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New & Favorite Links
Updated July 11 th '08
- Blu Hopkins I met Blu at a Bluegrass Festival. It was refressing to hear great original tunes mixed with traditional Bluegrass and some great Old Time music. ..... A dulcimer, for god's sake, at a Bluegrass Festival.
- The Aloha Music Camp Hey Ukaholics, How about a holiday on the beach on Molokai. Classes in ukulele, slack key guitar, cooking, history, hula, etc etc. Wow!
- The Calgary Uke Division - Yep - It's finally here. A source for things ukaholic in the Calgary Area. The Ukulele - that Little Prince of musical instruments is making a big noise, even in Calgary. Check it out!
- Tom Phillips - Local hero, Tom Phillips and his Men of Constant Sorrow! Fantastic band, led by a great songwriter. Follow the antics of Tom and his Merry Men as they take the country by storm.
- Ukulelia Your Passport to Four Stringed Paradise!
- The Peter Hurni Jazz Ensemble featuring vocalist Flo Shustack. Sultry, sublime and sassy vocals mingle with standards and classics, popular, contemporary, cocktail and retro-jazz. Peter is the "heartbeat" of the band.
Local Instructors
Guitar
Mandolin
Fiddle
Banjo
- Barry Luft. A good friend and possible the best of the clawhammer banjo players I know. For the record: I've never bounced Barry on my knee!
Ukulele
- Don Gowan Excellent Ukulele teacher with extensive experience in all forms of music.
Voice
- Florence Shustack Versatile vocalist with extensive experience in all styles. Singing lessons, vocal fitness and health, vocal coaching, performance confidence and preparation, for ages 9 and up (it's never too late!)
Calgary, AB: (403) 397-6737
Drums and Percussion
- The Drum and Percussion SchoolPeter Hurni: European master drummer and percussionist (djembe) serving Calgary, Canmore and Banff. Specializing in jazz, afro-latino styles, funk and fusion. Artist rep. for jazz ensembles.
Calgary, AB (403) 607-2911
Canmore, AB (403) 678-3830
Instruments
- Dana Bourgeois Guitars. Perhaps the best small producer of fine guitars around. Played by many of the top players. Buy one from me and you will be famous too! :-)
- Eastman Instruments. I've always wanted to be able to sell a great Jazz Box. Eastman Guitars has just such a critter. Carved Maple Back and Carved Spruce Top, Solid Maple sides, Maple neck. 16" and 17" lower bouts. Not only that, but they make their mandolins the same way!!!!!
- Northwood Guitars
- Composite Acoustics - CA Guitars Amazing, not only are you surprised that a synthetic guitar can sound like it a guitar at all, but you will be shocked to find out that these guitars play and sound better than almost all wooden guitars!!!!
- Wegen Picks These picks are truly amazing. They are so good I have to consider them an instrument No kidding, these are a revelation.
- Deering, Vega, and Goodtime Banjos
- Goldtone Banjos
- Weber Mandolins
- Eastman Mandolins.
- Heiden Stringed Instruments
- Blueridge, Goldstar, & Gitane Instruments
- National Guitars
- Fluke and Flea Ukuleles
- Augustino LoPrinzi
- Kenny Hill Guitars
- Threet Guitars
Instrument Resources
- The Aloha Music Camp Hey Ukaholics, How about a holiday on the beach on Molokai. Classes in ukulele, slack key guitar, cooking, history, hula, etc etc. Wow!
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Jake Shimabukuru You will not believe this!!
- The Calgary Uke Division - Yep - It's finally here. A source for things ukaholic in the Calgary Area. The Ukulele - that Little Prince of musical instruments is making a big noise, even in Calgary. Check it out!
- Doctory Trey On-Line Ukulele Lessons - Doctor Trey will get you motivated and playing, either from his website or his fantastic pod-casts. Check it out!
- Uke Farm A brand new Ukulele resource. From the folks who bring you "Mando-zine"
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps Jake will blow you up. - no kidding!!! The site is fabulous anyway!
