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Mr. Jack Daniel's Original Silver Cornet Band
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re-creation of an actual small town band (Lynchburg, Tenn. Pop. 361) at the turn of the century: includes performer biographies, history, discography.
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A Short History of Appalachian Traditional Music
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Article by Debby McClatchy .
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Amoskeag Music
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Historical musician Bob Kilham recreates the sights and sounds of ante-bellum America using original or reproduction instuments and primary source music.
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Cecil Sharp in America
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Article about his tour collecting Appalachian folk music.
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Cowboy Songs
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A reference library of classic western and cowboy songs.
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Dr. Horsehair
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Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstrel banjo stroke style.
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Halcyon Days Music
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Midi music collection of early American music of the 19th Century and early 20th Century, complete with scans of sheet music covers and lyrics.
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Historic American Sheet Music
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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.
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Hutchinson Family Singers
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Biographies and portraits of members of this popular vocal group.
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John Henry - The Steel Driving Man
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Analysis of songs featuring the folk hero, including lyrics, sound files, and background.
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Public Domain Music
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Midis of public domain favorites.
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Sons of Dixie
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Information on this vocal quartet who sings songs popular in the American South during the Civil War.
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Southern Horizon
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This Civil War-era band plays period arrangements on antique instruments.
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Spanish-Language Social Music of Southern California
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Article about the preservation of the music and dances of 19th Century California.
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Till Family Rock Band
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Brief illustrated history of late-19th-century "rock band" (playing on stone xylophones).
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