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Artists/Bands
Chris While and Julie Matthews
Dave Swarbrick and Alistair Hulett
Joe Stead
"left Wing Love Songs" - "Singer of sea songs" - "member of Kimber's Men - shanty group" - "Famed for his pick your own subject program show".
Maggie MacInnes
Is a singer and clrsach (Celtic Harp) player who comes from a ritch tradition of Gaelic music from Hebridean island of Barra.
Neil Paterson
Piper/multi-instrumentalist. Includes - gig guide, discography, contact details, biography and samples of music.
Pete Castle
Storyteller and folk singer
Sandy Stanage
"Virtuoso guitarist Sandy has given up the day job and turned professional. His website is currently still under construction but he has a new company called EASY STAGES which deals with tuition, artist representation, bookings of groups, soloists, events and promotions and he still manages to find time to play superb guitar."
Wolfstone
Has exclusive access to news, reviews, gig guide, merchandise, fan club, downloads, photographs, profiles, contacts and much more about accomplished Celtic Rock Bands in the world.
Wrigley Sisters
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Festivals
Bath Banjo Festival
All types of banjo playing, plus workshops by the best players and teachers from the UK, Ireland and America.
Beverley & East Riding Folk Festival
Cambridge Folk Festival
"Europe's most celebrated event of it's kind" - The Daily Telgraph 2002
Caversham Charity Folk Festival
The Caversham Charity Folk Festival is on 20-22 June and is by the River Thames near Reading.Celtic Connections
Chester Folk FestivalCommon Ground Scotland
Common Ground Scotland is a week of Traditional music and arts workshops, master classes and concerts culminating with a weekend festival.
Edinburgh International Harp Fest
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Major international Celtic music event in the unique setting of the Outer Hebrides
Inishowen Folk Song & Ballad Seminar 2002International Trigallia Celtic Festival
The main door to the celtic festivals and to the world of the Celts.
Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival
Off The Tacks Festival
AMAZINGECLECTICROOTSGLOBALTRANCEDANCEFUSION
Rothbury Traditional Music Festival
Rothbury is a small market town on the River Coquet in the heart of Northumberland and steeped in tradition. Started in 1977 the festival is centred around the village greens, outdoor stage and the marvellous acoustically sound Mart building and is now very well established attracting musicans, singers dancers, poets & audiences from far afield who enjoy the simplicty & community feel of the event.
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Folk Clubs
Bothy Folk Club
Updated regulary for the latest information on Bothy Folk Club & folk music related activities in Southport and surrounding area
Everyman Folk Club
The Everyman Folk Club meets on the last Friday of each month during January to May and September to November. With Residents, Floor Singers and a Booked Guest Artist on every occasion, there is always a warm welcome for new performers and audience members.
Folk Club Diary
Folk Club Diary is a folk events listing for clbs and Folk Music in North Cheshire.
Monmouth Folk Club
Monmouth Folk Club website....all the up to date gigs and news from this popular, friendly venue, which began its life 20 plus years ago as the Forest of Dean Folk Club...we've just moved 5 miles over the border.
Nenagh Singers CircleTop of Page
Instrument Manufacturers
Allan Moller Uilleann Pipes Doctor
Pangea World Music Instruments
"The World's Musical Instruments at the Web's Lowest Prices. Practice Chanters, Sitars, Bodhran Drums, Dulcimers, Shakuhachi Flutes, Harps, Didgeridoos, Doumbeks, Ouds, Quenas, Harmoniums, Kalimbas, Berimbau, Maracas, Irish Flutes, Cumbus, Shehnai, Psaltery, Ney Flutes, Djembe - from Agogo to Zarb!"
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Media/Publishers
Celtic Roots
Celtic Roots takes in all of BBC Scotland's celtic, folk, piping and Scottish Country Dance programmes. There are reviews of concerts, on the road diaries from bands, session, a weekly competition and a Top Ten Gigs list as well as all sorts of other music related goodies!Celtica Magazine
The most important italian magazine concerning Celtic Culture and Music.Direct Roots
The guide to folk, roots and related music and arts in the British IslesFolk and Roots
A Folk & Roots events guide which mainly covers the UKFolk Music Images
This site features hundreds of original photos of folk artists along with what's on guides, radio and magazine details.Folking.com
A site for folk & acoustic musicIrish Trad Centre
An online information centre for Irish Traditional Music, built and maintained by Murrough O'Kane, flute player and founder member of the Irish Trational music band Oige.Roots Review
Roots Review is a website written by and for fans, with news, reviews and interviews covering all of the genre that is roots.Tocher
The archives of the School of Scottish Studies, in particular its magazine Tocher.Tradition Magazine
Tradition is a quarterly online magazine which features articles on world customs and traditions, culture and events, music song and dance, and myths and legends.Tradmusic.com
A very nice looking site with lots of info on artists, gigs and instrument makers.Top of Page
Organisations
Bed and Breakfast
In IrelandBirnam CD
CD and DVD Replication. Multmedia and graphic design.Camping & Caravaning Club - Folk Dance & Song Group
Centre for Political Song
Based in Glasgow Caledonian University, the Centre for Political Song exists to promote and foster an awareness of all forms of political songEdinburgh Shetland Fiddlers Society
EFDSS
English Folk Dance and Song SocietyFurness Tradition
are a facilitating organisation and organisers of an annual festival event in Ulverston
Make Music 'Live'
Musicians of all kinds are particularly vulnerable to losing their livelihoods if arthritis affects their hands. For this reason, guitarist Gordon Giltrap is fronting our campiagn.
Real UK Music
Provides extensive listings of Uk music festivals, clubs, concert venues, performers, studios and tutors.Robin Blecher Celtic Arts
Robin Blecher Celtic Arts, Inc. (a.k.a. Music for Robin). Produces a series of Celtic Concerts in the Boston MA area. A calendar of Celtic events within 100 miles of Boston. MA USA Folk radio programs mainly in Massachusetts. Open mics. Producers and venues with contact information.
RSAMD
The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and DramaTMSA
The Traditional Music & Song Association of ScotlandTop of Page
Recording Companies
Birnam CD
CD and DVD Replication. Multmedia and graphic design.
Tradition Bearers
The Tradition Bearers is a project that aims to bring to the fore the role of the current generation of traditional singers and musicians in our musical heritage.
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Tuition
Scoiltrad
The new online Irish Traditional Music School, offering tuition on various instruments including, fiddle, uillean pipes, flute and whistle.Mad for Trad
Traditional Irish music including instrumental and vocal tutorialTop of Page