Related Links
Online Magazines
Folk
Roots
Extensive information on the UK folk and world music scene (and much more),
as well as the direct source for a subscription to their fine magazine.
Folk World
This site from Germany may look a little chaotic, but it is well worth exploring.
Good reviews, articles, gossip.
Musical Traditions
Emphasis on song and tune collecting in the UK, folkloric info. A massive
site!
Dirty
Linen
Roots World
Rambles
On the web magazine source for the latest on traditional music, speculative
fiction & other nifty stuff, lot's of reviews!
Music Archives
Ceolas
- Celtic Music Archive
A great place to start exploring celtic music on the web. Good info on artists,
instruments and tunes.
The
Digital Tradition
A massive volunteer built database of folk song lyrics and tunes - and it's
searchable!
The
Folk Pages
This Belgian site has good information on European and Medieval folk. The
list of links to artist sites is particularly good.
- Selected
English Folk Singers
Biographies, discographies and photos of some of the more obscure (but great)
English folk singers.
Music
That Means Something
Les Kneeling has put together this large archive of information on his favourite
artists - many of whom feature in the Rockin' World catalog.
Steve
Winick's Homepage
Steve Winick is a folk music writer and critic. This is an archive of some
of his entertaining and informative articles. The best English language source
of Breton music info on the web.
Online Communities
- The following links will work if you have newsgroup access, and newsreading
software:
- uk.music.folk
- rec.music.celtic
- rec.music.folk
- rec.music.progressive
- IR-TRAD
Mailing List
- The number one source source for information on Irish traditional dance
music. You can subscribe to this high-volume email list, or search the web-based
archives.
Musician's personal homepages:
- Dick
Gaughan
- This site by the Scottish singer and guitarist has a fine song database.
- Peter
Knight
- The fiddler from Steeleye Span
Artist Websites:
- Be
Glad For The Song Has No Ending
- A great Incredible String Band site run by fans.
- The
Folk Corporation
- Official sites for The Pentangle, Ralph McTell, Fairport Convention, Wizz
Jones and others.
- Fairport
Convention
- Their other "official" site.
- The
Watersons
- A lovingly produced fan site - excellent discographies, lyrics etc. for
Yorkshire's most famous musical dynasty.
- Acoustic
Music Services
- Official sites for The Albion Band, Dave Swarbrick, Alistair Hulett,
Waterson:Carthy and others.
- Michael
Chapman
- The latest news from infamous musician, songwriter and author from Wild
West Yorkshire.
- Lindisfarne
and Alan Hull
- Dedicated to the music of Lindisfarne, Alan Hull, and Jack the Lad, with
more than 210 lyrics and guitar chords.
- Strawbs,
and Dave Cousins
- Wonderful site for the Strawbs maintained by VERY knowledgable longtime
fan
Lists of Links
- Folk
& Roots Online Guide - "FROG"
- English
folk and traditional music on the Internet
- Steve
Winicks' Music Links
- Graham's
Celtic Folk Links
Progressive & Psychedelic Links
- Progressive:
A Chronological Discography
- Explore prog rock through this detailed chronology of important releases.
- Gibraltar
Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock
- A good prog rock resource.
- Delerium's
Psychedelic Archive
- This massive online encyclopedia of psychedlic music also covers a lot
of folk acts.
