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- American Popular Music before 1900 - An extensive annotated link list. Includes both 19th and 18th century popular music.
- Amoskeag Music - Historical musician Bob Kilham recreates the sights and sounds of ante-bellum America using original or reproduction instuments and primary source music.
- A Short History of Appalachian Traditional Music - Article by Debby McClatchy .
- Cecil Sharp in America - Article about his tour collecting Appalachian folk music.
- Cowboy Songs - A reference library of classic western and cowboy songs.
- Dr. Horsehair - Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstrel banjo stroke style.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hutchinson Family Singers - Biographies and portraits of members of this popular vocal group.
- John Henry - The Steel Driving Man - Analysis of songs featuring the folk hero, including lyrics, sound files, and background.
- 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.
- Music in the US before the Civil War - A bibiliography from the University of Kansas library.
- Popular Songs in American History - (from Colonial Times to 1900) Lyrics, Historical Information, MIDIs, Tune-Related Links.
- Public Domain Music - Midis of public domain favorites.
- Sons of Dixie - Information on this vocal quartet who sings songs popular in the American South during the Civil War.
- Southern Horizon - This Civil War-era band plays period arrangements on antique instruments.
- Walk Around, Boys! - Collection of essays on American minstrelsy, sound clips of early minstrel tunes, bibliographies, and photos.
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