The stories behind the songs that tell the story of the U.S.

A site maintained by Stefan Wirz with discography and other information for a number of American folk musicians. There's also Yazoo and Kicking Mule Records discographies, and lots of other good information.
The site gives information on the work of Roy Book Binder, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Paul Geremia, Fred Gerlach, Jo Ann Kelly, Steve Mann, John Miller, Dick Rosmini, Patrick Sky, Mark Spoelstra, Dave van Ronk, Eric von Schmidt, the Even Dozen Jug Band, and others.

Songs on The Heron Smiled reflect Annie's Anishinaabe Ojibwe heritage and vision with a foundation in Native American and folk music. The Heron Smiled has been nominated for four Native American Music Awards, including Best Folk Album and Best Record of the Year.

East Tennessee State University’s Center for Appalachian Studies and Services documents and showcases Appalachia's past, celebrates its cultural heritage, and promotes an understanding of the influences that shape its identity.

Art's camera was witness to the Great Folk Scare of the 1960's. See it as it was.

Fascinating photos from the life and experiences of Guy and Candie Carawan

Insurgent Country, Americana, Amercian Roots Music. Songbook with lyrics and chords also with folksongs.

An interesting collection of song studies, artist biographies, and other background information.

The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip Collection is now available online through the Library of Congress American Memory Web site. This multiformat ethnographic field collection includes 686 sound recordings, as well as photographic prints, fieldnotes, dust jackets, and other manuscripts documenting folksingers and folksongs during a three-month, 6,502-mile trip through eight Southern states.

Biographies of some of the most important women in folklore - Creighton, Colcord, Flanders, and others.

Two OLD TIME MUSICIANS, known as THE TRAVELIN' TROUBADOURS OF OHIO are mostly staying home now and operating the midi/audio web site and home business of selling Looms to weavers. Hope you will stop by, enjoy my sequencing efforts and make a new friendship! Bill will be celebrating his 80th Birthday this year on Nove. 11th and I hope you'll send him some messages! Thanks, Bill and Diane Marshall
Site closed in 2002, but still available through the link above.

Home Page for Phil's discography, lyrics, etc.

The Music of the American Civil War (1861-1865); Music of George Frederick Root (1820-1895); Henry Clay Work (1832-1884); Henry Tucker (1826-1882); and Stephen Foster and many others -lyrics and MIDI files (new URL - updated October, 2000)

The Cumberland Trio originated at the University of Tennessee in 1962 and won the National Collegiate Folk Festival in Jacksonville, FL in 1963. The Trio made three appearances on the ABC-TV Hootenanny prime time Saturday night Folk Music Series in 1964, and performed concerts at colleges and universities across the nation. A 23 song CD of their music, mostly recorded in 1964 at RCA in Nashville, TN, produced by Chet Atkins, was released in October, 2001 and is available on their above website. The Trio disbanded in 1965 as a result of bad luck on their recording contract as well as the effect the British Invasion-Beatles et al- had on the sales of folk recordings. Mike Kirkland of the original Brothers Four has stated that The newly released Cumberland Trio CD, digitally remastered from their previously unreleased recordings is terrific folk music and as good as anything recorded in the folk era of the '60s. The Trio performed a Reunion Concert November 9, 2001 before an entusiastic packed house at the historic Bijou Theatre Center in Knoxville, TN, which will be released on digital Video, DVD & CD in March of 2002. The original group reunited in 2001 and is performing selectively at concert halls and music festivals througout the Southeastern U S.

This site is dedicated to the folk and protest singers of the folk boom from the late 1950s through early 1960s.

The Fabulous Limeliters Homepage Lou, Glenn, Alex - and their successors

An original Florida String Band. Nominated for Best Traditional Folk Album, 1999 NARAS Grammys. We made a CD the beginning of this year and are planning our next. Our banjo player and major songwriter, JU Lee, is battling cancer. All proceeds from our CD are now going to JU and his wife Wanda to fund his treatment in Chicago. Visit our site and hear our brand of music. If you like it, order a CD and support one of Florida's living treasures.

Fascinating bibliographies of cowboy songbooks. I haven't explored the site completely, but it looks like a real gold mine.
-Joe Offer-

U. S. Folk trio located in west central Vermont - Sandy Morse (bigchuck), Peter Cady (Midchuck), and Kristina Cady - perform a mix of traditional folk, cowboy songs, almost-bluegrass, and composed songs that we happen to like...

northwest michigan band, bluegrass+ banjo/dobro,fiddle/mandolin,guitar,harmonica,bass we all sing very eclectic song list 18 yrs in existence check out sound clips and news/mag articles

An old and informative bluegrass site.

Nice solid bluegrass site with material not found at Cowpie or the Digital Tradition.
No longer active, but you can access this huge collection of bluegrass lyrics through the archive.org link above.

Presentation of "Le Gros Willy", french Bluegrass band, photos, sonors extracts, links, news ...

An impressive collection of bluegrass lyrics. (Joe Offer)

Homepages for Sydney (Australia) based Blues/R'n'B quartet!

See what we've done so far to gain recognition for Blind Boy Fuller and what's in the works to honor Fuller, Gary Davis and the Piedmont Blues.

Online music resource specializing in rare, out of print and re-issued CD's.Imported and domestic-new releases, too. All at incredibly low prices. Searchable database of over 5000 Record Titles. Free newsletter.Enter code RMCMudcat and get a Free CD with your first purchase.

