More than 100 years of American music for free

100_years_of_american_music_for_freeThe music blog Dinosaur Discs is one of those American things that are just beyond amazing. It is a wonderful site that is dedicated to finding rare American music in the same way that Alan Lomax tried to record it in the 1930s.

Not only does it do that, but it also offers one of the best Christmas presents you can ever get for yourself. Back in the 1970s the US Library of Congress published 15 LPs charting ‘Folk Music in America’ with 252 songs and 12 hours of music. Not only that, but it can be downloaded for free here. Continue reading