Misc

Forums and Email Groups

(report link) Bluegrass Forum: Talkin' About Pickin' - the Bluegrass Forum with a Minnesota Perspective

(report link) Fiddle and Alternative Strings Forum: An active fiddle forum from our friends across the pond.

(report link) Fiddle-L List: A Fiddle Players' Discussion List

(report link) iBluegrass Chat: Registration is free, pick your own username!

(report link) The Session - Fiddle Tabs- Help: The exchange of tunes is what keeps traditional Irish music alive. This website is one way of passing on jigs, reels and other dance tunes.

(report link) Western Swing Discussion Group: Discussion group for interest in Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys.

More Links

(report link) Bonanzaville USA, Cass County Historical Society: Folk festivals, tours, artifacts and history in West Fargo, North Dakota.

(report link) Ceolas: The Fiddler's Companion: Encyclopedia of fiddle tunes from the Celtic, British and American traditions. Notes, anecdotes and references.

(report link) Claire Givens Violins: Useful Information - Please visit these links to learn more about Claire Givens Violins.

(report link) Claire Givens Violins - How To Audition Instruments and Bows: There are many considerations when purchasing a new instrument or bow. Follow the links for helpful insight into the instrument and bow buying process.

(report link) Digital Violin: Articles, history and works from electric violinists.

(report link) Electric Fiddler: Home for the electric violin player.

(report link) Favourite Fiddle Links: A Few of My Favourite Fiddle Links

(report link) Fiddle Farmers: Everything you always wanted to know about fiddling but were afraid to ask.

(report link) Fiddle Music Information Sites: Intended to help those who are learning to play fiddle music, and others interested in the fiddle.

(report link) Fiddling Around the World: A world teeming with fiddle players famous, infamous and obscure.

(report link) Fiddling Demystified: Donna Hebert's catalog of fiddling resources.

(report link) Folk Festival Finder: An extensive guide to Folkand traditional music festivals in the United States and Canada. Search by genre, performer

(report link) Folk Music: An explosion of information about folk music.

(report link) Folk Music.org: The most comprehensive source for folk and acoustic music resources on the World Wide Web.

(report link) Hobgoblin Music: UK & Worldwide website and fiddle resource.

(report link) iBluegrass: Redefining internet bluegrass since 1996.

(report link) Irish Fiddle Videos from You Tube: Some videos of great fiddling that anyone can find on You Tube. I just organized them a little.

(report link) IrishFiddle.com: Spotlight on Maeve Donnelly and Tony MacManus with Irish fiddling links.

(report link) Music Moose.org: Free quicktime jam sessions for your viewing pleasure.

(report link) North Dakota Old Time Fiddle Backers: Since fiddling without backup instruments leaves something to be desired, we decided to include a "sub-site" to promote and encourage the participation in NDOTFA of Old Time Musicians that play the ot

(report link) Quinn Violins - String ID Search: Use this search to identify the make, model, pitch and gauge of a string from the colors of its end wrapping. Strings from all major manufacturers are in our database.

(report link) Ranch Dance: Live performances, educational programs, and recordings of traditional Texas cowboy and ranch dance fiddle music.

(report link) Roots of American Folk Music: Early fiddlers, their history and music.

(report link) Rosin Decoded: Usefull info about the different types of rosin.

(report link) The Italian Fiddle Website: Concerts, records, book, scores, traditions... and more

(report link) The language of fiddle is learned by listening - by Heather Frye: Article originally published in Lewiston Morning Tribune 08/01/2003

(report link) The Old-Time Music Home Page: Old time music news, events and resources featuring the Old-Time Fiddler's Hall of Fame.

(report link) Unvarnished Info - Fiddle & Violin: Hober's resource for ads by Google for Fiddle gifts, apparel and more!

(report link) What is Old Time Music?: A brief description and personal selection of 20 currently available compact discs and a study guide by Mike Seeger.