"This official web site keeps you fully informed about the work and tour schedule of acoustic blues singer and songwriter ERIC BIBB. A native of New York City (and son of singer-actor Leon Bibb, nephew of jazz composer John Lewis, and godson of Paul Robeson), Eric Bibb came of age during the blues and folk music boom of the 1960's."

WYSIWYG
(posted June, 2001)

Directory style collection with more than 2,200 blues links, organized in categories like bands and artists, festivals, lyrics and tabs, clubs, record labels, blues societies, radio programs, sound files, etc.

A folk/blues site with artist info., links, and pictures for those late-nighters.

Extensive blues lyrics arranged by artist and title.
Some real audio.

Profiles of some 200 artists/bands (Blues, Bluesrock, Soul and Rhythm & Blues).

Original blues, folk music, and cabaret tunes with blues harmonies by songwriter Fred Moolten. Hear sound clips and learn more about these songs with their rich melodies and spirited, powerful lyrics.

A Chicago style blues band working out of eastern Pennsylvania.

The David Miller Blues Band is a 'Chicago style' band with a vast repertoire from Little Walter to Wilson Pickett.

Free transcription of "Juke", free slide guitar lesson from Acoustic Guitar magazine, lists of blues harp and country blues recordings, info on Glenn's blues harp books.

Claims not to have the bandwidth limit that stifles Harry's Blues Lyrics.

2,700+ blues lyrics, 1,200+ tabs & chords and 1,400+ soundclips of blues songs, blues terms and language defined and explained, blues history, blues CD's and books selection and more. Many pre-war and country blues lyrics.

Dedicated to the wealth of Blues talent that call St. Louis home.

Husband/wife team with several CD's, awards, and info regarding Hohner harmonicas and accordions, concertinas, melodeons, National Steel, Fender and Martin Guitars. Active links.

"Drop your socks, shake your ass" originals with powerful, sultry vocals, kickin' guitar licks, hot harmonica, and a tight, dynamic rhythm section. "Listenable to the extreme!"

I am an independent recording artist specializing in lap guitar style blues.(dobro & lapsteel)

An amazing collection - with a concordance. This Website is a perfect companion to Michael Taft's book of blues lyrics, Talkin' to Myself, which doesn't have a very good index.

Best on-line biography that I've read about my favorite blues musician (Outfidel)

Sleazy, raunchy acoustic blues from Surrey's finest blues picker. Albums available at CD Baby and iTunes.
Site also includes a searchable index of (early) blues guitar songs - who played them, what CD they are on, what tab book they are in, and where to buy them. A useful resoutce if you can't find that elusive tab...

A site for Blues and Vampyre Fans

For the Blues, the Whole Blues & NothinButDaBlues! Daily Blues News & Public Announcements. Monthly issues of Reading Room articles & essays, Featured Artists/well-known greats, Spotlight Artist/not-so-well-known greats, Featured books & more. Bluesy Fun/Games/Contests, winners pick prizes of THEIR choice. Blues Knowledge Center. BluesMart shopping for all things bluesy: CDs, videos/DVDs, books, gifts, instructional, art gallery & much more. Comprehensive Blues Festival listings. New Releases listed weeks in advance. Home of the USA Walter Trout Fan Club. And more -- Lots to do and see, always current and interesting. So drop in today, we'd love to see your face in that bluesy ol' place.

independently produced delta blues, folk, rock cds by pauray. hear streaming audio of complete songs selected from each title with realaudio player.

Learn more about the greatest Delta bluesman who ever lived!!!!

Rod is an International Blues Musician Currently living it up on the north east coast of Australia, where he is blowin' harp with some of aussies finest blues musicians.

You've seen Koko Taylor. You've seen Etta James. You've seen Ruth Brown, Big Mama Thorton, and Janis Joplin. But, have you seen Jennifer Sharif? Check out Terraplane Blues and see how the greatest blues singers of the world have influenced this singer!

Terry Hanck Band Unofficial Blog Site

this is some info on the band and its upcoming shows

Acoustic roots/blues/americana band from Vancouver B.C. Canada Nominated 2003 best new artist MAPLE BLUES AWARDS CD out called RIDE @ CDBABY.COM

The Triple Threat Blues Band (from Southern CT/greater NYC-area, USA) maintains a site that has info about the band, but is also a resource for blues-related material. Includes a library, links, etc.

Bluespeak, stories, lies, pics, info and the Badly Recorded Blues (free songs I've sung into the monitor mic, very bad quality but some folks seem to like 'em somewhat...) BluesQuizez, Postcards, the Tweedboard and the Soapbox. Constructed entirely of tarpaper, chickenwire,and html.

Sterling Times has over 15 pages of info, sometimes sound clips, photos, lyrics, etc. of classical children's records, both UK and some USA. It's fun just to look through them all, some have even be re-released! kat

Cantaria is a library of "bardic" folk songs, mostly from Ireland, Scotland and England, intended to be an educational tool... Songs are divided into Traditional, Contemporary, and pre 1600

Good settings of Early Music well organised

The web's largest reference for European Medieval and Renaissance music since 1994. A whole bunch of info on the whys and hows of early music.

Has a lot of articles, lyrics, and "how to find info" on pre-1600's music. This has been done as part of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) - a Medieval recreation society.

Genuinely original English singer/songwriter influenced by Nick Drake, Roy Harper e.t.c.

The Bodleian Library (University of Oxford) has unparalleled holdings of over 30,000 ballads in several major collections. The original printed materials range from the 16th- to the 20th-Century. The Broadside Ballads project makes the digitised copies of the sheets and ballads available to the research community.

