Traditional Singers Club

Links for Singers

Our own resident singers and past guests.

The Mudcat Cafe searchable song lyrics archive.

Chris Brennan's Traditional Singers Page. Good information on singing, singers, sessions, and festivals, in both Ireland and the US.

The Traditional Ballad Index, a collection of reference information on folk ballads.

The Alan Lomax Database, free online access to field recording sound clips, as well as pictures, by legendary folklorist and musical anthropologist Alan Lomax.

The John Quincy Wolf Collection of Ozark Folksongs, a sizable body of complete field recordings in mp3 format with lyric and dialogue transcription.

Musical Traditions Internet Magazine. Large traditional discography, good articles, and the beginning of an excellent collaborative songbook.

The Ballad Tree, "A collection of Online Folk Music Information." Comprehensive, with a wealth of links.

Contemplations from the Marianas Trench: several songbooks organized by type, e.g., Child ballads, sea chanteys, folk songs by country. (Audio warning: MIDI files play automatically.)

Merlins Rest, a Twin Cities pub with various singing-friendly events.