This site gives information on folk music education and preservation attempts.

Learn about bagpipe music, other traditional Scottish music, and Scottish ceilidhs and ceilidh dances. You can also hear examples of Scottish music from all around Scotland.

This site provides ten traditional Ireland songs in addition to information on traditional Irish dance and traditional music. Each topic presented is hyperlinked to additional information.

During the 1930s the California Work Projects Administration surveyed traditional musical traditions in Northern California. This is a description and collection of this work.

Access a selection of materials related to traditional Irish music from the digitized holdings: sound recordings, printed materials, and visuals,

Covers a wide variety of cultures and traditions of Mexico, including food, recipes, art, music, history, festivals and holidays. Some of the material is in both English and Spanish.

Provides information about Japan's traditional bamboo flute, the Shakuhachi. Includes a movie of the instrument being played.

Magazine site that specializes in roots music, such as traditional, celtic and folk. International scope with an archive of reviews, interviews and feature articles.

A history of the different kinds of music in Ireland, including traditional, ancient, and work songs.

Learn about the Mexican Christmas tradition La Posada in this activity. Provided is the music and lyrics to a traditional posada song. The lyrics are available in both Spanish and English.

A very brief overview of Japanese traditional music. Includes links to a few selections.

This site from the Minnesota Public Radio provides the text of a 1915 article written by musician and self-trained anthropologist, Frances Densmore. Densmore spent years studying the music and culture of the Teton Sioux and other native...

Fine comprehensive intro to folk music of English-speaking countries. Lyrics, background and midi files make this a useful site.

Learn about the symbols most associated with Metis culture including clothing, music, and dancing.

An article on the history of the "Zheng," an ancient Chinese stringed musical instrument and how it is still used today in music performances.

Every spring in the Antarctica, a new group of workers arrives and stays for a few months. To enliven everyone's stay, some traditions have been put in place. These include a race around the South Pole through all the world's time zones,...

The ritual grew as ownership of automobiles and then mass production of portable grills and plastic coolers soared. Tailgating before college and professional football games is an American tradition. Temporary tent cities pop up in...

On October 13, 2016, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for poetic impression in American Music. He is the first American in 23 years to be recognized for this prize.

Listen to a contemporary style of music from Madagascar, called "salegy," which blends the musical traditions of Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean, and Indonesia.

The Library of Congress provides a collection of 35 hours of folk music recorded during the Depression. The project is unique in that it recorded Slavic, Middle Eastern, European, Spanish and English speaking peoples who lived in...

A lesson plan that gives young children the opportunity to learn about weddings and to experience different wedding traditions. Includes ideas for making props and role-playing wedding ceremonies and celebrations.

Learn about traditional instruments from non-western sources in this image gallery with descriptions from the collection of Yale University.

Features traditional folk music of Canada including lyrics and information about each song listed. Songs can be downloaded and played.

Created in 2005, The Canadian Folk Music Awards promotes Canadian folk music in all its forms. Listed are the 2007 nominees for the awards and upcoming concerts.