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types of folk music

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  •  Country
  •  European
  •  Folk-Rock
  •  Old-Time Appalachian
  •  Sea Shanties
  •  Women's Music
 
events
  •  Sisters Folk Festival - in Sisters; folk and Americana music and traditional story-telling, song-writing contest, musician contest, and workshops
  •  No Borders Music Festival - Features a variety of musicians from different cultural backgrounds. Site contains schedule, line-up, artist information, event history, and contact information
  •  The International World Music Festival - A core group of mutlicultural performers touring the U.S. playing a varied program of culturally identifiable music from around the globe. Featuring artist information and tour dates
  •  WOMAD - The World of Music Arts and Dance Organisation, founded by Peter Gabriel, organizes festivals around the world and releases CDs through its own Select label. Site includes information on each festival, an events schedule, and news

by location

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Africa
Africa
 
Asia & the Middle East
Asia
Middle East

Malaysia
  •  Rainforest World Music Festival - Official site. Held in Sarawak, Malaysia and features artists from Borneo, the Amazon Basin, Equatorial Africa, and Asia
 
Australia & Oceania
Australia and Oceania
 
Europe
Europe

France
Germany
  •  ZITHER7 - in Munich, Germany; March 28 - 30, 2008
Romania
  •  Transylvania Free Festival - Annual festival that bring together all music styles from all the World. Held in Transylvania, Romania
United Kingdom
 
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North America
  •  Womad USA - An annual 3-day world music festival held in Redmond, Washington, including artists and performers from all over the world
Caribbean
Central America

Canada - Alberta
Canada - British Columbia
Canada - Manitoba
Canada - Newfoundland
Canada - Ontario
Canada -Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick
Canada - Quebec
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Canada - territories

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USA - Hawaii
  •  Aloha Concert Jam - Annual Hawaiian music festival featuring top name Hawaiian artists. Held in Long Beach, California. Site contains history, photo gallery, contest, directions, ticket information, and contact information
USA - Idaho
USA - Illinois
  •  Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam - The annual festival is a tribute to St Tyagaraja who was a main contributor to Carnatic Music ( Indian Classical ). Held in the Chicago area during the Labor Day weekend
USA - Indiana
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USA - Rhode Island
  • Newport Folk Festival - in Newport, RI; August 3 - 5, 2001
USA - South Carolina
USA - South Dakota
USA - Tennessee
USA - Texas
USA - Utah
USA - Vermont
  •  Champlain Valley Folk Festival - Burlington, VT Annual event in August; billed as "one of the friendliest and best organized festivals" in the US. Find featured artists, ticket info, and directions
USA - Virginia
USA - Washington
USA - West Virginia
USA - Wisconsin
USA - Wyoming
 
resources

directories


miscelleaneous

  •  4Folk.com - Links to artist sites and record labels
  •  Dirty Linen Events and Festivals - Folk festivals around the world presented by Dirty Linen folk magazine
  •  Folk Music Archives - Current and archived recorded interviews of folk artists and groups Includes photos and links
  •  Folk Music Home Page - Comprehensive index of links, including artists, concerts, albums, organizations and related resources
  •  Folk Music Images - Original photos of artists and bands with links to other resources
  •  Folk Music Index - Searchable index of recordings for a large number of folk songs
  •  folk.shorock.com - Collection of web sites about folk music artists and events
  •  FolkClub Online - Club dedicated to folk music and related subjects, including a message forum and scheduled chats
  •  FOLKDJ-L - Mailing list of interest to programmers of folk music on the radio, including an archive
  •  folkmusic.org - informative folk site formerly known as FolkBook
  •  Francis J. Child Ballads - Includes a biography, list of ballads, lyrics, tune information, MIDI files and links
  •  Singer and Songwriter Directory - Links to official sites and fan pages. Includes popular and lesser known musicians
  •  The Catbox Times - Index to folk music resources online, including songbooks, songwriters and labels
  •  The Folk Den Archive - Internet-only music from Roger McGuinn

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