Resource Highlights
These
resources will assist you in learning more about folklife in New Jersey
and developing public programs and educational materials.
Gallery of Artists
- Diomedes Matos, cuatro maker
- Eudokia Sorochaniuk, Ukrainian textiles
Educational Materials
When complete, this section will include essays and articles, teacher's materials, a bibliography of New Jersey folklife publications, a list of New Jersey folklife films, and a list of links to folklife education sites.
We currently have excerpts from the book Passing It On available online.
Links to Other Organizations and Resource Sites
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The Organization Directory provides a comprehensive list of national and state folklife resources. You may also want to check out the offerings of the New Jersey folklife partners that developed this web site.
Online Exhibits
- Fooling the Fish, a production of the North West Jersey Folklife Project, about Fly Fishing
- (coming soon) The Jersey Devil, about the legendary creature of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
Other exhibits about folk arts and folklife will be featured periodically.
Sound Sampler
Hear samples of different musical and verbal traditions at home in the state. We currently offer two clips rendered in Quicktime:
- Paaralang Pilipino Rondalla (string ensemble music from the Philippines)
- Grupo Suri (Andean music from Bolivia)
NOTE: You need to have Quicktime, a free plug-in, to play these clips. If you have trouble accessing the sound clips, download and install the Quicktime plug-in from Apple's web site.
When complete, this section will include additional sound and video clips
of folk arts and folklife in New Jersey.
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