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Janet Klein Great site and even better music, I suspect she'll become one of my favorite artists. Her music takes you back 100 years to the great days of music. She reminds me a little of "Leon Redbone" and "Cats & Jammers", but with her own style. She brings some of the great tunes of the early 20th century into the 21'st .
- Novelty Ukuleles'Ever want a Betty-Boop Uke to carry your lunch? How about Elvis? Here's where you go.
- Ukulelia Your Passport to Four Stringed Paradise!
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Ralph Shaw - the Ukulele King You've heard him on CBC. Now hear him on CD or go to Vancouver and hear him live. Not to be missed! terrific music.
- Ukulele Beatles FunThis is the most amazing site I've ever seen. it's so cool! You gotta see it!!! You won't believe it!
- James Hill This fellow is amazing. He simply tears up the uke. Stuart MacLean's "Vinyl Cafe" recently flew him from Vancouver to perform for a national radio audience. He's incredible.
- The History of the Martin Ukelele Courtesy of Frank Ford., Instrument Repair person extraordinaire.
- Flea Market Music "Jumping" JIm Belloff - Uke supporter and impressario extraordinaire.
- The Occaisional Ukulele A force for good in the Ukulele community....:-) A great twice yearly magazine featuring all thinks "Uke"
- Robert Armstong's Handpainted Ukes You won't believe these. They are incredible
- Jim Clay Custom BanjosFinally!!!!! From Canada - and Western Canada, at that. - Who'd a thunk it???
A genuine Banjo maker. Jim makes excellent Banjos and is certainly worth a look.
Remember: Builders are always cheap before they get well known!!! I have learned this lesson to my disappointment!
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Banjo Hangout A great community for banjo players. - wanna connect with some players in your area? Heck. the list put 19 Banjo players in Calgary - How many of you have ever even heard of Calgary?????
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Banjo List Web Page Lots o' resources for the instrument that dare not speak it's name. :-) - great tab and lessons!!!
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Zepp Music Need banjo information??? Try Donald !!
- Summit School of Guitar Building and Repair Located on Vancouver Island, the folks that run this great looking operation appear to have figured it out. An Alumnus just turned me on their program and I think I'll attend. Check it out!!
- The Aloha Music Camp Hey Ukaholics, How about a holiday on the beach on Molokai. Classes in ukulele, slack key guitar, cooking, history, hula, etc etc. Wow!
- Foothills Acoustic Music Institute A fabulous weekend for all. Instruction, Jamming, Socializing, and of course; "Great Coffee" !!
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Mike Dowling, Teacher & Musician
Extraordinaire
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Puget Sound Guitar WorkshopPossibly the world's best music camp!!
- Sorrento Swing Workshop If you play swing, if you love swing, if you want to meet other "swingers" you gotta go!! Swing for a week!!
- The Wall Street RanchNot far from Innisfail in the Alberta foothills you can ride, camp and play tunes with awfully nice folks. - May Long Weekend is their Dandylion campout. A great concept.
- Hartz Fiddle CampA terrific "curriculum Vitae" from some nice folks in Idaho. Not that far away from Calgary and the Kootenays. Consider this a great opportunity to learn from some of the best in some of the prettiest country in the world! - Next to Alberta.....of course!
- The Great Canadian Music Camp July 27th to 30th, '08
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Steve Kaufman's Official Hope Page
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British Columbia Bluegrass WorkshopBluegrass and Swing weeks. A great setting, great folks, and great music. 3 workshops a week each!!
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The Foothills Bluegrass Clubthe local resource for all things Blue-grassey!!
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Foothills Acoustic Music Camp Twice a year the Foothills folks host a Learning Camp and a Jam Camp. A good time is had by all!!
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This is the site to register
for several great acoustic mailing lists.Co-mando
for mandolin players, Bluegrass for 'grassers, Flatpickles, fiddlers, and
even B*nj* players!
- MaplePost this is the folk Alliance list-serve. The focus of Maplepost is Canadian folk, roots and world music industry news and views
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Acri Picks Handmade Finger Picks by Gord Acri
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Intimate Audio Free online guitar lessons (w/TAB & MP3), hosted by Dale Turner (West Coast
Editor of Guitar One magazine).
