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| Artists Category index |
Afrocelt Sound System The "Official unofficial" web site. An Rinn Irish & Scottish Folk Artisan Popular acapella group on the British folk scene. Attila The Stockbroker The Bad Pennies The Baghdaddies High energy Geordie Balkan boogie. Don Baker Irish bluesman. Les Barker Poetical pages. Danny Barnes. Ex-Bad Liver The Bee's Knees Official Web pages for Richard Thompson, Christine Collister, Julian Dawson and the Fledg'ling Records catalogue. The Bisserov Sisters Among Bulgaria's most legendary singers. Ian Blake Performer, producer, composer and recipient of Australia's 2006 National Folk Fellowship. Blue Horses The Blues Band Blyth Power Eric Bogle The Scottish/Australian songwriter. Boiled In Lead The Bon Temps Playboys One of the UK's oldest established Cajun bands. Boys from the Hill. Welsh band as featured in fR218/9. Brave Combo Meet the Texas nuclear polka heros. Lots of useful non-Comboid info as well. Moya Brennan Site dedicated to the solo work of the voice of Clannad. Bob Brozman One of the world's best slide players. The Bushbury Mountain Daredevils Long-established and very popular Brit rockabilly band. Caliche A long-established South American ensemble based in Birmingham which does both concert work and educational projects. Eliza Carthy The unofficial site. Capercaillie. Roberto Cassani The one and only Italo/Scot troubadour. Toni Catlin Nashville singer song writer in Patty Griffin/Shawn Colvin mould. Celtarabia High energy world fusion music. Michael Chapman '60s (onwards) UK guitar hero. Clannad Pete Coe Long-established and respected traditional British performer and songwriter. Sonny Condell Tír na nóg and Scullion. Chris Conway Multi-instrumentalist extrordinaire. Mike Cooper Steel guitar man, veteran English blueser and fRoots Hawaiian/Italian correspondent. Cordelia's Dad Andrew Cronshaw Mad professor of electric zither, godfather of rogue folk, and of course fRoots writer too. Jimmy Crowley Quirky Irish traditional-ish musician from Cork. Ross Daly Multi-cultural musician who headed a fRoots Europe in Union concert. The Demon Barbers English traditional song and dance. The Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan Six musicians, one dancer and one fakir. Di Naye Kapelye International klezmer band based in Budapest. Paul Dooley The official website of the Irish Metal Strung Harp player. Drop the Box Shetland Folk-Pop East of Ealing London roots band. Jack Evans The Official Fairport Convention site Fiddlers' Bid Shetland music. Fraser Fifield Flook! One of the most popular young traditional bands around the UK folk circuit. Folktronix. Middle-Eastern and Balkan tunes with a Celtic beat (and vice-versa) aimed at dancefloor enjoyment. Dick Gaughan's Web pages A combined discography/song directory with hypertext Scots/English dictionary where appropriate. Georgian Voice - The Georgian Folk Ensemble Sara Grey Gwelloc'h Energetic Breton dance band. Mick Hanly Country singer-songwriter. The Harvesters All-original songs with percussive dance. Die Hayner German and French traditional dance music band. Maggie Holland The singer's songwriter and song interpreter. Hoven Droven Top Swedes. The Janis Ian official site The Incredible String Band Iona Contemporary Celtic. Instinkt "Nordic folkbeat" supergroup from Denmark. Jambience World/fusion band. Jazz Orient (aka Re-Orient) World music ensemble. The Jolly Boys Jamaica's best known mento band. Nic Jones One of England's greatest and most influential folk guitarist/singers. Wizz Jones The legendary UK folk blues guitarist now has a fine web site with lots of historic pics. Kalabra Traditional Swedish music band based in Stockholm. K-Passa Bristol-based folk-rock band. Angelique Kidjo Kusum Gboo Dance Ensemble West-African/Ghanaian traditional group. Ana Laíns Traditional music from Portugal, with influences of Fado. Anne Lister Gerry Lockran tribute Web site Jez Lowe One of the English folk scene's best songwriters. Lúnasa Rory McLeod Among Britain's most original and dynamic performer/songwriters. Jimi McRae Highland, Lowland, Border, arabic and electronic pipes. Ralph McTell Mad Dogs And Englishmen MagicFolk The Master Musicians of Jajouka Coco Mbassi France-based Cameroonian artist. Kieron Means Merengada London based merengue/salsa band. Michael Messer Top-notch Brit blues guitarist. Milladoiro The Spanish celtic folk band. Christy Moore Jim Moray Multi-talented innovator and fRoots cover star. Mosoq Nina Peruvian traditional dance and music group. MustaphaWeb! Fan site for the 3 Mustaphas 3. Myshkin Quirky US singer songwriter: smarter and more original than the average. Tom Napper and Tom Bliss Veteran duo playing a mix of new and traditional songs and tunes. Apostolos Nikolaidis Rebetiko revival pioneer. North Cregg Oojami Anglo-Turkish worldbeat born in North London. The Outside Track Young vocal and instrumental band from the Irish music school in Limerick. Oysterband Peatbog Faeries The Official Crystal Plamondon Web Site 'Canada's Cajun Queen'. Prego Kicking EuroRoots dance band. Alan Prosser The Queensberry Rules Acoustic trio playing contemporary folk. Rallion Traditional Scottish musicalists. John Renbourn Veteran English folk guitar innovator The Rowsome family Five generations of uilleann piping and pipemaking. Featured in fRoots 205. Runrig Salsa Celtica Energetic mix of salsa and Scottish. Ric Sanders Group Fairport Convention fiddler and sometime Andrew Cronshaw/June Tabor cohort. Jon Shain Shannon.hu World Music & World Dance from Hungary Shooglenifty Martin Simpson Stockholm Lisboa Project Fado and Swedish folk musical mix. Stömp English country dance band. