19th Century American
Amoskeag Music
Historical musician Bob Kilham recreates the sights and sounds of ante-bellum America using original or reproduction instuments and primary source music.
Dr. Horsehair
Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstr…
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.
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 California
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).
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