Great links page leads to info on songs & performers

News, gigs, and contact information

A subject guide to Internet resources (largely the World Wide Web) relating to traditional English folk music, song and dance.

Folk venues lists for the Mid West of England. Clubs, sessions, festivals, and dances. Based on Gloucestershire and attached counties, Links to overlapping areas.

Jabadaw play English/European music for concerts and dances on sax, fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, bass and drums.
This band is no longer active. Their last gig was 30 June, 2007 - but their Website still works in July, 2009.

A folk duo, performing traditional and contemporary material in a refreshingly, innovative manner.

A nice selection of information and links.

Penny Black

"Getting on a bit and think they're worth something" was how Radio Lancashire described this Lancashire Comic folk group (they are serious sometimes!) - and they weren't far wrong, the lads that make-up Penny Black have been around the folk scene since the late 50's.
John Bond fronts the group with his comic (some might say risque) songs and poems and is joined by Pete Skinner (vocals/banjo etc), and Barrie Parker (upright bass and melodian).
Sometimes - when they can't get Barrie out of the rest home - Pete and John appear as a duo - and were introduced at Fylde Folk Festival as "two thirds of a duo" - which they still haven't worked out.
Pop along to the web site and have a laugh - yes there are pictures!

English folk songs and sea shanties. Sheet music for dance tunes.
This was once a terrific Website, but it was last active in 2002. You can still access the Website through the Wayback Machine link above.

At Real UK Music at www.realukmusic.co.uk find excellent information and links to folk music and other types of music area websites throughout the UK.

Aaardvarks Accoustic Music Web Site Pace Egging Play, St George and the Dragon, Based on a Traditional Play from Kirby Longsdale. George Clarke gives a brief history of the Performing Mummers Side Rombalds Mummer based round Ilkley Moor in Yorkshire. Photographs and links, UPDATED 20/01/2001 Full PLAY 1983 Version

The site contains biographical detail about this important Victorian song collector and information about the Baring-Gould Heritage Project. Resources include an index to his manuscripts and an increasing number of songs collected in Devon and Cornwall as PDFs
Previous Website http://www.greenjack.btinternet.co.uk

Home page for this English Acoustic duo. These guys have been around for years and are easily the best exponents of re-worked English folk song in Europe. Many glorious interpretations of traditional material as well as stunning original material. I can think of no comparisons for them, they are absolutely a one-off.

Grass-roots organisation promoting the Folk Arts in the South Yorkshire/North Derbyshire region of the U.K. Comprehensive online Folk Arts Directory, publications etc.

South Yorkshire Folk at www.syfolk.co.uk provides listings of folk/acoustic music clubs, festivals and events in and around Yorkshire and excellent links to other North of England folk sites.

Pages devoted to a single ballad: Tam Lin

The TSF is a national organisation based in the UK that brings together those interested in reseach, collecting and performance of Traditional Song. Our aim is to be inclusive of all the traditions found in the British Isles although the majority of Forum members are interested in the songs originating in these islands.

Please note that we can allow only one link per Website or performer (put links to your MP3's on your site, not here). Pick the ONE category that best fits the site - with over 500 links on this page, we don't have room for multiple categories and multiple links for single sites. Also, limit your description of the Website to about three lines. We reserve the right to edit links posted here. If I think you are using any tricks that artificially place your link at the top of the list, I will change your link to place you in a more suitable location.
Also note that we do not have room to allow individuals to post large numbers of links on a given topic, such as links to various festivals. If you have a large number of links to contribute, please start a thread or talk with me about putting them in a PermaThread.
Thanks.
-Joe Offer-

Lots of good links.

Music store in Ontario, Canada, with 2 locations: Orangeville and Fergus. Retailers of folk, world, and collectable instruments. Also: weekly jam session, live music through the Traditions Folk Club, books, and music lessons.

A Webliography located by the infamous Catspaw. (JRO)

"An interactive guide to the wild, the weird and the vernacular in Australian music." (thanks to pete au for this link)

A little known young folk group from Oxfordshire who go on tour in Spain occasionally.

The interviews of Pete Seeger and of Guy and Candie Carawan are particularly interesting.

Gig info, potted history and links to other sites.

The Folk Rag is a great resource for any one interested in whats on in and around Brisbane, Australia and the rest of the country.

Home page of singer/songwriter Brooks Williams. Includes gig dates and album info.

Roots of Folk: Old English, Scots, and Irish Songs and Tunes - Background Information, Lyrics, and ABC Tunes for early or original versions of hundreds of folk songs.

The latest news on superb singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Mare; Her grassroots and digital adventures; Complete discography and filmography; A comprehensive section on the Mouthbow; Discussion room; Lots of links to folk and blues musicians.

A very active folk music club in Chico, California.
(Joe Offer)

Heaps of old favorites here... great fun

Current and Archived issues of the long standing magazine on traditional music

This Webring is mainly about Irish Folk Sites but also Folk in general. But please, not that stuff like "polkas" or "jodeling" :o)

Ceolas claims to have the largest online collection of information on Celtic music, and has links to hundreds of related sites.

Christy Moore, Planxty, and Moving hearts discography and lyrics

Source for songs of the Civil War and the era....

Folk music of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales & America. Midi, lots of information.

discography and lyrics for the Copper Family

Weekly concerts of Irish and International folk artists. Based in County Down, Ireland.

An eclectic mix of traditional, original and contemporary songs interspersed with stories and humour.

