Music Articles

American Revolution

• Songs

  • O! Say Bonny Lass

• Other Resources

  • American Revolution: Music Websites

Civil Rights

• Songs

  • Get on Board
  • Oh Freedom!
  • This Little Light of Mine
  • We Shall Not Be Moved

Civil War

• Songs

  • Battle Cry of Freedom, The
  • Home Sweet Home
  • Lincoln and Liberty
  • Oh Freedom!
  • Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home

• Other Resources

  • Civil War: Music Websites

Cold War

• Other Resources

  • Cold War: Music Articles on Other Websites

Cowboy

• Songs

  • Home on the Range
  • Old Chisholm Trail
  • Rambling Gambler
  • Red River Valley
  • Streets of Laredo

Farming

• Songs

  • Home on the Range
  • Lovely Ohio, The
  • Old Settler's Song
  • Wisconsin Emigrant, The

Fishing

• Songs

  • Crawdad Song
  • Lovely Ohio, The

Folk Music Revival

• Songs

  • Blue Tail Fly
  • Brazos River, The
  • Railroad Bill
  • We Shall Not Be Moved

Gold Rush

• Songs

  • Ho! For California!
  • Oh! Susanna
  • Old Settler's Song
  • Sweet Betsy from Pike

Great Depression

• Songs

  • Wanderin'
  • We Shall Not Be Moved

Hunting

• Songs

  • Lovely Ohio, The
  • Shenandoah

Immigration

• Songs

  • Across the Western Ocean
  • Paddy Works on the Railway

Labor Movement

• Songs

  • Buffalo Gals
  • We Shall Not Be Moved

Love

• Songs

  • Down in the Valley
  • O! Say Bonny Lass
  • Oh! Susanna
  • Red River Valley
  • Shenandoah

Lumberjack

• Songs

  • Once More a-Lumbering Go

Railroad

• Songs

  • Get on Board
  • Paddy Works on the Railway
  • Railroad Bill
  • Wanderin'

Slavery

• Songs

  • Oh Freedom!
  • We Shall Not Be Moved

Soldier

• Songs

  • Battle Cry of Freedom, The
  • Home Sweet Home
  • O! Say Bonny Lass
  • Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Westward Expansion

• Songs

  • Brazos River, The
  • Ho! For California!
  • Home on the Range
  • Lovely Ohio, The
  • Oh! Susanna
  • Old Chisholm Trail
  • Old Settler's Song
  • Paddy Works on the Railway
  • Rambling Gambler
  • Red River Valley
  • Shenandoah
  • Streets of Laredo
  • Sweet Betsy from Pike
  • Wisconsin Emigrant, The

Women

• Songs

  • Across the Western Ocean
  • Buffalo Gals
  • Lovely Ohio, The
  • O! Say Bonny Lass
  • Oh! Susanna
  • Shenandoah
  • Sweet Betsy from Pike
  • Wisconsin Emigrant, The

Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)

• Songs

  • Shenandoah

• Genres

  • Ballad: Overview
  • Fiddle Tune: Overview
  • Sea Shanty: Overview

• Other Resources

  • Banjo: A Brief History
  • Colonization and Settlement: Music Websites

Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)

• Songs

  • Lovely Ohio, The
  • O! Say Bonny Lass
  • Shenandoah

• Genres

  • Ballad: Overview
  • Fiddle Tune: Overview
  • Sea Shanty: Overview

• Other Resources

  • Banjo: A Brief History
  • Revolution and the New Nation: Music Websites

Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

• Songs

  • Across the Western Ocean
  • Blue Tail Fly
  • Buffalo Gals
  • Ho! For California!
  • Home Sweet Home
  • Lincoln and Liberty
  • Lovely Ohio, The
  • Oh Freedom!
  • Oh! Susanna
  • Old Settler's Song
  • Old Sister Phoebe
  • Once More a-Lumbering Go
  • Shenandoah
  • Sweet Betsy from Pike
  • Wisconsin Emigrant, The

