I just stumbled on a very interesting website where they showcase traditional music and folk in general. They have a continuous RealAudio stream that shows the CD cover and links to the artist at the same time.

Right now I'm listening to the Highwoods String Band.

It is located at

http://www.folkcircle.com

Here is a quote from the website:

Traditional music, not generally aired on commercial radio, can be heard, shared and passed on,

Lovers of traditional music can listen to the tunes and find out where they can obtain this music,

Musicians will have a place to have their musicheard and post links to their own sites, or to the vendors and distributors where their music can be purchased. (i.e., make a little "Dough,Re, Mi"!),

Organizations related to folk music and folk life may post their logos and links to their sites.

It seems like MP3 has filled the same function in the last year, but the site has some neat features and is great to listen to in the back ground while you are working on other stuff.

Has anyone else heard/seen this site ?

JAB