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros The official web site Mark T. Folk, roots and blues. Brendan Taaffe Fiddler, performer, writer. Te Vaka The popular Pacific/NZ band , as featured in fRoots 206/7. Junior Thompson Veteran Brit bluesman. Tiger Moth Rokia Traore Fast rising young Malian singer and fRoots Critics' Poll album of year 2000 winner. Transglobal Underground 'Club global' genre pioneers, maintaining their musical integrity. Uiscedwr fRoots 252 cover stars. WatersonCarthy.com The official Waterson:Carthy site, featuring news and gig info, detailed discographies, photogalleries and forums. Papa Wemba Master of 'Rumba Rock'. The Whisky Priests Gay Woods Founder member of Steeleye Span. Gabriel Yacoub Long established French folk star. |
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| Artists Agencies Category index |
acroAnima Croatian artist management and promotion agency representing local and international artists and managing the Ethnoambient festival. ADASTRA Folk and Roots Agency One of the main British tour organisers for British, European and US folk acts. Asphalt Tango Production Berlin-based music management and booking agency specialising in Eastern and Gypsy music. Artists include Besh o droM and Fanfare Ciocarlia. Brookfield Knights Scottish agency representing a wide selection of roots and world music acts including bluegrass and Appalachian old-time bands. CaribbeanEntertainment.com An artiste booking company and event management company specializing in reggae, dancehall, soca and other Caribbean genres. Concerted Efforts One of the major and most respected US roots an world music agencies. CTM UK Long established agency representing Celtic traditional music artists Dell'Amore Management Italian agency with a varied roster of world music artists. Dersom.com Represents artists from Africa and Brazil. Folklore Productions One of the longest-established American folk agencies. International Music Network One of the foremost World Music agencies in the USA with many major names. Steve Kennedy & Associates (Northern Light Music) Artists include Steve Phillips, Geraint Watkins, Errol Walsh, Eilis Kennedy and other artists in the field of Blues, Country, Folk, Celtic and more. Press Promotions Includes home pages for Mariza, Oi Va Voi, Sandra Luna and Oysterband. Queen Mab's Music Represents an interesting roster of UK roots artists which includes Bellowhead aka the Spiers & Boden Big Band. They also offer fundraising and event management services. Roots Around the World Artists' agency and promoters. They also put together a weekly roots radio show on Spirit FM. Salsa Direct Specialist agency for Latin musicians and dancers. Stage Planet Spanish artist management and cultural events production company whose list includes Kassy Maddy Diabate, Ellika & Solo and Think Of One. The Stoneyport Agency (Scotland) Swamp Music Cajun and Zydeco news, gig guides and CDs for sale, as well as booking facilities for bands. Tapselteerie Music Agency Agency representing traditional and contemporary artists including The Midden, Ian Davison, Howden Jones, Christy McGuigan, Jim King, Fyrish and many others. Functions and corporate events, workshops and songwriting projects catered for. Three's Company Music Representing The Demon Barbers (& Roadshow), The Witches of Elswick, Maggie Boyle duo/trio, Pete Morton, Grace Notes, The Expatriate Game, Damien Barber & Mike Wilson, WitchNotes, Black Swan Rapper, The Phoenix New Orleans Parade Band. Wildfolk Agency dedicated to promoting folk music and dance performers from Yorkshire. |
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| Dance Category index |
Dance at 8 Latin American dance classes in Worcestershire and The Midlands. Meltdown English Ceilidhs Looking for e-ceilidhs in Sussex? The Morrisdancing Page Find your local side. Also an excellent resource on all things morris. Oyster Morris Les Panards Dansants French traditonal music, song and dance and the French dance scene in the UK. Salsa Cardiff Salsa Dance news and listings for Cardiff. Samba in the UK Soft Option Appalachian dance flourishes in Worcestershire. Webfeet Covers dance from around the world, including English ceilidh and Morris. World of Samba |
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| Festivals Category index |
