Note: this is a list of Web sites of performers, primarily folk musicians. The major lyrics Web sites are listed in the Mudcat FAQ, and many other lyrics sources are listed on our Links page. Thanks to all the people who have contributed links to this list. If you'd like to add or correct something, please post a message below. All messages posted in this thread are subject to editing and deletion.
-Joe Offer-
Multi-Performer Sites
- AltaVista Music/Genres Index
- Jay Glicksman's huge folk performer list
- Insurgent Country Artist List - huge list of links, not just country music
- About.com's folk links
- Reinhard Zierke's pages on (mostly) English folk music; individual links can be found below
Individual Performers A - Z
A
- Richard Adrianowicz and Peter Kasin - Mudcatters Radriano and Chanteyranger
o Lyrics for their joint CD Boldly from the Westward
o Lyrics for Richard's CD Time Ashore Is Over- Linda Allen - sometime Mudcatter, a gifted songwriter with a traditional style; no lyrics
- Peter Alsop - children's entertainer
o Peter's Song Index- Dave Alvin - with lyrics
- Harvey Andrews - singer/songwriter and occasional Mudcatter; no lyrics as yet
- Frankie Armstrong - no lyrics
- Wendy Arrowsmith - no lyrics
- Artisan
- Steve Ashley - no lyrics as yet
- David Auty's Whistle Workshop - one tune with lyrics - are more coming, Dave??
- Hoyt Axton - some lyrics
B
- Joan Baez - no lyrics
- Roy Bailey - no lyrics
- Bruce Michael Baillie - nice biog, but no lyrics in sight
- Damien Barber - at The Demon Barbers
- Les Barker - and Mrs Ackroyd's Band, Mrs Ackroyd's Records
- The Battlefield Band - no lyrics
- The Brian Bedford Band - Artisan plus Pint & Dale
- Phil Beer - no lyrics
- Harry Belafonte - no lyrics, not much else
o Harry Belafonte - a site of sites - more informative, but no lyrics either- Alan Bell - Living Tradition feature
- Peter Bellamy - some lyrics
o Discography- Steve Benbow (1931 - 2006)
- Lou and Peter Berryman - with some lyrics
- Mary Black - lots of lyrics
- Tom Bliss - occasional Mudcatter's lyrics, mp3s, background notes, pictures and links for songs, plus downloadable songwriting workshop etc.
- Blue Murder
- Dock Boggs - lots of lyrics
- Eric Bogle - shining new website, with lyrics
- Gordon Bok - no lyrics
- Bryan Bowers
- Al Boyce - Mudcatter 'Trapper'
- Billy Bragg - appears to have complete lyrics
o Billy Bragg Guitar Archive- Oscar Brand - no lyrics
- Jim Brannigan - Mudcatter Jim Lad; lyrics
o Jim's Last FM page - no lyrics- Brave Combo - lyrics
- Don Bray - lyrics
- The Brian Bedford Band - Artisan plus Pint & Dale
- Anne Briggs - some lyrics
- Cathy Britell - no lyrics
- Greg Brown - Lots of lyrics
- Oscar Brown, Jr. - lyrics
- Bud & Travis - lyrics
- The Burns Sisters Band - no lyrics, great harmonies
C
- Bill Caddick - no lyrics
- Hamilton Camp - no lyrics
- Mike Campbell - Mudcatter Alaska Mike
- Liz Carroll - some sound samples but no lyrics
- Mary Chapin Carpenter Guitar Chords and Tablature - with lyrics
- Carter Family - no lyrics, apparently
- Johnny Cash
- Harry Chapin - official website
o The Harry Chapin Archive - though no lyrics, apparently- The Chieftains - official site; no lyrics, but then they don't do many songs, do they?
