FolkLib Index
:
Site Overview for First Time Visitors
(last updated .02-14-2017)
This page is for the first time visitor to the Folk Library Index.
Once you are familiar with the information and services which are
available in the Index, and described in detail below, for your return
visits, you might like to use the main Home Page . It is
an easy to use, short set of links to all the site features explained
on this page.
The Folk Library Index is an on-going attempt to index information
on the World Wide Web that is related to the field of Folk Music.
As an index, it consists primarily of links to other sites. * The
all-text format is designed to make all pages Web accessible to users of
all browsers and platforms, including LYNX, and screen readers for the
blind and disabled.
* The Index maintains its own databases of birthdays, bibliographies,
discographies, and Wisconsin Bluegrass Bands.
(content) = pages that include detailed information created for the Index
and available here, and in most cases, not available
anywhere else on the Web
Most of the indexes relate to information about
Musical Recording Artists and/or Performing Artists
and Groups: home pages, discographies, itineraries, on-line articles
and birthdays. In addition to the general alphabetical listings,
there are separate indexes for artists in the following genres:
Bluegrass and Old-Time Music, Acoustic Blues
and Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar. There are also pages devoted
to special interests including Harp (the stringed kind) Players and
everything related to Wisconsin Music and Musicians. Finally there
is a separate index of
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featured "FolkLib Index Artists and Groups" who have separate pages
with detailed linking information, from home pages to lyrics.
Many artist indexes on the Web list one Home Page for each artist or
group. However, the Folk Library Index attempts to find and link to every
official, unofficial, fan, record label, etc. artist/group Home Page that
is known to exist on the Web.
There are also indexes here of:
festivals and venues,
booking agencies and management firms,
periodicals,
record labels,
societies,
instrument info/sales,
lyrics/chords/tabs **,
and
guitar tunings.
** There are no lyrics/chords/tabs here, but there are many links to
sites with lyrics, chords and tablature.
Thanks for visiting. Please see help
if you have one or more Web links for an acoustic artist who is not
listed, or a site with folk-related information in any of these
categories.
PS: If you wish to know more about this site, please read the
July 14, 2001 interview of the Webmaster done by
Peter Berryman at
Whither Zither: August 2001.
CONTENTS
Complete Domain Site Map
- a list of every page at this domain,
both music related, and otherwise
1. Artists
- Alphabetical Index of Artist Pages
- links to pages dedicated to individual artists and groups
- Lists of Artist Home Pages
- a list of sites that list home pages for multiple artists,
organized by general lists, geographical lists and lists by genre,
i.e., a list of lists
- Special Interest Indexes - links to artist pages for
the following specific categories:
- Discographies
- Discography Index
- links to other discography indexes
- Discographies
- links to discography information by individual artists and groups
- Wisconsin Discographies
(content)
- the Folk Library Index's list of
over 3,000
recordings released by Wisconsin musicians in all musical genres:
| Bluegrass
| Blues
| Classical
| Country
| Guitar
| Jazz
| Native
|
| Polka
| Pop/Rock
| Christmas
|
Gospel / Contemporary Christian
|
-
"FolkLib Index: Wisconsin Discography" (the book)
(content)
- beginning in November 2002, I started preliminary work on a
Wisconsin Discography which will list all recordings by current
and/or former Wisconsin resident artists/groups in all musical genres that
I can find from the LP era to date, and that have not been previously
documented anywhere else in print. Due to a number of reasons, the book
may never be published.
- My Discographies
(content)
- the Folk Library Index's list of recordings released by
over 110
musicians, groups, magazines and record labels,
including track lists
- On-Site Discographies
(content)
- a list of all
238
discographies, both with and without track titles,
which are part of the Folk Library Index, including the over 30 CD
discographies by Bill Pringle which were installed in
August 2001
- Birthdays
- The Birthdays Index
- links to sites that have lists of famous people's birthdays
and/or death dates
- Birthdays/Bibliography
(content)
- the Folk Library Index's database of
over 8,400
folk artists' birthdays,
and detailed references for these artists found in books
- Bibliography
(content)
- the Folk Library Index's database of
670+
books which contain detailed information about more than one musician
- Artist Index Files
-
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separate pages for individual artists/groups with detailed links
to on-line information including some or all of the following:
home pages, discographies, bibliographies, lyrics, itineraries,
FAQ's, etc.
2. Music
- Guitar Tunings
- links to sites with guitar tunings for more than one guitarist
- Lyrics Index
- links to indexes of lyrics, guitar chords and tablature sites
- Sound Files Index
- links to indexes of sites offering MIDI, streaming audio and MP3's
- Video Files Index
- links to indexes of sites offering video files
Note: There are no lyrics, tablature, sound or video files
at this domain.
3. Festivals, Venues and Itineraries
- Festivals
- links to the home pages of acoustic music festivals held around
the world, organized by location
Old Time Music & Craft Festival: Past Performers Index
(content)
- list of performers at this Shawano, WI folk festival, 1979-date
- Itineraries/Venues
- although Dirty Linen and Musi-Cal are the only
sites that feature acoustic musicians regularly, this page
links to all known general music sites that list
concerts and venues for all types of music
Wisconsin Concerts and Venues by City
- a detailed list of large and small venues located throughout
the state for all types of music
4. Groups and Associations - Real and On-line
- Societies
- links to folk music societies, organized by location,
and indexes of folk music societies
- Mailing List Index
- links to indexes of folk-related on-line mailing lists (usually free)
- Usenet Newsgroup Index
- links to lists of usenet groups
- Fan Club Index
- links to indexes of fan club sites (for which there are
usually membership dues)
5. Other
6. Non-Folk Music pages also maintained at this domain,
or at other sites by
the author
- My former UW Oshkosh Home Page
- Links for various topics: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Computers,
Hardware/Software, Web Tools and Search Engines,
useful Lookup information sites, Retirement, Star Trek, etc.
- Site Map
- http://www.acs.uwosh.edu/documentation/acronyms.shtml (deleted)
- Acronyms at UW Oshkosh and Beyond
Effective 04-06-2003, this page has been installed here,
all broken links have been fixed,
and it will continue to be maintained here:
Acronyms at UW Oshkosh and Beyond
-
UW Oshkosh: A Celebration of Scholarship
- First Congregational Church of Oshkosh, WI
at ForMinistry.com
[01-22-2000 - 03-14-2002]
-
What's New
[since 01-22-2000]
- Philatelic Links - links about Stamp Collecting
7. In print articles written by others about the Folk Library Index and
articles written by its Webmaster can be found on the
Index related articles page.
Please report broken links using the
MAILTO link at the bottom of
every page. If it is known, or if you can find out what it is, also
include the page's new URL address, as well as the URL of the page where
you found the broken link. I hope the Folk Library Index
proves useful to you in some way. Thanks for visiting the
Folk Library Index.
Hugh Blumenfeld
had the original idea for, and created the first draft of, this
introductory page for First Time Visitors. His voluntary assistance
in making the Folk Library Index a better place to visit
is greatly appreciated. Thank you, Hugh.
#Contact
URL: http://folklib.net/first_time.shtml
Please send additions and/or corrections to Doug Henkle:
henkle@pobox.com
P.O. Box 331, Ripon, WI 54971-0331
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