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Bluegrass

Bluegrass Uncut Newsletter

Bluegrass Newsletter - interview with Bobby Hicks http://www.candlewater.com/BLUEGRASS_NEWSLETTER/April2008/

Cybergrass - The Original Internet Bluegrass Music Magazine, providing bluegrass music promotion for over 9 years.

Bluegrass World - features artists, festivals, record companiaes, catalogs, radio stations and numerous useful links.

iBluegrass Magazine, Your #1 Source for Bluegrass - updated daily to keep you informed.

Discover Bluegrass - Brought to you by the folks at IBMA

Bluegrass on the Tube Bluegrass videos

Fiddle-Related

Fiddler Magazine - an informative, educational, and entertaining resource for fiddlers, accompanists, and appreciative listeners.

Nelson McGary's Oldtime Fiddle Pages - "Fiddles rule, Banjos drool."

Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier - The Henry Reed Collection.

Old-Time

Old-Time Music Home Page - David Lynch's excellent site with events, OT musician directory, fiddler's hall of fame, links, LOTS more. Highly recommended.

Old-Time Herald - The magazine for the old-time music lover.

Roots of American Fiddle Music - Excellent site with lots of historical information, sound files, photos

Old Time Music And Dance - Listing of events, jams, dances, band homepages, photos, news, links

Jam Session Etiquette

JAM SESSION ETIQUETTTE - By fiddler Vivian T. Williams

Acoustic Music Jams - Kalmazoo Folklife Organization...

Dulcimetiquette - (jam session etiquette according to me) by Paul Goelz. Especially for dulcimer players.

An Introduction to Bluegrass Jamming - From the newsletter of the SouthEastern Bluegrass Association. Very comprehensive!

Bluegrass Jamming Pointers - by Pete Wernick

Notes On Jams and Jam Etiquette - Edward Pollak, Ph.D.

Jam Etiquette - Ernie Hill. This is from the newsletter of the Walnut Valley Festival: "Walnut Valley Occasional", Volume 24, Number 2.

Instrumental Instruction

Jay Buckey - lots of free TAB and instruction for all instruments. You can order other materials also.

Jack Tuttle - more free TAB for fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo and bass.

Bluegrass College - free lessons, with video - really helpful site. Also lessons may be purchased.

Play Better Bluegrass - good source of instructional materials and instruments

Mandolin - A Beginning Bluegrass Lesson - From the Mandolin Cafe. Check out the other lessons. too.

ezFolk Richard Hefner's instructional site for banjo, ukulele, guitar, and harmonica, with lots of TAB and tutorials.

AndPlay.com Banjo - Learn to Play or advance your skills with Instructional Music Videos

Old-Tme Slow Jam: Clawhammer Banjo - Excellent site for learning to play clawhammer banjo

The Bluegrass Guitar Home Page - a convenient source of information about the acoustic flat-top guitar and the playing styles used in bluegrass music