o Chieftains discography - at Ceolas- Chas Clark - Mudcatter Fidjit's website; no lyrics, alas, but some sound clips under 'Folk Music'
- Guy Clark - no lyrics
- Bruce Cockburn discography - with complete lyrics
o The European Bruce Cockburn Homepage - with lyrics- Pete Coe - with lyrics
- David Coffin - Mudcatter Gloucesterman; great sea music; no lyrics
- The Leonard Cohen Files - complete lyics
- Johnny Collins - several soundfiles in the discography but no lyrics
- Judy Collins official website
o Judy Collins lyrics
o Judy Collins - no lyrics- Shirley Collins & Davey Graham
- Rita Connolly at Tara Music
- Coope Boyes & Simpson - with lyrics
o Coope Boyes and Simpson - Guardian article- Cooper, Nelson & Early - no lyrics, but some tracks to listen to
- The Copper Family - with c. 150 song lyrics
- Cordelia's Dad - official website with lyrics
- The Corries - official website, but the promising 'Lyrics' button merely leads to a plug for their songbook. There are links to "good sources of lyrics", but the Mudcat is not among them ...
- Mike Cross - great performer, no lyrics at this site
- Tony Cuffe (1954 - 2001) - no lyrics
DE
- Bruce Davies - lyrics
- Iris Dement - complete lyrics
- The Demon Barbers - no lyrics
- Sandy Denny - with lyrics
- John Denver - lyrics
- Dervish - albums, soundfiles, but no lyrics
- Brendan Devereux - original modern folk
- Barbara Dickson - complete lyrics
- D. W. Ditty - acoustic blues, but no lyrics
- Anne Dodson
- Paul Downes - no lyrics
- Dramtreeo - with lyrics
- The Pecker Dunne - on a website of short biographies of Irish ballad singers, but no lyrics
o website on famous travellers - short paragraph, no lyrics
o The Pecker Dunne - advert for a biography
o The Pecker Dunne Campaign - strange 'fan' site, no lyrics either- Judy Dyble - no lyrics but some nice pictures
- Bob Dylan - complete lyrics
o Bob Dylan's Original Lyrics - all of them
o The Book of Bob - the ultimate Dylan site, with lyrics- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - some sound clips, but apparently no lyrics
- Carole Etherton and Andrew McKay - Mudcatters SussexCarole and Crane Driver
F
- John Fahey - no lyrics
- Fairport Convention
- Richard and Mimi Fariña
- Rick Fielding (1944-2004) - the devil made me do it...
- Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
- Aengus Finnan - with lyrics for some albums
- Flook
- Bob Fox - very interesting site, no lyrics
G
- Vin Garbutt
- Official Jerry Garcia Store - downloads, but no lyrics
o Garcia / Grisman - song list, no lyrics either- Dick Gaughan - with lyrics
- Paul Geremia - no lyrics
o discography- Bob Gibson - lyrics to be added
- Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen - some lyrics hiding behind the albums
o Interview with Steve Gillette- Steve Goodman - lots of lyrics in the discography
- Mark Graham & Orville Johnson - looks like good stuff
- Meridian Green - Bob Gibson's daughter; no lyrics
- Sara Grey and Kieron Means
- Nanci Griffith - complete lyrics
- Dave Grisman - lyrics?
- Mick Groves (of The Spinners) - no lyrics, but try the DT (his solo album consists entirely of Ewan MacColl songs)
- Gryphon - with lyrics
- Rick Gunn - with lyrics
- Arlo Guthrie - with a number of his lyrics, and lyrics of songs he recorded
o The Songs of Arlo Guthrie - Spike's music collection
- Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives
o The Songs of Woody Guthrie - nice collection of lyrics
o Woody Guthrie Biography - an extraordinary piece of work
H
- Dan Hall - no lyrics
- Emmylou Harris - with lyric links
o Emmylou Harris - unofficial site with lyrics- Rolf Harris - lyrics to "Tie Me Kangaroo Down" and many more
- John Hartford - listening to songs, but no lyrics
- Judy Henske official site - some lyrics
o Judy Henske Fan Site- Jim Herbst - no lyrics, it seems
- Priscilla Herdman - no lyrics (most are in DT), but oh, what a voice!
