Editing Revenant Records (section)

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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name         = Revenant Records
| image        = <!-- logo, such as "LABEL-LOGO.jpg" -->
| image_size  = <!-- size -->
| parent        = <!-- parent company, such as "[[Warner Music Group]]" -->
| founded      = <!-- year of foundation, such as {{start date|1950}} -->
| founder       = [[John Fahey (musician)|John Fahey]], Dean Blackwood
| distributor   = <!-- distributors, separate with commas or <br /> -->
| genre         =  [[folk music|Folk]], [[blues]]
| country       = U.S.
| location      = [[Austin, Texas]]
| url             = {{URL|www.revenantrecords.com}}
}}

'''Revenant Records''' is an American [[independent record label]] based in [[Austin, Texas]], which concentrates on [[folk music|folk]] and [[blues]]. Revenant was formed in 1996 by [[John Fahey (musician)|John Fahey]] and Dean Blackwood.<ref name="Dean">{{cite journal|last = Dean|first = Eddie|title = In Memory of Blind Thomas of Old Takoma|journal = Washington City Paper|date = March 9–15, 2001|url = http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/special/fahey030901.html|accessdate = January 5, 2010|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030212200500/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/special/fahey030901.html|archivedate = February 12, 2003}}</ref> Revenant's 2001 box set, ''[[Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton]]'', won three [[Grammy Award]]s in 2003.

Revenant gained fame among [[free jazz]] fans in 2004 when it released ''[[Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)]]'', a 9-CD box set of rare and unissued recordings and interviews by saxophonist [[Albert Ayler]].

Other notable releases from Revenant are ''[[Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 4]]'' (2000) and John Fahey's posthumous album ''[[Red Cross (album)|Red Cross]]'' (2003).