Updated May 5, 2011

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Essays & Academics

• Sustainable Music - Jeff Todd Titon writes in his music blog about about Breakin' Up Winter. Great read about us and the music we all love.'

• American Folklife Center - U.S. Library of Congress

• Banjo History - George R. Gibson essay, 2001, iBluegrass

• Early Records of Tennessee Fiddlers - Some quick reads and great links to very early recordings.

• Fiddler's Companion - Collection of resources, articles, and searchable database

• Ibiblio Folk Music Index - Bibliographic history. Great background on individual tunes and related tunes

• Popular Songs in American History - Great site by with midi files, lyrics, and background information on songs popular from the 1600's to about 1900.

• Public Domain - A researched listing of tunes and songs believed to be public domain

• Roots of American Fiddle Music

• UNC Music Library - Links to database at UNC-Chapel Hill

• What is Old-Time? - An essay by Mike Seeger

• What is Old-Time Music? - An article by Mark Humphrey

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Fiddle

• Early Records of Tennessee Fiddlers - Some quick reads and great links to very early recordings.

• Fiddle.Net

• FiddleFork - a very active fiddle discussion site

• FiddleForum - another active fiddle discussion site

• Fiddle-L - a fiddle discussion email list

• Fiddler Magazine - great source for articles on fiddling, tune origins, etcetera

• Fiddler's Companion - collection of resources, articles, and searchable database

• Fiddletunes.Net - Leo McDermott's great fiddling resource

• Roots of American Fiddle Music

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Banjo

• BanjoHangout
  
  
• Banjo-L
  
  
• BanjoNews
  
  
• Banjo Newsletter Home Page
  
  
• Banjo Tablatures
  
  
• Zepp Country samples

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Guitar

• Bass Notes and Runs - Introduction to old-time rhythm backup

• Chord Charts for Folk Guitar - includes many "old-time" tunes

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Mandolin

• Mandozine

• Mandolin Cafe

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Dulcimer

• Folk Notes Mountain Dulcimer Tabs
  

• The Nashville Grand Old Dulcimer Club

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Lyrics Online

• The Songs He Sang - Lyrics to old-time songs sung by Cisco Houston

• Bluegrass Lyrics - Contrary to the title, many if not most are old-time
  
  
• Popular Songs in American History - Great site by Leslie Nelson, aka "The Contemplator", that provides midi files, lyrics, and background information on songs popular from the 1600's to about 1900.

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Downloadable Music

There are many tunes to download here in our Jukebox, Tunes, and Tune of the Month pages.

In addition, some other great sources include:

• Pegram Jam - Six years of weekly old-time jams recorded. Searchable index. Charts.

• Digital Library of Appalachia - Historical treasure chest of music

• Berea College Sound Archives - Another great historical collection

• Honking Duck - 78s galore recorded and presented online

• Oldtime Music and Songbook - British collection of American oldtime

• Open Source Old-Time Music - Part of the digital archive project

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Online old-time music Webcasts

• Pandora - Set up your own free radio station - specificy old-time tunes or musicians

• Sugar in the Gourd - Mostly old-time Web radio

• WDVX- Traditional music radio station from Knoxville online

• Woodsongs Old-Time Music Hour - Great video and audio to experience live or download
  

In addition, many of the instrument-specific sites listed here have online music you can play and sometimes download.

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Discussion Groups Online

• Banjo-L
• Fiddle-L
• Fiddle Forum
• Fiddle Fork
• BanjoHangout
• MUDCAT.ORG - Lyrics, history, discussion threads on old-time music topics.

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Online Magazines and News Sites

• The Old-Time Herald

• Sing Out

• The Old-Time Music Home Page

• Old-Time Music and Dance Links

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Players and performers

If you are new to old-time, or just looking for ideas about who to listen to, here's a list of names you can plug in at Rhapsody, iTunes, Pandora, or your favorite online source.

If you have suggestions, let us know by writing to webmaster @ nashvilleoldtime.org

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Period Clothing and Accessories

• Gentlemen's Emporium - Victorian fashion at a modern price

• Samantha's Costumes - Period clothing, including Civil War and Victorian

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Instrument Sales/Luthiers

• Elderly Instruments

• Janet Davis Music
  
  
• Mugwumps Instrument Herald
  
  
• Gruhn's Guitars

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Link Collections

• David Lynch's collection at Oldtimemusic.com

• Jubilee Community Arts collection, a Knoxville group

• Popular Songs in American History - Great site by Leslie Nelson, aka "The Contemplator", that provides midi files, lyrics, and background information on songs popular from the 1600's to about 1900

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Tablature, notation, charts

• Chord Charts for Folk Guitar

• Banjo Tablatures

• Mando Tab by Roland White - Free samples on this great musician's site

• Traditional Music Library - UK site with sheet music, midis, and more

• Shrunken Planet - Online play lists, acoustic and some old-time mixed

• Old Time Fiddle Tunes - Transcriptions and recordings. Great collection

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Audio Tools You Can Use