Links

Artists

Allan Taylor Anthony John Clarke Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby Dana and Susan Robinson Harvey Andrews jiva - acoustic music duo jiva - mySpace John Spiers & Jon Boden Martin Simpson Melanie Mike Silver Show Of Hands Steve and Kristi Nebel Tom Pacheco Top Of Page

Venues

Alison Arms, Coppull Read review Allendale Village Hall Read review Alnwick Folk Club Read review Ashington Folk Club Read review Bacup Folk Club Read review Battlesteads Hotel, Wark Read review Beacon Folk Club, Tunbridge Wells Read review Beamish Mary, No Place Read review Bell and Bucket, North Shields Read review Birtley Folk Club Read review Blackpool Folk Club Read review Bluestone Folk Club, Hartley Read review Brecon Folk Club, Chester-le-Street Read review Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Read review Brierfield Folk Club Read review Bubbles, Ashington Read review Buddle, Wallsend Burneston Folk Club Read review Candlelite, Newton Aycliffe Read review Chillingham Folk Club Read review Cramlington Folk Club Read review Croxdale Folk Club Read review Cumberland Arms Read review Customs House, South Shields Cutty Wren Folk Club, Marske Read review Darlington Folk Club Read review Dartford Folk Club Read review Davy Lamp, Washington Read review Dolphin, Tynemouth Read review Dunes, Whitley Bay Read review Faversham Folk Club Read review Foggy Furze, Hartlepool Read review Green Mandolin, Gateshead Read review General Havelock, East Sleekburn Read review Guisborough Folk Club Read review Hale & Hearty Folk Club, Hale, Near Milnthorpe Read review Hexagon Theatre, Acklam, Middlesbrough Read review Hexham Folk Club Read review Journal Tyne Theatre (formerly The Opera House), Newcastle Keel Row, Seaton Delaval Read review King's Head, Allendale Read review Lakeshore Inn, Bomarsund Read review Linton 'Tute, Linton Colliery Read review Locomotion, Heighington Read review Lord Barrington, Stakeford Read review Magnesia Bank, North Shields Read review Maltings, Berwick Market Tavern, Bedlington Read review Miners Arms, Acomb Read review Monkseaton Arms Read review Netherton Folk Club Read review Old Church, Uppermill Read review Old Ship, Newbiggin Read review Open Door Folk Club, Failsworth Read review Orpington Folk Club, Farnborough Read review Pickin' Parlour Read review Playhouse, Whitley Bay Plough Sessions Read review Pools Folk And Acoustic Club, Hartlepool Read review Pot House Folk Club, Hartlepool Read review Potters Folk, Bedlington Read review Queens Hall, Hexham The Ram Folk Club, Claygate Read review Ridley Park Hotel, Blyth Read review Ryton Village Folk Club Read review Session at the Ship, Low Newton by the Sea Read review South Shields Folk Club Read review Spread Eagle Read review Station Hotel, Loftus Read review Wayfarers Folk Club, Croxdale Read review Wigan Folk Club Read review Windmill, Blyth Read review Top Of Page

Listings & Forums, etc

Banjo Bill's Explore Music Folk and Roots Folk North West, North West Federation of Folk Clubs Folking.com Real UK Music Welcome-2-Europe.com Top Of Page

Instruments and Accessories

Alan Brason - guitar repairs, etc (dressed the FG580 frets, swapped the Fishman pick-ups around for us). Independent, no website, based in Whitley Bay - 0191 290 1751 Bose - creators of the phenomenal L1 Cylindrical Radiator speakers system... this is by far the best system we know of for amplifying live music performance Dennis Todd Music, Bedlington - good prices and customer-friendly Digital Village - best online prices for PA, recording gear etc, good service Elixir - probably the best strings ever Fishman - makers of excellent pickups Frailers, Runcorn - incredible selection of class/classic acoustic guitars, electric guitars, banjos, ... new and used, great prices, great service GuitarGuitar - we bought the Taylor 910CE-L7 from the Newcastle Branch Hiscox - brilliant guitar cases at a good price, and excellent customer service Neil Smith - guitar repairs, etc (fitted our Fishman pickups). Independent, no website, but based at Sound Control at Newcastle (in the attic!) - 0191 232 4175 Ripon City Music, Ripon - 'sound' advice, friendly, helpful people, great service and prices Sound Control, Newcastle - we bought the Taylor Big Baby here and, later, the Bose L1 Model II System Sounds Live, Newcastle - we bought the mixer, microphones, footpedals, PC soundcard and software here Strings Direct - online store, quick service, great prices Taylor Guitars - best acoustic guitars in the world, ever, we love them! Thomann - online store with a massive selection of gear at good prices Yamaha UK - instruments and techie stuff Top Of Page

Computer Stuff

Hardware

Fujitsu-Siemens - PCs M-Audio - soundcard Terratec - soundcard

Software

CD Wave - excellent wave splitting shareware (yes, we've registered and paid for our copy) Gold Wave - brilliant wave editing shareware, lots of effects (as with all shareware, we've registered and paid for our copy) n-Track - best multi channel audio recorder software for our needs (registered and fully paid up version) Nero - burner software and more Roxio - Easy CD Creator Steinberg - Cubasis VST and WaveLab Brickshooter (don't ask!) Z-Ball (simple, but fiendishly addictive)

Web

1&1 - web hosting jiva Design - our web and stationery design Pipex - Broadband Internet Service Provider Top Of Page

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