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Web sites of interest to musicians. Irish
Traditional Music
Websites......Irish
Cultural Websites.......Irish
Traditional Music
Organisations.......Scottish
Music Irish Traditional Music Websites.
Irish Aires: Links to the best Irish Places on the Web Traditional Irish Music from London Archway Records - Traditional Irish Music from London UK. Traditional Irish Music Website of Traditional-Direct.com. This site is dedicated to the promotion of Traditional Irish Music featuring work recorded by prominent and not-so-prominent musicians.
This excellent site provides much more than Irish Traditional Music. It is an award winning website on Irish Culture featuring: Literature, Poetry, Song, Music, Musicians, Dance, Actors, Film & TV, Celtic Art, Irish History together with Chat Rooms and much more. Everything Irish. This website is a portal to Irish Cultural Events in the greater Washington, DC area USA. Irish Traditional Music Organisations.
The official Irish Traditional Music organisation based in Dublin Ireland. Irish Traditional Music Archives Based in Dublin Ireland and mainly of interest for Irish Traditional Music research purposes. Brú Ború The well known Irish Music, Song & Dance cultural group, based in Cashel Co. Tipperary Ireland. Irish Net An Online database of Irish cultural activities (USA) Ceolas A database of all Celtic music in Europe. www.comhaltaslive.com An excellent online pay-as-you-go multimedia Irish Traditional music service, promoted by Comhaltas Ceoltóiri Eireann.
Scottish music education, information, and resources for musicians, singers, dancers and learners, and anyone interested in Scottish music and dance. Grand Chain - the Scottish Dance Resource Resource for Scottish dancers world-wide - includes information on bands, groups, events, links, dances, hints, and tips for Scottish country dance, ceilidh, highland, and step dance. MusicScotland Scottish, Irish and Celtic music... CD, DVD and video store with mp3 search engine and directory of artists, bands and organisations in Scotland. Scottish Fiddle Music Free Violin Sheet Music, traditional and modern audio recordings from Scotland. Information on the vibrant Scottish Fiddle Tradition. Taigh na Teud Sheet Music Publishers Celtic, Scottish and Irish sheet music publishers. Tunes for fiddle, harp, pipes and many other traditional instruments, also CDs and Tutor books. Music In Scotland Gateway to Scotland's Music - Scottish, Irish, Celtic & Folk Music... CDs - information and links to other Celtic sites. The Scottish and Irish Traditional Celtic Music Store Scottish, Irish & Celtic CDs by almost every artist. From Accordion to Whistle plus Bagpipes. Celtic traditional folk songs, music and more. American
Music.
Featuring cassettes and cds, compact discs, videos and books of old-time country music, instrumental music and popular music from the 1930s to the 1960s The Country Grapevine A website devoted to upcoming festivals and events in Florida USA on Bluegrass/Country/Acouistic/Folk music and country dance including Square/Line/Contra/Clogging etc. The website has an impressive list of links to the websites of artistes in Country Music. The Alum Creek Singers A quartet featuring bluegrass, country, folk and gospel with downloadable music, local and online resources together with interesting information for aspiring musicians. Voyager Records. Voyager Recordings and Publications is an independent recording and publishing company that features the best in old time music, records, tunes and Bluegrass, especially fiddle music, primarily from the Pacific Northwest. Ted Sims Bluegrass and Old Time events, jams & dances in North/South Carolina USA. Tricopolis Records Bluegrass Music: Tricopolis Records is dedicated to promoting quality West Coast Bluegrass and Acoustic Music. Canyon Records Productions Old Time music of the USA. Fiddlers.org Official organisation for Old Time Music. With International Resources For Fiddlers and All Acoustic Musicians. Packed full of links. Old Time Music. Source on Appalachian Old Time Music of America. Swing Cat: Swing, Folk and Fiddle Recordings Offering great old swing jazz; timeless Mexican music from the Tierra Caliente; old time fiddle breakdowns, waltzes and rags nosed out by our clever feline. The Old-Time Music Home Page The Old-Time Music Home Page is devoted to the music of the Southern Appalachians - primarily fiddle and banjo music as was popular between the revolutionary and civil wars. Texas Folklife Resources Texas-style fiddle music bibliography including books, films, music, and internet sites. Virginia Folklife Program Honoring and providing support services for traditional artists and performers, and helping communities develop plans and projects to strengthen their own cultural traditions. American Memory. Fiddle Tunes of the American Frontier. Acousticmusic.com Plenty of links to American music venues & performers plus information on some of the great American Old Time fiddlers. Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camps. Hosted by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason near Woodstock, NY USA Camsco Music. Recordings of various artists including Traditional fiddlers etc Halcyon Days Music. A very interesting free MIDI Old Time music collection of early 20th Century American Music from the 1900s to the 1920s. The tunes are also available separately in standard music notation. Fiddle Music: Fiddle Tunes, Sheet Music, Books, CDs Ever growing resource for fiddle music enthusiasts, artists, luthiers. Tunes, fiddlers, fiddles, recordings, fiddle forum, history, instruction and more. FiddleFork Online Worlds largest fiddle fiddle players online community. Made by fiddle players for fiddle players. Discussion forums, downloads, chat, celebrities, links, calendar and much more. Folk Music - Bluegrass Music - Alt Country - Roots Rock - MilesofMusic.com Provides a variety of the best of Americana music including: folk music, bluegrass music, alt country, roots rock, folk rock, music by singer songwriters, bands like Uncle Tupelo, and more. House of Musical Traditions The House of Musical Traditions online storefront, a destination for exotic musical instruments, books and recordings from around the world. Old time,historic American, bluegrass music and American folklore Native Ground Music produces recordings and books of old time, bluegrass, gospel and folk music plus music instruction books.Civil War, Railroad,traditional American music and folklore. Ozark Folk Center State Park of Arkansas. Click on Mountain Music on their homepage. Roots of American Fiddle Music. Recordings are devoted to original 78rpm Fiddle Band recordings and the associated History and Lore. The Folk Art Society of America Interesting articles on fiddle music. The unique world of contemporary folk, self-taught, and outsider art - articles, calendar and more Western Music,Spanish,Gospel,Fiddle, Music CD Sales Music CD sales. Western music, fiddle music, cowboy songs and ballads, gospel, Christmas music, Tex Mex, tejano, American Indian music, flamenco guitar, Latin jazz, and saloon piano music. Mel Bay.com: Products for guitar, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, fiddle, ukulele Specialising in guitar, mandolin, banjo, flute, jazz, tinwhistle, Mel Bay, dulcimer, guitar lesson, music books, flamenco, banjo, harmonica, recorder
The Bobcaygeon Olde Tymers is a group of eight senior citizens, resident in and around Bobcaygeon, who together represent better than 400 years of musical experience including old time fiddle music, country sing-alongs, ballads, waltzes and popular classics A Help site for Fiddlers Plenty of information to assist fiddle players Fiddle Events in Canada Orangeville Fiddle and Step Dance Camp Newfoundland Music Industry Association of Newfoundland. News, Events and new releases. Cape
Breton Island,
Nova Scotia
Celtic
music in Canada. Lennart Sohlman. Swedish Fiddle Player and fiddle tunes. For many of the tunes, you will find an accompanying second part suggested, and to some tunes are also added a midi version. You will also find tunes from some other parts of Scandinavia. www.tri-folk.co.uk
An excellent site for reviews of folk & traditional music: new releases plus news and tips. The Electric Blues Club An excellent English based online club and resource site for Rock, Blues and Folk musicians offering plenty of information on the music industry, music resources, music lessons, educational listings and new music. Well worth a visit.
The
Session
A very good site for musicians to swop Traditional Tunes/Recordings/Sessions. MusicGoals MusicGoals by Eye and Ear - Ear training, sight reading, instrument study, and music theory training software. Suzuki Digital Grand Piano - Qchord Suzuki digital pianos from Richard's Music - upright to grand piano styles. Suzuki Q Chord, an exci! ting digital instrument that anyone - musician or not - can play. Music Magazines.
A London based magazine covering English, Scottish, Irish,Folk and C&W. Irish Music Magazine A Dublin based magazine specialising in Irish Traditional & Contemporary, Scottish & Folk. Celtic Music.com An Online music magazine covering all aspects of Celtic Music. Web Magazine. Bluegrass and Swing Fiddle music. Dirty Linen American bi-monthly magazine featuring Roots/Traditional/Folk/World music. Fiddler Magazine - The well known USA/Canada based fiddle magazine packed full of information on all aspects of fiddling. PopMatters : A magazine of global culture. Some Fiddle Music Recordings Rambles, a cultural arts review magazine Rambles is a cultural arts review publication focusing on traditional music, speculative fiction, folklore, movies and art.
