Links
Alan Lomax: Appalachian Journey (1991)
Alan Lomax Collection — The collection of one of the most important folklorists and ethnomusicologists.
Appalachian Road Show's Barry Abernathy's story
Basic Folk, interviews with folk musicians
Caffè Lena, streaming gigs nightly
Calum Sgaire, a Bernera love story (Sgaire, pronounced: Skatha)
Christine Lavin's Sinkhole video
CKUT — Montreal's listener-supported community radio station. Home to Folk Directions and many other unique programs.
Doug Cox Archives on You Tube, with Chuck Brodsky
Ekonting –one of the sources of the American banjo
ezFolk.com — Richard Hefner's instructional site for banjo, folk guitar and ukulele. The site also features and extensive folk music link directory.
Folk Alliance — The North American Folk Alliance is the umbrella organization for folk music in North America.
Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange — Reviews of folk music recordings
FolkDJ-L — Guidelines and other information for FolkDJ-L, the worldwide listserv for folk music on the radio.
From Austin to Tennessee: The History of Country Music—with thanks to Annie, of Bethany Langston's library group!
fRoots — The British magazine formerly known as Folk Roots.
Guthrie Center — Concert and community center in the former church made famous in Alice's Restaurant.
Home Routes National Online Folk Festival
Jimmie Rodgers—African superstar plus!
John Prine interviewed by Ted Kooser at the Library of Congress. A literary evening (03/09/05) 87-minute video.
Kate McGarrigle, performing Proserpina at the Royal Albert Hall, December 9, 2009.
No Trains on the Rails Today — protest song written by Montrealer, Paul Beaulieu
NPR — Folk Music Section — Listings and links for many folk music programs from around the world that can be heard on the web.
Paul Robeson — Black American Rights • TIFF
Pete Seeger preparing for his appearance on the Johnny Cash television show in 1970
Puff, the Magic Dragon —from the author's mouth
Siamsa School of Irish Music (Montreal)
Sing Out! Magazine — Since 1950, Sing Out! has been the authoritative folk music magazine for articles, reviews, songs, teach-ins and much more.
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Culture
Stuff — The Story of Stuff — The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. It exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
The Shopkeeper—a film by Rain Perry about Mark Hallman and the longest continuously operating recording studio in Austin, Texas.
The Weavers— A collection of all the video recordings for Snader Telescriptions filmed in 1951
Wade Hemsworth with the Mountain City Four, a new recording produced by Peter Weldon from a 1969 tape, restored by Fred Bouchard. For information, write to: peterweldon[at]sympatico[dot]ca
Why Can't We —Choral arrangement of the song by Naming the Twins
Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives — The archives and foundation dedicated to the work of one of the 20th century's most important folk music figures.