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OTHER WEB SITES
The following Web sites offer information on oldtime music, bluegrass, acoustic
music, etc.:
Andy's Front Hall - A record shop online
with lots of fiddle and acoustic recordings.
Byron Berline's Fiddle Shop - Byron's
Double Stop Fiddle Shop and tune teaching videos.
Ceolas - Information about fiddle
tunes with Celtic roots, including history, discography, and transcriptions.
Centralia Old-Time Music Campout
- This campout takes place the second FULL week of August on the banks of the
Skookumchuck River near Centralia, Washington.
County Sales - Great source for old
time, bluegrass, and fiddle recordings.
Daniel Slosberg - Mr. Slosberg presents
a program based on the figure of Pierre Cruzatte, one of the fiddlers on the
Lewis & Clark expedition. His web site has a lot of information on the fiddling
on the expedition.
Fiddler Magazine - A magazine devoted to
fiddling.
FiddleNet - A site with lots of information about fiddling and one of the most extensive links to other fiddle sites.
David Miles Huber - Dave has two Web sites - www.51bpm.com for information about his great electronic music CDs (which have sold over 1 million copies), and www.modrec.com for information about the book he authored, Modern Recording Techniques. Dave is an outstanding creator of music that helps you relax. Whenever I am faced with an "uptight" situation, such as rewiring the studio, I put on his CDs and simply relax. The job gets done without any apparent effort and without the anxiety that often comes in coming to grips with situations that require some thinking through to accomplish. His book, Modern Recording Techniques, is one of the top reference books for recording professionals.
Lion Dog Music - Rick Ruskin's Web site.
Rick is one of the best producers and recording engineers we have met and has
a studio not far from us that has produced a number of significant recordings.
He also is a world class finger style guitar player. He is also a dealer in
the following product lines: Great River Electronics, FMR Audio (Real Nice
Compresser, Real Nice Preamp), Groove Tubes Pro Audio, Speck Electronics,
and Old School Audio. When we are asked to recommend a studio in the Seattle
area, his is the first recommendation.
Tony Ludiker's Web Site - Five times National
Fidde Champion Tony Ludiker's web site. Tony's fiddle books can be found there,
including his most recent release - "First Fiddle Tunes for Violin."
Tony also offers professional bow rehairing and his web site has lots of information
about fiddle contests and historical information about the "Joey and Terry
Fiddle Contest and the "Tony and Darin Fiddle Contest."
Ludiker Music - JayDean Ludiker's
publishing company with books of fiddle tunes and instruction materials from
a National Champion fiddler. Check out "Rainbows" on this site - top quality
bow rehairing in many colors, and Glasser composite bows with color hair. We
have two of these bows and love them!
Lundin's Violins - A stringed instrument
shop located at 3202 North 4th, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, run by the Lundin family.
They have made some great recordings from their Scandinavian music heritage
that are available from this site.
National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest
- The National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest at Weiser, Idaho. This site also has
links to other fiddle sites.
Native Ground Music - Wayne Erbsen's
oldtime music productions.
North American Fiddlers Association
- Lots of information on fiddlers and fiddle tunes and links to other fiddle
Web sites. The publishers of the magazine "Devil's Box". Great set of links
to other fiddle sites!
Old Time Herald - A magazine about
old time music.
On Line Music School - Web site of Irish fiddle player and violin maker Jim McKillop. Lots of information and links to other fiddle sites.
Oregon-California Trails Association - Northwest Chapter (OCTA)
Petimar Press - Pete Martin's publishing company with great fiddle tune books. Pete also has a listing of the tunes Benny Thomasson played at www.petimarpress.com/bennyrep.html.
Rounder Records "North American Traditions"
Sliding Scale Music - Michael
Mendelsohn's Web site.
Swing Cat - Paul Anastasio's
record label featuring swing, jazz, old time, and Mexican fiddle music.
Wallowa Fiddle Camp, Wallowa, Oregon - A week long fiddle camp in beautiful Eastern Oregon. Instruction centers aroung fiddle and guitar. Classes start at 9:00 am, and run until 3:00 pm. Mini-workshops on a number of subjects related to oldtime fiddling start at 3:00 pm. Dances are held in the evening. It is put on by the Wallowas Valley Music Alliance. For information contact peter@wallow.net, or telephone (541) 426-2145.
Western Open Fiddle Contest
- The Western Open at the Tehama County Fairgrounds in Red Bluff, California,
held in October of each year, is one of the best fiddle contests anywhere. There
is lots of RV parking and camping space on the fairgrounds. The facilities are
first rate, the competition always hot, and the jamming great. Besides the usual
fiddle contest divisions, there is also a picking contest for guitar, mandolin,
and banjo. Fiddlers, pickers, and listeners should check this out!