Library of Congress
Loc: California Gold: Northern California Folk Music: 1930s
This online presentation, California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties, comprises 35 hours of folk music recorded in 12 languages representing numerous ethnic groups and 185 musicians. It includes sound recordings,...
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Baltimore Folk Music Society Main Page
This site gives information on folk music education and preservation attempts.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Anglo American Folk Music
A complete, undergraduate-level online course on folk music.
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Gateshead Council: Farne: Folk Archive Resource North East
This site is from a British project that has collected recordings of traditional Northumbrian folk music. In addition to the the music itself, you'll find plenty of information on instruments, types of folk music, composers and...
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The Folk Project
The site gives some background to folk music and dance. By clicking on the stars next to the folk artists names about half way down the page, information on each artist can be obtained.
York University
York University: African Canadian Online: Music
African-Canadian music encompasses the West Indies, Africa, the United States, South American and the Maritimes. This excellent reference resource provides information about the many kinds of music and the talented individuals who make it.
Library of Congress
Loc: Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song
An archive Woody Guthrie's correspondence from 1940-50. Could provide insight into Woody's music. Contains a great biographical sketch and timeline. Also, a search aid for additional materials at the Library of Congress about him.
Intel Corporation
Intel: Music of the Western Expansion
What was life like for a western pioneer? Students take a journey through westward expansion using music to understand the experience of the pioneers. As they listen to lyrics and analyze the different types of music that was being sung...
Library of Congress
Loc: California Folk Music From 1930s
The Library of Congress provides a collection of 35 hours of folk music recorded during the Depression. The project is unique in that it recorded Slavic, Middle Eastern, European, Spanish and English speaking peoples who lived in...
PBS
Pbs: American Roots Music
If teaching a unit about the history of popular music in America, this PBS web site supporting their four-part TV broadcast of a few years ago would make a great resource. Includes lesson plans and oral histories too.
Contemplator
Folk Music of England, Scotland,ireland, Wales & America
Fine comprehensive intro to folk music of English-speaking countries. Lyrics, background and midi files make this a useful site.
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Folk Music Home Page
Personal page devoted to folk music and its offshoots. Lists performers, books, and any other related material to folk music.
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Welcome to Three Rivers Folklife Society
Learn about folk music and explore some of the world folk music sites.
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English Folk and Traditional Music on the Internet
This resource presents a thorough list of links relating to the definitions, organisations, libraries, archives, museums, research, magazines, journals, discographies, bibliographies, songs, tunes, dances, instruments, specific genres,...
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Canadian Folk Music Awards
Created in 2005, The Canadian Folk Music Awards promotes Canadian folk music in all its forms. Listed are the 2007 nominees for the awards and upcoming concerts.
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Folk Music of Canada and Australia
Features traditional folk music of Canada including lyrics and information about each song listed. Songs can be downloaded and played.
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Creative Folk: Women's History Through Folk Music
Personal site devoted to folk music concerned with the role of women throughout history. Feminist perspective in interpretation of this music.
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Maryl Neff: Definition of Folk Music
This resource provides an excellent introduction to the folk music genre and its elements.
Canadian Museum of History
Cmc: French Canadian Folk Songs
This article allows students to sample wax cylinders of French Folk songs.
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Philadelphia Folksong Society
Information about festivals and about folk song background plus support for furthering education about folklore.
Library of Congress
Loc: California Gold: Northern California Folk Music From the Thirties
During the 1930s the California Work Projects Administration surveyed traditional musical traditions in Northern California. This is a description and collection of this work.
Library of Congress
Loc: Florida Folklife
Library of Congress provides materials from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942. Selections include narratives and songs from ethnic and cultural groups, including African Americans, Bahamian Americans, Cuban Americans, American Indians, and...
PBS
Pbs: American Roots Music: Historical Background
What is American roots music? The term "American roots music" may not be a familiar one, and requires some explanation. At the beginning of the 20th Century, the term "folk music" was used by scholars to describe music made by whites of...
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Folk World: The Online Music Magazine
This is an Online Folk Music Magazine, with news from the folk music world, columns on folk music, and reviews of new folk music.
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