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Contemporary American Folk Music
I became especially interested in folk music through the music 43 course I am taking this semester. I realized there was more that attracts people to folk music than just the music itself, and I was interested in understanding more this culture that surrounds it. I knew that American folk music originated in the Appalachian region, but beyond that my knowledge was limited. Finally, after browsing through research I became particularly interested in contemporary folk music. This topic was also an interesting one for me to research because contemporary folk generally attracts a college age audience. The web was a perfect tool to use for my research because of the easy and organized access it provided to the information I needed. The various links on each web site directed me to more specific areas of interest. Finally, the interaction that was available to me on the web would not have been had I chosen a different research source.
World Wide Web Sources 1-Title: Folkweb Address: www.folkweb.com Description: "Folkweb" is an interesting and innovative web site. Contemporary folk artists, undiscovered or discovered, can promote and sell their CD’s via this web site. There is a new featured artist each week who displays several two-minute long audio samples off of his or her new album. Viewers can immediately order CD’s through this web site. Useful and interesting links are available on the site as well. Source: Webprimitives 2-Title: Waterbug Address: www.waterbug.com Description: The web site, "waterbug," offers a variety of useful tools. The index includes an extensive list of links to various folk music-related web sites. The links are organized and easy to locate. "Waterbug" also includes an index of contemporary popular folk singers and songwriters and their newest albums. There are free sample CD’s available as well as and option to purchase music via this web site. Source: Daniel Graphics 3-Title: Alternate Tuning Guide for Contemporary Folk Music Address: www.museweb.com/ag/tunings/fm_tunings.html Description: Although this web site is not particularly visually appealing, it is without a doubt unique. It provides an organized list of links to contemporary folk artists. This link directs the viewer to particular chords, or alternate tuning, that the particular artist used in a particular song. This information allows the interested viewer to play a song the exact way the artist did. This site is mainly useful for someone who plays an instrument. Source: Muse 4-Title: Folklib Index: A Library of Folk Music Links Address: www.thecentralsearch.com/cgi-bin/central2.pl Description: This web site’s title speaks for itself. Folklib Index saves time browsing through search engine after search engine. It serves as a vast index of artists, concerts, lyrics, new releases, and news concerning folk music. Its simple structure makes it user friendly and an easy tool for any folk music connoisseur. Source: The Central Search 5-Title: World Folk Music Association Address: www.wfma.net Description: The World Folk Music Association is a non-profit organization that strives to spread appreciation for traditional and contemporary folk music. It provides an alphabet of artists with links to their individual home pages. It also allows the viewer to subscribe to the monthly newsletter. There are links to concert information as well as to articles about folk music. This web site is an all-purpose source except for online music sales and access to mp3’s. Source: Chuck Morse
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