Three Rivers Folklife Society links to other web sites

The Folk Music World Beyond the Northwest

NOTE: The Web is as big and as diverse as the world, and it grows larger every day. The folk sites listed here are a tiny sample, selected to encourge your interest. Many lead to other equally interesting sites. Please do explore and appreciate.

Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange (FAME) Created by former Tri-City resident and active 3RFS member Mark Horn, this site offers discussion and reviews of a multitude of recent folk CDs and tapes. FAME also still exists in its original incarnation as a forum on America Online. AOL subscribers see directions.

Musi-Cal An online, world-wide performance calendar. May be searched by artist, city, venue, date, or musical genre. Includes history, archives, and photos.

BMI Repertoire A 7.5 million-item database searched by songwriter or song title. Also includes a general information section with current events in the folk music world.

Folk Alliance The national umbrella organization for many folk societies, including 3RFS. This site has many links to other folk organizations, arts and cultural organizations, major festivals, music and dance camps, venues, folk performers, and more.

American Folklife Center A project of the Library of Congress. Includes recently digitized versions (RA and Wav formats) of folk recordings made over the past 110 years. Check out their Collections Available Online. Includes Native American (Omaha) songs from the 1890s, Northern California folk music from the 1930s (many ethnic groups), Hispanic music and culture from the northern Rio Grande, Nevada ranch culture 1940s-1980s, Southern folk recordings from 1939. Totally authentic non-commercial folk music. Enjoy! We did.

Dirty Linen An online counterpart of the popular folk music magazine, with complete text of selected articles from the current issue. An extensive listing of upcoming events can be searched by location or performer. Includes information on upcoming festivals.

Cybergrass The Internet Bluegrass Music Magazine. Online publication that boasts it would fill 150 pages. Includes lengthly artist profiles, many MIDI sound clips, lists of bluegrass magazines and organizations, and a multitude of other resources for bluegrass enthusiasts.

Ceolas Online Celtic music publication that includes artist profiles, sound clips, information about traditional Celtic instruments, lists of Celtic music magazines, historical background, and links to other Celtic music resources.

The Blues Ring A large collection of links (673 at last count) to Web sites related to the blues, including history, legendary and contemporary artists, and the blues scene around the world. Blues in Alaska? Australia? New York? Sweden? Tokyo? Walla Walla? They are all there. And much more.

The Red Hot Jazz Archive A history of jazz before 1930, including Clarence Williams, Kid Ory, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, ... They are all here, and many more. Enjoy!

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. True, the focus is on rock. But the Hall has inducted many great "early influences," including Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, Mahalia Jackson, Bill Monroe, ... See the complete list for short bios, a list of full biographies, essential recordings, et al.

Cajun/Zydeco Music and Dance A large set of links to Web sites devoted to C/Z. Includes information on festivals, venues, and bands throughout the US and Europe. Adventurous? Try out the online C/Z dance instructions!

Kiran's Contra Dance Page Provides access to many articles about contra dancing, and links to dance Web sites around the country. Traveling far from home? Check this site for dances in communities along the way.

Native American Music Resources on the Internet Links to Native American/First Nations musicians, bands, organizations, music sources, reviews, and traditional musical instruments.

Northern Journey The Canadian online folk music magazine. Includes many articles on the folk music scene north of the border, info about clubs and folk venues, and links to Canadian artists' Web sites.

Tejano Notes Links to Tejano artists, sound clips, lyrics, news of upcoming performances of this exhuberant Tex/Mex idiom.

Puro Mariachi Provides links to the colorful history of Mexican Mariachi music, books, news articles, individual artists and groups, fiestas.

Music of the Andes/Musica Andina A collection of Web sites devoted to the music of the Andean region of South America. Traditional instruments, words to traditional songs, individual artists and groups, Andean culture, history and politics, and even recipes.

KiwiFolk Everything you might want to know about the New Zealand folk music scene, including Kiwi artists, folk clubs and societies, upcoming festivals and, as a bonus, the most complete collection of banjo (and other instrument and vocalist) jokes we have seen.

Australian Folk Songs Words, music, and historical comments about 100+ songs from Down Under. Includes a glossary of Aussie terms--a must if you want to speak Strine.

Australian Bush Music and Dance See what an Australian small-town folk group has achieved: "The aim of the Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club, Inc., is to preserve, promote and perform Australia's tradition and heritage of music, song, dance, poetry and yarnspinning. The club is involved in recording, publishing, arranging functions, folk festivals and also has a band and group of dancers."

Didjeridoo techniques Want to do the didj? Here's a how to doo! Includes sound clips of specific techniques. The "didj" was invented some years ago (thousands) by Aboriginal folk musicians in Australia, who now often call it "Yidaki". (Is it Didj? Didg? doo? du? Note that "didjeridoo" and "yidaki" have several variant spellings, both in the US and in Aus. A wonderful instrument by any name or spelling).

Music of India A WWW Virtual Library collection of links to folk, classical, and contemporary music traditions of India (Bengali folk, Hindustani, Carnatic, Bhangra, movie music, and much more). Many sound clips.

Muziq Pakistan Offers sound clips of traditional, regional, classical, and modern Pakistani music in Real Audio format.

Music of Tibetan Buddhism Provides descriptions and sound clips of traditional Tibetan monastic chants and instrumental music.

Afghan X-Generation Hosted by the Afghan Community in Australasia. Presents sound clips of traditional and popular music from Afghanistan.

Turkish Music Sampler Offers sound clips of Turkish music in various styles, including Mevlevi (Sufi) music, Istanbul songs, traditional and modernized folk music, in Real Audio format. Includes short bios of traditional composers and English translations of lyrics.

The Seven Colors of the Balkans An extensive collection of links to Web sites featuring music of the Balkans and surrounding countries and cultures.

Swedish Traditional Music/Svensk folkmusik A concise discussion of traditional Swedish folk music forms and instruments, with sample tunes and links to other sites.

Music from Africa and the African Diaspora / The African Music Encyclopedia An encyclopedia of links to African and Afro-inspired music. From traditional to Afropop, from Angola to Martinique to Zimbabwe, from reggae to shona to soukous. Take a week or two, explore this site, and go willingly wherever it leads you.

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Tools for further exploration:

Yahoo A popular Internet index and search engine. Under search options, type "folk music". OR explore entertainment-music-genres. You will find folk plus bluegrass, blues, cajun/zydeco, and many others. OR explore arts-performing arts-dance-folk-contra dancing. Selecting any of these entries will lead you to a number of additional Web sites.

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