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Bluegrass & Old Timey Music - Links |
Artist Pages
Net links to Home pages for Bluegrass and Old Timey music artists and groups.
Bluegrass
Ring
A ring of about twenty bluegrass-related sites.
Bluegrass
Roots
Estonian Radio Station has a fascinating site. If you want to know how bluegrass
traveled so far, read the story.
Also has a webpage for Peter Rowan, playlists, links, lists and lists of artists.
British
Bluegrass Music Association
Verified list of British Sessions and Clubs. Full details of the British Bluegrass
Music Association and its' purpose and organisation.
FolkLib
List of Bluegrass Site Lists
A page of links to the top Bluegrass/Old Timey links pages - the ultimate list
of lists.
iBluegrass
More than an online magazine, this site is a bluegrass clearinghouse, linking
to hundreds of artists and festivals around the country. Loads slowly.
Insurgent
Country
A German site dedicated to "alt.country" provides links, reviews,
tourdates, lyrics, chords, pics, sounds and more.
New
Zealand Bluegrass
Yes, even among the Kiwis...
Oklahoma
International Bluegrass Festival
The last weekend in September in Guthrie, OK. This festival attests to the unprecedented
spread of bluegrass music around the world, with groups from six different European
countries.
Rivertown Bluegrass
Society
A Bluegrass club based in Conway, SC.
Rounder
Essential Bluegrass and Old-Time Releases
This page at Rounder's website lists so much classic music that it's instructive
to browse the list of CDs. For the listener who doesn't know where to start,
start here.
Santa
Fe Trails Bluegrass Festival
Mid May festival near Kansas City, MO - near the start of the famed trail.
The Alum Creek Singers Columbus, Ohio. Quartet plays bluegrass, country, folk, gospel and a cappella.
Anger, Darol & Mike
Marshall
Two of the finest acoustic string musicians performing today. They play fast
and they play everything, combining styles with ease and fluidity that is positively
frightening. Compass site is not very useful.
Atkins,
Chet
Tribute site for "Mr. Guitar" includes bio, discography, news and
more.
Bowers,
Brian
The chief exponent of American autoharp. Bowers does it all - from classical
pieces and old-time music to original songs that range from humorous to reverential.
Clinch
Mountain Boys
Classic, traditional Bluegrass combo fronted by Dr. Ralph Stanley.
Craver,
Mike
A long-time member of the Red Clay Ramblers, Craver also has two off-Broadway
shows, an album of Carter Family classics and two solo albums.
Elliott, Ramblin'
Jack
Legendary traveling troubadour, long time friend and compadre of Woody Guthrie
and Cisco Houston. Still kickin'.
Fleck,
Béla (and the Flecktones)
Fleck is an absolutely ground-breaking, original artist. Has taken bluegrass
to new dimensions.
Grisman,
David
Multi-instrumentalist.
Hot
Rize
Sizzling bluegrass band. Site offers profile.
Jarrell,
Tommy
Old time fiddler.
Krauss,
Alison & Union Station
Signed at 14, singer and fiddler Alison Krauss is something of a phenomenon.
Site offers bio highlights, discography, tour dates and a store.
Lewis,
Laurie
Popularizing bluegrass, in the tradition of Allison Krauss.
Menius,
Art
Old Time.
New
Grange
Philip Aaberg, Darol Anger, Alison Brown, Mike Marshall, Tim O'Brien and Todd
Phillips have created a new band combining traditional and bluegrass roots with
classical and jazz influences.
Northern
Lights
This band carries on the high lonesome sound of traditional bluegrass, adding
influences from rock and jazz to classical. Vassar Clements occasionally joins
them on fiddle.
O'Connor,
Mark
Well-known fiddler.
Red
Clay Ramblers
Official Site for the current, Grammy Award-Winning incarnation of the group.
Red
Clay Ramblers
A fansite for the legendary band.
Reid,
Harvey
Multi-instrumentalist and accomplished songwriter, Reid is one of the most versatile
folk musicians in the business. His interests span classical, traditional, old-timey
and fusions. Recordings for the real audiophile.
Squirrel
Nut Zippers
Official site for this country swing band, the unofficial favorites in the swing
dance wave that has swept the country.
Stewed
Mulligan
Stewed Mulligan from West Virginia. Here's our Traditional & contemporary Appalachian/oldtimey
fiddle tunes, originals. Numerous appearances on NPR's Mountain Stage, 2 time
national banjo champion. Site has bio, gig list, MP3s, pics, links.
Top
Drawer String Band
New old time band on Fossil Records.
Ungar, Jay &
Molly Mason
Old-time music with a highly original sensibility. Ungar wrote "Ashokan
Farewell," the immediate classic that became the theme for Ken Burns' PBS
Civil War documentary.
Warner, Jeff
World-travelled traditional singer and humorist.
Watson,
Doc
This All Music Guide site is an excellent resource for this seminal picker.
Williams, Robin & Linda
Popular duo with an old timey feel, often featured on Prairie Home Companion.
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