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LINKS TO ALL KINDS OF MUSICIAN FRIENDS

ARTIST
URL
DESCRIPTION OF ARTIST
THE MAMMALS
http://www.themammals.net
This band comprises of Ruthy Ungar, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, and Michael Merenda. I personally love this band because it is three great musicians and they are awesome and have made a great influnence in my life! Recently they have had two other great musicians on the road with them Pierce Woodward on the bass and Chris Merenda on the drums!
MICHAEL MERENDA
http://www.michaelmerenda.com
Mike Merenda is a great singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, he is a really good songwriter and has a lot of talent. Check out his new cd Election Day coming soon!
SPOUSE
http://spousemusic.com
Mike Merendas rock band.
RUTH UNGAR
http://www.ruthungar.com
Ruthy Ungar, how can I ever explain such a great voice? I personally think this girl has the best voice I have certainly ever heard in my life. She is also a really great fiddle/uke player and I could listen to her play all night.
TAO RODRIGUEZ-SEEGER
http://www.banjolero.com
How to describe this guy who knows but I will give it my best shot! Tao has some mean guitar and banjo playing skills thats for sure! He has a great voice and is overall a really great musician and human being in his own right!
PIERCE WOODWARD
http://www.piercewoodward.com
This guy is a great singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalistand hes a really awesome musician.

SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION
http://www.sarahleeandjohnny.com
Two very talented folk rock type musicians/singers/songwriters if I do say so myself! They are coming out with a new album soon.
KRISTIN ANDREASSEN
http://www.yellowcarmusic.com
Ms. Kristin Andreassan is a fiddle/banjo/dancing playing girl as well as songwriter and she's great groups including, The Jolly Bankers, Footworks, and Uncle Earl. She also takes pictures and hosts and designs websites.
UNCLE EARL
http://www.uncleearl.net
My great friend Kristin Andreassens all girl stringband. Check em out!
LAURA CORTESE
http://www.lauracortese.com
Hmmmm....... Lauras a fiddler/dancer/singer and shes wonderful at what she does! Your awesome girl keep up the good work!
FOOTWORKS
http://www.footworks.org
One of the best dance compnays I have ever seen. They do all kinds of styles from appalachian clogging to gumboot!
MARK SCHATZ
http://www.markschatz.net
Mark is a great bass player/banjo player/dancer, whos fun to jam with.
STEP AFRIKA
http://www.stepafrika.com
An African stepping group, based in Washington, DC very cool!
HALALI
http://www.halali.com
Laura Cortese's Fiddle band, I dont know the other two girls in the band, but I know their music is great!
THE STUPID KISS
http://www.thestupidkiss.com
This band comprises of Choloe Manor and Kristin Andreassen and they are two great singers and musicians.
THE JOLLY BANKERS
http://www.jollybankers.com
This band is made up of three great people, Kristin Andreassen, Pierce Woodward, and Laura Cortese. Trust me they are great musicians and have great voices so please take time to check out their music!

COMMON GROUND ON THE HILL
http://www.commongroundonthehill.com
Not only the place I have met the best friends of my life, but a really fun camp for everyone of all ages! If you have a week during the summer and are looking for a great time and tons of great people check it out!
BOB LUCAS
http://www.boblucasmusic.com/index.html
This is Bob Lucas' and Chloe Manor's website. They are a father daughter duo and are very good musicians and singers. Check out their new cd Kin!
SCOTT AINSLIE
http://www.scottainslie.com
A great blues musician.

GUY DAVIS

http://www.guydavis.com

Guy Davis is one of the greatest blues musicians I know.

JUST SOME MUSIC LINKS!

CAMPS/FESTIVALS

COMMON GROUND ON THE HILL: SCOTLAND
http://www.commongroundscotland.com
Common Ground in Scotland! What more could you want!?
CLIFFTOP: APPALACHIAN STRINGBAND FESTIVAL
http://www.wvculture.org/stringband
Common Ground in Scotland! What more could you want!?

MATERIALS (RECORDINGS, MUSIC, ETC.)

HOMESPUN TAPES, MUSICIANS FRIEND, & ELDERLY MUSIC
http://www.homespuntapes.com
http://www.musiciansfriend.com
http://www.elderymusic.com
These three websites are some good places to get instruments, tapes, books etc.
MANDOLINCAFE
http://www.mandolincafe.com
A great online source for mando players.
CD BABY
http://www.cdbaby.com
A great place to find great cds for less.
FOLK OF THE WOOD
http://www.folkofthewood.com
Gives online lessons for many instruments.
VIRTUAL TRADITION
http://www.virtualtradition.com
Gives tips on jamming and other helpful music tips.
HELTZER
http://www.heltzer.homestead.com
Link to information on different songs
JUST STRINGS
http://www.juststrings.com
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SIX FEET SMALL
http://www.sixfeetsmall.com
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Bands/Individual Musician Sites

JAKE ARMERDING
http://www.jakearmerding.com
A great folk musician!
DROMEDARY
http://www.dromedarymusic.com/index.htm
A great band with great music! Check out their site Ruthy's source for the mando pic on my homepage. Thanks Ruthy for pointing out this band to me because they rock!
MELODROME
http://www.melodrome.net
This is a band I heard on Tao's radio show The Tao of Tao and really liked. I think they play great music. Check out their new cd Play America!
Nickelcreek
http://www.nicklecreek.com
Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins, and Christ Thile make up Nicklecreek. A great band that plays many kinds of music. Sara on Fiddle, Chris on Mandolin, and Sean on guitar.
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
http://www.jayandmolly.com
A great musical duo!
Dwight Diller
http://www.dwighdiller.com
A wonderful Banjo player!
Tom Chapin
http://www.tomchapin.com
The best childrens singer ever!
Harry Chapin
http://www.harrychapin.com
A great musician/songwriter


Venues

http://www.jamminjava.com
A great coffehouse in Vienna, Virgina. They have lots of great concerts there.

Music Magazines

http://www.dirtylinen.com
A great music magazine that features many great artists.

http://www.bluesaccess.com
A great magazine for those who like blues music.

http://www.singout.org
A magazine dedicated to folk music!

Dance

www.clogdancing.com
A site all about clogging!

www.achf.com
American Clogging Hall of fame

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