Folk Odyssey - Online magazine formed in 1998 to establish a literary folk-life resource world wide web site
The National Folk festival - dare I say the best festival in Australia?
The Seventh Veil - Melbourne belly-dance supplier and specialist shop - tuition, clothing, performance, agency
Bands and artists (many more artists and bands in our main catalogue have their website addresses listed on their CD review page)
- Anne Harkin - Arabic and African drumming performance and tuition based in Darwin NT
- Alex Legg - singer/songwriter located in Victoria
- Rebecca Hood - Queensland celtic harpist
- Soundestiny - Queensland rock band with ring saga CDs
- Stringmansassy - Brisbane jazz duo
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The Borderers - Australian band with celtic and cajun influences
- Zarafa - Melbourne band playing Balkan, gypsy fusion and middle-eastern music
- Umberto Sangiovanni's QUARTET (Italy) - A group that through the different styles of the individual musicians expresses a personal and unique sound. Their musical compositions are enriched with elements from jazz and from ethnic music, without losing their passion for melody that makes these unique compositions.
- Assorted interesting stuff
- music websites, magazines, webzines
- Sonic Arts Network - Sonic Arts Network is a UK organisation working exclusively with sound and technology in creative, innovative and experimental ways.
- Folk World - Online music magazine, very wide coverage of folk and world music, based in Germany. Bi-monthly 'issues', free, great source of info and CD reviews. English and German versions.
- Trad and Now - Australian Folk Magazine
- FRoots magazine Essential and information packed magazine on the world and roots music scene
- K.L.O.D Music Ezine Indie ezine from France
- Frank Ryan, Boston USA has a band called "Celtic Clan" and also runs a new site (Feb 2000) which covers also the entire Celtic music scene
- Electromantic - Italian website and e-newsletter on electronica
festivals and directories - international
- www.atirodepiedra.com for listings of Euro festival dates
- Balkan Folk - essential resource for balkan music, CDs, international band listings. Annual 2 week festival of music and dance in Bulgaria, even downloadable balkan ringtones.... if you must
- Primorsko - Bulgarian music festival - site is all in Bulgarian language...
- Irish Music Magazine for news, views and more on the Irish folk and trad scene.
- Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann for traditional Irish music and culture
- harp.net for festivals, summer schools, Irish harp organisations, albums, magazines and a harp bulletin board.
- Irish music bars website
- Information on Co Mayo, Ireland
- Chat for anyone interested in Ireland and the Irish
- Irish Family History Foundation
Against the war on Iraq
- Anti-War Songs, à la Carte: Resource for Peace Activists
- Centre for Political Song - anti war songs and news, Glasgow UK site
- Poets against the War - USA site initiated by Sam Hammill
- Norman Mailer article "Only in America" Feb 20th 2003 - traces how the Bush war on Iraq has come about
- Read four perspectives on Iraq war plans: an explanation of those missing weapons, : Edward Said, and Terry Jones (yes, he of Monty Python fame) plus a special message from the President.
Australian Independent Artists Network
