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Links
A Bard's Celtic Lyric Directory
http://www.thebards.net/music/
List of traditional Irish and Scottish lyrics, chords, CDs and downloadable MP3s. Free monthly newsletter for more free MP3s.
A Traditional Music Library
http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/
Includes traditional music in songbooks, MIDI files, and sheet music, with lyrics.
Alan Sim's Traditional Lyrics
A collection of traditional lyrics separated by country of origin, including some midi files.
Australian Folk Songs
Collection of traditional and bush songs with words, music and information about each song.
Cantaria
http://www.chivalry.com/cantaria/
Library of traditional folk songs of Western Europe. Many are from late medieval and Renaissance period styles.
Celtic and Scottish Songs
http://www.incallander.co.uk/scottishsongs.htm
Collection of Scottish folk lyrics, some with accompanying audio files to download.
Celtic Lyrics Corner
http://www.geocities.com/celticlyricscorner/
Includes lyrics and translations for several contemporary Celtic artists and groups.
Contemplator
http://www.contemplator.com/folk.html
Traditional tunes from 1600 to 1900. With lyrics, Midi, origins of the songs and information on the events described in the Songs.
Digital Tradition Folk Song Database
http://www.mudcat.org/threads.cfm
Mudcat discussion forums and information about how to download your own copy of the database.
Francis J. Child Ballads
Includes a biography, list of ballads, lyrics, tune information, MIDI files and links.
French Traditional Song Lyrics
http://www.frenchdanceleeds.co.uk/songs/songs.html
Traditional French songs for dancing, including Breton chants a repondre (Kan ha Diskan) and Chanson-style traditional lyrics.
Hawaiian Chants: Mele of Antiquity
http://www.coffeetimes.com/sept97.htm
A study of the chant texts of the ancient Hawaiians.
Ingeb
Text and tunes in 50 languages, and many notes.
Irish Songs And Traditional Music
Lyrics collection for many Irish folk songs.
