Project:WikiProject Roots music

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The project includes any articles in the following categories

• Roots Music (both American folk and roots music, and other Roots music)
• Folk music

The project does not include Art music or popular music such as Classical music, even if it's non-Western (such as Indian classical music), unless there is some distinct connection to one of the above categories.

While Country music falls within the scope of the project, it is best dealt with at WikiProject Country Music.

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General guidelines for improving folk/traditional/roots articles

Songs

• Ensure that it meets the appropriate Notability guideline. Most traditional songs will be covered by one of the following criteria:
• "covered in sufficient independent works" (e.g. covered in Child, and someone else)
• "performed independently by several notable artists, bands or groups"
• Use the Traditional Song boilerplate: {{Template:Traditional Song boilerplate}}
• Fill in the boilerplate and remove any headings which you are absolutely sure are irrelevant (otherwise leave them for others to fill in if you can't)
• Ensure that it complies with the guidelines at Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs and Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD
• While the lyrics may be quoted for discussion purposes, the full text of the lyrics should (if public domain) be placed on Wikisource; see s:Child's Ballads, for example. A crosslink can be placed by using {{wikisourcepar|Child's Ballads/3}} or something similar. Possibly the link {{ Template:Copy section to Wikisource }} will be useful too
• Lead paragraph (not a section). Keep it short and to the point; It should probably mention "<song name> is a traditional song...".

Groups / Artists Articles

In addition to the usual policies and guidelines, please make sure you understand the specific guidelines related to music related articles. Also make sure you are familiar with:

• The five pillars of Wikipedia — a quick rundown of the five key rules you need to start editing.
• Simplified Ruleset — 12 rules of thumb to help you avoid problems.
• List of Policies — a comprehensive list of the official policies.