Appalachian Women and Traditional Music

American Folklife Center.
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/

• Extensive website for the Library of Congress Archives. Invaluable resource. See homepage for additional information on state collections.

• Good source for bluegrass music.

• Website for non-profit organization for the promotion of old-time and bluegrass.

• Artist Search page for country.com. Provides bios, discographies, recent articles about the artist, etc.

• Bluegrass internet magazine. Tremendous amount of information on all aspects of bluegrass music.

• Website for IBMA, dedicated to preserving and promoting bluegrass music.

• Correlating website for the radio documentary, produced by Goodman in association with Appalshop. Brief descriptions of the the singers are provided, as well as audio samples.

• Periods of American history as represented through folk song. "The Labor Movement", "1920's and 1930's", and "Tragedies and Disasters" contain song and audio clips of Sarah Ogun Gunning, Aunt Molly Jackson, Hazel Dickens, etc.
Keefer, Jane. Folk Music Index.
http://www.muse.mse.jhu.edu:8001/research/folkindex/indexhtm
• Extensive list of recorded songs.
Lynch, David. The Old-Time Music Webpage.
http://www.geocities.com/~oldtimefiddler/
• Excellent source for old-time music. Contains old-time news, events, directory of musicians.
Mudcat Cafe. The Digital Tradition Folksong Database. (1996)
http://www.mudcat.org/folksearch.cfm
• Database of folksong lyrics and music.
Old-Time Herald On-Line.
http://www.mindspring.com
• Online site for the Old-Time Herald, edited by Alice Gerrard.
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. (1995)
http://www.si.edu/folklife/
• List of resources, archives, holdings of Smithsonian Institute.
Steel, Warren. Warren Steel's Homepage at the Universty of Mississippi. (1994)
http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~mudws/index.html
• Excellent source of links for American music.
Walz, Robert B. The Traditional Ballad Index. (1999)
http://www.csufresno.edu/folklore/BalladSearch.html
• Offers reference information on traditional folk ballads.
Bluegrass Unlimited. (1999)
http://www.bluegrassmusic.com
Website for Bluegrass Unlimited magazine.
 
 

Specific Artist Links

Atkins, Sidney Ann, and Adam Laudrey. Loretta Lynn Fan Page. (1997)
http://www.premier.net/~satkins/

• Unofficial Lynn page with biography, awards, discography, family notes, and more. Frequently updated.
Carter-Schwendler, Karen L. Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story. (1997, updated.)
http://www.ket.org./Programs/KET/MBI
• Introduction to the KET production. Includes biographical information, selected discography, information on Appalachian music, and bibliography.
McCrumb, Sharon. The Voice of the Ballads: About Betty Smith.
http://www.sharynmccrumb.com/bettysmith.html
• Single page of information on Betty Smith, a NC folksinger, instrumentalist, and author. Includes list of recordings.
Official Site of the New Coon Creek Girls.
http://www.gotech.com/performer.dir/newcoon/newcoon.htm
• Biography, history, discography, and performance schedule of this Kentucky quintet.
Ritchie, Jean. The Jean Ritchie Homepage.
http://www.members.aol.com/greenhays/page6.htm
• Homepage with performance schedule and link to the Folklife Family Store.



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