- Boo Hewerdine - more of a songwriter than a folk singer, writes lovely songs (for Eddi Reader etc.); website has the lyrics, as well as free songs for you to download
- Dan Hicks - no lyrics
- Anne Hills - no lyrics
- Tish Hinojosa - with lyrics
- Hissyfit - Mudcatters Linda Kelly and Hazel Richings
- Dick Holdstock - no lyrics but downloads
- Horslips - with lyrics
- Hot Soup - no lyrics
- Cisco Houston - lots of lyrics, a few MP3s
- Stan Hugill
o Stan Hugill Lyrics- Tom Hunter - no lyrics but some sheet music in .pdf format
- Ashley Hutchings - no lyrics
IJ
- Songs of Charlie Ipcar - Mudcatter Charley Noble; he is always adding new songs
o Lyrics & MP3 samples- The Irish Brigade
- Burl Ives - no lyrics
- Bert Jansch - no lyrics
o Bert Jansch Discography - lyrics?- Michael Jerling - with lyrics
- Jiva - Mudcatters Jimmy & Val's website with links to mp3s and lyrics
- Orville Johnson & Mark Graham - looks like good stuff
- Robb Johnson - some mp3s but no lyrics
- Hughie Jones - no lyrics
- Nic Jones - no lyrics, it seems
o Nic Jones - Albion Chronicles site
K
- Si Kahn - social activist and extraordinary songwriter; lots of lyrics
- Kathy Kallick Band - a fine musician, daughter of proud Mudcatter Bruce Kallick
- Peter Kasin and Richard Adrianowicz - Mudcatters Chanteyranger and Radriano
o Lyrics from their joint CD Boldly from the Westward- Keepers Lock - Whiskey's band; songs and stories from the canals; no lyrics, but may be added soon
- Seamus Kennedy - well-known Mudcatter, no lyrics yet, but sometime
o Some music on Myspace- Louis Killen - no lyrics
- Charlie King & Karen Brandow - no lyrics, but three songbooks on offer
- Kingston Trio lyrics
o More (?) Kingston Trio lyrics
L
- Daniel Lanois' Unofficial Website - Acadie; no lyrics
- Christine Lavin
o Lyrics Library- Rick Lee - no lyrics
- Tom Lehrer - with all lyrics (annotated)
- Tom Lewis - lyrics!
- Gordon Lightfoot - includes lyrics and up to date concert schedule
- The Limeliters - no lyrics
- Jay Linden - Ontario singer/songwriter
- Little Johnny England
- Mark Longster - no lyrics but some mp3's under 'Recordings'
- Jez Lowe - can't find any lyrics
M
- Joel Mabus - all song lyrics
- Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger - no lyrics found
o Ewan MacColl: Songmaker - by Peggy Seeger
o Ewan MacColl discography- MacCrimmon's Revenge - no lyrics, it seems
- Shane MacGowan - with lyrics
- Iain MacKintosh (1932 - 2006) - FolkWorld article set around his most personal song
- Dougie MacLean, Scottish songwriter
o Dougie MacLean Lyrics - all he has sung, not just the self-penned ones- Magna Carta - no lyrics
- Magpie
- Tommy Makem (1932 - 2007) - lyrics for songs Tommy did with & without the Clancys
- Marley's Ghost
o Lyrics- Jed Marum - a well-known Mudcatter; with lyrics
- Tom May - no lyrics
- The McCalmans - lots of Scottish songs
- Debby McClatchy - no lyrics
- John McCutcheon - lyrics for all albums
- Oliver McElhone - no lyrics
- Duncan McFarlane - Mudcatter HipflaskAndy; with lyrics
- Eileen McGann - no lyrics, but a few soundfiles
- Kate & Anna McGarrigle - with lyrics, though hard to find (titles of individual albums are linked to the lyrics when you've clicked on 'click here')
- Matt McGinn (1928 - 1977) - lots of lyrics for those who, like Joe Offer, really like Matt McGinn's singing, but have difficulty understanding him at times :-)
- Kevin McGrath song site - collection of lyrics, his own (Mudcatter McGrath of Harlow) and others
- Andrew McKay and Carole Etherton - Mudcatters Crane Driver and Sussex Carole
- Loreena McKennitt - complete lyrics
- The McKinney Washtub Two - Mudcatter coldjam's band; no lyrics
- Dan McKinnon - sometime Mudcatter; no lyrics, but some soundfiles
- Tony McManus