The fRoots festival list Links for all the UK and European festivals that we know of with individual Web sites. Let us know - email fests@frootsmag.com - if you discover any we've not been told about. The Fiddle Festivals WebRing. Floating Folk Festival Acoustic musicians' co-op in Richmond, Virginia. Illawarra Folk Festival Australia's biggest little folk festival. WOMEX The vitally important international conference for everybody in world roots music. Spektours A company which organises tours to music festivals in Western Canada as well as trips, excursions and activity-based holidays. |
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| Instruments and Tunebooks Category index |
Steve Mansfield's abc notation tutorial. Abc music notation is used for exchanging traditional music in emails and newsgroups and is also used on popular tune sites. The Universe of Bagpipes Banjo Newsletter Edited by Don Nitchie. Bodhráníí - The Bodhrán Forum. The site offers appraisals of drums and their makers, drumming resources and the discussion forum. Bow Shop A large selection of carbon fibre and wooden violin bows. Brad's Page Of Steel Info on steel and slide guitars (lap, resonator, Indian etc) and their players. The Digital Tradition A searchable database of song lyrics with tunes/tablature. Fiddling around the world Explores and documents instruments, techniques, players and history. NK Forster Guitars Custom-built guitars, bouzoukis, citterns and mandolins. The Free Reed Festival An Internet accordeon festival at Rootsworld. FretMaster UK Supply musical instruments and accessories and specialise in hand made mandolins and guitars. Highly Strung Guitar maker Nigel Thornbory's online catalogue of mail order strings and accessories. House of Musical Traditions HMT sells folk, ethnic, and unusual instruments, books and recordings from the US and the world. Lark In The Morning American musical instrument shoppe (sic), festival and all sorts. Leslie & Company Pakistan-based maker and exporter of a wide range of instruments (harps, brass, percussion, bagpipes) and accessories. The London Resonator Centre and Acoustic Heaven Specialists in vintage and modern resonator and acoustic guitars. Dave Mallinson One of the main folk instrument dealers and publisher of tunebooks. Mandolinking Mandolin players, makers and tunes. Martin Guitars America's famous guitar maker. melodeon.net Run by John Spiers (aka 'Squeezy'), this is a melodeon and diatonic accordeon resource for players and fans. There are reviews, lively forums and general info on hardware. Mucho Fino Violins Bob Thomas sells fiddle parts and accessories worldwide. National Reso-phonic Guitars Makers of reproductions of 1920s/30s instruments. The Northumbrian Smallpipes Information about and lots of contacts for the Northumbrian small pipes and their Society. Tim Phillips The violin maker. Richard Robinson's Tunebook A collection of "the dots" for loads of tunes, mainly Scots/Irish/Scandinavian. S.M.A.R.T Distribution D.I.R.E.C.T A range of instruments including Renaissance, Rick Turner and G Edward Lutherie Inc. C Wheatstone & Co Manufacturers of Wheatstone Concertinas. The Wheatstone English Concertina Neil Wayne's history thereof. Virtual Wheatstone English Concertina Press a button, hear the note. Requires Flash. |
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| Live Music Category index |
Bothy Folk Club Diary of local events around Southport and details of club guest nights. Celf Cambria Arts Regular live music events at the Talbot Hotel, Tregaron, Mid Wales. Everyman Folk Club Held monthly in Saxmundham, Suffolk. Local music in Wales; links list Folk and Roots Folk and acoustic music site, featuring CD and gig reviews, UK venues list and events diary. Folk Music A fan site for British and American folk/acoustic acts. Hale End Folk Club London, England. Herga Folk Club London, England. The Islington Folk Club London, England. Leicestershire Folk Diary Folk events in and around Leicester. The Mad Nanny Folk Club The Place, Letchworth, Herts monthly. The Nonsuch Dulcimer Club Open Door Folk Club Manchester. Penicuik Folk Club Penicuik, Scotland Route 66 Folk sessions in the South Midlands. The Royal Oak Folk Club Lewes, Sussex The Sutton Acoustic Music Club Acoustic music events throughout South London. The Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club Inc Features information about Australian Bush Music and Dancing. |
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| Listings & Guides Category index |
Acoustic London Information service for acoustic music clubs in the London area. Cresby "Come-all-ye" type venues in the mid west of England. East Midlands Folk Pages Events in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire. Folk London Online Includes the Folk London diary/giglist/clublist. Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England The Gig Guide Live music in Scotland plus Band and Venue Directories. Harberton Folk Website and email folk information service for South Devon. The Sussex Folk Guide Folk events in and around Sussex. |
