KVMR miniseries (2015) |
Tenali Hrenak is an American field recordist, radio and podcast producer, sound collage artist, and author. His work includes audio documentation of Rainbow Gatherings and publications on community music.
Career
editHrenak has recorded songs, poems, and stories at Rainbow Gatherings for more than two decades. His archive, Sounds from the Rainbow, spans gatherings in the United States, Mexico, Panama, and New Zealand, and is preserved on the Internet Archive.[1]
In 2015, with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and KVMR, he produced a nine episode radio miniseries distributed through the Public Radio Exchange.[2]
His radio work has been featured on the Smithsonian Folkways podcast American Songcatcher.[3]
Publications
editMedia and Reviews
editIn 2023, Karin Zirk reviewed Gathering Sounds, describing it as an exploration of folk music and anthropology.[4]
Hrenak discussed his recordings in an interview on the End of the Road Podcast.[6]
He wrote about his relationship with folk musician Pete Seeger in The Union, a Nevada County newspaper.[7]
Publication and Projects
editIn 2018, Hrenak produced Garden of Earthly Insights, a podcast episode on the Missoko Bwiti tradition of Gabon, which included songs from the album Calling the Spirits: Missoko Bwiti Music of Gabon released on This Moment Records.[8]
His recordings were featured in Observatory Station,[9] an installation at the Barbican Centre in London. He has contributed to Cities and Memory,[10] a global sound archive covering more than 140 countries.
His Rainbow Gathering recordings appeared in Organic Valley Goodies, a short film by documentary filmmaker Jonathan Kalafer.
Community involvement
editHrenak co founded Grassroots Aid Partnership, a disaster relief organization that provides food and aid to vulnerable communities.[11]
Publication and projects
edit- Gathering Sounds (2023)
- Gathering Sounds Too (2023)
- Gathering Sounds Thrice (forthcoming, 2026)
- Muddy Boots Radio (radio/podcast series)
- Sounds from the Rainbow (audio archive)
- PRX/KVMR miniseries (2015)
References
edit- ↑ Tenali Hrenak, New Hampshire 2023 - Sounds from the Rainbow, retrieved 2026-03-02
- ↑ "PRX » User » tenali hrenak". PRX - Public Radio Exchange. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "LOCAL FOCAL // The Other Side by American Songcatcher". Spotify for Creators. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- 1 2 Karin (2023-10-28). "Gathering Sounds: Book review - Karin's World". Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Thrice". Gathering Sounds. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence): Episode 263: Tenali Hrenak (and Bill Crook): Rainbow Gatherings/"Gathering Sounds" Field Recordings with the Rainbow Family". endoftheroad.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Import, N. C. S. (2014-01-29). "A friend, a mentor, a guide: Folk singer, activist Pete Seeger touched lives of many". The Union. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Sounds from the Rainbow, by Sounds from the Rainbow". This Moment Records. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "Observatory Station: open call from Cities and Memory & Barbican". Cities & Memory | Field recordings, sound map, sound art. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ Memory, Cities and (2018-12-22). "Field recordings of the year - the best sounds of 2018". Cities & Memory | Field recordings, sound map, sound art. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "General 1". Grassroots AID Partnership. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
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