Folk Music

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Absolutely Cynthia Marie’s Bob Dylan Page

this is a very personal home page dedicated to Bob Dylan. Its multimedia design is creative and busy, but if you want to know all about the page’s author and her feelings towards Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, visit here.

The Carlton Folk Club

This folk music club based in Nottingham, England offers a very musical and animated site in conjunction with the activities of the physical club. You can learn who is playing when, learn about the performers, and hear clips of their music.

Christine Lavin Home Page

Christine Lavin is a personality as well as a very talented songstress. She maintains this Web site to further her own career as well as to introduce fans to other folk musicians. The site is filled with contests, games, and musical exercises. You can also order Christine Lavin’s albums and those of her proteges online. A link to amazon.com provides access to Christine’s books.

Color Me Indigo

This site is dedicated to all things Indigo Girls. The site provides a place to talk about the group, learn where they are playing, their discography, chords and lyrics to their music, pictures of the group, and music clips.

Fasola Home Page

Provides information resources for Sacred Harp (a form of early American three- and four-part a cappella folk music that traces its roots back to Reformation and Renaissance England) and other American Shape Note traditions of singing.

Folk Alliance of America

The Folk Alliance was organized to preserve authentic folk music and dance. This site provides a way to donate to the alliance, become a member, and read scholarlly articles about specific folk artists or genres.

Folk on the Radio

Provides information on folk and bluegrass music on the radio, submitted by the programs’ disk jockeys. Contains station lists, show profiles, and play lists.

Folkbook

An online compendium of information about accoustic music including artist biographics, guitar tablatures, tour dates and times, where you can purchase music by favorite artists as well as an extensive list of Usenet newsgroups. This site is part of the Folk Music Web Ring.

FolkWeb

This is a neat site that lets you purchase accoustic and folk music online. The site lets you browse by artist’s name, record label, and music category. You can also perform intense searches by artist, album, or song title. If you have RealAudio or Shockwave plug-ins installed, you can sample selected artists online. Each week another artist is featured. You can purchase Cds online via their secure purchasing system.

Fox Valley Folklore Society Home Page

This is a valuable site for folk music lovers in the Chicago, IL area. The site lists folk music, storytelling, and dance events in the Chicago area throughout the year. The site provides links to other folklore organizations, newsletters, and to information about the Fox Valley Society.

John Stewart UK Fan Page

This is a very personal site dedicated to John Stewart. The Webmaster provides his own autobiography as well as information about John Stewart with emphasis on the United Kingdom. The site provides concert schedules, music clips, a guest book, and even a John Stewart chat room.

The Kingston Trio Place

This is a Kingston Trio fan site set up as an e-zine about the Trio. There are trivia contests, music clips, information about new releases. The site provides a “Pick of the Month” as well as touring schedules, and a chat room.

Kiwi Folk and Accoustic Music

this site brings visitors information about folk and accoustic music happenings in New Zealand. The site lists festivals, clubs, concert dates, and locations where readers can purchase instruments on New Zealand. A humor section and links to New Zealand artists are included.

Mother of Moth Home page

This is an eclectic site that is heavily philosophical in nature. The authors wish to promote alternative lifestyle choices based on the music of Mother of Moth. Review of the music, ideas for lifestyle changes based on the music, and sound clips are provided.

Music of the Sea

This site is dedicated to the admiration of the music of William Pint and Felicia Dale of Seattle, WA. The site provides biographical information, tour schedules, a discography, and links to other folk music groups.

Peter, Paul, and Mary

This site is dedicated to the music of Peter, Paul, and Mary. An extensive array of links is provided, including cartoons, lyrics, chords, song books, video releases, and concert dates. Links to solo sites are provided.

Southern Folklife Collection

Contains archives of Southeastern American tradition-derived music that includes numerous photographs, interviews, oral histories, video and film documentaries, books, and periodicals. Contains pages on music and musicians in the following categories: early country music, old-time string bands, gospel and spiritual song, and southeastern blues traditions, all illustrated with photos. This site was a student product and is no longer maintained.

Spirit Song

A Web site hosting many different folk and accoutic music artists’ Web pages centered in North Georgia, but encompassing the world. A beautifully designed site with much information about different types of muscians. The authors also design Web pages and host sites.

Stone Soup Arts Foundation

This is the accompanying Web site of a famous folk music club in New England that has introduced Patty Larkin, Tom Paxton, Cheryl Wheeler, and many other folk acts. The site presents information about current happenings at Stone Soup, as well as how to get tickets.

Tribute to the Limelighters

This a a simple site that presents information about the famous folk group the Limelighters. In fact, this site has everything you ever wanted to know about every permutation of the group from its earliest incarnation to today. Schedules of concerts, discography, historic concert information, and separate links to each member and former member of the group are provided.