Dominion Web Directory : Arts : Music : History : 19th_Century

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/

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.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/

» A Short History of Appalachian Traditional Music
Article by Debby McClatchy .
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/appalach.htm

http://hometown.aol.com/rkilham/Amoskeag.html

» Amoskeag Music
Historical musician Bob Kilham recreates the sights and sounds of antebellum America using original or reproduction instruments and primary source music.
http://hometown.aol.com/rkilham/Amoskeag.html

» Cecil Sharp in America
Article about his tour collecting Appalachian folk music.
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/sharp.htm

» Cowboy Songs
A reference library of classic western and cowboy songs.
http://lonehand.com/cowboy_songs.htm

» Dr. Horsehair
Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstrel banjo stroke style.
http://www.drhorsehair.com

» 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.
http://www.halcyondaysmusic.com

http://www.geocities.com/unclesamsfarm/hutchinsons.htm

» Hutchinson Family Singers
Biographies and portraits of members of this popular vocal group.
http://www.geocities.com/unclesamsfarm/hutchinsons.htm

http://www.ibiblio.org/john_henry/henry.html

» John Henry - The Steel Driving Man
Analysis of songs featuring the folk hero, including lyrics, sound files, and background.
http://www.ibiblio.org/john_henry/henry.html

» 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.
http://www.silvercornet.com

» Public Domain Music
Midis of public domain favorites.
http://www.pdmusic.org

» Sons of Dixie
Information on this vocal quartet who sings songs popular in the American South during the Civil War.
http://www.sonsofdixie.homestead.com/

» Southern Horizon
This Civil War-era band plays period arrangements on antique instruments.
http://www.southern-horizon.com/

http://www.beardshampoo.com/Loscalifornios/History.html

» Spanish-Language Social Music of Southern California
Article about the preservation of the music and dances of 19th Century California.
http://www.beardshampoo.com/Loscalifornios/History.html

» The Alleghanians
Full-text biography of the vocal group.
http://www.geocities.com/hfsbook/tahome.htm

» Till Family Rock Band
Brief illustrated history of late-19th-century "rock band" (playing on stone xylophones).
http://www.michaeltill.com