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| Magazines Category index |
78 Quarterly An e-zine for collectors of vintage blues records. Acoustic Guitar America's leading publication for - guess what! Visit their Web Discussion Forums AFRICA-Iwalewa The German world music magazine. Bad Dog Blues A wealth of blues and roots related reviews and features plus 70 hours of archived Webcasts. Bluesworld e-mag Lots of links for subsidiary blues matters (things like Blues & Rhythm magazine, Holland's Blues Estafette - featured in FR153 - Vintage Jazz & Blues Mart magazine and Testament Records). Dirty Linen American folk magazine's large and useful site. Djembe Magazine Fiddler Magazine Flamenco World Flatpicking Guitar Magazine All aspects of the art of flatpicking acoustic guitar. Fly Global Music Culture magazine. The Folk Mag Folker! Germany's one and only print magazine for folk, world and 'lied' with hundreds of reviews and tour dates. FolkWorld Online magazine available in English and German. Global Village Idiot Roots/world music mag Green Man Review Roots and branches of arts and culture. Hot Press. Ireland's fortnightly music paper. Irish Music The voice of Irish folk music. Musical Traditions Magazine Articles, reviews and discographies covering traditional music worldwide. Penguin Eggs An excellent on-line Canadian folk/roots magazine. Rootin' Around A "ragtag roots music review". Technobeat Edited by Bob Tarte, world music columnist for American magazine The Beat. Trad&Now Australia's national folk music magazine. Tradition Quarterly magazine which features articles mainly on British folk culture and events. |
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| Music Genres Category index |
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African |
Africa Online's music forum Africa Search WoYaa's African Internet resources. African Music Archive Mainly oriented towards African popular music. African Musicians Profiles Dozens of profiles, plus news and features. Beats-working African drumming workshops for schools, organisations and businesses and organisers of the African Drum Village. Eric Charry's African Music Samples of African music and a list of ethnomusicology resources. Cora Connection West African music resources, tunes and instruments. Zanzibar's Dhow Countries Music Academy (see FR233) teaches music theory, instrumental skills and traditional taarab music performance to young musicians. East African music home page. Maintained by Douglas Paterson. Encyclopedia of African Music Bibliography of Malagasy Music Includes links to most of the important Web sites dealing with Malagasy music. Malagasy Guitar An online version of Ian Anderson's big feature published in April 1998's fRoots. Mozambique-Music-Magazine Maputo-based site, offering news about local events and music releases, Mozambican bands and music projects as well as info for visitors. music.org.za Features music in South Africa, concentrating mainly on African, jazz, reggae and hip hop. NTAMA Journal of African Music and Popular Culture. Omdur Information and sound samples of decades of Sudanese music. RAGE: South African Street Culture Online A lively and informative site featuring urban black South African music and musicians. United Nations Of Hip Hop Giving African Hip Hop artists a venue to expose their music to the world. Catch their radio show West African Vybes. |
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Antipodean |
Folk Australia Folk Federation of South Australia The Sydney Folk Music Web Site |
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Asian |
Beat of India Okinawa General cultural site but its music content includes discographies and sound files of Nenes and Sadao China. The Power of Okinawa Maintained by John Potter, author of the book of the same name about the music and culture of the Ryukyu Islands. |
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Caribbean |
AfroMix Exploring all forms of Afro-Caribbean music. Carib Beat. Caribbean music portal. Mento Music Jamaica's mento music is the roots of reggae. |
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European, Celtic |
At-tambur.com Portuguese world music portal. Celfyddydau Mari Arts Information on all things musical, traditional and Welsh. "Common Ground" EMI's interactive Web site to complement its release (produced and arranged by Donal Lunny). Danish Folk Music Includes information about bands, organisations and festivals in Denmark. Duendelenguas All things Flamenco, including courses, tours and songs. esflamenco.com Info and news about flamenco plus an online store. Finnish music Maintained by Cliff Furnald. Finnish Folk Music Written by Dr. Pekka Saha, director of the Finnish Folk Music Institute. FIMIC The Finnish Music Information Centre features an extensive Folk and World Music section as well as coverage of popular, classical and jazz. Flamenco-world.com Flamenco magazine and