British Library opens music vault

[sydnie7]

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Link to music archive

"The British Library has made 28,000 rare recordings available free
online. The collection focuses on both traditional English music and
recordings gathered from across the globe by British-based scholars.

"The 2,000 hours of material ranges from a rendition of Any Old Iron in
Birmingham, to performances by Ugandan royal musicians. The recordings,
which represent a fraction of the library's audio archives, are
available on its website. . .

"Traditional English music recordings - many of which came from "under
the beds, in the attics and office drawers" of private collectors -
range from rowdy pub sessions, to the intimate settings of musicians'
homes and professionally-produced radio programmes.

"Included in the collection are popular ballads, children's skipping
songs, music hall ballads, soldiers' songs and folk tales. . ."

Haven't taken the time to poke around there myself but I'm sure there are some gems!

[Scotty Da Q]

I looked for pipe music, and only found interviews. Did I miss something?

[sydnie7]

I think there's more to find here for the folk musician/fan than the pipe lover.

Their search function leaves a bit to be desired, would be nice to filter for interviews vs. actual music files.