Kat's link doesn't seem to work any more. I wonder if it's the site that's now called Digital Library of Appalachia. There are lots of MP3 files in the "Music" section. Google shows this link (click) for the Archives of Appalachia, but it doesn't seem to be working today. This index lists links ot all sorts of Appalachian resources - and lots of music. The Southern Folklife Collection at the University of North Carolina looks very interesting.


In the Basic Folk Library thread, BigJ said he/she had trouble playing the MP3 files wiht RealPlayer. There are fairly big MP3 files. I think I'd recommend downloading them before trying to play them. Go to music and pick out a song by browsing or searching, and then click on the link and a page for the song will appear. Let's take Blessed Quietness as an example, since it's a song recorded by at least two beloved Mudcatters. Toward the top of the page is a link that says Click here to display item. If you click the link, your computer should download the item and play it. However, you may wish to download and save the item, and them play it. In that case, click on the link with your right mouse button, and select to save the "target" as...

Then save it to your computer, and then click on the file icon to play. I hope that's clear enough, BigJ.

-Joe-