
Folk Links and Learn
Click on a category below to browse folk links:
Music
Instruments
Glossaries
History/Research
Publications/Organizations
Other
American Folk
- Anthology of American Folk Music
- New American Folk Music Listserv by thread
- American Folklife Center: Information and Site Contents
- American Folklife Center Home Page, Library of Congress
Bluegrass
- IBMA - International Bluegrass Music Association - Dedicated to Promoting and Expanding the Success of Bluegrass Music
- Find Bluegrass Bands, Performers, and Festivals
- A Brief History of Bluegrass Music
- Bluegrass And Folk Music By Larry Rice
- Publication Dedicated to the Furtherance of Bluegrass and Old-time Country Musicians
Blues
- Daily Historical Facts about Blues
- The Blues Directory
- History of Blues
- Blue Track Records- An Independent Blues Label
- International Blues Artists
Cajun
Celtic
- An Internet Directory to Irish Art, Culture and Environment
- Celtic Arts put togehter by Billie Hockett
- MP3s of Celtic and Irish Music
- The East Midlands Irish Scottish American Canadian Celtic Traditional Folk Band
- Celtic Ways Celtic & Folk Music Jukebox
- Browne Jenkyn Celtic Folk Music
- Celtic Bands and Artists
- Celtic and Folk Music Cd Reviews
- Irish Folk Songs
International Folk
- Folk around Leicester, UK
- Folk Music in the East Midlands
- World Music
- African Music Encyclopedia- noncommercial information about African music organized by country of origin
- Africa Entertainment- Major musical trends by region and country
- Afromix- A non-commercial site devoted to the promotion of Afro-Caribbean culture through its music
- A Weekly Radio Program Which Celebrates the Contemporary Music cultures of Africa
- Appalacian Music
- Austrailian Folk Songs
- International Lyrics Server
- Traditional Music from all over the world including India, China, Asia and more
- Australian Folk Songs Glossary
- Home of European Music. The online music magazine and FROG - the Folk & Roots Online Guide
- Links about World Music and International Recipes
Other
- A Celebration of Women and their Vast Contributions to Blues Music
- Artists who influenced the Grateful Dead
- Index to recorded Folk Music
- Images of Folk
- Cowboy Poetry
- Singer/songwriters in Boston
- Joan Baez: The Madonna of Folk
- WUMB's Artist Links
- Folk Instruments Frequently Asked Questions
- Glossary of Folk Instruments
- Learn About and Listen to Folk Instruments
- Bongos, Tin Whistles, and Melodeons
- Traditional Armenian Folk Instruments
- How to Build Simple Musical Instruments
- Musical Instrument Makers Forum
- Make your own Willow-Pipe
- Homemade Percussion Instruments
- How to make Guitars, Castanadas and More
- Make a Box Guitar and Reed Instruments
- Homemade Instruments
- Virtual Museum of Homemade Children's Musical Instruments
- The Crafty Music Teacher's Page
- Making Music and Using Sound
- Ideas for making Music Instruments including a Comb Harmonica, Rainstick, Box Guitar and Shakers
- Inventing, Building and Playing your own Instruments
- Projects and Activities on the Science of Music and Sound
- Science of Sound
- Articles on How to Build Simple and Inexpensive, but Nice Sounding Instruments
- Musical Traditions- A net only magazine with all content available online
- Links to Blues & Gospel sites, and Black History & Culture
- A Study of Folk Music by Maryl Neff
- Folk and Acoustic Music Resources
- A Case Study of Folk Song by James Prescott
- History of Folk Culture by Erin Gourlay
- Folk Music Archives
- The Story of Contemporary British and Celtic Folk Music
- The Underground Railroad of Folk Music: Essay by Harvey Reid
- A Library of Folk Music Links
Publications and Organizations
- A World Music Magazine with Lifestyle Oriented Coverage
- Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame
- Irish Music Magazine
- The U.K. Magazine covering Folk and Roots Music
- North American Organization for Folk Music Afficienados
- Dirty Linen- The Magazine of Folk and World Music
- Folk Music Webring
- The Folk Mag
- Traditional, Singer-songwriters, Bluegrass, Celtic & more
- Acoustic Music and Venues
- Online Magazine for Cultural Diversity and Heritage of All Traditional Folk Music
- Atlanta Area Friends of Folk Music - AAFFM
- Blue Track Records
- Rounder Records
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