An Index to Field Recordings in the Flanders Ballad Collection was originally compiled and published in 1983 by Jennifer Post.... a listing of some 4500 songs, ballads, fiddle tunes and recitations recorded in New England from the 1930s through the 1960s; and indexes by Performer, Title, and Location. H.

Australia's heritage and traditions through word music and song. Many links to Aussie performers and music related sites.

Database index to recordings of tunes and songs from traditional and contemporary sources. H.

A mailing list for the discussion of the roots and branches of the '60s folk revival. Also for talking about contemporary artists who have deep roots in traditional music. Unmoderated. Come join us!

Searchable archives of the Folk DJ's discussion forum and playlists. Find out what DJ's think of your album and how much airplay you are getting.

A discussion forum, much like Mudcat, designed especially for folk DJ's. They post their playlists here and compile monthly top-50 lists. Also contains hints for "Getting Airplay on Folk Radio Shows."

The FolkLib Index is an on-going attempt to index information on the World Wide Web that is related to the fields of Folk Music, Bluegrass and Old-Time Music, Acoustic Blues and Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar. Among other topics, special pages are also devoted to Harp (the stringed kind) Players and Wisconsin Musicians.

Contains lots and lots of links to performers, folk-oriented businesses and organizations, forums, etc.

Has some Christmas songs too.

Blues and country quilts, plus a bit of a discussion forum.

Glór - Irish Music Centre in Ennis, Co. Clare, presents a summer programme of themed nights featuring a range of local and national artists

Links for the guitar player

Dedicated to harp music, Celtic music, harp cds and cassettes, harp sales, folk harp, Celtic harp, Irish harp,Scottish harp

A special multi-media web page celebrating the life and career of Helen Creighton, one of Canada's best-known folklorists. View descriptions and content listings for the Creighton fonds, and visit a Virtual Exhibit with over 50 photographs, several sound clips and a selection of online documents. Come listen to folk songs, read first-hand accounts of the supernatural, and learn more about folklore and music, dances, games, cures, ghosts, superstitions, witchcraft and buried treasure in Nova Scotia.

Song archive (lyrics + abc), festivals, links to artists and various folk sites on the Web.

Contains a good variety of links to various resources about folk music. H.

Website of a monthly magazine called "Irish Music". Includes session listings.

Links to lots of Irish musicians, other music info ...
On the same page almost every other link to anything that has to do with Ireland.

This is a personal site aimed primarily ('though not exclusively) at the southwestern Ontario area. Contains guides to folk clubs, venues and performers. Also a calendar, listing clubs, festivals and gigs.

A view of Niles as a performer, more than as a collector of folk music. (Joe Offer)

Khaetidawne Quirk is a multi-talented artist with significant contributions in the area of music, art, and living history. Whether it be children's illustration, Celtic and American folk music, or remarkable living history programs combining music and impeccable research, Khaetidawne's endeavors captivate and delight all who participate in them. In this web site, we would like to present you with an overview of these accomplishments, and invite you to enjoy samples from all these areas. It is our sincere wish that you truly enjoy all that we present here to you.

a great little site full of great songs for kids, and the young at heart.

A wide and varied repertoire of traditional and contemporary songs popular in Ireland. Frank Baynham, concertina and bodhran, Steve Ashton, guitar and vocals and Dave Mann, fiddle, banjo and mandolin. Considerable professional experience of clubs, pubs and other venues in UK, Ireland and Norway. Keen to travel.

Trio's Home Page

SF Bay Area(S.Bay)91.5FM{Fleapowered!} Completely volunteer programmed public radio (No PRI or NPR feeds at all!-ALL original local programming) My all-time favorite Folk/Blues show!!!! Lisa Atkinson's 'Don't Panic It's Just Us Folk' Tuesdays from 10am-1pm Give it a spin if you can. More very esoteric stuff other times too! (Hawaaiin, etc)

diverse people powered radio

A musicians' union for travelling musicians

luke brindley is a songwriter/performer who unites rich poetry with uncommon guitar skill to create songs and instrumental compositions which wow audiences as much as they inspire them.
world and jazz influenced folk.
MP3's here (click)

home page promoting new release "Mist Upon the Water"

From Nova Scotia. Visit my website and listen to clips of my music and view lyrics. You can order my CD right off my website.

My wife Stefanie is just about the best singer songwriter out there. Of course, being her husband I am biased. Why not form your own opinion?

All sorts of information about New Zealand folk music, with lyrics, chords, and recordings of song songs.
(Joe Offer)

The guild is dedicated to the preservation and education of the Jew's harp. The organization provides an annual music festival each year in Richland, Oregon.

Links to everything you'd ever want to know about Canada's music and musicians. (Joe Offer)...

O'Neill Project's entire O'Neill's Music of Ireland in abc.

The author has taken several familiar American songs and traced them back through several versions, sometimes to old sheet music, sometimes to broadsides. Particularly interesting are a 1917 editorial denouncing "Jass" (jazz) as a "musical vice" (Right here in River City!) and scarier directive written by the Nazi Party in 1938.

British Isles/Canadian folk music interpreted by singer Paddy Tutty, on her label Prairie Druid Music.

5-piece band from The Wirral, UK, contemporary, trad and self-composed folk with a unique, sometimes reckless attitude. 2 CD's available.

A good bibliography, along with some interesting links.
(Joe Offer)

Home of the Rounds Galore songbook, by Sol Weber

Traditional music in SE New England. Calendar of Events, People, resources... fiddle, banjo, country dance / contra page.

