Folk Music Home Page

Welcome to a Folk Music home page.

There is an explosion of information about folk music on the net and this site will try to cover the depth and breadth of it. It primarily provides an organized set of pointers to other pages but does include some original material.

This website has been up for over 15 years (ancient in web terms) and its design is definitely early Web 1.0. But hopefully you came here for content, not flash. The site has evolved over the years but its organization is much the same. Most of the links have now been provided by you, the readers of this site. For that I thank you. Since the web evolves and websites change ownership some of my links may not go to the site I originally linked to. If you find a link to an inappropriate site (especially a porn site) please let me know so that I can fix it.

You can reach this page with a shorter, simpler URL/address: folk.jg.org is now the same as www.jg.org/folk/folkhome.html.

Feedback is welcome.

                                    Jay Glicksman

Categorized Information

Folk Music in General

• Artists- Web pages by and about folk musicians and groups
• Concerts and Events- Where to be a part of it (see also Festivals and Venues below)
• Festivals- When you want the experience to last longer
• Courses and Classes- To learn more about music
• Albums, Ringtones, and Lyrics- Capturing the music
• Organizations- Organizations devoted to folk music
• Other Sites- Other folk-related Web sites
• Politics- Legislation that affects folk music and the response to it

Breaking it Down

• By Instrument- Information about specific instruments
• By Location- Folk music from different regions around the world

Commercial

• Venues- Concert halls, clubs, coffee houses, etc.
• Stores and Services- Where to buy stuff
• Record Labels, Catalogues, Promotion- The industry presence online
• Booking- Contacts for booking performers
• My Very Own Folk Music Store- Buy from amazon.com and support this website

The Media

• Radio and TV- Folk music on the radio and television
• Books and Magazines- Books and magazines concentrating on folk music
• Blogs, Videos, Podcasts, Shows, and Social Networks- Web 2.0 for folk-related content
• Web Forums- Discussion on the net

Internet

• Electronic Mailing Lists- Online mailing lists you can subscribe to
• Usenet Newsgroups- Newsgroups you can read

Other Related Information

• Music- Links to other good music pages that don't necessarily concentrate on folk music
• Warnings- Warnings you might be interested in

Site Search

If you have any folk-related information (if you consider it related that's good enough for me--I don't believe in making category judgements) please send it to me and I'll include it in one form or another.

Answers to Questions: Having a web site doesn't make me an authority on folk music but many people send me questions anyway. I would guess that I can answer 1 out of every 20 I receive. Not a very good average. Rather, I suggest that people send their questions to the newsgroup rec.music.folk. There are many readers of that group and many know a lot more than me.

This Folk Music Web Ring site is owned by Jay Glicksman.

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I apologize in advance for any errors in transmission or transcription. Items have been pulled from other sources or submitted directly and some errors are inevitable. Please confirm all information before acting on it.