Note - March 2011
For now, the 'key texts' that would normally be here are absent - they will be replaced as time allows.
Internet links
At our meeting in November 2002 our 'Forum Focus' session was on the use of the Internet in researching folk song. As a result of this discussion we produced a list of useful sites. Since then the Internet has totally transformed the way in which we do our research and has made many resources that would otherwise have required considerable time and travel to consult available to all.
There are still some electronic resources that are available only to those who can pay to access them. These may be available through university or other academic libraries. One of the benefits that membership of TSF offers is meeting other researchers who may (within legal and copyright constraints, of course) be able to advise on getting access to these resources.
This list, first produced in 2002, has been checked and updated in August 2010. Please advise me (Martin Graebe) of any broken links - or, indeed, of any interesting sites that you think should be added.
Research Aids
Steve Roud has provided a couple of useful collections of information for researchers. (These articles have been updated in March 2011)
Discussion lists and ways to ask questions
An alphabetical index of the Child Ballads produced by Martin Graebe because the indexes most readily available are by Ballad Number