19th Century American Websites

Article about his tour collecting Appalachian folk 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.

Midis of public domain favorites.

Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstrel banjo stroke style.

A reference library of classic western and cowboy songs.

Analysis of songs featuring the folk hero, including lyrics, sound files, and background.

Article by Debby McClatchy .

Brief illustrated history of late-19th-century "rock band" (playing on stone xylophones).

Article about the preservation of the music and dances of 19th Century California.

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.

Robert Lee Hall includes articles on several aspects of American music.