- The 13th Fret An interesting Website with some terrific links and great discussion lists.
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Joe Vinikow's ArchtopsA
great source for Vintage Epi's
- Davey Drums Dave Settles makes professional class Bodhrans - Lord knows how he finds the time. It also makes pottery, runs Fairview Studios and is almost entirely responsible for the Water Valley Celtic Festival
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Frets.com Frank
Ford's great repair and tips page!
- JohnBoy's Flatpick-L page. One of the many supporters of the Flatpick Mailing list.
- FlatPicker.com - Another Great Flatpicking Website.
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Virtuoso Vintage Guitars
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Archtop Information
Site
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Just Strings - The source for Strings
of all kinds
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The Banjo Newsletter
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Gryphon Guitars, Calif.
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Elderly Instruments
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Mugwumps on LineA
very neat page!!
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Luthier's MerchantileA source for all
your guitar building needs.
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Stewart MacDonaldAnother source for
Luthier's supplies.
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Gruhn Guitars Vintage Instruments Great
surfing for vintage stuff
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Mandolin Brothersmore vintage surfing.
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The Sterner Capo Museum Believe it - or Don't !! This is a fascinating website. Informative and fascinating!
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The Colorado Case CompanyBarbara Liebler and her elves make some of the very best soft cases on the market. she's also branching out into some flight cases.
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Allen Guitar - Home of Climate Case Covers and Randy Allen, of course, a very likeable guy.
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Gigmate: a very cool accessory!!
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Shubb Products
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Sabine Products
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Dunlop Products
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J. D'Addario & Co.
- Blu Hopkins I met Blu at a Bluegrass Festival. It was refressing to hear great original tunes mixed with traditional Bluegrass and some great Old Time music. ..... A dulcimer, for god's sake, at a Bluegrass Festival.
- Ben Graves Great Player, Great songwrite. Available at CD Baby!
- Tom Phillips - Local hero, Tom Phillips and his Men of Constant Sorrow! Fantastic band, led by a great songwriter. Follow the antics of Tom and his Merry Men as they take the country by storm.
- Johnny V - Local Legend
Known mainly for his uniquely fluid Blues - Johnny can play anything and with anyone!!
- The Peter Hurni Jazz Ensemble featuring vocalist Flo Shustack. Sultry, sublime and sassy vocals mingle with standards and classics, popular, contemporary, cocktail and retro-jazz. Peter is the "heartbeat" of the band.
- Jana Seale This is a real talent. Though I haven't run across a CD yet, the samples on her site are most impressive. A voice with real tone, lyrics with soul and depth, without being preachy. A real talent. If Tom Wilson says " ...Seale's marvelous voice slides effortlessly from growly, tough-edged blues to sultry sophisticated jazziness..." Not to be missed. Looking forward to the CD.
- Steve Fisher One of the best guitarists and all-round musicians in a several hundred mile radius. He's a great teacher as well.
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The Swing Geezer's Home Page Now with some music on the site - or not!
- Linda Kitchin Teacher, Musician, Guitarist, Mandolinist, Fiddler, Musical Philosopher, Navigator, Is there anything she can't do?
- Lindsay Ell A talented musician, a terrific performer and a good friend. It's wonderful to see her finding a audience.
- Maple CreekBluegrass as it should be played - Bluegrass with elegance., with panache, with cachet. This band has a , ....oh I don't know....a certain "Je ne sait quoi"
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David Bailey A terrific player with great music. The world needs more!!!
- The Bow DjangosGypsy Jazz in Calgary???? - Yep and beautifully played, too. A real class act!
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Sylvia Herold Here she is! guitarist and vocalist for bands as diverse as Wake the Dead (Irish versions of Greatful Dead tunes??) Kats and Jammers - (Swing Vocalese), Hot Club of San Francisco - possibly the best Gypsy Jazz -Period!,- and of course her own CD's!
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Canada's own Manitoba Hal.
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Rokka - Hungarian Folk MusicCalgary's best Hungarian Music source. Fantastic stuff.
