Web Directory

» A Bard's Celtic Lyric Directory
   List of traditional Irish and Scottish lyrics, chords, CDs and downloadable MP3s. Free monthly newsletter for more free MP3s.
   http://www.thebards.net/music/

» A Traditional Music Library
   Includes traditional music in songbooks, MIDI files, and sheet music, with lyrics.
   http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/

» Alan Sim's Traditional Lyrics
   A collection of traditional lyrics separated by country of origin, including some midi files.
   http://www.alansim.com/

» Australian Folk Songs
   Collection of traditional and bush songs with words, music and information about each song.
   http://folkstream.com/

» Cantaria
   Library of traditional folk songs of Western Europe. Many are from late medieval and Renaissance period styles.
   http://www.chivalry.com/cantaria/

» Celtic Lyrics Corner
   Includes lyrics and translations for several contemporary Celtic artists and groups.
   http://www.celticlyricscorner.net

» Celtic and Scottish Songs
   Collection of Scottish folk lyrics, some with accompanying audio files to download.
   http://www.incallander.co.uk/scottishsongs.htm

» Contemplator
   Traditional tunes from 1600 to 1900. With lyrics, Midi, origins of the songs and information on the events described in the Songs.
   http://www.contemplator.com/folk.html

» Digital Tradition Folk Song Database
   Mudcat discussion forums and information about how to download your own copy of the database.
   http://www.mudcat.org/threads.cfm

» Francis J. Child Ballads
   Includes a biography, list of ballads, lyrics, tune information, MIDI files and links.
   http://www.childballads.com/

» French Traditional Song Lyrics
   Traditional French songs for dancing, including Breton chants a repondre (Kan ha Diskan) and Chanson-style traditional lyrics.
   http://www.frenchdanceleeds.co.uk/songs/songs.html

» Hawaiian Chants: Mele of Antiquity
   A study of the chant texts of the ancient Hawaiians.
   http://www.coffeetimes.com/sept97.htm

» Ingeb
   Text and tunes in 50 languages, and many notes.
   http://ingeb.org/

» Irish Songs Lyrics With Guitar Chords By Martin Dardis
   A collection of Irish folk songs and ballads, with guitar chords.
   http://www.martindardis.com/

» Liverpool Lyrics
   Small collection of lyrics to folk songs from or about Liverpool, England.
   http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gerry.jones/lpllyrics1.html

» Lyrics and Free Song Lyrics
   Small collection of lyrics to traditional Scottish songs.
   http://scottishparodies.tripod.com/lyricsandfreesonglyrics/

» Middle English Lyrics: Texts
   A selection of lyrics from middle English from Luminarium.
   http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/mltexts.htm

» O'Shaughnessy
   Alphabetically sorted collection of lyrics to Irish folk songs.
   http://www.irishsongs.com/lyrics.php

» Poets' Corner
   Index to traditional poems, songs, and ballads from the British Isles, Ireland, America, and the Native Americas.
   http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/poemtrad.html

» Quechua Songs
   Includes the lyrics in Quechua, along with their English and Spanish translations.
   http://www.andes.org/songs.html

» Sicilian Folklore
   Lyrics, musical samples and information on some Sicilian folk songs.
   http://dieli.net/SicilyPage/Folksongs/folkmusic.html

» Spike's Music Collection
   Folk song sheets in .pdf format, so they can be printed and used by musicians or singers.
   http://spikesmusic.spike-jamie.com/folk/folkindex.html

» The Celtic Lyrics Collection
   A searchable collection of modern and traditional Celtic song lyrics, with the author credited where known.
   http://celtic-lyrics.com/

» The Children's Music Archive
   Lyrics to new and traditional children's songs, some with sound clips, and actions.
   http://judyanddavid.com/cma.html

» The Songs of Woody Guthrie
   Collection of lyrics, sorted in recorded order.
   http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/guthrie.html

» UK Magic
   Collection of traditional folk songs and ballads with music and lyrics from the British Isles.
   http://www.ukmagic.co.uk/

» Union Songs
   A collection of lyrics to songs concerning the struggles of workers, repressed peoples, and the unions.
   http://unionsong.com/