Return
to Home Page
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|

|
|
|
 |
|
|
Links
|
| |
|
Photo: Tim Parkinson |
|
|
|
|
|
Photo:
Tim Parkinson |
|
|
Chris & Siobhan are also on MySpace, so please look there for more links!
Top Links
- FoF Promotions: representing Abbie Lathe &
The Lovelies, Ken Nicol & Phil Cool, Katie Doherty,
and ourselves. Visit the FoF Promotions site for
information on all these acts.
- Friends of Folk: organisers of some great folk
gigs in the north-west of England. Check out their page
for information about forthcoming and previous concerts.
- Maddy Prior:
the official website. The place to go for
everything about Maddy!
- Stones Barn: details of the short
courses run by Maddy Prior at Stones Barn in beautiful
north Cumbria. Highly recommended - we are Stones Barn
Addicts. Amongst the tempting things on offer are some
wonderful singing courses, suitable for all levels of
experience and all levels of confidence! As well as
learning a lot, you'll also have fun, eat lots of tasty
food (!), and meet some really great people.
- Abbie Lathe:
superb singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and truly
inspirational singing teacher. Abbie teaches on many of
Maddy Prior's singing courses at Stones Barn.
- Whapweasel: wonderful "English dance band";
line-up includes Rick Kemp of Steeleye. We'd describe
them as Folk meets Madness!
- Shirley Collins:
the official site, containing loads of information about
the lovely Shirley.
- John Tams: the
official site, run by Tam & Sally, for all you ever
wanted to know about the brilliant singer, songwriter,
actor etc.... (writer of 'Snow Falls' on our Tomorrow's
Sun album).
- Peter Knight:
official website of the Steeleye fiddle supremo.
- Dave Swarbrick: for all the latest on the great Swarb!
- Judy Dyble:
the ex-Fairport singer's fab website; also pay her a
visit on MySpace.
- Talkawhile:
totally addictive place to talk about music - especially
anything associated with Fairport, Steeleye etc etc...
Festivals, folk clubs etc:
More Musicians:
- Barry Wake:
brilliant songwriter/guitarist from Southampton, and
occasional collaborator with us in the trio Nelsons
Wake. As a duo, we perform quite a few of Barry's songs.
- Brian Heywood: ex-member of The Cluster of Nuts Band;
now involved in a variety of musical projects.
- Donna Whitlock:
multi-talented percussionist and artist.
- MoonDance:
ceilidh band based in the south of England, featuring our
old Cluster of Nuts cohorts.
- Arnie Cottrell: singer, guitarist and mandolin player 'par
excellence' and a former colleague from The New St
George and Midnight Flyers.
- George Wilson: highly entertaining and talented
Hampshire-based Geordie singer-guitarist.
- Silverwheel:
"folk rock with fire..."; brilliant band.
- Pete Rimmer:
has a new CD Donovan Songs (Chris recorded and
produced it and we're both on it). Pete's interpretation
of 13 great songs by Donovan. Pete is also a member of Gallimaufry.
- Duodecimo:
Manchester-based "a capella chamber choir"
- Southern Lights: "ladies traditional style dance
team", based in Southampton.
Folk Music Resources/Online Radio
Stations:
- fRoots:
"the essential worldwide roots music guide";
long-established magazine. (Siobhan is responsible for
compiling the reviews index on their web site.)
- Dirty Linen:
American magazine, covering roots/traditional/folk/world
music (with good coverage of British Acts).
- Folk NorthWest:
loads of information about all things folk-related in the
north-west of England, with lots of useful links.
- Folk Images:
folk resource with emphasis on the north-west of England.
- Folk On Tap:
excellent folk magazine, covering the Southern Counties Folk Federation (SCoFF) area, but always a good read wherever you
are based!
- EntsWeb: Directory of entertainment, music and
leisure.
- CD Baby: great
US-based site for buying CDs (including ours!) - and for
selling your own albums.
- Abicat:
UK-based site for buying folkie CDs - and for selling
your own albums.
- FolkCast: a
'must-hear' podcast with a monthly show presented by Ken Nicol and
Phil "Widds" Widdows.
- The Online Folk
Festival: US-based online
radio station - "freeform Internet folk radio for
the masses!"
- Harris Radio:
an Internet radio station, based in Brooklyn, New York;
plays music from unsigned artists and independent labels,
including acoustic/folk music. Aims to offer
"Intelligent Music for Intelligent Minds".
Miscellaneous:
- Nidd Art:
watercolour paintings, mainly of North Yorkshire, by
Peter Nelson (Chris's dad).
Return
to Home page