FOLKY STUFF
Folk
Music - loads of useful links.
Folk
stuff - Links for folk musicians and people building folk
instruments.
The Free Reed Page - Loads of
links
relating to accordions, melodeons, concertinas, harmoniums etc.
John
Kenny
& the Carnyx - If you've never seen or heard the amazing carnyx (as used
by the Britons in the Asterix books, for just one example), have a look at John
Kenny's
page.
Classed as a brass instrument it resembles a very angry gilded Loch Ness Monster
on
a long
pole,
and sounds - well, go and hear it here!
Richard
& Anita Evans - Makers of Northumbrian & Scottish smallpipes, based
near
Carlisle.
ABC2WIN If you want to send and receive tunes quickly
and easily over the internet, you really should be familiar with abc format.
Here you can download one of the best pieces of software for using it.
ABC Music Collection by John Chambers. Huge resource
of tunes.
Bodlean Library Broadside Ballads A collection of over
30,000 ballads from the 16th - 20th century. An absolutely amazing resource!
Chiff & Fipple The ultimate guide to the tin whistle.
The Mudcat Cafe The first place to go if you're looking
for lyrics of tradional songs and folk music. As well as a huge database of songs,
there is also a lively discussion forum where you may very well find the answer to
your query.
Alan Stivell Unofficial site .....just because I like him.....
