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| Abacci Multi Instrument Tune Locator |
Tunes listed by instrument type in GIF and MIDI formats |
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| Bob MacLean |
Bob MacLean's website... one of our instructors provides some great information and lists upcoming concerts and appearances. |
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Events Calendar...Ceilis etc.; maps to events; mailing list subscription; changes or event cancellations (bad weather) information |
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| Canadian Celtic Arts Association |
The Canadian Celtic Arts Association was formed in 1979 to serve as a link between the diverse Celtic organizations in our community |
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| Celtic Languages Resources |
These resources delve into the Celtic language |
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Cló Iar-Chonnachta (CIC) was founded in 1985, and since then we have published over 300 books and 150 music albums. Among the most productive publishing houses in the country, CIC employs four people full-time in our offices in Inverin, Connemara. We are the largest private Irish language publishing company in Ireland. |
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| Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Grand River Branch |
Grand River/Abhainn Mhor Comhaltas Site...upcoming events and news. |
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| Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann North America | Comhaltas Main Website for North American and North American branches | |
| Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Ireland | Comhaltas Main Website in Dublin, Ireland. Information about the Comhaltas movement. Events, Education, Music and much more. | |
| Duncan Cameron | Duncan Cameron is well known at Celtic music venues and folk festivals for his strong vocals and remarkable instrumental abilities. He plays twelve instruments including fiddle, guitar, whistles, uilleann pipes, bodhrán, Irish bouzouki, mandolin, mandola, Irish tenor banjo, five-string banjo, English concertina, and Appalachian dulcimer. | |
| Encyclopedia of the Celts |
The main purpose in compiling an encyclopedia of this kind is to give the reader access to a fragment of the contents of some of the greater and lesser know works of Celtic literature |
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| English/Irish Dictionary | A dictionary. Provides English to Irish and Irish to English usage and meanings for words, phrases and verbs. This is not a translator per se but has links to a site with English/Irish Irish/English translation software. | |
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Everything you always wanted to know about fiddling but were afraid to ask. |
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Violin shop and violin school, Canada's Fiddleheads provides expertise on matching players to the perfect instrument. They trust their exceptional personal service will earn your business.
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Bill Elliot's Fiddling in Ontario website. Includes links to the Orangeville Fiddle and Step Dance Camp, Fiddle Events in Ontario, Fiddle Contests in Canada, Fiddle and Step Dance Teachers in Ontario and other Fiddler's. | |
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Funky Mamas have been shaking up the adult friendly children's
entertainment scene since 1998. These 6 musical women are hip and
bring to the stage experience a down to earth atmosphere and good
times! The Mamas harmonizing vocals and playful instrumentation makes their show exciting, energetic and unique. These generous Mamas help kids feel comfortable to boogie down, giggle and sing along to their infectious tunes. The Funky Mamas are Tannis Maynard-Langedijk (guitar, uke, percussion), Kate Vsetula (banjo, drums, banjo-uke), Alicia Miecznikowski (bass, recorder, percussion), Georgia Urban (musical saw, guitar, pennywhistle, bass, percussion, mandolin), Chantal von Maydell (fiddle, drums) and, Pam Harrison (mandolin, guitar, percussion). |
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| Grand River Comhaltas Branch |
Grand River/Abhainn Mhor Comhaltas Site...upcoming events and news. |
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Events and venues in and around Fergus, Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Paris and Brantford |
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| Irish Gaelic Translation Forum | A free English - Irish translation service forum performed by humans. Also includes sections devoted to Learning Irish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic Sayings with audio as well as a dictionary. | |
| JC's Tune Finder |
Find any tune |
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| Mill Race Folk Society Festival |
This free festival is patterned after European festivals whereby the day’s events are held on numerous outdoor stages in the town core. Traditional forms of folk music and dance are the festival’s theme with emphasis placed upon the various cultures present in Cambridge and surrounding area. Arts, crafts, and an excellent choice of food and refreshments are also available at the festival site and from the many fine eating establishments in downtown Cambridge. Local and internationally renowned performers, are selected each year to reflect a most diverse and entertaining mixture of musical cultures. |
