Compass Records
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Compass Records is an independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown that specializes in folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and acoustic music.
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Founded | 1995 (1995) |
Founder | Garry West Alison Brown |
Distributor(s) | AMPED Distribution (physical) Merlin Network (digital) |
Genre | Folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, world music |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
Official website | compassrecords |
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In 2006, Compass purchased the Green Linnet and Xenophile catalogs, and in 2008 the label purchased Mulligan Records.[1] Red House Records, an independent folk and Americana record label founded in 1983 in St. Paul, Minnesota, was purchased by the Compass Records Group in 2017.