Useful Links and Contacts -
People:
Mike Adams (North-West Kent) Recording Studio/CD Production/Photographer: www.original-music.net
John Baldry's Mandolin Page: www.btinternet.com/~john.baldry/mando
Pete Cooper (London) Teacher - Fiddle: 020 8340 7760 or www.cooperandbolton.com
Dee Hallett's Bluegrass Newsletter - information about tours, births, deaths, marriages etc. : deehallett@btop enworld.com [nb please delete the space when using this email address]
Richard Killik (Mitcham) Maker, Sales and Repairs - Fiddles: 01372 727600
Yves Langlois (Whitstable) Maker, Sales and Repairs - Fiddles (+ all bowed and fretted instruments): 01227 779178
Simon Mayor's Mandolin Page: www.mandolin.co.uk
Phill Morley's Bluegrass Links Page: www.banjogazette8.freeserve.co.uk/links.htm
Barry Murphy (Herstmonceux) Maker and Repairs - Banjos (esp.old-time), Guitars: barry.m.murphy@btinternet.com
New Essex Bluegrass Band's web-site - with interesting and unusual photos of some classic US bands - www.newessexbluegrass.homecall.co.uk
Tom Paley (London) Sales - Fiddles: 020-7837-6857, or 101320.1307@comp userve.com [nb please delete the space when using this email address]
Graham Parker (SE London) - Luthier: www.gparker.co.uk (see site re Buzz Feiten 'staggered nut' adaptation to make fretted instruemts play better in tune)
Andy Perkins (Faversham) Sales - Banjos: www.andybanjo.com
Vincent Purcell (Brighton) Maker, Sales and Repairs - Fiddles/mandolins/guitars: www.oldviolins.co.uk or 01273 729081
Rod Smith (Crowborough) Recording Studio, Traditional Tune/Song Resources - www.blue-grass.freeserve.co.uk, http://homeplace.org.uk
Pete Stanley (London) Teacher, Maker and Repairer - Banjos/Guitars: 020 7916 4178
Mark Stevens (Tun.Wells) Photographer: 01892 532841
Bob Winquist (London) Player, Teacher, Photographer - Fiddle: 07932 160125, robert.winquist@bto penworld.com [please leave out the space when using this email address]
Magazines, Societies etc.:
Autoharp Page: www.autoharp.org
Banjo Newsletter: www.banjonews.com
Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine: www.bluegrassmusic.com
The BMG Federation: www.banjomandolinguitar.co.uk
European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA): www.europe-bma.org
European World of Bluegrass Association (EWOBA): www.ewob.org
Fiddle On Magazine - www.fiddleon.co.uk
FOAOTMAD - Friends of American Old Time Music and Dance: http://www.foaotmad.org.uk
FOB (Friends of Old Time Banjo) - www.oldtimebanjo.com
Folk & Roots - excellent website with links and info about venues/artistes etc - http://www.folkandroots.co.uk
ROOTS (Rainham Oast Old Time Session) - www.roots.ik.com
South East Folk Arts Network (SEFAN) - www.sefan.org.uk
SouthWest Bluegrass Ass'n (links to lots of societies etc.) - www.s-w-b-a.com/links/associations.htm
Other:
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Southern Ramblers - www.geocities.com/s_ramblers/main.htm