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Folk Music Collection

Folk music, a timeless genre that transcends borders and generations, has the power to transport us to distant lands and evoke deep emotions

Background imageFolk Music Collection: THE CLANCY BROTHERS, 1962. Irish folk group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

THE CLANCY BROTHERS, 1962. Irish folk group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. Photograph by James J. Kriegsmann, 1962

Background imageFolk Music Collection: BUSN2A-00110

BUSN2A-00110
Woodsman dancing to a fiddle in a logging camp at night, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Karen Matheson of Capercaillie singing at Oban Live in Scotland

Karen Matheson of Capercaillie singing at Oban Live in Scotland
Karen Matheson of Capercaillie singing at Oban Live 2016. This was held at Oban, in Argyll & Bute in Scotland

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Martin Gillespie of Skerryvore playing at Oban Live in Scotland

Martin Gillespie of Skerryvore playing at Oban Live in Scotland
Martin Gillespie of Skerryvore playing at Oban Live 2016. This was held at Oban, in Argyll & Bute in Scotland

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian composer and pianist

Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian composer and pianist. He was also a collector of East European folk music

Background imageFolk Music Collection: The dancer

The dancer. Found in the Collection of Collection Perez Simon, Mexico

Background imageFolk Music Collection: A Sixth bass (or Bajo sexto in spanish), a Mexican instrument with 12 strings in 6 double

A Sixth bass (or Bajo sexto in spanish), a Mexican instrument with 12 strings in 6 double courses, is pictured with a pickup on sound hole at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, Mexico April 4, 2018

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Man from the Island of Sérifos, 1700-1737. Creator: Workshop of Jean Baptiste Vanmour

Man from the Island of Sérifos, 1700-1737. Creator: Workshop of Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Man from the Island of Serifos, 1700-1737

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Sharp, Cecil, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916 Nov. 8. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Sharp, Cecil, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916 Nov. 8. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Sharp, Cecil, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916 Nov. 8

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Portrait of Leadbelly, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Leadbelly, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Leadbelly, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. 1938

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Church Boats at Leksand, 1860. Creator: Wallander, Josef Wilhelm (1821-1888)

Church Boats at Leksand, 1860. Creator: Wallander, Josef Wilhelm (1821-1888)
Church Boats at Leksand, 1860. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Lichfield 'Greenhill Bower' - the Morris Dancers, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Lichfield "Greenhill Bower" - the Morris Dancers, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Lichfield "Greenhill Bower" - the Morris Dancers, 1850. Annual tradition: This very ancient festival was celebrated...with more than its usual ceremonies

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Village Violinist, 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Village Violinist, 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Village Violinist, 1904

Background imageFolk Music Collection: The New Ballad, 1903. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

The New Ballad, 1903. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
The New Ballad, 1903

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Musique en Famille, 1905. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Musique en Famille, 1905. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Musique en Famille, 1905

Background imageFolk Music Collection: The New Ballad, 1903. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

The New Ballad, 1903. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
The New Ballad, 1903

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Vicke, 1918. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Vicke, 1918. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Vicke, 1918

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Dance at Gopsmor, 1906. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Dance at Gopsmor, 1906. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Dance at Gopsmor, 1906

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Old Ballad II, 1898. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Old Ballad II, 1898. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Old Ballad II, 1898

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Village Violinist, 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Village Violinist, 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Village Violinist, 1904

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Ols Maria, 1919. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Ols Maria, 1919. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Ols Maria, 1919

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Ols Maria, 1919. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Ols Maria, 1919. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Ols Maria, 1919

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Vicke, 1918. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Vicke, 1918. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Vicke, 1918

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Vicke, 1918. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Vicke, 1918. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Vicke, 1918

Background imageFolk Music Collection: The New Ballad, 1903. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

The New Ballad, 1903. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
The New Ballad, 1903

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Gopsmor Cottage, 1917. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Gopsmor Cottage, 1917. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Gopsmor Cottage, 1917

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Gopsmor Cottage, 1917. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Gopsmor Cottage, 1917. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Gopsmor Cottage, 1917

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Dance at Gopsmor, 1906. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Dance at Gopsmor, 1906. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Dance at Gopsmor, 1906

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Musique en Famille, 1905. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Musique en Famille, 1905. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Musique en Famille, 1905

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Musique en Famille, 1905. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Musique en Famille, 1905. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Musique en Famille, 1905

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Ols Maria, 1919. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Ols Maria, 1919. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Ols Maria, 1919

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Gopsmor Cottage, 1917. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Gopsmor Cottage, 1917. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Gopsmor Cottage, 1917

Background imageFolk Music Collection: A decorated Spanish guitar is seen as folk music guitarists perform during the

