Old Time Music Resources
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Books
For Children, preK-3
Budge Wilson, Susan Tooke (illus.), A Fiddle for Angus
Libba Moore Gray, Lloyd Bloom (illus.), When Uncle Took the Fiddle
Margo Lemieux, Francis Livingston (illus.), The Fiddle Ribbon
Russell Hoban, Lillian Hoban (illus.), Emmett Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
David Williams, Wiktor Sadowski (illus.), Grandma Essie’s Covered Wagon
Paul Gal, Cat Goes Fiddle-i-fee
For Children, grades 4-8
Sharon Arms Doucet, Fiddle Fever
Books For Adults
Richard D. Smith, Can't You Hear Me Callin': The Life of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass
Charles Wolfe, Blue Moon of Kentucky: Bill Monroe, 1936-1949 (notes to Bear Family CD set)
John Bealle, Old-time Music And Dance: Community And Folk Revival
Mel Bay, Rounder Old Time Music For Banjo
Steve Goldfield, Rounder Old Time Music for Fiddle
J. R. Miller, Nita Quinn Miller, 100 Classic Folk & Bluegrass Songs... Words To Your Favorite Old Time Mountain Music
Carl Fleischhauer, Neil V. Rosenberg, Bluegrass Odyssey
Bill C. Malone, Judith McCulloh, editors, Stars of Country Music
Neil V. Rosenberg, ed., Alan Jabbour (forward), Transforming Tradition Folk Music Revivals Examined
Bob Black, Neil V. Rosenberg (foreward), Come Hither to Go Yonder: Playing Bluegrass with Bill Monroe
Thomas Goldsmith, ed., The Bluegrass Reader
Films
“A Mighty Wind”
“Down from the Mountain” (Performance video featuring the music from O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
“O Brother, Where Art Thou” (comedy/soundtrack music features old time music)
“Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be” (early rural and popular American music)
1992 Yazoo video (Shanachie Entertainment Corp.) #512
(Rare footage of such greats as Jimmie Rodgers and Bascom Lamar Lunceford)
“Legends of Old Time Music” 1995 Vestapol Productions. Distributed by Rounder Records
From folkstreams.net: It Ain't City Music, www.folkstreams.net/pub/FilmPage.php?title=55
Music
Guy and Hannah Drollinger, “Rose in the Mornin,” (cd)
Bob & Kristie Black, “Iowa Songscape” (cd)
Al & Aleta Murphy, “Through the Fields” (cd)
International Bluegrass Music Association, “Discover Bluegrass: Exploring American Roots Music” (dvd)
Websites
Smithsonian Folkways: Bluegrass
Smithsonian Folkways: Country
Smithsonian Folkways: Old Time
Voyager Recordings & Publications: Old Time, Fiddle and Bluegrass Music
Spotlight on Music: Folk & Traditional Styles
Making Music Reference Articles
Bluegrass Review
Banjoy (Bob & Kristie Black)
Al Murphy: Old Time Fiddler
Guy Drollinger: Fiddler
Bill Melton: 5th-Generation Musician
Bob Black: Bluegrass Banjo Player
Dwight Lamb: Old Time Fiddler and Danish button Accordionist
Matney Sisters: Siouxland, Anglo-American gospel and boogie-woogie
PBS Old Time Country Music
Iowa Friends of Old Time Music
The Old-Time Herald
Larry Beam: Dobro player
folk roots
instruments
the music
old time in iowa
parties & jams
today
lesson plans
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