Links
Artists— listing of many artists whose music I've played, with links to their websites;
Record Labels—listing those whose artists have aired on the program;
Venues—to perform in and who to contact, and for listeners—to consult calendars.
Academy of Bluegrass (a superior instrumental education)
Acoustic Village concert series (Knowlton)
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
The Banjo, as described by Don Stover and Stephen Wade (Thanks to Ron Petronko for the reference.)
Basic Folk, interviews with folk musicians
Caffè Lena, streaming gigs nightly
Cambridge Forum Classics — Christopher Ricks, Professor of Humanities at Boston University explores the poetry in Bob Dylan's songs.
What accounts for the staying power of this icon of popular culture? How do Dylan's songs of social criticism avoid the traps of helpless pathos and useless rage to achieve their powerful effects?
Using iTunes, search for Cambridge Forum Radio: Bob Dylan. It's a free download, 28:59 in length.
Chaim Tannenbaum and more
Christine Lavin's Sinkhole video
CKUT — Montreal's listener-supported community radio station. Home to Folk Directions and many other unique programs.
Craig Morrison — Montreal-based ethnomusicologist. The site includes pages about the Montreal roots music scene and regular concerts by Craig and his various bands.
Doug Cox Archives on You Tube, with Chuck Brodsky
Durham County Poets — link for crowdsourcing their next album
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.
Greenwich Village: Music that defined a generation
Guthrie Center — Concert and community center in the former church made famous in Alice's Restaurant.
Guy and Candie Carawan, a film tribute by Scott Alarik
Hello Darlin' Productions — Matt Large and Rebecca Anderson, producers of the Wintergreen Concert Series and other folk music events in Montreal.
Home Routes National Online Folk Festival
Incredible Edible Todmorden — radical new food growing movement
Jimmie Rodgers—African superstar plus!
John Cohen interview on NPR, John Cohen's Passionate Pursuit, From Kentucky to Peru.
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.
Mike Seeger, interviewed by Judith Tick, March 2008 (35 minutes into the video)
Mike Stevens, playing the Orange Blossom Special at the Grand Ole Opry with Jim & Jesse
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.
Outlander: Moch sa Mhadainn's Mi Dùsgadh— translation
Paul Robeson — Black American Rights • TIFF
Penguin Eggs — Canadian folk, roots and world music magazine.
Pete Seeger preparing for his appearance on the Johnny Cash television show in 1970
The Porchlight Sessions, a bluegrass documentary film by Anna Schwaber. The film, which features interviews and performances by Dr. Ralph Stanley, Bobby Osborne, Del McCoury, Peter Rowan, Doc Watson, Jerry Douglas, Tim O'Brien, Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Alison Brown, Pete Wernick, Abigail Washburn, The Infamous Stringdusters, Crooked Still, Trampled By Turtles, Sara and Sean Watkins, Mumford & Sons
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 Ballad of Shirley Collins — a film in the making
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
Tom Wisner — check out the second video to see how Chesapeake Born evolved
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.