Free Downloads
Old-time music certainly isn’t the most popular musical genre, but there’s no shortage of recorded tunes—available free of charge. Here’s a list of online sources where you can find old times tunes.
Miscellaneous Sites
Some popular sites that have lots of old-time music downloads:
- Banjo Hangout Music Search
- Banjo Newsletter Clawhammer MP3s
- Candy Goldman’s Seattle Stringband class
- Centralia Parlor Pickers Society
- Digital Library of Appalachia
- Fiddle Hangout Music Search
- Mike Iverson’s site
- MP3 files at ZEPP Country Music
Blogs
Some blogs that post out-of-print recordings, with quite a bit of old-time music:
- Allen’s Archive of Early and Old Country Music
- Down Home Radio Show
- Jeremy’s Saggy Record Cabinet
- Lonesome Lefty’s Scratchy Attic
- The Old, Weird America
- Times Ain’t Like They Used To Be