Welcome to Lesley Nelson-Burns' (aka the Contemplator)'s Folk Music Site.

Folk and Traditional Music and Popular Songs, with Lyrics, Midi, Tune Information and History

behind the folksongs and ballads. Irish, British and American Folk Music

including Francis J. Child Ballads and Sea Shanties.



The background music is Spanish Ladies

Sequenced by Lesley Nelson-Burns







Please be aware that the midi controller will work in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera, but it does not function in Internet Explorer or Edge.

For those browsers, you will have to use the download link in order to play the file.



If you wish to use any of these tunes in an archive or on a webpage READ THIS .

If you have questions, please go to the Introduction.



There is a Framed Version with all of the songs listed on the right frame by subject for easy browsing.



Other Pages on this Site

If you are looking for a particular folksong, the fastest way to find it is to use the Search Engine

Folk Music Resources

Because of the many requests I receive for information on songbooks and other resources I have become an Amazon Associate (that's the book store type Amazon...) For resources click below to check out



The Contemplator's Folk Music and Carolan Resource Center



The Contemplator's Folk Music Site was established in March 1996

The links on this site were last checked in March 2017.