A decorated Spanish guitar is seen as folk music guitarists perform during the traditional feast of St Gregory in Marsaxlokk, Malta, April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Background imageFolk Music Collection: The tuning machines of a double bass are seen as a man in a hat performs at Garibaldi

The tuning machines of a double bass are seen as a man in a hat performs at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, Mexico April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Background imageFolk Music Collection: The headstock of a guitar is seen as folk music guitarists perform during the traditional

The headstock of a guitar is seen as folk music guitarists perform during the traditional feast of St Gregory in Marsaxlokk, Malta, April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Background imageFolk Music Collection: A musician holds a double bass at Garibaldi square in Mexico City

A musician holds a double bass at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, Mexico April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Background imageFolk Music Collection: A mute trumpet is pictured at Garibaldi square in Mexico City

A mute trumpet is pictured at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, Mexico April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Background imageFolk Music Collection: A harp that is held by an image of Saint Cecilia, patron of musicians

A harp that is held by an image of Saint Cecilia, patron of musicians, is pictured inside a showcase at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, Mexico April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Background imageFolk Music Collection: African drums, 1800s

African drums, 1800s
Waganda drummers, Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Give ear unto my Song

Give ear unto my Song
Vintage engraving from the nursery rhyme An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Migrant family from Arkansas playing hill-billy songs, FSA... migratory camp, Calipatria, CA, 1939

Migrant family from Arkansas playing hill-billy songs, FSA... migratory camp, Calipatria, CA, 1939
Migrant family from Arkansas playing hill-billy songs. Farm Security Administration emergency migratory camp. Calipatria, California

Background imageFolk Music Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Ass and the Little Dog

La Fontaines Fables - Ass and the Little Dog
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Ass and the Little Dog

Background imageFolk Music Collection: A Numedals fiddler (study) (oil on canvas)

A Numedals fiddler (study) (oil on canvas)
3959678 A Numedals fiddler (study) (oil on canvas) by Skredsvig, Christian Eriksen (1854-1924); 120x94.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Background imageFolk Music Collection: The Bagpiper

The Bagpiper
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a Bagpiper, c.1514

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Pat-a-Cake, illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright

Pat-a-Cake, illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright
3757218 Pat-a-Cake, illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); (add.info.: Pat-a-Cake, illustration by Blanche Fisher Wright (dates unknown), Published 1916

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Little Tom Tucker, by Blanche Fisher Wright

Little Tom Tucker, by Blanche Fisher Wright
3757264 Little Tom Tucker, by Blanche Fisher Wright by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); (add.info.: Little Tommy Tucker, illustration by Blanche Fisher Wright (dates unknown). Published 1916

Background imageFolk Music Collection: The Crooked Sixpence, by Blanche Fisher Wright

The Crooked Sixpence, by Blanche Fisher Wright
3757240 The Crooked Sixpence, by Blanche Fisher Wright by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); (add.info.: The Crooked Sixpence, illustration by Blanche Fisher Wright (dates unknown)

Background imageFolk Music Collection: Dr Syntax - rural sports

Dr Syntax - rural sports
3781155 Dr Syntax - rural sports by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Dr Syntax - rural sports, illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Doctor Syntaxs Tour in Search of the Picturesque by)



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Folk music, a timeless genre that transcends borders and generations, has the power to transport us to distant lands and evoke deep emotions. The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, an iconic Irish folk group from 1962, captivated audiences with their harmonies and tales of love and loss. Their melodies echoed through the ages, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts of listeners. In Scotland's picturesque town of Oban Live, Karen Matheson of Capercaillie took center stage, her enchanting voice filling the air with haunting beauty. Alongside her was Martin Gillespie of Skerryvore, his skilled fingers dancing across instruments as he weaved intricate melodies that resonated with Scottish heritage. Bela Bartok, a Hungarian composer and pianist whose compositions were deeply rooted in folk traditions, brought forth a fusion of classical elegance and rustic charm. His works celebrated the rich tapestry of his homeland's musical heritage. The dancer gracefully moved to the rhythm of traditional tunes; every step telling a story passed down through generations. With each twirl and leap, she embodied the spirit - vibrant yet steeped in history. The Sixth bass or Bajo sexto added its unique voice to Mexican folk music. Its twelve strings in six double courses created a rich resonance that accompanied heartfelt lyrics sung by passionate troubadours under moonlit skies. As guitarists strummed their decorated Spanish guitars during lively performances at festivals around the world, they breathed life into age-old melodies. The tuning machines on their double basses ensured perfect harmony as these musicians poured their souls into each note at Garibaldi square in Mexico City. The headstock adorned with intricate carvings became a symbol synonymous with folk music guitarists who carried on ancient traditions while adding their own flair. These talented individuals embraced their instruments like old friends as they shared stories through song - tales woven together by passion for this timeless art form.