Big collection of traditional tunes and new tunes in traditional styles, from many countries. GIF and ABC formats.
You name it it's probably here. Tunes from all round the world, arranged by type, country etc....... Great for musicians looking for something different to play.

Waterbug Recording artist, links to many folk music resources, special emphasis on Celtic and Appalachian traditional and tradition-rooted songs.

A site which seems to have been created by a Choir singer, but which has a VERY large database of American, French, German, Scots, Irish, English etc. songs, along with sections of Sea songs,Hymns, Christmas songs, and a special area for the songs of Fredrich Silcher...and an amazing number of all of these have nice midis!! Really worth the visit!!

Instrumental Classical/Jazz guitarist. Performer/Teacher. Also fiddle and mandolin, full time professional musician since 1981. Teach at Elderly Instruments, Lansing, MI....perform throughout midewest.

Distributor for Greenhays Recordings, an independent label owned and operated by Jean, husband George Pickow and son Jon Pickow.

homepage of nj based solo artist who mixes folk, blues and rock into a unique musical experience and her lyrics tug at heartstrings. page includes some lyrics, music samples and concert dates.

Sea shanty lyrics, links to lighhouses, sailing tour guides, folk music, instruments, sound symposyom in St John's and just about every thing you want to know on the sea, ships, music, and all kinds of other wicked stuff.

Young accordionist that plays a range of material from Ireland, England, Sweden, Finland and beyond.

Sandra Parker provides an auditory treat with her recording Waters Wide. Featured are contemporary arrangements of traditional Celtic ballads and original material written or co-written by sandra. Site includes sound clips, reviews, lyrics and order information.

News and other information about Shane MacGowan

My list of favourite folk singers and folk links.

See this thread (click) for details.
-Joe Offer-

A homepage for 16th and 17th century ballads.
Also covers the work of Thomas Ravenscroft and Thomas Deloney.

A transcription of a wonderful collection of songs.

Collector of Rounds and Author of Rounds Galore.

Diary dates for folk music in south of England. If you have a club /event/festival you would like advertised free, please email us. Or if looking for folk diary dates, you've come to the right place. (updated Feb 2002)

Links, MID's, MP3's, RealAudio streams etc. having to do with (folk) music

Tam Lin are a British band playing Celtic & other traditional music. The site also has loads of ABC and other links.

discography and many lyrics

Traditional tunes in midi format from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and the colonies.

A list, compiled by Alabama Public Radio, of all known folk radio programs in the US, Canada, and the world. Info includes program title, host, station name, call letters, frequency, location, time and day of broadcast, music type, and address (e-mail, web, and postal).

Hammered Dulcimer, Living History & Traditional Music - looks like there's something here for every traditional musician. Fiddle stuff, too.

You can't judge a book by the cover but you can't judge a SONG by the cover either. How many songs tell but half of the story, since in fact they derive from a complete different era/genre/artist than the hitversion? In his book The Originals, Belgian author Arnold Rypens traces back the origin of more than 7.300 titles, songs we know or might know, hits and better misses. This Website supplements the book.

America's only state park dedicated to the preservation and interpertation of Ozark Culture, it's music and crafts

A California primarily Renaissance Faire based band, self billed "Drinking Group with a Singing Problem". Fun guys, great music. Not just because I'm in 'em either. Come visit during RPFS.

discography and many lyrics to Stan Rogers recordings (new URL - updated October 2002)

An Annotated Bibliography of the Folk Songs of the English-Speaking World. Find reference information on folk ballads. Not itself a source of song texts. H.

THE source for recordings, songbooks, tunebooks, videos, of traditional music and song from Quebec, Canada ! In French and English.

This is a website by a totally addicted musician. She gave up her day job as a microbiologist 10 years ago and makes her living mostly playing acoustic music. This site will tell you all about her! Thanks!

Club pages for Tudor Folk Club, Chesham, England; plus hints and tips on floorsinging, organising sessions, session etiquette...

Lots of links to sites with traditional tunes and sheet music (Joe Offer)

RealAudio clips of workshops on Fiddle Styles, Cowboy and Western Songs, and Bawdy Songs. Very interesting and entertaining. (Joe Offer)

The U. Utah (Bruce) Phillips Appreciation and Information site.
(Joe Offer)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Folk Center
Check out the Stringalongs - Spring and Fall workshops for folk music and folk arts.

German equivalent of DT (still increasing, partly with tunes). Easy English language navigation. Besides a large collection of German folksongs there are several hundred Blues, Gospel, Irish, English and American Folk titles and some folksongs in other languages (esp. Spanish).

Listen [!!!!!] to the best Saturday night Folk show in the country, live, via RealAudio

Annual west-central Florida folk fest, usually in March, named for Florida's "Black Hat Troubador". Lots of regional new folk and traditional Florida music. This is the primary site for information about Wll McLean.

Monthly (for now) acoustic concert series held at the Lake Winona Civic Center, 49 Winona Trail, Lake Hopatcong, NJ. Phone: 973-663-1174

Lyrics, bibliography, discography and more, all related to the theme of women and folk music.

A mirror of the Digital Tradition Folk Song Database, with tunes available in GIF and other formats. (Link updated Aug 2001 - Joe Offer)

Probably the best online hymnal around - previous URL was http://cyberhymnal.org/

All things relating to Sacred Harp and other forms of Shape Note singing.

An archive of chords & lyrics to gospel tunes

From the True Catholic website, a collection of some of the well-know hymns to Our Blessed Mother, Mary

Searchable hymn site by title or search words. Select instrument - organ, piano, or bells. Lyrics included. 700 + or - hymns.

