Folk music and F Guide - Resources and Review

Offers biographical information about the influential communist singer
songwriter and a searchable archive database containing, among other things, hundreds of rare and previously unpublished Guthrie lyrics, writings, and manuscripts. Also provides information on the work of the institution and future initiatives.
 
Folk Roots is a paper
based folk music magazine, which also provides online news and reviews, and a classified index to related Internet resources. This includes artists, newsgroups, and festivals.
 
Online magazine for traditional music enthusiasts around the world.
 
Detailed history and analysis of all variants of country music. Includes reviews of modern developments in the musical style such as alternative country and new traditionalism.
 
Outlines the development of folk music in Finland from its revival in the 1960s to the present day. Covers the music and instruments of the Kalevala culture, the study of folk music, and the role of education in preserving the tradition among the younger generation.
 
A collection of folk music resources including bluegrass and old
time music, acoustic blues and fingerstyle acoustic guitar.
 
Index to thousands of current digital music resources, mainly in MP3 format, searchable and browsable by artist, letter or genre.
 
Searchable database of folk songs containing the words and music to over 6500 songs. Songs can also be browsed by title or keyword.
 
Index of resources including discographies, bibliographies, journals, songbooks, tunebooks and dance collections.
 
Selection of articles from the magazine 'Tocher', available as English and Gaelic texts, or in audio format. Material dates from 1949 onwards and depicts all aspects of 20th century Scottish Ethnology including customs, culture, songs, and tales. Images are also available.
 
Collection of free high
quality music in MP3 format, as well as spoken word, and audiobooks. Genres covered include blues, classical, country, folk, dance, electronic, experimental, hip hop, rap, jazz, swing, pop, reggae, ska, punk, rock, and heavy metal. MP3 is a file format which stores audio files on computer so that the file size is relatively small but the sound quality is near perfect. Typically 1 Mb is equal to one minute of music.
 
Guide to music artists, including information on albums, songs, publishing, and biographical information. Searchable by name, album, song, style and label, it encompasses a wide range of musical styles, including rock, country, reggae and folk. Also includes recent music related news.
 
Electronic version of the journal of the same name, with full text articles available relating to many areas of ethnological research. Topics of interest include comparative religions, cosmology, traditional customs, ethnomusicology, and belief concepts from many countries around the world.
 
A learning resource providing links to material dealing with legend and lore. Arthurian and Celtic legends, such as The Ulster Cycle, together with Beowulf, Ballad, and Shakespearean links, comprise some of the information on offer. Full text transcriptions and many images are available.
 
Material covers a variety of genres, some of which date back to the 17th century, and represents the cultures of America, Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Information on the history of both the songs and artists is included, with a special section dedicated to the work of Francis J. Child. Relevant links and a bibliography are also provided.
 
Delivers news, reviews, articles, relevant links, and audio clips pertaining to Americana and country music. Also contains an Americana songbook detailing hundreds of lyrics and chords for songs written by Americana and country music artists.
 
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