• Genres

  • Ballad: Overview
  • Fiddle Tune: Overview
  • Minstrel: Overview
  • Occupational: Overview
  • Play Party: Overview
  • Sea Shanty: Overview
  • Spiritual: About the Genre

Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

• Songs

  • Battle Cry of Freedom, The
  • Get on Board
  • Home Sweet Home
  • Lincoln and Liberty
  • Oh Freedom!
  • Old Chisholm Trail
  • Old Settler's Song
  • Paddy Works on the Railway
  • Rambling Gambler
  • Streets of Laredo
  • Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home

• Genres

  • Birth of the Blues
  • Minstrel: Overview
  • Spiritual: About the Genre

• Other Resources

  • Banjo: A Brief History
  • Civil War and Reconstruction: Music Websites

The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

• Songs

  • Down in the Valley
  • Golden Slippers
  • Home on the Range
  • Old Chisholm Trail
  • Railroad Bill
  • Red River Valley
  • Wanderin'
  • We Shall Not Be Moved

• Genres

  • Birth of the Blues
  • Blues Ballad: Overview
  • Blues: About the Genre
  • Minstrel: Overview
  • Occupational: Overview
  • Ragtime: About the Genre

The Emergence Of Modern America (1890-1930)

• Songs

  • America the Beautiful
  • Crawdad Song
  • Down in the Valley
  • Railroad Bill
  • This Little Light of Mine
  • Wanderin'
  • We Shall Not Be Moved

• Genres

  • Birth of the Blues
  • Blues Ballad: Overview
  • Blues Queens and Race Records in the 1920s
  • Blues: About the Genre
  • Jazz: Overview
  • Old-Time: About the Genre
  • Ragtime: About the Genre

• Other Resources

  • Banjo: A Brief History
  • Jazz: Music Articles on Other Websites
  • Jazz: Music Websites

The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)

• Songs

  • Wanderin'
  • We Shall Not Be Moved

• Genres

  • Blues: About the Genre
  • Jazz: Overview
  • Old-Time: About the Genre

• Other Resources

  • Banjo: A Brief History
  • Jazz: Music Articles on Other Websites
  • Jazz: Music Websites

Postwar United States (1945-1970s)

• Songs

  • Get on Board
  • This Little Light of Mine
  • We Shall Not Be Moved

• Genres

  • Jazz: Overview

• Other Resources

  • Banjo: A Brief History
  • Cold War: Music Articles on Other Websites
  • Jazz: Music Articles on Other Websites
  • Rhythm and Blues: Music Articles on Other Websites
  • Rock & Roll: Music Articles on Other Websites

Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

• Genres

  • Jazz: Overview

• Other Resources

  • Banjo: A Brief History
  • Cold War: Music Articles on Other Websites
  • Hip-Hop: Music Articles on Other Websites
  • Jazz: Music Articles on Other Websites
  • Jazz: Music Websites
  • Rhythm and Blues: Music Articles on Other Websites

Instruments

• Banjo: A Brief History

Dance

• Southern Square Dance: A Brief History

Other

• Anthology of American Folk Music

Songs (Alphabetical)

• Across the Western Ocean
• America the Beautiful
• Battle Cry of Freedom, The
• Blue Tail Fly
• Brazos River, The
• Buffalo Gals
• Crawdad Song
• Down in the Valley
• Get on Board
• Golden Slippers
• Ho! For California!
• Home on the Range
• Home Sweet Home
• Lincoln and Liberty
• Lovely Ohio, The
• O! Say Bonny Lass
• Oh Freedom!
• Oh! Susanna
• Old Chisholm Trail
• Old Settler's Song
• Old Sister Phoebe
• Once More a-Lumbering Go
• Paddy Works on the Railway
• Railroad Bill
• Rambling Gambler
• Red River Valley
• Shenandoah
• Streets of Laredo
• Sweet Betsy from Pike
• Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
• This Little Light of Mine
• Wanderin'
• We Shall Not Be Moved
• When Johnny Comes Marching Home
• Wisconsin Emigrant, The