Web Directory

» About.com: Folk Music
   Provides a discussion forum, articles/ reviews and categorized links.
   http://folkmusic.about.com/

» Acoustic Folk Music
   A practical resource for folksingers and traditional acoustic instrument musicians. Includes information on tunings, recording and singing, FAQs and expert tips.
   http://lesbamber.co.uk/lb1/

» AllMusic.com: Folk Music
   Details the evolution of folk music from the 1920s to modern time through essays, artist biographies and key album lists.
   http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=F0FOLK

» Backporch News, The
   A weblog for news and information about folk music around the world.
   http://www.backporchnews.net/

» California Gold
   A searchable online archive of a field collection (with recordings, photos, and documents from a variety of ethnic communities) made by Sidney Robertson Cowell in the 1930s in Northern California.
   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/cowhome.html

» Folk Music Images
   A collection of original folk music photos mainly in the North West of England. Also include other resources for folkies in the area - venues, festivals, artist profiles, and links.
   http://www.folkimages.com/

» FolkLib Index
   Links for folk music, bluegrass/old-time music, acoustic blues, fingerstyle guitarists, and Celtic harp players.
   http://www.folklib.net/

» International Traditional Music Society, Inc.
   Promoting and preserving traditional music. With a large tune database, instrument and country-related links,.
   http://www.worldtrad.org/

» So you want to run a Folk Night
   Resource for anyone thinking of running a Folk Evening/Club
   http://members.fortunecity.com/soyouwanttorunafolknight/

» The Folk Den Archive
   Roger McGuinn (ex Byrds) carries on the song-collecting tradition on the internet; every month he adds another folk song in digital format with lyrics. Includes description of the project.
   http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/folkden-wp/

» The Traditional Ballad Index
   A database of reference information on folk ballads - offering a brief description, bibliography, and historical background. Onlne and downloadable versions. [California State University, Fresno]
   http://www.csufresno.edu/folklore/BalladIndexTOC.html

» ezFolk
   MP3 hosting for folk and acoustic artists along with educational material for banjo, guitar, ukulele, and harmonica. Over 1,000 MP3s from hundreds of folk artists .
   http://www.ezfolk.com/