Great site for the documentation and preservation of hillbilly music. A note from the site says:

One of our goals is to promote those who preserve what some might call hillbilly music, others might call traditional country music and others might call classic country music.

A collection of close to 40 Corridos, the majority concerning the Mexican Revolution of 1910.

Duo of Breton music with Jean Louis Amisse on concert flute and Fred Mathis on guitar.

A place where knowledgeable scholars research and comment on ballads. The archives are searchable, and may contain information if you're looking for the details behind a ballad.

A massive collection of words of 20th century french chansonnier songs. Not strictly folk, but very definitely a living tradition. (And a chance to use Babel Fish)And there's lots of other great stuff on this website.

ETHNOBASS - the open and independent WEB-community, dedicated to create and support a broader understanding and knowledge of Ethnic music, Folk music and World music, of the whole planet.

Francis J. Child Ballads; with Biography of Child, Complete List of Child Ballads, Lyrics, Tune Information, Midis, Historical Background and Tune Related Links

A zillion French Folk Songs, including words & music, sorted by subject. "Comptines, Chansons et Poesies"

Some good links to Breton sites. You can find out stuff about the music, dance and folklore of this Celtic country.

Irish American singer/ songwriter and 3rd base coach of the San Diego Padres Baseball Club Tim Flannery's new album entitled "Pieces of the Past". Guest appearances by Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby, Mick Hanly, Steve Poltz, Kieran Kane, Josephine Marsh, P.J. Curtis etc.................. Album produced and arranged by Irish born producer, singer/songwriter Matt Manning.

This is a list of songs and songlists in my (Liland's) webpages. Most are in Esperanto but there are also some in English and other languages. Most are in hymn, folk, or Esperanto-gathering-type (e.g. Zamenhof's-birthday-banquet) genres.

Three-piece group based in New Zealand. Ethereal songs and instrumentals, featuring haunting vocals, whistles, fiddle, bodhran, bouzouki, guitar and keyboards.

Probably the best Irish Folk Band from Germany

Matt Manning, Irish born producer, singer/songwriter.New single due for release entitled " Do You Still Believe In Christmas" Album "Waltzin An Angel" released 1996 on 'Round Tower Music' label. Title track major hit in Ireland. Matt Manning is now based in San Diego, California

We are acouple from Rochester NY looking for frienship and info---festivals and so on. Also we comment on Upstate NY Canada folk scene

Home page for New Zealand's Kiwifolk organization.

This site is providing Rubon- folk music group from Belarus and the creativity of Sergey Bolsoun, it's leader. The site contains MP3 and Real Audio files.

sara church homepage with pictures, tour information, lyrics and more. Although the new release is receiving full format airplay, the critics still can't define the music. How's this for a try Acoustic/World/Rock/Funk/Roots Folk with an Alternative twist or GOOD MUSIC. The full site will be up and running, like I will the end of August.

Ken McGirr's collection of the most popular Scottish folk songs lyrics, with a link to tunes in Midi

Cute American guys who play really awesome Scottish folkrock. They do both traditional and original stuff...I enjoy them very much.

A Denver based group performing Traditional Scottish ballads and folksongs on modern instruments .

Folk, roots and world music from the heart of England. News, reviews, gigs, diary - please submit items.

A folk music library and research center in Austria. Unfortunately, online information is limited.
(Joe Offer)

Seattle duo plays a progressive mix of traditional and early music from Europe, the British Isles, and America.

Original tunes by Aidan Crossey. Polkas, reels, hornpipes, jigs. Call up tunes in banjo tablature, sheet music, abc and midi formats.

Not restricted to Irish tradtional music. There's a good smattering of Scottish, Cape Breton, etc. tunes in here as well. But the trad musician will find a lot of tunes here that aren't on other abc sites.

Beautiful MIDI tunes.

Traditional Accordion & Fiddle band playing trad Irish for Barn Dances, Ceilidhs & St Patricks nights. Northumbrian tunes also a speciality.

University College Cork's site. On line resource for contemporary and historical Irish documents in literature, history and politics.

Free weekly newsletter delivering Free Celtic MP3s into your Inbox.

Free tab for Celtic fingerstyle guitar and harmonica, articles on Celtic guitar, O'Carolan, and the Celtic harp, and info on Glenn's Celtic guitar and harmonica books.

Provides lyrics in Gaeilge and English, and offers commentary and historical notes on the traditional Irish songs.

Gaelic trad music group. Site has good links for Artists & Lyrics &tc.

Dan Milner & Bob Conroy sing traditional Irish, Irish-American and Maritime songs. They tour extensively in Ireland, Britain and the USA and perform regularly at New York's South Street Seaport. Their website contains biographical information on the internationally acclaimed duo as well as concert details, sound clips and an extensive page of eclectic links to other other folk, historical and fun-loving sites.

Dublin City University's trad soc. Has on-line archive.

Emerald Rose plays Celtic traditional songs in a modernized, pop fusion manner, and writes original tunes inspired by Celtic myth and legend. Rich vocal harmonies, driving guitar, pennywhistle, and percussion give a strong "rock 'n reel" sound. Their most recent CD, "Bending Tradition", is in the top 10 Emerging Artists/Celtic selections on Amazon.com, and the original song "Freya, Shakti" has been in the top 20 Pop category on MP3.com.

