Welcome to Traditional Arts On Tour!

The purpose of this site in to help individuals and communities better understand and value diversity by offering a content rich resource that features the music, arts, and culture of many ethnic populations that make up the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

We invite you to browse through our Artist Profiles section to learn about their personal stories, art forms, and to listen to their recordings. Teachers and students should review sample lesson plans from our Study Guide to What's Your Name?, a CD sampler including recordings of many of the artists featured on this site. If you are interested in purchasing any of the recordings or the Study Guide, be sure to check out our On Tour Catalogue. Our Resources page includes listings of statewide and regional organizations that support the preservation, practice and presentation of traditional arts, as well as publications and media resources that will assist you in increasing awareness, appreciation, and understanding of those arts.

Over the next few months we will be adding new sections to On Tour, including profiles of fellowship and apprenticeship recipients from our Folk and Traditional Arts Program, developed in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. If you have any questions about the content of this website, want to to learn more about traditional arts in your region, or simply want to let us know what you think about our site, please fill in our Feedback form or call us at (717) 238-1770.