Old Time Resource of the Week: Hymnology Archive Off-topic for old time music? Maybe, but hymns, spirituals, and gospel songs are deeply entwined with Appalachian culture and made up a big part of the repertoire of many of the bands that recorded in the 78rpm era. Same for b-b-b-bluegrass from the Forties on. ...

Old Time Resource of the Week: Old Town School of Music The Old Town School of Music goes way back. So many folks have learned their first guitar chords there. There are source recordings like on Slippery Hill, along with demos of the tunes by the folks at the school. You’re sure to find titles ...

Old Time Resource of the Week: JSTOR Archive I get a newsletter from these folks every week and there’s always something interesting. But it never occurred to me that it could be a resource for our old time music community. I stand corrected. For instance, run this search and just check out the titles of ...

Old Time Resource of the Week: Frank C. Brown recordings I guess I first saw the seven-volume Frank C. Brown folklore books in the library when I was just getting interested in traditional music.  Many times I’ve wished I could hear the source, not just read someone’s transcription.  Well, my wish has come ...

 Judy Minot – How to Practice A slight departure this time around.  We all practice, right?  Right?  Judy Minot has some interesting resources on making our practice time more rewarding. Check out these tantalizing topics: How to Jam – There’s always more to learn. Making the Most of Your Practice Time – tempus fugit Playing ...

 YouTube channel: Hoedown History YouTube has been recommending these videos to me but I avoided them. Why? Because I had been burned by some similar-looking “music history” videos that were pointless, repetitive, disjointed, and a waste of my time — aka AI slop. But the Hoedown History video on St. Anne’s Reel “reeled” me in ...

Paul Brown’s Across the Blue Ridge archive Paul Brown is one of those unknown national treasures. (I mean – come on! He’s got a Wikipedia page!) Unlike other unsung heroes behind the scenes of old time music, you’ll probably recognize his voice when you hear it because from 1999 to 2013 he ...

 John Lamancusa’s Old Time Fiddle Tunes Created by retired engineering and acoustics professor, violinist and fiddler, luthier, and bow-maker John Lamancusa, this is a copious compendium of fiddle tunes from many traditions — Old Time, Celtic/Contra, Waltzes, Southwest, Ragtime, and Other. 1098 tunes and counting! Click the tune name for a PDF of the notation. To listen, there ...

Old Time Frederick Old Time Frederick was recommended to me this week at Mt. Airy. It’s crazy that I didn’t know about it because Sally’s mom was from Frederick and we’ve spent a lot of time there. The website is of the free Google Sites variety, and so takes a little getting ...

Old Time Resource of the Week: Podcast: Fiddle Me This I don’t know much about the host, JT Trawick, but he is a very good backup guitar player and a laid-back interviewer. The podcast centers around players around Portland, Oregon, making it heavy on contest-style tunes and so-called Midwestern style, but I’m sure some ...