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by | December 7, 2012 · 1:00 am

Folk music index

Jane Keefer’s Folk music index is a database of U.S. old-time recordings that can be searched by title, recording, keyword, or publisher. Cross references to alternate titles, related pieces, and similar melodies constitute around 18% of the nearly 39,000 titles … Continue reading →

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by | May 14, 2012 · 1:00 am

Digital Library of Appalachia

Produced by the Appalachian College Association, the Digital Library of Appalachia provides online access to archival and historical materials related to the culture of the southern and central Appalachian region. The database’s contents are drawn from special collections of Appalachian … Continue reading →

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by | September 6, 2010 · 7:12 am

A fiddler's Festschrift

The fall 2010 issue of Goldenseal, a magazine devoted to West Virginia traditions, is a Festschrift for the late senator Robert C. Byrd—as a fiddle player! Festschriften that celebrate politicians are fairly unusual, but it is even rarer for a … Continue reading →

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