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Janet Klein Great site and even better music, I suspect she'll become one of my favorite artists. Her music takes you back 100 years to the great days of music. She reminds me a little of "Leon Redbone" and "Cats & Jammers", but with her own style. She brings some of the great tunes of the early 20th century into the 21'st .
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Florence "Singer" Shustack and Take the 'Oy' Train This is Klezmer-Continental fusion played and sung with heart, soul and "chutzpah"
- Barry LuftOne of our favorite people. Perhaps the best old-time Banjo player I've been privileged to know. He's a great player and teacher - In fact, he taught Cathy Fink to play the Banjo. - Now if he could teach me, he'd be the best in the world!!!!
- Toupey Luft. Yep, I bounced her on my knee. Now I buy her CD's. She's great. (Musical families are marvelous).
- Cara Luft. Yep, I bounced her on my knee too. Now I buy her CD's. She's great. (Musical families are marvelous).
- Nolan Bruce Allen - New York's King Of Western Swing
- Jackdaw's Pub A great place to visit in Calgary. Allways some great music going on. Tom Wilson runs a terrific "Jam" on Wed. Nights.
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Clan Terra A wonderful celtic band with a unique interpretation. Great folks with a great sound. And, they're pals - to boot!!
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The Jive Kings A very, very, very, hip swing band from PEI. That's an actual island, you know.
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The Mansel Davies Offical Website Our Hero!!
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Wylie and the Wild West - Cowboy music, one of my favorite genres, and a great website..
- Meet the man behind "Max Mouse and the Gorillas" and the "Jeremy Dormouse" projects.
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Craig Moreau - Singer Songwriter
- Larry Carlin's Website For all you folks in Sausalito - Is there really such a place???
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Roly Thompson and Dennis LaRochelle
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David Wilkie & Cowboy CelticReal cowboy music.
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Mike Dowling, Teacher & Musician
Extraordinaire
- The Art Gomperz Band Interesting Band from Michgan with a great website. Tab, Links, Swing, etc.
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Paul "Jake" David's One-man-band site.
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Toupey Luft
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Bob Bossin Web Site.
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Old Stringband Fan Siteworth a visit for reunion stuff!!
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Kim Acuna - An Alaskan artist of no little merit. Worth a visit!!
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Clanterra Homepage
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Pearl Django
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Borealis Music-Christy
CookLocal Hammered Dulcimer Site & lessons
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Roy Forbes
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The source for real
Cowboy music and culture!
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Eileen McGann Home Page
Old Stringband Fan Siteworth a visit for reunion stuff!!
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Karl RothGreat Music
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Trilogy Home Page
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Cathy Miller - Canada's Singing Quilter!
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Arlo Guthrie Home Page
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Calgary Musicians Page
- Foothills Bluegrass Club, Calgary Our local Bluegrass Club - worthy of your support!
- The Roots Music Listening Room Want to listen to the greatest of the old music? Well it's right here. Old Blues, Rags, Hollers, Stomps, etc etc. Fantastic site. Utterly amazing
- Sugar In the GourdA great Old-Time Music site. Some terrific resources and great links.
- Sennheiser Wireless Microphones and Headphones
Online store featuring Sennheiser microphones, headphones, noise cancelling headphones and wireless mics.
- Custom Tab ServiceOffered is a Custom Transcription Service for mainly Bluegrass Guitar and Mandolin (breaks, solos). Additionally you can get
"Chords Only Transcriptions" and "Custom Solo Composition" on any tune. - Ain't the Web Grand??? Alois is from Austria and can turn you out fabulous charts in no time - All on the "Inner-net"! Life is Good!!!
- S.A.C. Calgary Songwriter's Group A group dedicated to the support and promotion of Songwriters in the area. These talented folks meet at the coolest coffe shop in Calgary. "Central Blends - 203 - 19th Street N.W. every 3rd Tuesday. Here you can showcase and practise your songs in a supportive intelligent enviroment.
- Eisteddfod-NY A A festival of traditional English & American music 8/13-8/14: concerts workshops singing, jamming, etc.
