Mighty Musician Friends

Tempest - Celtic rockers extraordinaire

Golden Bough - founding acoustic

The Wicked Tinkers - wild bagpipes & drums

David Nigel Lloyd - song poet, Bakersfield

mr. oscat - a.k.a. Olen Taylor (founding member, The Wichitas) playing kid-friendly originals with his kids!

The Brothers Barton - bluegrass, Bakersfield

Lisa Lynne - harpist, Windham Hill artist

Randal Bays - fiddler of renown, in the Clare Style

Deb Carstensen - fiddler, Denver

Roger Landes - bouzouki, Zoukfest impresario

Whiskey Galore - featuring Kevin Briley on highland and uillean pipes! Bakersfield

 A Few Favorite Banshee Venues

Sonora Celtic Faire - Great fun in the Gold Country!

Bernie Becker Recording and Mastering The Master masterer, the kind and brilliant Mr. Becker rocks.

Clear Creek Recording With impresario, engineer, and fellow musician Dave Ogden at the knobs. Scenic and sonic beauty!

Live at the Bloomfield The soul of soulful, the welcome of welcomes. Great music and food!

Painted Sky Studios (Cambria, CA) Relaxing in this beautiful coastal town? Take in a concert at Painted Sky! We recorded our live album in concert there.

California Traditional Music Society's legendary New Year's Music Camp and Taste of Folk Music Festival!

Kern County Scottish Society's Highland Games & Gathering

Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena, CA.

Monterey Live, Monterey, CA
Online resources

Echoes Public Radio International's very cool music program is subscribable to, or findable on many public radio stations that stream. (Hint: if you subscribe, you'll find a certain band's music, plus an interview and concert!)

Leading Bakersfield, California Musicians listed in Decidio.com

Trad Music.com by musicians, for musicians and all who seek traditional music, live and on disc!

Scotloads Music Website Scottish music mp3s and CDs!

AcousticMusic.com tons of great resources for musicians and promotersChiff & Fipple whistle site

Han's Irish Bouzouki Homepage

JC's ABC Tunefinder

The Mudcat Cafe folk music resource, lyric database

Hermitage Acoustics - Jeff Barlow's music site and recording label home

Cleveland Celtic Podcast! Hosted by Wendy Donahue.

Makers of (Some of) Our Instruments

Fletcher Brock (Mary's 5-course bouzouki)

Phil Crump (Mary's 4-course bouzouki)

Taylor Guitars (Mary's other stringed things)

Nick Blanton (Brenda's hammered dulcimer)

Rick Thum (Brenda's other hammered dulcimer)

Haynes Flutes (Jill's silver flute/wooden headstock)

Weltmeister Accordions

Alberto Alfonso (Jill's bodhran)

A Few Favorite Purveyors of Cool Gear

Elderly Instruments

JustStrings.com

Sweetwater Sound
Music Schools and Camps

Boghill Centre for Music and Healing Kilfenora, County Clare. And it's an awesome hostel!

The Flowing Tide International School of Music, Doonbeg, County Clare (email for info)

Augusta Heritage Center - Irish Week! Late July!

Zoukfest World Music Camp New Mexico (Want to improve your skills on that bouzouki? ...fiddle? ...wooden flute? ...and more!)

Friday Harbor Irish Music Camp San Juan Island, Puget Sound, last week of March!

Other Friends and Relations....

gita Lloyd impressionist painter

Irish Heritage Society website and email list

Celtica The most excellent publication of the Italian Celts.

Zookman Irish Music Funnies

Aon Cari Celtic Font Freeware!

The Knotted Chord Music Store Ennis, Ireland

Link Ireland - for sites of Irish interest including tourism, music, property for sale, genealogy, business, arts, crafts and chat etc.

Irish Music Magazine for news, views and more on the Irish Folk and Trad scene.