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	Folk music -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is (An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner) music by and of the people.
		Apart from instrumental music that forms a part of folk music, especially (A genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing) dance music traditions, much folk music is (Music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)) vocal music, since the instrument that makes such music is usually handy.
		Music in the standard major and minor scales evidently penetrated to the nearby rural areas, where it was converted to folk idiom, but nevertheless succeeded in displacing the old pentatonic music.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/folk_music.htm (4514 words)

	Irish Traditional Music
		The factors that shape the tradition are: (i) continuity which links the present with the past; (ii) variation which springs from the individual or the group; (iii) selection by the community, which determines the form or forms in which the music survives.
		Traditional music comprises two broad categories; instrumental music, which is mostly dance music (reels, jigs, hornpipes, polkas and the like), and the song tradition, which is mostly unaccompanied solo singing.
		Traditional music has always drawn on many influences and sources: for example, the ballroom schottisches and polkas of polite 19th-century society, English music-hall songs, Scottish bagpipe music, and even the music of visiting flface minstrel troupes.
	www.irelandseye.com /aarticles/culture/music/traditional/tm.shtm (400 words)

	Encyclopedia: Irish traditional music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Singer and songwriter Phil Lynott is often said to be a modern incarnation of the Irish poetry tradition.
		The words craic and seisiún are famous for their connections to Irish traditional music (as in craic agus ceol); the former loosely defined as "good fun" and the latter defined as an Irish traditional music session.
		The implication of its usage is that seisiún in its music sense is an Irish tradition.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Irish-traditional-music (4008 words)

	A Traditional Music Library of folk music, tune-books, songbooks and sheet music
		A traditional music and folk music archive of songbooks, tune-books, sheet music, reference, and educational materials.
		With old-time, the emphasis is much more on tunes and dance music, and often a deliberate effort is made to perform the music in the same way as it might have been done in the rural settings of 100 years ago.
		Traditional music (or public domain) is also used as a copyright status covering music which is out of copyright.
	www.traditionalmusic.co.uk (1131 words)

	facts JPN-music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Instrumental music from the West permeated the general public through performances by the military bands of the Army and the Navy, organized with the cooperation of foreign countries such as Britain, France and Germany.
		In the second decade of the 20th century, private music schools, the predecessors of the present private universities of music, were founded in major cities such as Tokyo or Osaka.
		Professional musical education has its roots in the widespread musical education of children at home, and there are many private classes, large and small, for helping such home education.
	asnic.utexas.edu /asnic/countries/japan/japmusic.html (2737 words)

	Traditional Music in England Project
		In the Traditional Music in England project about 1,500 hours of recordings of these are being made available to the public thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
		The Traditional Music in England project proposal went through a number of incarnations and was successful in obtaining substantial backing from the Heritage Lottery Fund in August 2000.
		Music Traditions is "The magazine for traditional music throughout the world" including news items, over 100 archived articles, the Topic Records discography, other traditional music label discographies, CD and book reviews, letters and research requests.
	www.bl.uk /collections/sound-archive/traditional_music.html (2980 words)

	Sfakia, Crete, Greece: Traditional Cretan Music
		Cretan traditional music is very complex due to the fact that many civilizations, at various periods of time, have intruded and inhabited the island: Venetians, Saracens, Turks...Moreover, after 330 B.C. Greek civilization followed two trends, one following Alexander the Great (in the East) and another following the Roman trends (in the West).
		Cretan people are deeply connected with music and rhythm.Through their music they express their feelings, the joy, the sorrow, the love, the passion for live.
		However, the traditional songs and dances, along with the emotions and the language itself, are at risk of disappearing.
	www.sfakia-crete.com /sfakia-crete/crete-music.html (2688 words)

	A Short History of Appalachian Traditional Music
		Musical traditions from home were important links to the past and were cherished and passed down to the next generation.
		The second ballad type was from the popular music source of the parlour or sentimental ballad, mostly from the Victorian or Edwardian eras, presented in the Minstrel Show or Music Hall, and eventually passing into a folk tradition through sheer repetition.
		Bands were able to quit their day-jobs and make a living from music, although their audiences preferred versions of popular songs played in an old-time manner over the old traditional songs heard at the kitchen table.
	www.mustrad.org.uk /articles/appalach.htm (2573 words)

	Traditional Music Guitar Encyclopedia Guitar Chords Guitar Lessons Guitar Practicing Beginning Guitar Tips for Practice
		However, the unamplified guitar is not a loud instrument, that is, it cannot "compete" with other instruments commonly found in bands and orchestras, in terms of sheer audible volume.
		This type of guitar is more commonly played face up, on the lap of the seated player, and often with a metal or glass slide.
		Acoustic bass guitars also have steel strings, and match the tuning of the electric bass, which is likewise similar to the traditional double bass viol, the "big bass", a staple of string orchestras and bluegrass bands alike.
	www.guitarlessons.bizhosting.com /Traditional_music.html (1315 words)