The website of Robert Stave. Texas fiddler. Packed full of information, links and interesting insights into a working musician's lifestyle. Mp3 Players Dotones.com - Digital Cameras, Camcorders,Video Games, TVs and More! This website may seem out of place in this category but check out their links page as it contains an excellent directory of music resources. The Chieftains The website of the Chieftains (Irish Traditional music) outlining records, biogs of members, tours etc. Determan Blog Fiddle Lesson notes and songs Sonya O'Brien Master fiddler, fiddle teacher and director of the Boghill Centre near Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare Ireland. The Boghill Centre provides accommodation and lessons in Irish Traditional music for all instruments . Fiddlebooks - Gordon Stobbe's Fiddle Music Gordon Stobbes instructional fiddle books, fiddle tune books, CDs and cassettes of fiddle, old-time and stringband music. Ryan Thomson. Ryan Thomson: Fiddle Player and multi-instrumentalist, performer/author/educator. Chris Bartram English Fiddle Music. SolitarySong The website of South Asian multi-instrumentalist Fawzia Begum (now residing in the USA). Check out her new CD featuring a Neil Diamond instrumental tribute plus some original compositions. Audio samples available. Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Home Page Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are performers, composers and teachers specializing in 19th and 20th century American folk songs and dance music with an emphasis on fiddle styles and music of the American Civil War. Ladies of electric violin and electric violin resources Electric Violin players and resources Pierre Schryer - Fiddle Music French-Canadian Fiddle Player. The John Hartford Web Page John Hartford's unique combination of bluegrass, folk, country, and old-time music is chronicled in his complete discography. Scottish music from Foot Stompin' Celtic Music Celtic music from the bright young stars of the Scottish music scene - free mp3 downloads and CDs from $7 Scottish Music. A well known Scottish Traditional Music band of musicians. San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers The San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers formed in 1986 to play traditional Scottish fiddle music. Members meet each month in homes around the San Francisco Bay area for jam sessions and workshops, and give an annual spring concert series under the direction of noted Scots fiddler, Alasdair Fraser. April Verch The fiddle music of April Verch. Broad repertoire features traditional and contemporary tunes ranging in source and inspiration from French Canadian to Appalachian, from Bluegrass to Celtic, and Brazilian to Old Time. The Standing Stones. The Standing Stones perform traditional music, harp and song from Scotland and Ireland in the San Francisco Bay area. Their website also features a large collection of information about traditional music and related topics. Ceide-Contemporary Folk Website of Ceide-Contemporary Trad/Folk group. Ger Wolfe Website of Ger Wolfe irish singer/songwriter with info. on his music, new release, tours etc. Luka Bloom Website of Singer/Songwriter/guitarist Luka Bloom with info. on his music, new release, tours etc. Altan - The Official Web Site The official site of Altan, one of Ireland's biggest name in traditional music. Brian Kelly The website of Brian Kelly. (All Ireland Champion Banjo player) Cathal Hayden Website of Cathal Hayden:fiddle/Banjo player from Co. Tyrone Ireland. Solo artist and member of trad group "Four Men and a Dog". Violin & Viola Makers.
Violin Maker Luscombe Violins Inc. An Online Violin Shop for your musical needs: instruments, accessories, cases, makers supplies and more for violin, viola cello and bass! David Gusset Violin Maker David Gusset provides a portfolio of his work, a listing of his awards, discusses history of the violin, violin design and varnish secrets The Viola Web Site Home of the Viola Societies and the Viola Mailing Lists Donley Violins Fine violin shop in Charlotte, North Carolina. Makers, dealers, restorers of violins, violas, celli, basses, bows. David Rubio Violin Maker. The Guild of American Luthiers A non-profit educational membership organization, formed in 1972 to advance the craft of string instrument making and repair (lutherie), through a free exchange of information. Fritz Reuter-Chicago Violin, Viola, Cello Makers and Dealers Chicago's oldest establishment of Violin Makers and Dealers. They buy and sell fine RARE and NEW instruments. Co-Founder AFVBM American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers. Geigenbau Gerlinde Reutterer, Wien Restoration, Repair, Rare Violins etc. English version of the web site is available. Paul Collins Violin maker. Kevin Sykes Violin maker from County Mayo, Ireland Kunsthistorisches Museum Collection of Ancient musical instrument of all types. English version of the web site is available. Maestronet Showrooms, Auctions, Dealers and further information regarding violins. Mücke-Elschek Violin Maker. English version of the web site is available. Roberto Regazzi: Violin Maker - Rare Instruments. Association of Violin Makers Southern California Association of Violin Makers Tim Phillips Tim Phillips, Maker of Violins, Violas, 5 String Instruments and Octave Violins. Violin Maker Dmitry Badiarov This website provides information on the latest trends in the baroque violin playing, free articles on the violin and a unique database of violin iconography. Pete Schug. Violin Maker. Vector Instruments Electric violins, electric cellos and electric upright basses, 20 years of custom handcrafted designs. Stringed Instrument & Repair. Fiddle
Shop
Instrument Strings.
A good source for instrument strings from the website of www.swstrings.com Thomastik-infeld
Website of the famous Thomastic Guitar and Fiddle string manufacturer.
Download sheet music and order music books. Over 20,000 digital sheet music titles and 260,000 music books in our sheet music database. Free Sheet Music. A fantastic index of sheet music web sites for all styles of music. Also check out their links pages packed with sites of interest for musicians of all instruments ranging from tutors to wave editors such as Flexiwave. Sheet Music Classical & Popular sheet music from the Dale Music Company Inc. Online Music Scores An index of sheet music for all types of music from the website of www.acadiau.ca Virtual sheet music An online sheet music store, dealing mainly with classical music.
Cape Breton based mail-order business specializing in Celtic music. Books, CDs and recordings of traditional fiddle music. Abacci Music Source for world music in MIDI format. Virtual Tune Book. A source for Celtic tunes in MIDI format, from the website of www.celticmusic.com PetimarPress An excellent source for Fiddle & Mandolin instructional/tunebooks in Old Time and Texas Style with easy to read notation and authentic bowings. LaurasMidiHeaven Laura's MIDI Heaven! Midis, Ringtones, Sheet Music and more!
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