FINNEGAN is a band playing irish folk music, located outside Cologne/Germany and recording their 1st CD. The page consists of their story, concert dates, description, guestbook and more (german and english versions).
Thanx for looking....
Website closed 31 March 2006

Traditional Irish & Scottish Ceilidh Dance Music & Song

The title tells it all.
Thanks to nosluap57
-Joe Offer-

This site also has a lyrics archive with some 400 song lyrics. In their words, "A collection of Irish themed midi songs ranging from political to humourous, some sad, some happy, all good! Some songs have several midi versions available." Many of the MIDI files appear to have come from Mudcatter Barry Taylor's Traditional Tunebook.

There are many Irish folk songs listed here, simply designed site, easy to find what you're looking for.

Frank Harte, Len Graham, Jim McFarland, Robbie O'Connell, Gordon Bok, Martin Carthy, Lou Killen, Sandy & Caroline Paton and others sing 16 traditional Irish-American songs from the Flanders Ballad Collection. Folk-Legacy CD-132.

Nice collection of lyrics, chords, and information.

Soulful portraits of many of the big names of traditional Irish music captured by a man with a love of the photo and of the music!

10 people with a diversity of musical and philosophical backgrounds and talents, who share a love of Irish, Scottish, and other Celtic musics. We have been actively performing for 3 years, at local venues and festivals in and around Ottawa, Canada. But given the unquenchable chutzpah of our manager, Lois Siegel--fiddle player, award winning film maker, and photographer,we expect to do much more!

German Folk-Rock Band in Celtic tradition All their lyrics, midi sound files and more

Peadar Ó Ceannabháin. Trad singing from Connemara

The website of Na Píobairí Uilleann ('The Uilleann Pipers') aims to be the primary online resource for players and lovers of this unique Irish instrument.

Random musings on Irish music, culture and literature. Features links to original tunes by Aidan Crossey (as contained in mandolincafe.com). As of December 2000 the site is in its infancy ... but watch this space!

An irish music site a page just about traditional music and folk songs

Sheet music for ceili and songs. Lyrics for over 700 songs online. This excellent Website closed in 2004, but is still available through archive.org

Irish Folk/Traditional singer. Seán has recently won an Irish World award and has also been voted Best Male Folk singer by readers of Irish Music Magazine for the 3rd coonsecutive year!!!

Traditional Irish band based in Co.Antrim
Snog the Rock are no longer playing together,but three members of the band Pete, Jim and Gerry are playing in the Traditional Irish and Scottish Ceilidh band Haste to the Wedding

STONECROSS Solid Duo, Brooklyn Native Susan O'Rourke and Acoustic Master from Michigan Ziggie Zeitler team to Perform Traditional and Original Irish Music.

The Ultimate On-Line Ceilidh including a Clancy tribute page, message board/forum, Links page..... (or maybe it's an Internet Cafe in Halifax, and the old site got lost)

Irish band based in Phoenix, Arizona. You have to hear this band!

General site with links for Trad music

Home page for the Minnesota folk trio, CATSKINNER. We play BG/OT, Irish, blues, a few jazz standards, whatever strikes our collective fancy.

The Fort Worth Songwriter's Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving our lyrical and musical work through fellowship, workshops and education.

A musical adventure of historic proportions, the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music is an international undertaking to record, preserve and distribute a vast cross-section, comprising hundreds of outstanding pieces of American Jewish music from the past 350 years.

Lyrics from and information about the English Music Hall

Musicstore, CD Online Shop with super fast search engine. Search by keyword. Titles sorted by musical genre. Receive newsletters for the music style of your choice. Special prices on popular titles.

An interesting collection of articles about teaching music.
Thanks to Desert Dancer (Joe Offer)

if that doesn't work, try http://www.geocities.com/symomband It's our little contribution to bandwith clogging from Philadelphia!

Traditional Accordion and Fiddle band playing Northumbrian tunes for Barn Dances and Ceilidhs. Also trying to promote Northumbrian tunes to be more widely played in sessions.

Country/Swing/Roots/Fingerstyle Guitar/ with a bluegrass twist.

The Friends Of American Old Time Music And Dance: A UK national organization with Festivals, Camps, Workshops and a Magazine

This is a link to the Library of Congress page for Henry Reed, and has clips of the tunes for which he was the source, many of which are well known.

Streight from the hills of southern Ohio, Home Remedy presents a variety of music from the Appalachian tradition. Mixing old and new, to celebrate both the joys and trials of living.

The Roberts Family Mountain Music Band - PLaying old time mountain music. Sound of the Blue Ridge Mountains Galax, VA. - World capitol of old time music, Folk singing with the auroharp.

"The Old-Time Herald celebrates the love of old-time music -- grassroots or home-grown music and dance. Old-time music shares origins, influences and musical characteristics with roots musics across America. [This e-magazine] casts a wide net, highlighting the Southeastern tradition while opening its pages to kindred and comparable traditions and new directions. Recognizing that ideas and values of many kinds commingle in roots music, we strive to represent our interests democratically and to embody the best ideals of race, gender and generational balance in a context of free and open discussion."

~WYSIWYG
06/2001

An award winning twin fiddle old time band of veteran musicians that play and sing in the the style of western NC, especially Madison Co. and the area around Asheville, NC. Driving old-time music and songs. visit our site.

Old-time country music with a Kansas accent, the Euphoria Stringband comes from Two Foot Falls, KS home of WHY Radio and Dr. Hereford's Udder Butter.

There was The Skillet Lickers. There was The Highwoods String Band. Now there's the Volo Bogtrotters.