store, featuring RealAudio files and artist profiles. The Rebetika George Panagiotakopoulos' rebetika Web site. Gaelic song and Gaelic singing. Pages maintained by Craig Cockburn. The Jewish Music Institute Based at SOAS, London University, this is a very informative site where you can find concert dates, details of courses and classes and the Jewish Music Database. Hungarian Folk Music Dance & Handicraft Details of festivals, dance groups, bands, teachers, clubs, camps, education and an agency for artists. Irish music in North West England News and events listings Web site. Lost Trails A multimedia project featuring recordings of authentic folk music and photos of the musicians. It currently features Greek and Romanian roots music. MadForTrad.com Traditional Irish music portal. Norwegian Traditional Music and Dance Association Includes a musicians directory, a music agency and a history of Norwegian traditional music. Ouviste Music portal featuring Portuguese music and artists worldwide. Pontic Music Black Sea Music. Rhone-Alpes musical traditions Events, concerts, festivals, groups and workshops in the south-east of France. Rodobalho Traditional Portuguese culture, mainly dance and music. The Taller Flamenco School Dance and Spanish language courses in Seville alongside a range of cultural activities. |
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North American |
Folk Den Maintained by Roger McGuinn from the Byrds. The Great Folk Scare Dedicated exclusively to the American Folk Music Revival of the late 50's and early 60's. The Gumbo Pages, A musical, cultural and culinary guide to New Orleans and French Louisiana. Zyde.com "The Internet Magazine for Louisiana Music". |
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South American |
AllBrazilianMusic News, radio stations and many sound files. The Brazilian Sound Useful information source plus online music sales. The Chilean Indigenous People Portal Historical and cultural information about the Aymara, Rapa Niu and Mapuche and many others. Salvador da Bahia Explore the music of the Bahia area of Brazil. El Toque de Candombe Devoted to the exciting Afro-Uruguayan dance music. |
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| News Groups Category index |
alt.music.hawaiian "Mahalo nui loa" Auntie Maria. rec.music.afro-latin More latin than afro, on the whole... alt.music.african ...so try here for more specific discussion. alt.music.world Though prone to overspill from non-related groups through creative misunderstanding of the term. FOLKBIZ-UK Maintained by Jacey Bedford as an unrestricted, unmoderated mailing list for anyone interested in the business of presenting and performing folk music and dance to the public at large. To subscribe, visit the Yahoo! Groups web site and use the Search box. rec.folk-dancing rec.music.bluenote.blues Can include rather too much white American rock blues. rec.music.celtic The American useage of Celtic means anything British: Shirley Collins gets discussed here, even! rec.music.country.old-time None too friendly to George Jones fans! rec.music.dylan The Zimgroup. rec.music.folk Overwhelmed by American singer/songwriter discussions, but with a good general input all the same. uk.music.folk British-based folk/roots newsgroup which is relatively undominated by singer/songwriters and where not everything from Britain is assumed to be Celtic! uk.music.rhythm-n-blues |
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| Organisations Category index |
British Arts Festivals Association The Buskers Ball of Bolton Organisers of the annual North West Songwriting Competition. The Contemporary Music Network The 2004/2005 Season call for touring project proposals. The English Folk Dance & Song Society Folk Spots Organisers and promoters of various UK events, including the Tenterden Folk Festival. The French Music Bureau Promotes French music worldwide. Global Music Centre News of their festivals and publications. Both the Womex and EFWMF areas come under the GMC umbrella. The Justice For Kirsty Campaign Kirsty MacColl was killed by a power boat whilst scuba diving off Cozumel, Mexico. The case is unresolved and no-one has been made accountable. Her mother Jean and her family are seeking justice for Kirsty's tragic and untimely death. Mrs Casey Music Home pages for the Association of Festival Organisers, Mrs Casey Records and Rocking Chair Merchandise. No Masters The northern songwriting and recording co-operative. North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance Includes the latest Folk Alliance newsletter. Pipedown The campaign against canned music. Roots An organisation set up to promote all aspects of Roots Music. South East Folk Arts Network SEFAN is a network organisation dedicated to strengthening and furthering Folk and Roots development in the South East of England. The site also includes news and listings pages and an event calendar. The Shetland Arts Trust Aspects of Shetland music and information on their music development project. The Edinburgh Shetland Fiddlers Society Meet monthly to play music. Their site also has history and tunes lists. trac Wales' first folk development agency. The Trad Centre An on-line information and networking centre for Irish traditional music and its makers. The Welsh Folk Dance Society The West Midlands Folk Federation. worldmusic.org.uk Resource for musicians. |
