Folk Arts Resources: Read, Look, Listen

Read PFP Publications

• Works in Progress Magazine.
• Readings in African American folklore
• Readings on hot issues
• Readings on the state of folk arts
• Reading on equity in folk arts education
• "Cultural barriers to justice in greater Philadelphia: background, bias, and the law." By William Westerman.
• PFP Books and working papers

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Learn about the PFP Archive

We have documented Philadelphia area folk arts and cultural heritage since 1987, preserving a record of community experience. Learn more.

Look at PFP Documentaries
We have produced documentary DVDs/Videos, both long and short-form, and a series of video collages. Most are also available for purchase.

• Klezmer Concert (Video Preview)
• Thank you, West Africa: Zaye Tete
• Women Play Klezmer (Video Postcard)
• I choose to stay here
• Plenty of Good Women Dancers
• Look forward and carry on the past
• Kulu Mele
• Your drum is the one you will make
• Stories you remember
• Paintings of my neighborhood
• A song for every occasion
• Normal to me
• Welcome to America
• Blanche Epps in the Garden of Gethsemane
• Everything has to sparkle: the art of fancy costume making
• The Palm Weavers

Visit our documentaries section to learn more.

Listen to Music

Visit the artists section of our website to learn more about these musicians.