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Listening to Folk Online

Listen to streaming audio... explore different genres... find new folk artists and old favorites... try CDs before you buy.

This listing includes 24/7/365 webcasts as well as sound-library sites and online stores that offer sound clips so you can try CDs before buying.

• American Folklife Center [237]
  • The Library of Congress's archive of folk culture: music, stories, folk art, and the details of everyday lives of people in the U.S. and around the world.
  • Library of Congress, Washington, DC
  • » Folklife Center News: the quarterly magazine of the American Folklife Center
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• CD Baby [272]
  • Outstanding online mail-order source for CDs direct from artists and independent record labels. Listen to cuts before you buy.
  • Portland, OR
• EZ Folk [255]
  • Wow! Streaming audio; MP3s shared by artists; lots of tablature; CDs, books, DVDs and instruments for sale.
  • » Public Domain Music Library: songbooks available online for free
  • » Tabs & Tutorials: extensive tablature library for banjo, guitar, dulcimer and more. Most tabs have corresponding MP3s you can purchase.
  • » ezFolk Link Directory: over 3000 links, neatly categorized, in tiny print.
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• Field Recorders' Collective [276]
  • A group of collectors dedicating to creating a public archive of field recordings of old-time music. Listen to soundclips and buy CDs.
  • Croton, NY
• FolkAlley.com [267]
  • Listener Supported Internet Radio ~ All Folk, All the Time (Folk, Traditional, Celtic, World)
  • » The SingOut! Radio Magazine: an on-demand weekly program host by Folk DJ veteran, Matt Watroba. This hour-long "magazine format" program features interviews in addition to "live" and recorded music.
  • » Folk Community Links: Artists, Festivals, Organizations, Publications, Venues, Record Labels and more.
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• Live365.com [268]
  • Listing of internet radio stations playing folk music (among a wide variety of genres). There are links for subcategories of folk too.
• Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage [246]
  • Promotes understanding and continuity of diverse, contemporary grassroots cultures in the US and around the world. They also present the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
  • Washington, DC
  • » Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: Historical recordings from around the world. Includes children's music.
  • » The Folkways Collection (Podcast): A 24-part podcast series from Smithsonian Folkways and CKUA Radio explores Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
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• Song Parlor, The [273]
  • The Acoustic & Eclectic Song Parlor: JohnPatterson's biweekly folk music program webcast from www.TheVoiceofPA.net and on Harrisburg’s WHP (580AM), every other Saturday night.
• Steam Powered Preservation Society [279]
  • A non-profit (501c3) electronic library that archives, saves, researches and shares historic Americana recordings. The goal is to promote music through the appreciation of its history and sounds.
• Sugar in the Gourd: Old-Time, All the Time   [also on MySpace] [240]
  • Comprehensive old-time music resource. Streaming audio of old-time tunes from various artists. News and blog.
  • » Old-Time Musicians Directory: Multi-page directory of old-time musicians.
  • » Old-time resources: Great list of old-time resources, including record labels, instrument makers and more.
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• Whole Wheat Radio [269]
  • A funky, non-traditional folk internet radio and wiki site. Audio magazines by subscription. (Also house concerts, but they're based in Alaska.)

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