Links

• Folk Music Worldwide - Historical Archive
  Listen Free to Historic Folk Music Radio Shows, 1963-64.

• The 111 Greatest (Anglo-American) Folk Music Artists
  A compilation undertaken for the sake of discussion, and library collection development purposes; by Charles H. Smith, Ph.D.

• From Austin to Tennessee: The History of Country Music
  Compiled by Austin Real Estate

Click here (separate page)

Click here (separate page)

• Wild Hog in the Woods

• Madison Blues Society

• Celtic Music Association of Madison, Wisconsin

• Great River Folk Festival
  Late August – two days and three nights of the best traditional and contemporary folk music, plus international and old-time dance, juried crafts, hands-on children’s activities and wholesome ethnic foods.

• The Pump House
  La Crosse, WI - Acoustic concert series features mostly folk, with a little bluegrass or jazz.

• Black Hawk Folk Society
  Mt. Morris, about 70 miles north of Madison

• Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association
  Many programs including instructor-led jam class program sponsored by SWBMAI every week, year-long! These sessions are led by local bluegrass players and teachers. The program features different instructors every Tuesday. SWBMAI offers these group lessons to everyone for a modest $5 suggested instructor donation for an hour long (or more) class!

• Wisconsin Singer/Songwriter Series (WSSS)
  Wisconsin Singer/Songwriter Series was created in 1992, born from a passion for acoustic music and intelligent and entertaining songwriting. The Series is a volunteer organization with all revenue going towards artist fees and operating expenses.

• Old Time Jam - An Old Time Jam meets monthly on the 3rd Sunday of every month, from 4 to 6pm at EVP West, 3809 Mineral Point Road. For information contact coodinator Al Wilson, 608-572-0634 or adwilson@pediatrics.wisc.edu

• Sea Shanty Sing - This group meets every second Tuesday of the month at 7pm at Roxy’s Restobar, 208 W Main Street, Stoughton WI 53589. They have a nice crew of regulars! No experience necessary. Songbooks provided and songs taught.

• Cajun Dance Schedule with Cajun Strangers - (go to the SHOW SCHEDULE page) - dances are usually monthly at the Harmony Bar
  (see also: Musician Members, Cajun Strangers listing)

• The Contra Dance Schedule

• Madison English Country Dance Society

• Madison Scottish Country Dancers

• Westport Squares of Madison

• Wisconsin Public Radio - Simply Folk Program
  Playlists, amongst other things

• WORT-FM, Madison
  Community sponsored radio station with lovely folk/alternative programming - listening is real time but shows are available to listen to online for two weeks after they air by going to wortfm.org and clicking on the Archives tab.

• WUMB
  University of Massachusetts - Boston site. Our vote for the best web site for real time listening to folk music on the internet 24 hours per day

• FolkAlley.com
  24-hour Internet folk music station

• FolkRadio.org - AKA FOLK DJ List
  Electronic discussion group for DJs and other people interested in all folk-based music (bluegrass, old-time, traditional balladry, traditional international music, singer-songwriters, etc.) on the radio.

• Folk Music Worldwide - Historical Archive
  Listen Free to Historic Folk Music Radio Shows, 1963-64
  From 1963 to 1964, a radio show called Folk Music Worldwide, based in New York City, broadcast interviews of select folk music artists playing and discussing some of their best songs. Audio recordings of these historic interviews are posted at this site for anyone to enjoy.

• Mudcat Cafe
  Lyrics to many many songs, mostly folkish.

• Malvina Reynolds: Song Lyrics and Poems
  Site created by Charles H. Smith and Nancy Schimmel - Malvina is the prominent topical and children's songs folkie, one of whose songs is currently being used as the theme music for the hit cable tv series "Weeds."

• The Acoustic Music Archive
  A place where you can find lyrics and chords for folk songs, discover their origins and listen to recordings of them.