 
Folk musicFolk music usually describes music transmitted (and modified) in an oral tradition. The changes introduced as the music is sung, remembered, modified and passed on give it a special folk character quite different from anything composed. The whole subject is fascinating, and is an area we've so far neglected at Music & Vision. Until we put this right with high quality articles by experts in this genre, here are some pointers to other places on the web with interesting folk content. I'll leave any other introductions to Stephen Ide, who knows rather more about folk music than me, and who has written an article called Folk Music on the Internet which also covers folk music newsgroups and mailing lists. Copyright © 7 March 2000 Keith Bramich, Suckley, Worcestershire, UK CrossroadsCrossroads Magazine is distributed to members, and is the only music industry publication on the planet strictly devoted to acoustic, folk, root and world music genres for radio, retail, labels and artists. Recent editions of the online ezine are available for inspection, together with images of the old print magazine. Dirty Linen OnlineA US-based folk music magazine - an abridged version of the hardcopy Dirty Linen Magazine available throughout the world. One of their most popular services is the Dirty Linen Gig Guide - monthy North American tour schedules. A version of tour schedule is available in ASCII, for download and perusal offline. Hymns and Jigs of EnglandA huge selection of 'Ballads, Cavalier Ballads, Ditties, Folksongs, Hymns and Jigs of England' is available at this site, organised alphabetically by name. Most are listed with the words and a MIDI sequence of the music.
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