Slo-Grass
- Our
musical buddies and another band Bob plays with...on the Bass. Slo-Grass has been
entertaining central Mass. audiences for 8 years now with their signature mix of
bluegrass, blues, jazz, folk, celtic-reggae (?!) - it's all acoustic!
Front Range -
Yet another band that Bob plays with. Constant touring and festival appearances have
helped to establish Front Range as one of the hottest and most creative bands on the
bluegrass scene. Check it out!
Valerie and
Walter Crockett - Check out the home site of Worcester's favorite folk rockers!
Chuck and Mud - Good
friends and mainstays in the Worcester County music scene for 25 years and running! Check
'em out.
Barb
Diederich's Bluegrass Calendar - a really tremendous source of info and links to all
corners of the bluegrass globe…
The Boston Bluegrass
Union - a wonderful connection to New England area events, gigs, pickin parties and
bands maintained by Judy Alland, Gerry Katz and John Robinson.
International
Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) -a link to the international professional trade
organization dedicated to promoting and expanding the knowledge of Bluegrass Music.
Bluegrass
Unlimited Magazine - since1966, this excellent publication has been dedicated to the
furtherance of bluegrass and old-time country musicians, devotees and associations.
Banjo
Newsletter - lots of great tab and features for (ugh!) banjo players.
David Grisman's
Dawgnet - the also really cool site of the grandaddy of mandolin with lots of info
about mandolin CD's on his private Acoustic Disk label.
MandoZine
magazine for mandolinsters - MandoZine is a great resource for beginning and advanced
mandolinsters and those who don't play, but love the music. Includes a mandolin buyer's
guide, workshops and more.
Rounder Records
Homepage - reach the home of Rounder Records, with links and info on their complete
catalogue of acoustic and related recordings.
The Mandolin
Cafe - located near historic downtown Lawrence, Kansas on the banks of the Kansas
River, a favorite diner for mandolin players of all styles. Lots of mandolin chords,
exercises, charts, lessons, tablature, soloing exercises, mandolin software, historical
information, mandolin technical and product information, and "lots of other fun
stuff".
Elderly Musical
Instrument Co. - a huge music store and mail-order service featuring new and used
guitars, basses, amplifiers (whatever they are!), banjos, mandolins, fiddles, dulcimers,
harmonicas, accordions, bodhrans, books, videos, CD's and cassettes. Good prices.
Mandolin
Brothers - in Staten Island, NY. For any of you with a quarter to call someone who
cares, this is where Fran bought his "Black Beauty" Flatiron. All kinds of
instruments. A great store, a little overpriced, but worth the drive for anyone in the
Northeast.
MusiCal -
Calendar of Events - Musi-Cal provides easy access to the most up-to-date worldwide
live music information: concerts, festivals and other musical events. You can even add
your band's performances to the database.
The
Dirty
Linen Gig Guide - Dirty Linen is the bi-monthly magazine
of folk and world music. The sites gig guide maintains a comprehensive list of artists
tour schedulesincluding local and national acts. It's free and it's awesome.
Please check it out.
FolkLib Index: A
Library of Folk Music Links - The FolkLib Index is an on-going attempt
to index information on the World Wide Web that is related to the fields of Folk Music,
Bluegrass and Old-Time Music, Acoustic Blues, Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar, Harp (the
stringed kind) Players.
A sharp,
informative site. Very professional AND they list bands for free!! Thanks iBluegrass!
-
Official Website of our
favorite guitarist, Duke Levine. Check it out!
