Contacts

Folk Australia

Now incorporates the Sydney Home Page. Excellent site and an ideal introduction into the folk music scene in NSW and Australia as a whole. Excellent, clear presentation and loads of information.

Buzz

That great folk magazine from the North West of the UK, now has a web page with loads of info and extracts from the magazine.

Folkfax

This site provides a wealth of information about the UK folk scene. Well worth a visit. 

FolkClub Online

Australian folk site with loads of good links, they even run a quiz, if that is your sort of thing.

freefolk.com

There is a new web based folk magazine launched as of the first of May, from the same stable as the paper magazine "the living tradition". It seems to be getting off to a good start with editorials, links, downloadable recordings from Mike Raven, (the editor of both publications), and others.

links to Aussie artists

You will find a good set of links to Aussie artists and related links at this Western Australia site.

Australian festivals

You can find a listing of aussie festivals here.

Waltzing Matilda

The full story of the Aussie legend.

Australian Folk Directory

Loads of info

Sydney's Western Suburbs club

Alan Foster has put together a site with musical and other links, and information

Sussex area

A really good introduction for newcomers to the the folk scene in the Sussex area, there are lots of clubs listed.

List of UK folk clubs

With venue details and times.

Festival listings

Our own Folkalpoint festival listing with links to further information.

Buzz.

Scanning the Folk Scene in the North West and North Midlands.

Postal subscriptions Jason Hill, 54 Price Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4EN , UK

Published three times a year, check with the editor.

Buzz, now has a web page with loads of info and extracts from the magazine.

Cornstalk

The magazine of the Folk Federation of NSW. PO Box A182, Sydney South, NSW 1235

Monthly magazine available locally and by air mail subsciption.

Folkwrite

Centered around the scene in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and includes most of the bordering counties.

Folkwrite web page . Folkwrite email

Taplas

The magazine devoted to folk music in Wales and the Borders.

Keith Hudson, Taplas, 182 Broadway, Roath, CARDIFF, CF24 1QJ . Tel 02920 499 759

Fylde guitars

Based in Cumbria, they make excellent guitars, but for your editor their Cittern, Bouzouki, Mandola family of instruments (however you wish to describe them) are the main attraction.

Hobgoblin music

UK based supplier of folkie instruments, now with several shops in the UK, and an international presence. The website is attractive, with a magazine section giving loads of good links. They also do mail order instruments and sundries.

The Music Room

Cleckheaton is not only the home to a charming little festival with a good deal of pub sessions, but is also the home of a music shop of wide reputation in the UK, which is now called 'the music room', and was formerly known as Dave Mallison music. They have just launched an excellent site, with all sorts of interesting aspects to it. There are some good technical tips and information on their stock, which includes a whole raft of mandolin family instruments and a huge range of squeeze boxes (and that is by know means the limit of it). The team provide a level of technical advice which is quite outstanding, both for new and experienced players, and you will rarely find such a supportive and friendly atmosphere. The web site gives them the opportunity to be seen by a wider audience.