Welcome to the Instrument -Makers page !
INSTRUMENTS
Here is a list of instrument and instrument-makers pages and good resources for
tunes etc. and keeping up with what's happening -Don't forget if you would like to add to
this page-or any other page send me the info.
mailto:frankryan@liveirishmusic.com
GENERAL INFO SITES
Ancient
music of Ireland-Lots of MIDI FILES and samples here!
celticmusic.com-Virtual
tunebook good info here!!
Musical Traditions-Great resource
magazine !
General instruments
page Huizen
D.Helvena-Great page for
building/modifying etc. all kinds of musical instruments
Ceilihouse band-ABC format
tunes
George
Keith's Sessions around the world !
Dublin City
University Traditional Music Society
Taylor's traditional tune book
Custy's music store,Ennis Co.Clare
Joe Mooney Summer school
(July 15-23) Drumshambo Co.Letrim-many instruments covered!!
Digitrad-Song and tune
resource
Irish Music Jukebox-Great page with
a lot of .wav files,demos etc.
The Contemplator-I Think !Folk music of
Ireland,England,Scotland,Wales & USA -GREAT PAGE & INFO Lesley Nelson's
great research!
Instrument and musician jokes
Click on this and don't take yourself so seriously!
ACCORDION /CONCERTINA
Barleycorn
Concertinas-Chris Algar's page
The Concertina Page
concertina.net-HUGE resource re
concertinas by Paul Schwarz!!
Suttner Concertinas Nice
resource from Germany!!
Nick Robertshaw's Concertina page
Hobgoblin -buy sell Concertinas-page by
Pete Mc Cleland!!
Styles,scales page
Anglo Concertinas
Gearoid O h-Allamhain Celtic Crossings
!!
The Buttonbox-Accordions and Concertinas
Jeffries
Concertinas
Mick Brimich-page and
tutor for Concertina
Mario Kliemann's
Concertina page from Germany!!
Lark
in the Morning-Concertinas
Homewood Concertinas-Alabama based
Big Nick's Concertina spotters guide !!
Tim Van Eyken & Ron Harbron's Concertina
site !!
BANJO / MANDOLIN / CITTERN / MANDOLA
Malcolm Fielding-Irish
style bouzouki maker in Australia and his recordings are featured on indie-cd.com
and a 24 hour "net" radio programme !!
Malcolm's bobbin shop
Lyre music
irishbanjo.com-Proteus
EXCELLENT SITE !
Jean-Louis
Thiry Banjo page
BODHRAN
Bodhran
Jokes !
Roundstone-Malachy
& Ann Kearns "Malachy Bodhran"
Bodhrans -Alphonso
Celtic Craic-Bodhrans
and Guitars based in Liverpool !
Mance Grady-Bodhran player and maker -R.I USA.
Ace Bodhrans Mance again !!
Eckermann Drums. Bodhran makers based in Austria page in English, German and
French!!
Eamon Maguire Bodhran maker from Belfast
Davey Drums David Settles-bodhran
maker based in Calgary , Canada!!
Pneumatic Bodhrans Berlin Germany.
David Romans site !
BOUZOUKI
FIDDLE / VIOLIN
Member of the FiddleNet
Zeta Violins The Company that "electrified"
the fiddle, Cello and Bass and made them sound like they should-and a WHOLE LOT
MORE!!
Violin makers worldwide
Maritime Fiddle festival-Halifax Nova
Scotia ( July)
Fiddles of the world
Fiddle Chicks-Site
dedicated to the "Violin Femmes"
John Nash's violin making page
Jay Unger & Molly Mason
The GREAT composer and expert back-up Ashokan Camp!!
Fiddle ABC page
Hans Johanssen's Violin-making page
!!
Donegal Fiddle page !!
Donegal Fiddle
Schools !!
Chris Rickers Fiddle
page Canadian based fiddler!!
The Fiddle-web Emma Lake Saskatchewan site!!
Orangeville
Fiddle and Dance Camp Ontario
Thirty Below-Quebec Fiddle-page (French
& English)
Violink-Great resource page !
Hardanger Fiddles-The national instrument of
Norway!!
Larry Sangers fiddle
page
David Van Zandt Violin maker in the
Seattle area!!
Andrew Kirk's
violin repair page
Donegal fiddle page-hi-tech
lessons etc.
Keith Davis' fiddle-maker and music
suppliers inc bagpipes based in Michigan's UP !!
ViolinsEtc On-line purchasing of
instruments and accessories based in Austin Texas !!
FiddleCity.com Great resource site-well
done !!
