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Bluegrass
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Roots Music 
 Explore roots music: blues, country, gospel, bluegrass, cajun, zydeco, tejano, and Native American music. This is a companion site to the four-part PBS series, with each part individually summarized. Included are Oral Histories of some of the artists, a discography for each episode, and histories of the songs and instruments heard in the programs. Additionally, there are related links and lesson plans. http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/ Topics: Lesson Plans, Music, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Dec 20, 2001 The Bluegrass Guitar Home Page
The Bluegrass Guitar Home Page features "information about the acoustic flat-top guitar and the playing styles used in bluegrass music." Here you can find annotated links to instrument dealers, manufacturers ( Gear ), and artists; tablature with accompanying sound files; and information on famous flatpicker Doc Watson, including a biography, a discography searchable by song title, and recommended sources for studying Watson's playing style. http://www.bluegrassguitar.com/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Musicians Last updated Jun 4, 2001 ezFolk.com
A searchable and browsable "instructional site for banjo and folk guitar." Includes tablature and tutorials, with MP3s available for most of the songs featured in the lessons. Also contains a message board and a searchable and browsable ezFolk Link Directory of over 800 instructional sites. Good source for information on clawhammer and bluegrass banjo styles. http://www.ezfolk.com/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musical Instruments Last updated May 29, 2001 The Mississippi: River of Song
Companion to "a Smithsonian Institution series for public television ... that explores the richness and vitality of American music at the close of the twentieth century." The site features information about music in different regions along the Mississippi and biographies and audio and video clips for musicians in genres such as blues, Cajun, bluegrass, gospel, folk, hip hop, jazz, rock, and ethnic and traditional music. Includes a teacher's guide and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/ Topics: Geography, Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Water Last updated Aug 3, 2005 Roots of American Fiddle Music
Devoted to providing "historical information, clear MP3 recordings and rare photos of early fiddlers, string bands and other old-time performers from the 1920's." Early American Fiddlers features a hyperlinked map of the rural Southern United States and profiles of recording artists who "helped lay the musical foundation for all genres of country music that followed including bluegrass, western swing and country western music." Also contains annotated links. http://www.1001tunes.com/ Topics: Agriculture, Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Photograph Collections Last updated May 22, 2003 Roughstock's History of Country Music
A browsable overview of country music history, with categories for The Beginnings , [Roy] Acuff & The Grand Ole Opry , Cowboy Music , Western Swing , Bill Monroe & Bluegrass , Honky Tonk Music , The Nashville Sound , Outlaw Country , Urban Country , and Garth [Brooks] & New Country . Includes photos, sound files, and video. http://www.roughstock.com/history/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Musical Genres, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated May 15, 2001 Smithsonian Folkways
"Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States," dedicated to "supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation and dissemination of sound." The site contains a searchable catalog of recordings (genres include folk, bluegrass, blues, humor, old time, poetry, and world music); events information; tour dates of featured artists; new releases; and more. http://www.folkways.si.edu/ Topics: Internet, Music, Musical Genres, Poetry Last updated Jun 18, 2008 |
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