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Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music

The online collections and exhibits prepared by the Library of Congress are generally considered authoritative and of excellent quality, and this new archive prepared by the Music Division within the Library of Congress is no exception. Containing over 62,500 pieces of historical sheet music, this archive is searchable by author, subject, and song title. Clicking on a particular work will allow...

https://www.loc.gov/collections/american-sheet-music-1870-to...
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Sing Out!

Sing Out!, the nonprofit organization and magazine that sprouted from the progressive folk scene in the early 1950s, seeks to "preserve and support the cultural diversity and heritage of all traditional and contemporary folk musics, and to encourage making folk music a part of our everyday lives." While the magazine requires a subscription, there is much on the website that may be accessed free of...

https://singout.org/
Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip

This site, developed by the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress, draws on the voluminous collection of recordings made by John and Ruby Lomax on their three-month trip across the American South in 1939. The pair traveled over 6,500 miles and, along the way, recorded approximately 25 hours of folk music from over 300 performers. These gems of American musical culture include fiddle...

https://www.loc.gov/collections/john-and-ruby-lomax/about-th...
The Berkeley Folk Music Festival Project

During the mid-20th century, the Berkeley Folk Music Festival energized the University of California campus by bringing together West Coast folk aficionados. The Berkeley Folk Music Festival Project archives and further explores the rich history of the festival. The project takes on many mediums (including in-person programming, a digital archive and exhibit, and audio recordings). Readers may...

https://www.michaeljkramer.net/the-berkeley-folk-music-festi...