What is folklife?

Folklife is the accumulated traditions practiced or appreciated by members of a group who share a common history or way of life. A group's traditions may include a wide range of skills and knowledge, from customs and belief to stories and songs, from music and dance to crafts and other decorative handmade objects. Generally, traditions are learned informally and passed on from one person in the group to the next, often orally, by imitation, or in performance.

Folklife
Conjunto tradition (download)
Expreciones Del Pueblo (download)
Lone Star Legacy: An Introduction to Texas Folk Art
Negro Spirituals: Art and Tradition (download)
Pass It On
Powwow in the Schools
Powwow in the Schools 2005 (download)
Texas Woodcarving: Rod Johnson's Figural Carvings in the Swedish Tradition
Quilts of Color: Three Generations of Quilters in an Afro-Texan Family

Folk Music
Texas-style fiddling
Western swing fiddling
Cowboy songs
Folk songs of South Texas
Conjunto music