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| OIDHREACHT AN CHLÁIR | OaC is a new institute for higher education catering for students of all aspects of Irish tradition, history and literature. In addition to the weekend courses already in train we are organising summer schools and full semester courses for undergraduates and we will also provide facilities for post-graduate research. | |
| O'Neills Music of Ireland and Allan's Irish Fiddler Pages |
Great source for these tune collections as well as The Complete Works Of Turlough O'Carolan, English Madrigals and Parts-Songs, Catches and Rounds. |
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| Patrick Ourceau |
Originally from France
and now living in Toronto, fiddler Patrick Ourceau is a great
interpreter of the old Clare music. Since moving to
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| PracticeStudio.ca | Practice Studio is a set of tools to help you build your skills as a musician. Includes tablature and MIDI files at different speeds. | |
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AccuRadio is a multichannel Internet radio station specifically designed to showcase the potential of this exciting new medium — and it is the first multichannel Internet radio station desgined specifically for adults with sophisticated musical tastes. Among other genres, AccuRadio serves up the finest Irish-based music from around the world. |
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Live Gaelic Language Radio 24 hours a day. Cuireann RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta seirbhís náisiúnta Gaeilge ar an aer 24 uair an lae, le raon leathan nuachta agus cúrsaí reatha, cláracha il-ghné, ceol, spórt, díospóireachtaí agus caitheamh aimsire. |
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| Sahra Featherstone | Sahra is a talented multi-instrumentalist, performer, recording artist, studio-musician, teacher and visual artist. She performs on traditional harp, violin, flute, and whistles. In 2003 she released a solo harp album comprised of both traditional melodies and original compositions. In Summer of 2005, Sahra will release a new album with Fig for a Kiss, an innovative Celtic trio in which she sings and plays fiddle, harp, and whistles. Sahra is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | |
| Scottish Tune Site |
Index of Tunes for Columbus, Ohio Scottish Fiddle Gatherings including some arrangements for harp |
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| The Session |
The exchange of tunes is what keeps Irish music alive. This site is one way of passing on jigs, reels and other dance tunes |
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Multi-instrumentalists Pat Simmonds and Kelly Hood front the ongoing Spraoí project that melds the best of the tradition with new influences and other cultures. In addition, the current band has the Derry keyboardist Declan O'Doherty on piano and button box. Declan is a noted producer and arranger. Greig Cairns is the guitarist, he was a long time on the West Coast but has been back in Ontario for a number of years. A recent addition to the band is Cape Breton fiddler Dan MacDonald. Dan comes from the very well known Ironville MacDonald's who have their own outfit called Scumalash. Past players include Jim Fay who moved out to PEI and Steve Simmonds who is based in Melbourne, Australia. Other collaborateurs include Bill Kervin of New Brunswick, a particularly fine percussionist and singer and the man behind Tara Nova which featured the twin piping of Kelly and Debbie Quigley. |
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A large collection of tin whistle tunes in GIF and MIDI formats |
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Jeremiah McCaw's Folkpage |
The main purpose of this site is to give some shape to folk & folk-oriented activity in this area and (of course) to share my love of folk music. Obviously I'm going to do my best to promote the superb performers I've gotten to know over the years. I might even indulge in a wee bit of shameless self-promotion, but I'll try to keep it subtle, okay? |
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"The best Celtic guitarist in the world" - JOHN RENBOURN - The official website of Tony McManus - Lots of great information about Tony; Concerts, CD's etc. |
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| The Triskell Studio | The Triskell Studio, home of flute & whistle player Jason Pfeiffer. On this website you'll find information about Jason and the projects he's involved in, sound samples, performance dates, teaching options, resources on flute and whistle playing and some other surprises. | |
| Kim Vincent | Irish fiddle teacher Kim Vincent has recently moved to the Toronto area from Prince Edward Island and is now offering private lessons (416) - 266-2607 | |
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Toronto Celtic Pages is a resource for people who live in or visit Southern Ontario. We've got information about concerts, music, musicians and Celtic language events. |
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Reiki - Promoting Wellness of the Mind, Body & Soul. |
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Jim Dorans' superb site for learning tunes on fiddle including instruction on many diverse aspects of fiddle playing and classical violin technique. In some cases other melody instruments are referenced although the technical side is entirely fiddle based. The site contains video and audio instruction and tune clips as well as adding new tunes to the repertoire on a regular basis. To round things out there is a discussion forum for chat and help and 'The Fingerboard' which illustrates notes and positions as well as some 'Fun Stuff'. Check it out! |
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