Note: This is an old version of the KAFMAD site, here for historical purposes.
For more current information, please visit (and bookmark) www.kansasfolk.org.
Welcome to the Kansas Folk Music and Dance Resource Center!
To make sure that the rhythm and spirit of folk music and dance in Kansas
continue, the Kansas Folk Music and Dance
Resource Center (KAFMAD) seeks to:
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showcase traditional music and dance, past and present, in Kansas communities
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develop an online library of folk music and dance resources in Kansas
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inform and educate people about preservation tools
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encourage folk music and dance activities in Kansas
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involve, educate, and support libraries, museums, individuals and communities
in folk music and dance
Click here for collections of folk music and dance materials.
Click here for stories, photos, recordings, and memories of folk music
and dance in Kansas.
Click here for information on folk music and dance taking place in Kansas.
In a jam? In a band? Do you play, sing or dance? Tools to help you preserve
your history.
Click here to download a .pdf file
of the paper that was the origin of the project. (Use Adobe Acrobat Reader
to read the file.)
Want to be on the mailing list for the project's activities? Want
to help? Comments or suggestions? Please email Susan
Sanders (susanders@yahoo.com)