In American music, the notion of "roots" has been a powerful refrain, but just what constitutes our true musical traditions has often been a matter of debate. A

_Anyone doing work in any aspect of American music must begin with this bibliography... an important acquisition for all libraries._--CHOICE

Released in 1952, The Anthology of American Folk Music was the singular vision of the enigmatic artist, musicologist, and collector Harry Smith (1923–1991). A

The Beautiful Music All Around Us presents the extraordinarily rich backstories of thirteen performances captured on Library of Congress field recordings betwee

Cumulative index to all three volumes of Literature of American Music in Books and Folk Music Collections.