Digital Humanities
- Alan Lomax's Journey Across Spain (1952-1953)GIS presentation of Alan Lomax's journey. Source materials held at the Library of Congress American Folklife Center. Includes map, photos, and streaming audio.
Streaming Music
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- Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window(Note: you will need to enable popup windows for this to work properly.)
An online music listening service. Genres include classical, jazz, folk, blues, world, gospel, pop and rock, contemporary instrumental and spoken word. Features a section for kids and provides glossary and pronunciation guides. Playlists are available.
- The Great 78[rpm] ProjectOver 147,000 78rpm records digitized by George Blood LP.
- Collection of Early Folksong RecordingsOriginally recorded on aluminum discs between 1932 and 1938 by the Virginia Folklore Society, these 173 discs are now available streaming thanks to a digitization grant, "Recordings at Risk."
Streaming Audio / Video
- Library of Congress / Joe Smith CollectionContains over 225 recordings. Joe Smith, a retired music executive interviewed more than 200 singers, musicians, and industry icons to talk about their lives, music, experiences, and contemporaries. Includes Artie Shaw, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, Little Richard, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Elton John, Paul Simon, David Bowie, Billy Joel, Sting, and many more.
- FolkstreamsStreaming documentary films about American Roots Cultures, with essays about the traditions and filmmaking. Includes transcripts, study and teaching guides (https://www.folkstreams.net/educators.php), suggested readings and additional links to related sites.
- Smithsonian FolkwaysRecordings, tools for teaching, biographies on Smithsonian Folkways artists, Folkways Magazine, podcasts, and more.
- Irish Traditional Music ArchiveExplore individual sound recordings, books, videos, manuscripts and images selected from the collections and digitised by ITMA
