Styles

Directory of over 2000 links to bluegrass related sites.

Provides free backing tracks for bluegrass music practice, with the ability to speed up or slow down the tracks to suit ability. Also a number of common chord progressions for practice and study.

Articles about artists, bands, producers, and DJs.

Dozens of hit songs as full-length WAV files, with nostalgic photos from 1950s TV shows and movies as well as links to other Fifties sites.

Provides oldies radio programs. Includes playlists, photographs, host information, archives, guestbook and download for the latest show.

The largest rock concert in history held at Watkins Glen, N.Y. in 1973. Lots of rare photos.

Histories, photographs, MIDI files, discographies, and more than 4000 lyrics. The site is available in Portuguese and English.

Photographs, band biographies, and interviews.

Articles, links, news, chat room.

Extensive historical and biographical resources and playlists for Chris Whent's WBAI radio program.

Resource on electronic music, featuring labels, artist profiles, reviews, and album covers.

Large resource with profiles and links to articles and sites on non-idiomatic improvisational music, artists, and related independent labels.

Resources for people interested in traditional music; includes instrument tutorials, tune collections, session listings, profiles of Scottish performers, and a bibliography.

Information about down south artists like Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Master P, Lil Troy, Mystikal. Also new audio, lyrics, release dates, freestyle competitions and unreleased albums.

A virtual resource for Hiphop scholars, teachers, activists, and anyone else who wants to use Hiphop to empower individuals and communities.

Includes libretti, source texts, performance histories, synopses and discographies plus pictures and background information. Extensive links to composers, librettists, operas, opera companies and opera people. From Stanford University.

A resource for pop music including artists, radio and television, music stores and record companies.

Presents a New Year's Day concert series in major Canadian and the United States cities, featuring the music of Viennese waltzes and operettas.

A complete list of rock artists and their songs, albums, years of release, lead singers, and other helpful information to help track down music one is looking for.

Includes articles on Rudy Vallee, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, and the first crooners.

Includes 40 audio files, with background and commentary.

Gospel bluegrass band. Biography, performance schedule, booking information and cassette for sale.

Based in the Raleigh, NC area. Site contains audio samples, biographies, pictures, booking information and performance dates.

Official site. Tour schedule, biography, music, news, contact, photos, message board and guest book.

Official site of the family group playing bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music. CD information, history, photos and links.

The GTM String Band is an acoustic bluegrass trio, two guitars and bass fiddle. Members Greg Stone, Marty Henick and Tony Rocci are from Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia. Calendar, biography, music, images, links and contacts.

Contemporary Kentucky-based ensemble who incorporate roots music styles including bluegrass, blues, Celtic, country and rock on traditional bluegrass instruments. Photos, member profiles, appearances, guest book, album and contact information.

Official site for the band. News, biographies, schedule, store, education, reviews, contact information and links.

Progressive group based in Horse Cave, Kentucky. Includes news, reviews, quotes, member profiles, and CD shop.

The band plays a rocked out version of bluegrass at festivals, house parties, bars, street corners and so on.

Held in early June at State Fair Park in Lincoln, NE, this event has a covered festival stage, full-service campground, tent sites and a free shuttle. Band schedule, artist profiles, weather, directions, ticket prices, telephone and email contacts.

This festival is held in the Smoky mountains in Kodak, TN in September, rain or shine. Advance and gate ticket prices, e-mail contact, photos, performer links, map and directions.

Dates and locations of bluegrass festivals in the United States.

Kentucky event held in late August with proceeds benefiting WHAS Crusade for children. Advance ticket sales information on site.

Three-day August festival in Whitley City, Kentucky. Press releases, maps, camping information, email and phone contacts.

Three-day family festival held annually over the Labor Day weekend at the Salem County Fair Grounds in Woodstown, NJ. Ticket prices, history, photos, performers, schedule, location, campground and accommodations information.

OFOAM hosts annual Ogden Bluegrass & Acoustic Music Festival at beautiful Fort Buenaventura, Ogden, UT, the first weekend in June. On-site camping with lots of activities for the kids. Easy access from 1-15, 1 mile from downtown Ogden.

Two-day mid-July festival in Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado featuring "newgrass" and bluegrass bands from around the United States.

A family camping and picking weekend, dogs allowed, held at Dales Bank Farm, Low Lane, Silsden, West Yorkshire, BD20 9JH. Band listings, schedule, directions and contact information.

Here is a valuable resource of articles, interviews, photos, banjo tab and mp3 music files. See old photos of classic and contemporary bands, and a private mandolin lesson by Frank Wakefield.

Bluegrass music blog with archives.

A website about the artists and venues making up today's San Francisco blues scene.

Information, sound clips and pictures of blues artists. [In English and Dutch]

(Davenport, IA) Site features festival information, events calendar, blues education, images, video and blues links.

(Southern California) Non-profit oraganization website that features festival dates, line-up and ticket pricing.

The legendary NYC Club. Live/Archived Events.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Verviers, Belgium

The very first Jimmy Dawkins site with a complete discography and reviews of all his albums.

New Orleans, LA (April-May) Lineup, ticket sales, travel and maps, photos, store, chat.