AUTHOR: Bryan Cornell

Bryan Cornell has been a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Section for well over a decade, and he has fielded questions on topics ranging from the correct technique for playing spoons to the authentic sound of an 1850's Irish-American accent. Before coming to the Library he received an undergraduate degree from Pitzer College, an MS in US History from the University of Utah and an MLS from the University of Maryland. He has also been active playing guitar and synth in the underground music scenes in Salt Lake, Los Angeles and Washington, DC.

Most Recent Posts

• This Coming Thursday (September 14) at the Mary Pickford Theater at the Library of Congress (Washington, DC) September 13th, 2023
• This Coming Thursday (August 17) at the Mary Pickford Theater at the Library of Congress (Washington, DC) August 14th, 2023
• Remembering Marianne Mantell and the Birth of the Spoken Word Recording Industry February 22nd, 2023
• The Women Who Founded an Industry March 30th, 2020
• Ground Control to Major Tom July 16th, 2019
• An Evening of Sounds, Stories and Surprises with Jim Metzner October 9th, 2018
• Talking Baseball and America with the Spirit of Studs Terkel June 27th, 2018
• Vocal Recordings the Hard Way April 17th, 2018
• That Phantom Harvest Moon October 5th, 2017