Popular Songs in American History
















Welcome to Lesley Nelson (aka the Contemplator)'s
Popular Songs In American History Website.

American Folk and Traditional Music with Lyrics, Midi Files, Tune Information
and History behind the folksongs and ballads. With folksongs arranged by time period.


This page was created on January 20, 1999
The background music is Over the Hills and Far Away
Sequenced by Lesley Nelson-Burns



This site is undergoing major maintenance and will not be updated until this is complete. This reorganization is being done because of the number of people linking directly to the midis at this site and using up the bandwidth. The music may not be availble for a period of time while this is being done. I appreciate your patience.




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Folk Music Resources

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