Here is a list of links to databases and indices which do the job very well. If people took time to visit these, and well known others not listed here, like Contemplator, perhaps some here would begin to see how high the standard is nowadays for on-line folk music databases (even the grassroots efforts). Perhaps then, some here might get an idea of why some people find the DT a bit sub-standard and cumbersome to use.

BTW Clinton, I know of no serious academic music researchers who use DT. It is a wonderful source of lyrics for singers, but it isn't a source for music research, per se. And I didn't think the DT folks ever claimed that it was, or am I mistaken about that?

List of database links to follow in the next message.