MUSIC
Recordings—contemporary and archival—of rural music are available from labels in the U.S. as well as other countries. Festivals and fiddlers’ conventions often feature live concerts and performances by local musicians playing in an authentic style.

       
 

Record Labels

     
   

Arhoolie Records www.arhoolie.com
Bear Family Records www.bear~family.de
Blues World
www.bluesworld.com
County Records
www.countysales.com
Old Homestead Records
www.cac~medianet.com/oldhomestead
Rounder
www.rounder.com (Includes Bullseye, Philo, others)
Smithsonian Folkways www.folkways.si.edu
Yazoo Records www.yazoorecords.org
Bluegrasscountry.org www.bluegrasscountry.org

   
       
 

Live Music

       
   

Branson, Missouri www.branson.net
Grand Ole Opry
www.grandoleopry.com
National Council for the Traditional Arts
www.ncta.net
Merlefest
www.merlefest.org
Texas Heritage Music Foundation
www.texasheritagemusic.org
Telluride
www.telluride.org

   
         
         
 

New to the music? Find out about our Honky Tonks, Hymns, & the Blues primer package of recommended CDs.

Also look for concerts and performances of this music live at festivals and fiddlers' conventions.

We
welcome your suggestions for labels, live music, and your nomination for the title of world's greatest bar band.

   

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