- The New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club (Folk Music Society of NY, Inc.)
- Onyx - A Canadian company for MusiciansA Canadian based Music Promotions and Web design company catering to independent musicians all over the World.
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Piano Music, Piano Lesson - Piano music that finally teaches you to learn to play the piano with an extremely simple system!
- Highwood Bluegrass JamAbsolutely Fabulous news for folks living south of Calgary or south in Calgary, for that matter. It's about time! There are lots of music loving folks in this area that need a connecting point. Check it out!!!
- Wezel's Website. go here and browse Louise's Musician's page for interesting and remarkable stuff.
- The Guitar GuyNeed Lyrics and chords. to hundreds of the Great Old Ones - No I don't mean Yog-Sothoth, I mean some of the wondrful old songs of the Past. Great Site....don't miss it!
- Nickelodeon Records - An online source for those hard to find collectors items. Really nice folks willing to go the extra to find what you need! I use 'em you should too!
- Bill at Mid Continet Music has a great selection of Acoustic CD's and Tapes And he's a nice guy and a Mandolin Player. - Yeah that's not an oxymoron!!!
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Musicians Workshop------DVD music instruction courses since 1973
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Hugh's Room If you have to go to Toronto, you'll need a dose of good entertainment. Try here for what's happening.
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Guitar Noise Free guitar lessons, help, tips and advice for anyone from the aspiring beginner to the seasoned professional.
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The Greatful Dead Lyric and Song FinderC'mon....I know you dead-heads are out there! Seriously, there are some great links and some terrific data on this page. Well worth a visit.
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The Tab WorldNeed "Tab" for a tune? Or lyrics? Try here. Lots of lessons and good information!!
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Mudcat CafeA great site and the source of many, many, many tunes under The Digital Tradition Inluding lyrics and music!!!!
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The Mansel Davies Offical Website Our Hero!!
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The Calgary Folk Club Offical Website
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Guitar Noise Newsletter Site - A terrific resource for the guitarist, and it even has some Canadian content. :-)
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Visit Cowpie - A terrific source for Lyrics and Chords for your favorite Country/Western/Cowboy songs
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Old Bridge Music - A source Fabulous British Isles/Celtic Music run by Chris Newman. Fabulous artists on this label!
- Dan Mozell's web site-A source for Flatpick Tab - Cape Breton to Klezmer.....Cape Klezmer??????
- The Digital Tradition Folk Music Data Base - A fantastic source for music and lyrics
- The 13th Fret - A discussion site for Acoustic Guitarists. A very useful site, full of much information.
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Water Valley Celtic FestivalA great time in a wonderful setting!!
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Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
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Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
Catalogue-music, CD's, etc.
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Mid Continent Music.
Bill is a great source for Acoustic CD's, and a nice guy!!
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Mike Wright's Web Page A good source for Flatpicking TAB and audio files.
- Recording Connection an established music industry school where students train to be professional recording engineers.
- Get your music to the right people with TAXI: the Independent A&R Vehicle that connects unsigned artists, bands and songwriters with major record labels, publishers, and film & TV music supervisors.
- Audio Recording Center Helpful articles, a well organized Links section, and other useful resources for the independent music maker.
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AcuTab A source for Tablature!
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Roland White Webpage a
source for great CD-s and Mando related tab and information
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The Classical Guitar
Society of Calgary
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Guitar Notes - Guitar Resources
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CKUA "The Best Radio In The World!"
- Cowboy Joe's Radio Ranch - Worth a look or two!
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The Calgary Musician's Page
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The Calgary Folk Music
Resource Page
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Fiddlers.Org
- International Resources For All Fiddle & Acoustic Music
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Acoustic Music Resource:
Source for Acoustic Recordings
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Mudcat Cafe
- Tremolo
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The North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance a very useful site.
- BorealisMusicGrit Lskin, Ken Whitley, Mose Scarlet, Jackie Wahsington, etc.
- Acoustic Guitarists Annotated Guide
to the Internet
The
Ottawa Valley Bluegrass Music Association