	Traditional Pop Music Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Traditional pop music is a neologism for Western popular music which encompasses music that succeeded big band music and preceded rock and roll as the most popular kind of music in the United States, most of Europe, and some other parts of the world.
		It evolved from big band music as a result of the emphasis shifting from the band to the singer.
		The Jimmie Rodgers mentioned above is not to be confused with an earlier country music singer of the same name.
	www.matronofthearts.com /encyclopedia/Traditional_pop_music (449 words)

	The Irish Traditional Music Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Irish Traditional Music Archive is a multi-media reference archive and resource centre for the traditional song, instrumental music and dance of Ireland.
		Traditional music is regarded by the Archive as being simultaneously a valuable part of historic Irish culture and a vigorous element of contemporary Irish culture which enjoys widespread popularity even outside Ireland.
		The Council, which had earlier made a decision in principle to establish an archive of Irish traditional music, on the recommendation of a committee chaired by Breandán Breathnach, accepted the proposal, appointed a Board to oversee its operations, and funded it first as a pilot project and then on an ongoing basis.
	www.itma.ie /home/itmae1.htm (1508 words)

	Topics in traditional Irish music
		A 1962 conversation with Willie Clancy, the famed piper, explores his philosophy of traditional music.
		Traditional Irish music today is frequently encountered in the "session" (or even "seisiún"), a gathering of (usually) amateur musicians where tunes are played in unison by all the musicians who know the tune.
		The results of a survey to determine which traditional Irish tunes would be most suitable to play on Hallowe'en, which is really the ancient Celtic New Year festival of Oíche Shamhna.
	www.standingstones.com /tmirel.html (789 words)

	Taigh na Teud Sheet Music Publishers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		With years of experience in the field of Scottish and Gaelic music we are delighted to present you with a comprehensive range of traditional music to suit all interests.
		Taigh na Teud are the leading publishers of music books for fiddle, harp, pipes and many other traditional instruments, along with a fine selection of traditional song books and Cds.
		Many of the cds are useful as an accompaniment to the music books, but are also excellent in their own right, featuring music from highly respected traditional singers and players.
	www.scotlandsmusic.com (357 words)

	Traditional Japanese Music
		It is the oldest type of Japanese, traditional music.
		Music played with the instrument Biwa, a kind of guitar with four strings.
		Music played with the instrument Shamisen, a kind of guitar with only three strings.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2113.html (139 words)

	CTV.ca \| Portugese singer exports traditional music
		The country and its traditional folk music are bound together so tightly it is hard to imagine one without the other.
		But she says that she sees fado as a versatile and robust type of music, like jazz, that can be forged into new styles without forfeiting its essence.
		She compares the changes she and others are bringing to fado with the evolution of tango or Cuban music.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051014/mariza_fado_051014/20051014?hub=Entertainment (630 words)

	World Music
		You probably wouldn't recognize Occitan if you heard it sung, although you might place the music "somewhere in France." Provence, the Mediterranean south to be precise, is where colonial expats from French North and West Africa and the Caribbean long have entered France as low-wage immigrant laborers.
		Formed in 1981, Càlic are accomplished performers and curators of the traditional music of Sardinia (Alghero, Alguer).
		Although she was in North America, she fell in love with ghazals, the sophisticated musical love poems of India she was exposed to by her parents.
	www.rootsworld.com /rw (1324 words)

	TMSA Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland
		The AGM of the Traditional Music and Song Association will be held in the Westburn Lounge, Westburn Park, Aberdeen at 4.00pm on Sunday 6th November 2005.
		If you would like your traditional music event to be included in the 2006 Festival Calendar, please complete the PDF form and return it to us here at 95-97 St Leonards Street, Edinburgh EH7 5UJ by Friday 14th October at the latest.
		Despite suffering a long-term and serious illness, Citty Finlayson worked tirelessly on behalf of the TMSA and Scottish traditional music and song and she will be sorely missed by all who knew her.
	www.tmsa.org.uk (421 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As RFE/RL reports, it is part of broader attempts by Central Asian masters to revive ancient oral musical traditions that suffered under the Soviet education system.
		The students and teachers there have come from special music schools across Central Asia -- and they are inspiring each other as they try to revive the ancient oral methods of teaching music that had been neglected under the Soviet system.
		Almatov says his school also is using ancient teaching principles where masters called "ustads" pass on the music and legends of Kazakh folklore directly through oral instruction, rather than the modern European method of written notation introduced under the Soviet education system.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2005/10/c3dbb6dd-0f7c-4db3-81d0-55aac872f631.html (966 words)

	traditional music and folk music songbooks & tune-books main menu
		Traditional music and folk music tune-books, songbooks and resources available at this site.
		The sheet music, lyrics and midis can be accessed from each tune-book or songbook.
		The full version also has print optimised graphics for sheet music printing and additional midi files for playing tunes at different speeds.
	www.traditionalmusic.co.uk /traditional-music (227 words)

