INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Music History Project has received a substantial project grant from the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation. The grant will fund an oral history collection program, enabling the project to document the stories of at least 50 people who have played a significant part in Indiana’s music history.
The interviews will include stories from musicians and others who have had an impact on Indiana’s music scene, including those from music businesses. Each oral history will be made available on the Indiana Music History Project website. There will also be videos created for each person and audio excerpts that will be made available on the project’s streaming radio station, Indiana Music Radio on Live365.com, and to other interested radio stations.
Also included in the grant is funding for a “first series” set of Amazing Indiana Music Stories trading cards. These will be available at the online gift shop (www.Indianafound.org) and in retail locations around the state. These trading cards are a fun way to get information about Indiana’s music history into the hands of Hoosiers.
The Indiana Music History Project has a public museum gallery located in Indianapolis filled with memorabilia, an audio kiosk and more. The project also has travelling exhibitions throughout the year.