TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE IN THE SOUTHWEST
Live Acoustic Venue Association (LAVA)
Tucson Irish Community
Tucson Friends of Traditional Music
Arizona Irish Music Society
In Concert – Tucson acoustic concerts
Tucson Irish Community
Charlie Hall
Dave Firestine & Carp Camp page
Mark Robertson-Tessi
AZ. MUSIC STORES FOR TRAD INSTRUMENTS, MUSIC ETC
The Folk Shop (Tucson) – contact Paul & Brenda by email
IRISH MUSIC
Irtrad-L mailing list archives
Ceolas: a comprehensive resources on Irish music
Irtrad Web ring
OLD TIME MUSIC
Oldtime music links
SOME EVENTS WE LIKE
Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield Kansas
Summer Solstice Festival (S. Calif)
Gaelic Roots Festival – Boston College
North Texas Irish Festival
Feile Rince Tucson Feis 2005
CONTRA DANCING
A good place to start
CDSS – Country Dance and Song Society
NEFFA – New England Folk Fest. Association
The Montville Project – A CD of Essential New England Contradance Tunes
RADIO SHOWS
Clare FM – Two hours of traditional music programming every weekday from 7-9 pm (Ireland time) or archived for 1 week for listening later
Midwest Irish Radio – Self-described broadcast of 100% Irish music 24 hours a day, but not all programming would be considered “traditional”
RTECeili House & The Latet Session
KXCI radio “Acoustic Alternative” 8-10 am Sat
TUNES
The Session
JC’s abc tune finder (in various formats)
Fiddler’s Companion
Many more tune resources – abc & gif - listed at Ceolas website!
IRISH DANCING
Info on ceili & set dancing
Jim Vint’s set dance page
The Bracken School of Irish Dance
SONGS AND LYRICS
Old style Irish singing:
Digital Tradition – lyrics to over 6000 songs
RECORDINGS – a few direct sources
Green Linnet
Shanachie
Claddagh Records:
Celtic Grooves Imports
Ossian USA
INSTRUMENTS
Fiddle-L mailing list archives
Dale Wisely’s Chiff & Fipple page
Rob Greenway’s Irish Flute Pages
Mandolin Cafe
Mandozine
The Bodhran Page
PUBLICATIONS
Fiddler Magazine
Irish Music mag current issue
Irish Dancing Magazine
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
Musicians & injuries webpage
SOURCES FOR INSTRUMENTS, MUSIC, RECORDINGS
TradMusic, in Scotland
Hobgoblin
House of Musical Traditions
OssianUSA
Folk Mote – dulcimers, harps
Elderly Instruments