	Traditional Celtic Music
		The criteria for joining is fairly broad; as long as the music is Celtic and of a traditional form.
		I have been active on the music scene for many years and indeed my songs, old and new and my strong voice are just the thing you need; it will give your festivitas the extra touch.
		Celtic Horizon Folk band are a Scottish and Irish Celtic Traditional folk band from Scotland with free Celtic Mp3 samples on web site and Celtic CD "Songs of the Celts" for sale.Celtic Horizon also invite musicians worldwide to act as Agents for them in getting tours in your country and receiving normal Agents commision.
	l.webring.com /hub?ring=celttrad (2281 words)

	English folk and traditional music on the Internet
		There are interesting discussions on the tradition, and the meaningfulness of terms such as 'folk' and 'traditional' on the Musical Traditions magazine Enthusiasms and Letters pages.
		The Traditional Song Forum is an association of people interested in research, collection and performance of traditional song, principally of the British Isles.
		The British Library Sound Archive's Traditional Music in England Project is digitising, cataloguing and making available a number of important collections of English songs and music from the second half of the twentieth century.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /martin.nail/Folkmus.htm (2733 words)

	Tara Music Company - The Home of Irish / Celtic Music
		Tara Music has been producing the highest quality recordings of traditional Irish music for over 25 years.
		The outstanding feature of Zoë's playing is her ability to straddle different disciplines: classical, jazz, bluegrass and especially traditional Irish music.
		Although the Riverdance Show and its music appeared to be an overnight success, elements of the music had been developing over many years prior to the Riverdance event.
	www.taramusic.com (501 words)

	The Encyclopedia of Traditional Celtic Music
		Similarly, some people think that the way traditional music is played today is the way it has always been played.
		There may be a way of obtaining an idea of this music (though it is admittedly no more than a slender hope), for it is possible that primitive cultures have preserved ancient instruments, and thereby a certain continuity in musical tradition, that mankind as a species has a kind of memory.
		What we could still collect today would be a kind of echo, individual elements of the music of the past lacking form and structure, and reminiscent of the fragments of Sardic pottery which the sea around Cape Nora crushes unceasingly.
	www.standingstones.com /musencyc.html (584 words)

	Mally's Traditional Music Store
		Music books, music strings, CDs, cassettes and videos to help and inspire traditional musicians.
		There's repertoire and tuition for all 'traditional' instruments including fiddle, tenor banjo, piano accordion and bodhran.
		Publishing traditional music, song and dance books, often with accompanying soundtrack, is the cornerstone of mally.com, the very heart of the business.
	www.mally.com (446 words)

	irishtune.info Irish Traditional Music Tune Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It appears to be unique in the world for its coverage of recorded sources of Irish traditional music.
		Rod Stradling's "A Discography of Recorded Traditional Music," although not focused on Irish nor on tunes, includes so many valuable sources of Irish tunes (with album reviews!) that it deserves recommendation here.
		Music possibly composed by Turlough O'Carolan is presented by Lesley Nelson.
	www.irishtune.info (1074 words)

	Traditional Tunes in Midi Format (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Barry's music has spread throughout the net and I felt it would be shameful for the original to be lost.
		This site will not be updated and there will be no technical support or answers to questions beyond what you can find on the FAQ or ReadMe pages.
		These pages are here solely to share the love of traditional music and of Barry's music in particular.
	www.contemplator.com /tunebook (225 words)

	Traditional, Irish, Music, Celtic, Bodhran, Concertina, Fiddle, Flute, Clare, County Clare, Doolin, Shop, Custy's, CD, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Custy's Traditional Music Shop is situated in the mid-west town of Ennis, Co. Clare, an area universally considered as one of the heartlands of traditional Irish music in Ireland.
		Custy's retail in an extensive range of traditional Irish music CDs, books and videos with special emphasis on independently-produced recordings of quality local music.
		Music for the broader Celtic family is also catered for.
	www.custysmusic.com (177 words)

	The Donegal Fiddle Pages
		Long neglected and misunderstood, this exciting and beautiful music is finally receiving the attention it richly deserves--largely through the efforts of the Irish traditional ensemble Altan, and various great fiddlers such as James Byrne, Tommy Peoples, Paddy Glackin, and (before them) John Doherty and Neilly Boyle.
		For those making the music, it is certainly demanding, but also rewarding in such a way that it greatly sharpens and motivates the musical talents of those immersed in it--as is the case to some extent with all Irish traditional music.
		The former has emerged within the last thirty or forty years, is increasingly popular, profitable for a handful of people and involves selling concert tickets and recordings; while the latter is ancient, relatively obscure (but also increasingly popular), profitable for hardly anyone and involves playing great old tunes in one's kitchen, among other things.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/6464/hmpg.html (534 words)

	Manikay.Com - Traditional Aboriginal Music From Arnhem Land, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		While the focus of this website is traditional music from Arnhem Land, some items on the fringe of the territory as it is commonly defined are included.
		Please be careful to avoid causing distress to traditional people who may be offended or hurt by viewing these pages by forewarning them of their content.
		But most of all I am forever grateful to the Aboriginal musicians themselves for their willing and enthusiastic performances and for allowing it to be recorded so that we may enjoy it and hopefully better understand and appreciate their rich culture.
	www.manikay.com (300 words)

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