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| Radio & TV Category index |
Essential! - Charlie Gillett's radio show on BBC London. "A" Net Station. Twenty-four hours a day music broadcast from the Sub-Antarctic. theacousticstage.net. Playing a broad mix of all things acoustic, including English and Celtic folk, old and new singer-songwriters, and loads more besides. All day, every day, and no commercials. African Beats Every Saturday night on Choice FM, hosted by Uncle Sam. Afro Beat Support Web site for Adé's weekly Afro Beat radio show on Birmingham's New Style Radio 98.7 FM. Check playlists, send requests and browse reviews and local events listings. His show is Webcast on New Style Radio. Afropop Worldwide The Web site of syndicated radio programme from North America has grown into a respected African music resource. BBC Four Music's Web Site The best place to keep up with programme details of BBC 4 TV's regular world and folk concert broadcasts, which are often not available at the time we go to press. BBC Radio Suffolk's long-running show Suffolk Music Club BBC Radio 2 - Folk and Acoustic. BBC Radio 3 - BBC Radio 3's World Music pages. BBC Radio Scotland's Travelling Folk Award-winning traditional music programme presented by Archie Fisher. The Dave Burland Radio Show. Very good net radio show of UK & Irish folk scene content. CaribBeat Radio Celtic Music Radio Focuses on traditional and contemporary celtic and folk-influenced music. Also to be heard on 1530kHz around the Glasgow area. Celtic Roots BBC Scotland's online showcase. Celtic World Both a radio show and a resource about traditional and modern Celtic music and msicians. CKUA Radio Network Publicly-supported Canadian station offering a vast selection of music programming. Clubglobal - Music without Borders. World and roots music... and more... CKUT fRoots/Folk Branches show in RealAudio. Estacion Tierra Spanish-language site, connected with one of the first specialist world music stations in South America. Finger Lickin' Good Louis Richardson's radio station plays American roots, country music from the Fifties and Sixties, contemporary country and Americana and some classic soul. The Folk Programme Webcast every Monday evening on BCB Radio. Folk Radio UK Available 24 hours a day, it broadcasts two streams covering Celtic Music, British Folk, Contemporary and Alternative Folk and Americana. There's also a website which includes interviews, reviews, videos and more. Global Village The CBC roots music show. Folk Scene One of the best and longest-running US radio folk programmes is on KPIG Radio Online. KGNU Commercial-free radio station. Mizzbrazil Radio The UK and Europe's first Brasilian radio station broadcasting via the World Wide Web. Music Deli Folk, traditional and acoustic roots show from Australia's Radio National. Nostalgie Ya Mboka Vincent Luttman's Congolese music radio show on ResonanceFM. His site also features Papa Wemba, Molokai and Viva La Musica. NRK Sami Radio Norwegian station's site of interest to fans of circumpolaric and indigenous music The New World Buzz World music station. The Online Folk Festival Streaming folk music 24/7 via live365.com. The Planet Eclectic twice-weekly world music show coming from Australia's Radio National. Radio Afrodicia Broadcasts a broad mix of the latest African music. Radio Locator Directory of Web radio sites. Radio Britfolk Does exactly what it says on the box! BBC Radio Scotland Online Features the station's traditional and contemporary Celtic music programmes. Resonance FM Netrooters will find it well worth their whiles exploring the schedule (and archives) of this extremely eclectic radio station. Roots & Wings CBC (Canada's) roots radio show, hosted by Philly Markowitz. RootsWorld Radio Cliff Furnald's weekly "mix of weirdness and wonder....". Spud Mountain RFD Features the traditional music of rural North America, from Canada to Mexico. The Miller Tells Her Tale Karen Miller plays the best in Americana and folk music by independent artists. Top 100 African Radio stations on the Internet List compiled by Philip Emeagwali. totallyradio Brighton-based radio station with a focus on dance music; the Viva Latina and Viva La Musica programmes showcase African and Latin beats. WFMU in New Jersey, USA Includes the Web pages for Rob Weisberg's Wasted Vinyl radio programme plus a World Music Shopping Guide. WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour Weekly, live multi-camera internet broadcast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded music companies and distributors Category index |
