#install fuse on Ubuntu:
apt-get install sshfs
#install fuse on CentOS
# to install rpmforge, see: http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/RPMForge
# see also: http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14292
yum install kernel-devel
yum install --enablerepo=rpmforge fuse dkms dkms-fuse
#make a directory and mount a remote file system on it
mkdir /music
sshfs -o allow_other root@sv.isnew.org:/backups/music /music
#unmount system
fusermount -u /music
#information taken from: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8904
#a useful article for fuse and NTFS: http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/NTFS