- Keith & Rusty McNeil - folk music used to illustrate history (most lyrics are in DT)
- Brian McNeill - no lyrics, but the occasional tune
- Ralph McTell - official website
o Ralph McTell - fan site, with complete lyrics- Dick Miles - Mudcatter Captain Birdseye's website
- Christy Moore - with lyrics
- Alan Moorhouse - Mudcatter alanabit; some lyrics, will email others on request
- Bill Morrissey - with lyrics
- Mrs Ackroyd's Band (Les Barker)
- Lee Murdock - Great Lakes music (didn't find lyrics - most are in DT)
NO
- Newgate's Knocker - Mudcatter Bert's pages, with lots of lyrics
- The NexTradition - occasional Mudcatters Ken Schatz and Alison Kelley-Kraan
- John Jacob Niles - looks at Niles as a performer, rather than as a collector of folk songs; no lyrics apparently
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - no lyrics, but soundfiles hidden in the discography
- Oak Ash and Thorn - Dave Swann's band
- Tim O'Brien - with lyrics
- Phil Ochs - lots of lyrics
- David Olney - some lyrics
- Oysterband
PQ
- George Papavgeris - Mudcatter; loads of lyrics under 'Albums'
- Tom Paxton - official website
o The Music of Tom Paxton - Valerie Kramer's site with lots of lyrics
o Tom Paxton lyrics - lots of songs, but not all of them- John Peekstok's band Telynor - with instrument info, but no lyrics (Mudcatter John P)
- Pentangle
o Pentangle - Jacqui McShee's Pentangle pages, historic material, no lyrics- Peter Paul and Mary - lyrics for all albums
- Brian Peters - occasional Mudcatter; Living Tradition article on him and Gordon Tyrrall
- Utah Phillips - no lyrics
- Ed Pickford - with songbook
- William Pint & Felicia Dale - with lyrics
o Pint and Dale - the lyrics for their albums- Sam Pirt - occasional Mudcatter, includes links to Sam's bands/duos
- The Poozies - with some Gaelic lyrics
- John Prine Shrine - complete lyrics & chords
o Oh Boy Records - John Prine's label; lots of sound clips- Maddy Prior - official site, but no lyrics
o Maddy Prior - lots of lyrics
R
- Mike Raven
- razzmatazz - This folk group specializes in new and old songs centred around the children's perspective
- Rebel Voices - Susan Lewis & Janet Stecher, but no lyrics
- Red Clay Ramblers
- Rhyzome - lyrics???
o Group info - no lyrics- Stephen Lee Rich - Your Friendly, Neighborhood, Yodeling, Cowboy (mainly me)
- Jean Ritchie - Mudcatter kytrad; no lyrics
- Margaret RoadKnight - Australian singer and Mudcatter, no lyrics
- Ian Robb - with lyrics under 'Discography'
- Jimmie Rodgers - song list but no lyrics, it seems
- Garnet Rogers - with lyrics
- Marti Rogers - no lyrics
- Sally Rogers - no lyrics
- Stan Rogers - full lyrics ???
- Roll & Go - Charley Ipcar's (Mudcatter Charley Noble) sea shanty group
o Lyrics for their first CD Roll & Go: Outward Bound- Leon Rosselson - but no lyrics
- Tony Rose (1941 - 2002) - no lyrics, it seems
- David Roth - no lyrics, but a songbook and some tracks for listening
- Tom Rush - no lyrics, it seems
S
- Dan Schatz - Mudcatter; some lyrics and music clips
- Keith Secola
- Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl - no lyrics found
- Pete Seeger Appreciation Page
o Songs by Pete Seeger - the best collection of Pete Seeger lyrics outside Pete's Where Have All the Flowers Gone? book- ShoreGrass - website of Mudcatter Barbara Shaw's band
o page on myspace
o all 3 albums with sound samples- Martin Simpson - didn't see lyrics
o Martin Simpson guitar tunings - click on 'Guitar' button
o Martin Simpson at Beautiful Jo records - Simpson's recordings- SixMileBridge
- Fred Small - with lyrics
- Chris Smither - songbooks, but no lyrics
- The Spinners (Liverpool) - no lyrics
- Bill Staines - many lyrics
- The Unofficial Steeleye Span Home Page - which does not appear to be a complete collection of the group's lyrics.
o Steeleye Span: The Complete Lyrics
o Steeleye Span Lyrics (plain text)
o Hark! The Village Wait- Al Stewart - the annotated song list
- Dave Stone - from Cape Breton; couldn't find lyrics
- Stormalong John
- Swan Arcade
- Dave Swann's band Oak Ash and Thorn
- Dave Swarbrick
T
- June Tabor - review of ‚Aleyn'
- John Tams - lyrics and link to the Mudcat
- Tannahill Weavers - with lyrics
- Allan Taylor - no lyrics, but you can order his song book
- James Taylor - with lyrics
- Telynor - Mudcatter John P(eekstok)'s band; instrument info, but no lyrics
- Art Thieme's folkie snapshots - but no lyrics!
- Richard Thompson - official website
o Richard Thompson - with lyrics
o Richard Thompson for Completists
o The Richard Thompson Discussion List- Tim 'n' Vicki - no lyrics but some tunes
- Eileen Tipping - few lyrics as yet, but more to come
- Tone Deaf Leopard - singer/songwriters from Kent, England
- Sean Tyrrell
UV
- Townes Van Zandt
W
- Jerry Jeff Walker - didn't find lyrics
- Waterson:Carthy - official website
- Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman - some lyrics, some soundfiles with the discography
- Fred Wedlock - no lyrics in sight
- Cheryl Wheeler - with lots of lyrics
- Whisky Priests - replaced by a link to sometime Mudcatter Conrad Bladey's 'Beuk O' Newcassel Sangs'
- Hank Williams - lyrics
- Kate Wolf - no lyrics
- Heather Wood - discography and some interesting links; links to lyrics not working
- The Wrigley Sisters - favorites of Dale Rose
XYZ
- The Yetties - no lyrics
- Steve Young - with lyrics
- Rick Yost - some lyrics
- Bob Zentz - some lyrics
Songwriters
- Stephen Foster Pages - University of Pittsburgh
Labels
- Fantasy, Inc.
- Greentrax Recordings
- Loose Goose Productions
- Mrs Ackroyd's Records (Les Barker)
- Rounder Records
- Tara Music
... and the rest
- Dancing On The Air - archived recordings of the Jay Ungar and Molly Mason radio show
- Folker! - The German Magazine for Folk, Song and World Music - site in German. Are there lyrics? Beats me.
- Index of public lyrics CS-UWP - Russian mirror of the famed University of Wisconsin-Parkside (UWP) lyrics database. The university took it offline, and it has appeared and disappeared many times.
- Jeremiah McCaw - Mudcatter running a website on folk-related matters in the area of Brantford, Ontario (CA)
- Revels, inc. - no lyrics
- The Living Tradition - occasional articles on individual songs etc
Non-Folk
- Cole Wide Web (Cole Porter, no lyrics)
- Kurt Weill - interesting stuff, but no lyrics
- Elvex Pages - 700 Elvis Lyrics
- Jimi Hendrix - lots of lyrics
- The Kinks - lyrics, plus some chords & tab
- www.rukind.com -lyrics: Beatles, Stones, Dead, Zappa, Dylan, Pink Floyd
- Virtual Grateful Dead Show
- George Melly (1928-2007)
- Marty Robbins - with lyrics
- Allan Sherman Discography - with lyrics
- Jethro Tull, or
o Cup of Wonder - annotated Jethro Tull Lyrics- Many Point songbook - camp songs
- TV Theme Songs
- FZ Lyrics (Frank Zappa) - who says Zappa ain't folk?
Sheet Music
For sheet music that's in the public domain, there's
- The Levy Sheet Music Site
- Library of Congress American Memory Collection.
- Yet Another Digital Tradition - DigiTrad songs in printable format (most are in public domain)
Personal Reference Tools - searchable dictionary, thesaurus, and Bartlett's; may be helpful for lyric writers
To humor Catspaw, I guess we'd better include his contribution:
Here you can find The Grateful (and Ungrateful) Dead