Civil War
Bands, Blood on the Border, Buglers in the Civil War, Civil War Music Site, Civil War Songbook, Fifth Michigan Regimental Band, Poetry and Music of the War Between the States, Songs of the Civil War, The Civil War Fife and Drum Page, The Civil War Music Store
A Short History of Appalachian Traditional Music
Article by Debby McClatchy .
American Popular Music before 1900
An extensive annotated link list. Includes both 19th and 18th century popular music.
Amoskeag Music
Historical musician Bob Kilham recreates the sights and sounds of ante-bellum America using original or reproduction instuments and primary source music.
Cecil Sharp in America
Article about his tour collecting Appalachian folk music.
Cowboy Songs
A reference library of classic western and cowboy songs.
Dr. Horsehair
Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstrel banjo stroke style.
Halcyon Days Music
Midi music collection of early American music of the 19th Century and early 20th Century, complete with scans of sheet music covers and lyrics.
Historic American Sheet Music
The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University: Major collection of sheet music; digital images of 3042 pieces published in the US, 1850-1920.
Hutchinson Family Singers
Biographies and portraits of members of this popular vocal group.
John Henry - The Steel Driving Man
Analysis of songs featuring the folk hero, including lyrics, sound files, and background.
Mr. Jack Daniel's Original Silver Cornet Band
re-creation of an actual small town band (Lynchburg, Tenn. Pop. 361) at the turn of the century: includes performer biographies, history, discography.
Popular Songs in American History
(from Colonial Times to 1900) Lyrics, Historical Information, MIDIs, Tune-Related Links.
Sons of Dixie
Information on this vocal quartet who sings songs popular in the American South during the Civil War.
Southern Horizon
This Civil War-era band plays period arrangements on antique instruments.
Spanish-Language Social Music of Southern Californ
Article about the preservation of the music and dances of 19th Century California.
Till Family Rock Band
Brief illustrated history of late-19th-century "rock band" (playing on stone xylophones).