A collection of links to video clips, music shops, tutorial clips, etc.
Mostly . . . US country / old time/rock and roll(a bit); Blues; English, Irish folk; humour and curiosities; sixties stuff
A music shop in Wendell, NC (North Carolina?) owned by Donald B. Zepp. This is a great site. It's mostly banjos and he records them on this site to give people an idea of how they sound. Lots of great tunes to listen to. He has recorded a tune called Shady Grove lots of times. The link takes you to a video on YouTube.
One thing that strikes me is how much English/Scottish/Irish influence there is in this style of music - though of course, the Americans have given it their own distinctive sound. Shady Groves sounds like the English folk song Matty Groves - similar name too. Then there are more or less straight Irish tunes like Paddy on the Turnpike.
A comprehensive guide to Irish fiddle music. Has some tunes on it using software called Scorch. Didn't work for me, although I downloaded the Scorch program.
Mel Bay is a long-established American company who specialise in music tutorials. This address is the home page. You can navigate to everywhere else from there, but I'll include a few links to help you -
Guitar Sessions Various bits and pieces about guitar playing. Not that brilliant, but worth a mooch.
