Alberto Mendes, Manuel Lemos, and Mr. Franks performing Portuguese songs and music from the Azores, 1939
- A collection of recordings of Portuguese songs and music made in 1939 by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Richmond, California; includes descriptive notes and audio samples.
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/0009.html

Chasing the Fado
- An article by an enthusiast for "those Portuguese Blues"; includes discography and resource lists.
- http://bolingo.org/audio/texts/fr105fado.html

Coimbra Fado
- Wikipedia article describes the style of Fado which developed in the university town of Coimbra.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado_de_Coimbra

The History of Fado
- A history and description of a music which has become a world wide symbol of Portugal.
- http://www.lisbon-guide.info/about/fado

Fado - The People's Soul
- The origins of Fado, with photographs, sound samples, and essays on the Portuguese guitar. [bilingual]
- http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~fado/

Fado Music
- World Music Central - article describing the characteristics of Fado.
- http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/staticpages/index.php/fado

Fado
- From Wikipedia, the history of this Portuguse folk music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado