both ways. The company produced a number of releases that received significant critical acclaim but sold only a few hundred copies. It also led to considerable success and the debut of a number of new faces in the folk, traditional and, later, new music fields such as: Tom Mitchell, Kilimanjaro, Mary McCaslin and Jim Ringer Engineers Resident engineers included co-founders Michael Couture and Bill Schubart, and also Chas Eller and David Green. Gregg Lamping served as the technical engineer. Artists Philo’s better known artists included Mary McCaslin, Jim Ringer, Jean Carignan (Canada), Dave van Ronk, Rosalie Sorrels, Jean Redpath, The Boys of the Lough, Utah Phillips, The New Black Eagle Jazz Band, Bill Staines, Kilimanjaro, Patty Larkin, Martin Grosswendt, and Nanci Griffith. Bought by Rounder Records In 1979, the music industry suffered major losses from piracy and the collapse of the two-tier distribution system. In that year, Philo saw two of its major distributors fail and the significant loss of receivables triggered a chapter 11 filing under which Philo sought bankruptcy protection. The label limped along for two and a half more years continuing to pay down its debts and then sold itself to Rounder Records which assumed the label name and catalog of artists. Rounder proved to be a good steward, keeping many of the albums available and converting many to the then-new CD format. Rounder added other well-known artists to the roster including: Ray Wylie Hubbard, Ellis Paul, Bill Morrissey, Iris Dement, Carrie Newcomer, Christine Lavin, Vance Gilbert and Cliff Eberhardt. In the continuing consolidation of a collapsing music media industry, Rounder itself was sold to Concord Music Group in April 2010. Master List / Discography Philo 1000 Vermont Harmony I: UVM Choral Union, arr. Dr. James Chapman (1973) Philo 1001 Margaret MacArthur Philo 1002 Craig Morton: The Liverpool Judies (1973) Philo 1003 Jim Brewer, 1974 Philo 1004 Utah Phillips: Good Though (1973) Philo 1005 Owen McBride, 1973 Philo 1006 10th Annual Old Time Fiddlers Conference at Craftsbury (1973) Philo 1007 Lazy Bill Lucas, 1974 Philo 1008 Kenny Hall, 1974 Philo 1010 Eric & Marty Nagler (Beers family): Gentleness in Living (1973) Philo 1011 Mary McCaslin: Way Out West (1973) Philo 1012 Jim Ringer: Good to Get Home (1974) Philo 1013 Billy Vanaver and Livia Drapkin Philo 1014 Priscilla Herdman: the Water Lily Philo 1015 Bodie Wagner, Hobo (1975) Philo 1016 Utah Phillips: El Capitan (1975) Philo 1017