Links We Like
- Maggie's Music Artists
- Retailers and Distributors
- Hammered Dulcimer Resources
- Annual Events
- Organizations and Other Music Resources
- Radio Sites
- Art & Fun Stuff
Maggies Music Recording Artists' Websites
- Al Petteway & Amy White
- Bonnie Rideout
- City of Washington Pipe Band
- Ensemble Galilei
- Hesperus Early Music Ensemble (Music director, Tina Chancey)
- Jody Marshall
- Karen Ashbrook & Paul Oorts, Ceotloiri
- Paul Oorts
- Ken Kolodner
- Robin Bullock
- Sue Richards
- Maggie Sansone
Retailers & Distributors (wholesale)
Maggie's Music is available through direct on-line ordering, Internet order sites, and from the merchants listed below:
- Music Design
A wholesaler/distributor of music and self-help recordings into non-traditional markets. - Gourd
Music
An independent label specializing in acoustic music. - Goldernrod
An independent music distributor located in Lansing Michigan.
Library Distributors:
- BWI
TitleTales
Easy timely and intuitive order management of book, music and video orders 800-888-4478 - Follett Library
Resources
888-511-5114 ext. 1164
Hammered Dulcimer and Music Resources
- Dulcimer Player
News
News and information for all dulcimer players. - Everything
Dulcimer
Find hammered dulcimer teachers in your area--includes Maggie's Music recording artists. - DulcimerSessions-Mel Bay
- Dulcimers
All about hammered dulcimers and other acoustic instruments. - Nick
Blanton Instruments
Maker of Maggie Sansone's, and Karen Ashbrook's, custom dulcimers. - Kitchen
Musician
Hammered dulcimer, living history, Scottish fiddle and traditional music. - Gila
Mountain Dulcimers
Mountain dulcimer designed by Kerry Coates. - http://www.dulcimers.org
- Dulcimer
Shofar
Middle Eastern supplies, dulcimer, music stands, bagpipe, shakere. - The World Cimbalom Congress - Features all kinds of hammered dulcimers in the world!
Annual Events
- The Maryland Renaissance
Festival
The region's premier outdoor event and the second largest Renaissance Festival in the country--held in Crownsville, MD in late summer and early autumn. - Pipers'
Gathering
This is a musical convention that features "alternative bagpipes" of all types--held at the Killington Grand Hotel & Conference Center in Vermont. - The
Upper Potomac Piper's Weekend
Shepherdstown, WV - Upper Potomac
Dulcimer Festival
Shepherdstown, WV - The Augusta
Heritage Workshops
Ddocuments, promotes, encourages, and nurtures West Virginia's folklife and folkways--held in Augusta, WV - The Swannanoa
Gathering
This is series of summer workshops in various folk arts held on the campus of Warren Wilson College near Asheville in the heart of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. - Steve Kaufman's
Instructional Kamps
For all Kampers - past, present and future--get together--Discuss Kamp and share thoughts, photos, videos, music and more. - Common
Ground on the Hill
Founded on the premise that there is a common human thread unifying all people expressed in our various artistic traditions.
Organizations and Other Music Resources
- Mel Bay Publications
"How-to" books covering a wide range of musical instruments - Dirty
Linen Magazine
American bi-montly magazine that celebrates roots/traditional/folk/world music. - Sing Out! Magazine
Home of Sing Out! publications--maintains a sizable multimedia resource center with a significant library of important books, periodicals, sound recordings, oral histories and photographs. - The Washington Area Folk Harp Society (Washington D.C.)
- Washington Area
Music Association
WAMA is an organization of music industry professionals committed to raising the profile of Washington D.C.region's diverse music community . - The
Thistle and Shamrock
National Public Radio's award-winning Celtic music hour, hosted by Fiona Ritchie and heard on over 350 NPR stations. - Echoes
New age radio and more! - House of Musical
Traditions
A huge folk music resource and store with musical instruments from around the world, books, lessons and more! It's Washington DC's hot spot located in the heart of Takoma Park, Maryland. - Bridge Guitar
Reviews
Review site from the Netherlands - Amazing
Sounds
CD review site from Spain ( English translation:) - Fiddlers
Crossing
A great fiddle music catalog - The Celebrity
Cafe
Music and entertainment news - TwelveMonth
Music
Features an innovative method for learning about music, and for learning to play music based on guitar.
Radio and Online Music
- The
Online Folk Festival
Online Folk Festival is a tribute to folk and related music that consists of two components: Festival Radio and Folk Blog. - SQUIDOO-online overview of Maggie's Music
- Rambles
Independent on line reviews and more - Celtic
World
Learn more about Celtic music - Highlands
FM
Australian radio station that features Maggies' Music recordings - Highlander
Radio
This is an award winning Internet radio station broadcasting a wide range of Celtic Music 24 hours day! - Mary Cliff's Traditions
Washington D.C. Listen to the best in Folk and acoustic music on Saturday nights. 11-1pm
Art & Fun Stuff:
- Ben
Crenshaw
Ben Crenshaw is a website designer, a graphic artist and owner of Enchanted Glyph which features fine Celtic jewelry, wedding rings, playing cards, rune stones and many items based on Celtic, historical and mythological themes. - Jacquie Lawson
This is a wonderful E-Card site, join up to become a member.