Ace Records Lists its extensive catalogue and publishes a monthly newsletter detailing new releases. Acoustics Records Home of mandolin wizard Simon Mayor and his partner Hilary James. ADA Distribution UK based distributers and mail order suppliers of a good range of folk CDs. Almasud Records Traditional music from the island of Madeira. Alula Records Independent, contemporary world music and Americana label. Asphalt Tango Records The major record label specialising in Eastern and Gypsy music. Atracao Fonografica Ltda Independent Brazilian label. Beautiful Jo Records Artists include Julie Murphy, Fernhill and Chris Leslie. Borealis Recording Company Canadian folk label. Buda Musique. French world music label. Calabash Music. World music downloads. CNI/Ludos A great Italian label. Cobalt Home of many of the original albums recently remixed by Frederic Galliano's Friyiwa label and the annual Africolor festival. Cooking Vinyl America Features their entire US catalogue. CRS The major European distribution hub for a lot of the main US roots music labels. Cube Roots Specialises in European and Scandinavian traditional music. Dirty Linen's Record Company Address List You know the record, you know the label - now what's the address? Canyon Records Features a catalogue of over 400 titles of Native American music. Catfish Records Blues, jazz, country, folk and celtic. Free Reed Records & Music Golden Horn Records Folk, classical and contemporary music from Turkey. Green Linnet/Xenophile Offers a search engine for easier browsing. Harbourtown Records Features Pete Morton, Sara Grey, Frankie Armstrong, Janet Russell, The Boat Band, Urban Folk, Caught on the Hop and Silly Wizard. Hey Baby! Music Southern country blues stars Adie Grey and Dave MacKenzie. Iona Records JARO Medien World music label based in Germany. Jololi.com Senegalese megastar Yousso N'dour's own label. Little Pot Stove Records Will email notifications of new CDs and lists of collectors' vinyl. Lyrichord Records Maggie's Music Celtic and Early Music specialists. MCD World Music Brazil's world music label. MELT 2000 Leading South African roots/jazz label. Mizzbrazil Brazilian music specialists. November Music Folk, jazz and classical music with many of their artists hailing from Northern and Eastern Europe. Old Bridge Music Includes Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman (featured in FR 151/152). Omnium Records PeruCD Choose from many flavours of Peruvian music. Proper Music The largest independent distributor in the UK, Proper Music Distribution provides distribution services to over 400 labels from around the world supplying UK retailers and export accounts. Putumayo US world music compilations label. R2R Music Independent label, based in Hertfordshire, UK, focusing on Folk, Jazz and acoustic styles of music. Real World Peter Gabriel's world music label. Robi Droli/Newtone Italian label dedicated to World and Folk music. Rounder Records Shanachie Records Silver Wave Records Acoustic world and Native American music. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings America's most venerable roots music label. Sottosuono Artists from the South of Italy, including Rosapaeda, Opa Cupa and Nura. Sugar Hill Records American indie label. Tantobie Records Home to Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies. Top of the Hill Recordings Working to promote Cornish music and musicians. Topic Records TradTunes.com A music download store offering a catalogue of thousands of traditional, roots and Celtic tunes. You can buy whole albums or single tracks and listen to samples first. Tropical Music Eclectic selection of world music, but with an emphasis on South America. Veesik Records Specialises in Shetland folk music. Veteran Tapes The main label releasing real British traditional music. World Music Network Features, sound clips and online shopping for all WMN releases, including the Rough Guide and Riverboat series. Woven Wheat Whispers Unique download site dedicated to folk and related music. World Circuit Records Featuring Ali Farka Toure and star Oumou Sangare. Zane Records Zydeco and Cajun specialists. |
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| Retail Category index |
101 Records Catalogue includes artists like Ben and Joe Broughton, Phil Hare and Roy Clinging. Afrorhythms Specialises in ethnic percussion instruments. Balkanfolk CDs, instruments and regional costumes and free listings for your events and band info. Birchwood Books Books on the traditional music of the British Isles, folklore, myth and legend. Blizzard Records Online-only retailer with a wide range of music genres including folk, jazz and Celtic. BuyHawaiianMusic.com The Celtic Music Shop CDs, DVDs, sheet music, books and videos. Chubby Dragon Publishes CDs of Appalachian string band music, Cajun, Zydeco and Blues, as well as selling instruments and booking bands. Coda Free delivery on orders from their online catalogue. Deep Down Productions MP3s and CDs of Georgian, Indonesian, Gamelan and Jazz music. Digelius Music Paradise Offers mail order supply of