WYSIWYG
(posted June, 2001)

Traditional and original old time songs and tunes on banjo and guitar

Jill Daniels-WWII Patriotic performer songs and music of WWII and WWI mp3 midi and lyrics downloads & resources

Aff the Cuff are a loose combo of around 12 musicians who play in pubs in Fife and Tayside. Visit our site for music, lyrics, video and information about our gi

New CD - The Silent Ones, A Legacy of the Highland Clearances. In 1851, 109 families were evicted from their crofts on Scotland Ilse of Lewis and transported overseas. Victims of Scotland's infamous Highland Clearances, the group maintained their language and culture well into the 20th century. The Silent Ones is their story told in song - a tale of tragedy and triumph. The Silent Ones is absolutely stunning. Celtic Heritage Magazine

Traditional Scottish Accordion & Fiddle band (South Yorkshire, UK based) playing for Barn Dances, Ceilidhs & Burns Nights. Northumbrian tunes also a speciality

A big collection of history and other information about Scotland.
(Joe Offer)

Girvan folk club meets every Friday evening in the Ailsa Craig Hotel, Girvan. All welcome

Fyvie Folk club meet on the first and second Wedesdays of each month in the Vale Hotel, Fyvie in Scotland. Singers, musicians, and audience are all welcome!! Email fyviefolk@4i2i.com for more details.

Temple Records Recording Studio specialising in Traditional Scottish and Irish Music. Secure shopping for CD's, books and videos from celtic bands and solo artists, mp3 downloads.

Scottish traditional music and research. Songwriting, Sangschule, West Lothian

Perthshire based trad and contemporary folk group, playing Scots, Irish, American folk songs. Available for festivals, Hotels, clubs and pubs.

Scottish four piece multi instrumental folk group. Playing Scottish,Irish,English and American folk songs and tunes.

A1 artists Coblers Monday Sea Shanty Group from Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
A light hearted but informative look at Coblers Monday featuring Mick Haywood, Allan Perks, Mike Strather and George Clarke. Coblers Monday have a vast repertoire of Seafaring songs, Sailors Chants,Socio Political Anthems, Traditional Lays and Drinking Strains that are performed mainley unaccompanied with the Groups underlying sense of fun Shining through their powerhouse singing

Some waterfront songs and versions of shanties peculiar to the San Francisco Area.

Sea-songs, shanties, industrial ballads, drinking songs and folk songs in general. Three part harmony. Concertina accompaniment.
The Baggies have performed at most of the major maritime festivals in the UK and Europe. we toured New England, USA in June 2002. What they say about us: ...I was hit by a wall of sound - terrific harmonies! (Cardiff Bay Maritime Festival) "They'll be back!" Medemblik Festival, Holland.

"A Pound And A Pint" Tape Cassette.
(Black Mountain Records -CBM3092) "Old Swansea Town" CD.
(Old Rope Recordings - ORRCD 01)

There are two recordings available at this site, one of which is all maritime music called David Coffin and the Nantucket Sleighride

Links to lists of recordings, festivals and lyrics.

Homepage of Hart-backbord-shanties Bremen/Germany

Site is available in English, Dutch, German, and French - with defintions of shanties and lyrics to many

Fifteen ballads and shanties from the "Golden Age of Sail" sung by Dan Milner with Louis Killen (concertina), Mick Moloney (mondolin, guitar), Billy McComiskey (accodion), Brendan Mulvihill (viola), Andy O'Brien (guitar), Brian Conway (fiddle) and singers from New York's South Street Seaport Museum. "Shanties, work songs, ballads of emigration and shipwreck... the feel of the fun, hardship and high adventure of a voyage across the western ocean in the generation following the Famine... wonderful acoustic music, no gimmicks, no synthesisers, just authentic voices and instruments, from a crew who are in touch with the tradition..." -Andy Ryan, Irish Music, March, 1999

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park's annual Sea Music Concert Series. Four internationally renowned traditional music performers aboard the historic ships berthed on the Park's Hyde Street Pier, located at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Season tickets also available: all four concerts $40 (in 2002). For information please call 415-561-6662.

website for The Johnson Girls. CD info, news, upcoming gigs

Songs of the Sea with hurdy-gurdy, guitar, mandolin, whistle and harmonies. Waterbug Recording Artists and touring musicians. Lyrics, song notes, bios, and

Young UK trio - vocals, concertina, viola, flute and bodhran.

The official site of Ben Paley & Tab Hunter.Irish/American/Swedish and Klezmer played with equal measures of passion, skill and authenticity.

Our site is dedicated to acoustic music. We sell vintage instruments as well as handmade dulcimers and banjos. You'll also find rhythm instruments such as washboards and musicalspoons. Our teaching pages include how to study, play in a jam situation and how to play the spoons and washboard.

Online play-along session on the BBC radio website.

Subtitled: Cowboy Poets on the Internet. Their home page says: "Greetings from the headquarters of the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Voices of the West radio, and the many other programs of the Western Folklife Center. Located in Elko, Nevada, the Center is dedicated to presenting and preserving the contemporary traditions of the American West."

The German Archive of Folk Song (Deutsches Volksliedarchiv - DVA) collects, publishes and conducts research into folk and traditional songs of the German-speaking world.

A wonderful collection of children's songs and rhymes from all over the world. And if you get hungry, you'll find recipes, too.

Krishnendu Das aka Babukishan
BA in Indian Philosophy & Masters in Indian Music
Babu is a music designer, singer, and author renowned in India for his work in both the recording and film industries. He plays a variety of music combining new age, and world fusion, with traditional folk music in authentic Bengali Baul style