Old-Time / Historic Music

Wikipedia: Old-time music (CC BY-SA)

Music Genre Hub

Old-Time / Historic Music

The Free Music Archive catalogues 554 tracks in the Old-Time / Historic genre, produced by 369 independent artists.

Scale of the Old-Time / Historic Archive

Tracks and artists

554 tracks distributed across 369 artists are catalogued under Old-Time / Historic in the Free Music Archive's open metadata.

Leading Artists

Top 10 by track count

  1. 22
    Billy Murray
    tracks
  2. 12
    Al Jolson
    tracks
  3. 12
    Heftone Banjo Orchestra
    tracks
  4. 8
    Arthur Collins
    tracks
  5. 7
    Ada Jones
    tracks
  6. 7
    Antique Phonograph Music Program [Various Artists]
    tracks
  7. 7
    Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan
    tracks
  8. 6
    Cal Stewart
    tracks
  9. 6
    Arthur Fields
    tracks
  10. 6
    Pitman's Gramophone Course of
    tracks

Genre Context

Why this genre matters to the archive

Old-Time / Historic represents one of 16 top-level genres catalogued in the Free Music Archive, a curated open repository of CC-licensed music founded by WFMU.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Old-Time / Historic tracks are in the archive?

The Free Music Archive catalogues 554 Old-Time / Historic tracks.

How many artists publish in Old-Time / Historic?

369 distinct artists are catalogued under Old-Time / Historic in the archive.