traditional, folk and world music recordings from Finland, Scandinavia and Japan. Directory of the UK's online record shops Courtesy of More Music. Etnomusic Barcelona based on-line CD retailer through which you can get all those hard to find Spanish items like Macaco, Ojos De Brujo etc, and in English too. Recommended by the editor! Far Side Music New releases and back catalogue items from East Asia. Festival Distribution A source for independent folk and world music CDs from Canada. Folk Revolution Folk and traditional music shop in Glasgow. Hawaiian Music Island Albums, songbooks, instructional materials and teaching videos for a range of instruments. The Indonesian Music Shop online store with a searchable catalogue. Jewish Music Distribution Online retailer supplying everything from humour to Klezmer to Ladino to cantorial. Knock On Wood Long-standing supplier of global music. Lark In The Morning Hard to find instruments, books, recordings, tutorial videos and artwork. maorimusic.com "from haka to hiphop". Musical Traditions Records The place to find traditional music which is not commercially available... MusicScotland Scottish and Celtic CDs, videos, sheet music and MP3s. PassiOn Music Specialises in East European and Latin music. The Phat Planet UK web retailer which managed to source many of the albums from whence came the tracks on fRoots 21. Planet Earth Music Online music store featuring New Age, Native American, African, Ambient, World Music. The Rediscover Music Catalogue Specialists in American popular folk music of the '50s and '60s; they carry all the titles on the Folk Era Records and Wind River Records labels. Rockin' World A US supplier of folk, folk-rock progressive folk music, particularly British, on CD and LP. Sessions From The Hearth The band members offer eight-day Traditional Music Tours Of Ireland. Stern's Music The African music experts. Summit Guitar Pack, Inc. Make (and sell online) framed backpack style gig bags. Trehantiri The best shop for Greek records in the UK and fRoots' local record shop! Woodworm Records Ltd |
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| Resources Category index |
Banjo Newsletter Mainly an index of 20 years of newsletter contents but also has sample features and tablatures. Blues World Serious blues site. The British Library National Sound Archive's World and Traditional Music section. Includes details of their 20 years of recording at Womad, their Traditional Music In England and Traditional Music In India projects, their ethnographic wax cylinder collection and much more. English folk and traditional music on the Internet: a guide to resources Maintained by Martin Nail The Folk Roots List (no relation!) Part of the EntsWeb Directory music portal. FolkClub Online Web resource for fans, performers and researchers. User-friendly FolkChat Room. Folkbook A collaborative information resource, including artist biographies, venue information and pointers to related Web and other sites. FROG (Folk & Roots Online Guide) Global London The world in one city. A major resource which tells you where you can find almost everything ethnic or cultural in the multilingual capital. GlobalVillageIdiot A public interest website, focused on the latest world music news and interviews. The Halshaw Music catalogue Information about banjos, bluegrass music, Irish music. House of World Cultures Creates projects around the contemporary arts in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The Indie Contact Bible How and where to promote your music. Jewish Cultural Programming and Research Musical projects and publications. London University's School Of Oriental & African Studies Music Centre. LP2CD USA company offering restoration and transfer of recordings in any format (LP, 78, 8-track, reel) to CD. Mondomix Major Paris-based World Music website with lots of features, interviews, news and net radio shows, in both English and French. Music in Scotland Resource site and music shop. North Carolina Folklife Institute Documents and presents North Carolina's rich folk heritage. Phat Planet Internet resources on English folk music Maintained by Martin Nail The Rake's Progress Attractive portal site. RootsWorld Internet "sharezine", managed by Cliff Furnald. Sacred Harp and shape note singing A comprehensive resource site for Sacred Harp and other shape note music, including links to information about events in the UK. The Scottish Folk Directory Thousands of contacts, lists, festivals, clubs, pubs and sessions around the Scottish folk music scene. Taigh na Teud Scottish traditional music publishers based on the Isle of Skye. World Music Central Resource for music fans, industry professionals and academics. |
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| Yahoo Indexes Category index | The Yahoo WWW index has roots-leaning sections for folk and world music. Their Genres index is also worth consulting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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