Jean Luc Ponty-Very innovative "New
Age" player
Reed Violins-John F. Reed violins Red
Wing Minnesota !!
The New England Fiddle Festival and
Contest -Hartford (End of May)
GUITAR
Guitarsite.com -SUPERB Site speaks for itself
Frets.com A major voice in acoustic music.
Famous Guitar Makers worldwide-Great page with
excellent articles/info etc re guitarmakers/repairs etc.
Mc Cabes-Santa Monica California
The 12th Fret
Larrivee Guitars-Canada
Han's DADGAD Page
Dupont Guitars
Eric Schoenberg Guitars California
Virtual Guitar Gallery - An online
guide to custom guitars and basses from
different countries: photos, specs, makers' contact info. Discussion forum
and free classified ads.
HAMMERED DULCIMER
Official Hammered Dulcimer
page
Cliff Moses Page and
info!!
HARP "Harpennings"
Mannyng,Kathryn Harper/vocalist
based in Boston U.S.A.!!
Jo Morrison-Harper from Washington DC
area-good links here !
Jennifer White
Harpist,composer,storyteller !!
Steen Harps As
endorsed by Aine Minogue !!
Clairseoiri na hEireann-The Irish Harp
Foundation
Clairseoiri Mhuigheo-Mayo Harpers
!
Standing Stones -Harp and song
lyrics
Odilia's Harp site-Comprehensive site in
English, German & French !!
Autumn in Scotland (Oct) Harp course
!
Harps Australia.Good-info here!
Harps around Alaska
Harp Almanac-Good info page
Celtic Wood Grant Taylor's page on
Celtic woodworking-REALLY NICE FURNITURE-including Harp-repair and based in New
Hampshire U.S.A.!!
Harps-Harp.net
Harp Haven
Traditional harps
WHISTLES ,FLUTES, & BAGPIPES
KiwiCelt-Wooden
Celtic Flutes from New Zealand
Migoya ,David Based in
Colorado-"Bringing Yesterday's Flute to Today's
Players"
Bagpipe web
directory Bob Dunsire's fabulous site-well done !!
Aberdeen Bagpipes
Celticfire-Books and
general info.
Wendy Reeds Handmade Irish
Flutes
The 8 key flute years
Sessioneer Mike Simpson's page
w/tutor, good links and info
Traditional Irish flutes by Michael
Cronnolly.
David Daye's Bagpipe
page
Kelly's Whistles
The Tin-Whistle page
Dale Wiseley's "Chiff & Fipple"
Good and fun info !
Tin Whistle-
Michael Burke Whistle
Company
Erik Torp Olsen's whistle
page
Flutes-Terry Mc Gee Flute
maker
Brad Hurley's guide to the Irish Flute-Really
good stuff !
Whistling Low-Low
whistle page
Crystal
Flutes & Didgeridoos
Celtic Air-Great info !!
Michael Copeland
Overton Whistles
Overton in U.K.and Colin Goldie whistle maker in Germany !!
Whistling Low
Good resources for the Low Whistle
Curtis Penny-whistle-Kentucky made
whistles
Bagpiper.com-Well the name says it
all-great info site!!
UILLEANN PIPES
Uilleann pipes page
Uilleann-pipes
building page
Uilleann.com
Madra Rua "FOXY" Uilleann pipes and flutes made
in Australia !!
Siopa na bPiobairi
"The Pipers Shop" Dingle Co Kerry
Pipers of Southern
California
Casey's pipe-pages but
includes flutes and other instruments!!
Na Piobairi Uilleann NPU-The Uilleann Pipers
Irish Pipers Club Based
in Seattle
Valhalla Pipes-Uilleann Pipes from
Australia
Uilleann-Pipe resource
Seth Gallagher.
Dean Karres -Uileann
pipe info
Ray Sloan-Great pipe resource including
Northumbrian and Scottish Small-pipes
Alan Ginsber's
Uilleann pipe page
Neil O'Grady-Pipe maker
Charles Roberts Maker of
Uilleann and Northumbrian pipes
Nick Whitmer
Uilleann pipe maker
Adrian
Jeffries Uilleann Pipe maker
Timothy Britton Uilleann pipe maker
from the mid-west
Carlos Aragon &
Juan Manuel Parrado Uilleann pipe makers from Cordoba Spain.
B C Childress Pipes based in Gardner Mass.
Uilleann Pipers of British
Columbia, Canada
Armagh Pipers Club
Neillidh
Mulligan's Uilleann pipe site !!
Brian Mc Namara's Uilleann pipe site Co. Letrim piper