The following journals and magazines follow the scholarship, practice, and appreciation of traditional Southern music styles. Most are available in the Music Library, where they are shelved alphabetically by title. Those held in Davis Library can be found in the Serials Department (if recent) or by call number (if more than a year old); those in the North Carolina Collection (NCC) are shelved by call number. Where noted, some journals may be accessed online by members of the UNC community who are on the campus network or on a computer configured for off-campus access though the library proxy server.

In addition, the Southern Folklife Collection maintains an extensive collection of music magazines, fanzines/fan club publications, and other rare, historical materials; these materials are not in the library catalog, but may be searched using a print index in the Manuscripts Department or by requesting help from the Manuscripts Reference staff.

Black Music Research Journal [Music Library]
a scholarly journal examining Black music in every form.

Country Music [Music Library]
a popular magazine about current trends in country music, with a focus on the Nashville-based hit machine.

The Journal of American Folklore [Davis Library GR1 .J8 or online]
a scholarly journal examining academic approaches to American folklore (including music, art, writing, and oral history). The official publication of the American Folklore Society.

The Journal of Country Music [Music Library]
focuses on the history of country music, published by the Country Music Hall of Fame. Contains feature articles on performers, albums, record collectors, as well as book reviews.

Living Blues [Music Library]
focuses on the current blues scene, but with some content on blues history; contains extensive album reviews, interviews, and feature articles. Has a popular bent, but does include reprints of scholarly articles from other publications.

No Depression [Music Library]
chronicles the folk, blues, Americana scenes, both contemporary and historical. Includes reviews of albums, books, and film.

Southern Cultures [Davis Library F206 .S68, NCC C905 S72d, or online through the database ABELL]
a scholarly journal published by UNC's Center for the Study of the American South examines the South and its distinctive cultures; subjects include music, literature, politics, and history.

The Southern Register [Davis Library F209 .S746 or online with no restrictions]
the newsletter of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. UNC has issues from 1987 through 1994; online archives cover 1994-present.

last updated 11 March 2004 by Jessica F. Kem