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Article about the preservation of the music and dances of 19th Century California.
http://www.beardshampoo.com/Loscalifornios/History.html
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Till Family Rock Band
Brief illustrated history of late-19th-century "rock band" (playing on stone xylophones).
http://www.michaeltill.com
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Cecil Sharp in America
Article about his tour collecting Appalachian folk music.
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/sharp.htm
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A Short History of Appalachian Traditional Music
Article by Debby McClatchy .
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/appalach.htm
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Mr. Jack Daniel's Original Silver Cornet Band
re-creation of an actual small town band (Lynchburg, Tenn. Pop. 361) at the turn of the century:
includes performer biographies, history, discography.
http://www.silvercornet.com
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Sons of Dixie
Information on this vocal quartet who sings songs popular in the American South during the Civil
War.
http://www.sonsofdixie.homestead.com/
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John Henry - The Steel Driving Man
Analysis of songs featuring the folk hero, including lyrics, sound files, and background.
http://www.ibiblio.org/john_henry/henry.html
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Hutchinson Family Singers
Biographies and portraits of members of this popular vocal group.
http://www.geocities.com/unclesamsfarm/hutchinsons.htm
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Cowboy Songs
A reference library of classic western and cowboy songs.
http://lonehand.com/cowboy_songs.htm
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Dr. Horsehair
Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the
old-time minstrel banjo stroke
style.
http://www.drhorsehair.com
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Amoskeag Music
Historical musician Bob Kilham recreates the sights and sounds of ante-bellum America using
original or reproduction instuments and primary source music.
http://hometown.aol.com/rkilham/Amoskeag.html
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American Popular Music before 1900
An extensive annotated link list. Includes both 19th and 18th century popular music.
http://www.nhmccd.cc.tx.us/contracts/lrc/kc/music-1.html
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Popular Songs in American History
(from Colonial Times to 1900) Lyrics, Historical Information, MIDIs, Tune-Related Links.
http://www.contemplator.com/america.html
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Public Domain Music
Midis of public domain favorites.
http://www.pdmusic.org
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Southern Horizon
This Civil War-era band plays period arrangements on antique instruments.
http://www.southern-horizon.com/
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Walk Around, Boys!
Collection of essays on American minstrelsy, sound clips of early minstrel tunes, bibliographies,
and photos.
http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/1856/
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Historic American Sheet Music
The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University: Major collection of
sheet music; digital images of 3042 pieces published in the US, 1850-1920.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/
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Halcyon Days Music
Midi music collection of early American music of the 19th Century and early 20th Century, complete
with scans of sheet music covers and lyrics.
http://www.halcyondaysmusic.com
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