Cover -- Contents -- List of Musical Examples -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. Defining Folk Music -- III. The Uses and Styles of Folk Music -- IV. Indian Music of the United States -- V. The British Tradition -- VI. Afro-American Music -- VII. Hispanic-American Folk Music -- VIII. European Folk Music in Rural America -- IX. Folk Music in the City -- X. Studying Folk Music -- XI. Folk Music and the Professional Singer -- XII. Folk Music and the Composer -- Notes -- Bibliographic Aids -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.