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Amoskeag Music
Historical musician Bob Kilham recreates the sights and sounds of antebellum America using original or reproduction instruments and primary source music.

Cecil Sharp in America
Article about his tour collecting Appalachian folk music.

Cowboy Songs
A reference library of classic western and cowboy songs.

Dr. Horsehair
Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstrel banjo stroke style.

Halcyon Days Music
Midi music collection of early American music of the 19th Century and early 20th Century, complete with scans of sheet music covers and lyrics.

Hutchinson Family Singers
Biographies and portraits of members of this popular vocal group.

John Henry - The Steel Driving Man
Analysis of songs featuring the folk hero, including lyrics, sound files, and background.

Mr. Jack Daniel's Original Silver Cornet Band
re-creation of an actual small town band (Lynchburg, Tenn. Pop. 361) at the turn of the century: includes performer biographies, history, discography.

Public Domain Music
Midis of public domain favorites.

A Short History of Appalachian Traditional Music
Article by Debby McClatchy .

Sons of Dixie
Information on this vocal quartet who sings songs popular in the American South during the Civil War.

Southern Horizon
This Civil War-era band plays period arrangements on antique instruments.

Spanish-Language Social Music of Southern California
Article about the preservation of the music and dances of 19th Century California.

Till Family Rock Band
Brief illustrated history of late-19th-century "rock band" (playing on stone xylophones).

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