Cecil Sharp in America - Article about his tour collecting Appalachian folk music. Halcyon Days Music - Midi music collection of early American music of the 19th Century and early 20th Century, complete with scans of sheet music covers and lyrics. Public Domain Music - Midis of public domain favorites. Dr. Horsehair - Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstrel banjo stroke style. Cowboy Songs - A reference library of classic western and cowboy songs. John Henry - The Steel Driving Man - Analysis of songs featuring the folk hero, including lyrics, sound files, and background. A Short History of Appalachian Traditional Music - Article by Debby McClatchy . Till Family Rock Band - Brief illustrated history of late-19th-century "rock band" (playing on stone xylophones). Spanish-Language Social Music of Southern California - Article about the preservation of the music and dances of 19th Century California. Historic American Sheet Music - The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University: Major collection of sheet music; digital images of 3042 pieces published in the US, 1850-1920. American Music Preservation - Robert Lee Hall includes articles on several aspects of American music.