- "THE GOLD RING"
- CELTIC LINKS
- THIS LIST IS PROVIDED IN THE HOPE THAT LISTENERS OF
THE PROGRAM WILL ENJOY FURTHER EXPLORATION INTO THE WORLD OF CELTIC-BASED MUSIC AND
CULTURE.
Traditional
Music
- ABC2WIN, Music
Notation Software - Shareware program for writing, editing, playback and printing
tunes by way of the relatively sophisticated but easy-to-learn ABC Notation system.
Transcribe tunes and then print out standard sheet music; compose in ABC, and then listen
to the result. An enjoyable and useful tool for trad musicians.
- ABCMUS
- Shareware for playback of ABC tunes. Nicer sound, more variety of instrument voices
than the built-in player of ABC2Win.
- HENRIK
NORBECK'S ABC TUNES - over 1400 traditional tunes in ABC notation. An excellent
source.
- CEOLAS - an impressive
comprehensive site, with information on the elements of traditional music, tunes,
instruments, styles. A great background site.
- DICK GAUGHAN'S WEB SITE - pages
by the great Scottish singer/composer/guitarist, with a very nice collection of lyrics to
trad. Scottish songs, links, info.
- DIRTY LINEN - American
folk/Celtic/world music monthly magazine, with a sampling of each month's articles at its
website.
- IRISH FOLK SONG
LYRIC COLLECTION - searchable collection of lyrics for over 300 Irish songs.
- SESSIONEER - [recipient of The Gold
Ring Celtic Website Award] - Mike Simpson's
truly impressive site devoted to traditional music, with much emphasis on
the tinwhistle. The very best Tinwhistle Guide online, along with extensive
tune archives (.gif/.jpg files & midi files), session listings, news and
notes, reviews of recordings and instruments, players' directory. An
essential site to all players of trad music.
- THESESSION.ORG -
Good source for tunes, in sheet music or abc format. Searchable
index, comments on tunes, listings of recorded sources, accepts tune
contributions from members.
- NEW TOMMY
MARTIN - Uilleann Piper - Nice site of
Dublin-born, St. Louis-based uilleann piper Tommy Martin.
- TURLOUGH CAROLAN PAGE - [recipient of The Gold Ring Celtic Website Award] -
this is an excellent page devoted to the great Irish harper/composer, with midi files of
many tunes, good background info on tunes, links to other sites on O'Carolan and the harp
in general.
- JOHN WHELAN'S WEBSITE:
johnwhelan.com - website of the great box player
John Whelan, with biographical info, MP3 clips, tour dates, links,
photos, an online store and more. A good site.
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- CELTIC SONG LYRIC SITES: There
are numerous websites with collections of song lyrics. Below are some good
ones, with enough songs to keep you busy for years!
- Amhran Gaelach
- Cantaria
- Celtic Lyrics
- Frank Lennon's
"The MIDI Music Classroom": Irish Song Lyrics
- Ireland.com - Irish
Song Lyrics
- The Irish Lyrics & Chords
Page
- Spike's
Music Collection
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Traditional
Instruments
- BAGPIPER.COM - a fine site for highland
pipers and those interested in Scottish music and culture. Links to pipe makers, piping
festivals, music, history.
- THE BODHRAN PAGE - everything
you ever wanted to know about the instrument often referred to as "the heartbeat of
Celtic music." History, makers, a "treatise" on the Irish language. Be sure
to check the page of Bodhran Jokes.
- CHIFF & FIPPLE
- Dale Wisely's excellent,
informative, good-humored site devoted to the penneywhistle.
- THE DONEGAL FIDDLE PAGES
- information, technical matters, links about the Donegal fiddling tradition.
- A GUIDE TO THE IRISH FLUTE - Sources
for flutes, care & repair, makers, players, some links.
- M & E Flutes
- website of the fine Irish flute
maker MICHAEL CRONNOLLY, from County Mayo. Michael handcrafts
excellent affordable flutes of polymer or African blackwood. This is an
interesting site with plenty of info about Michael's flutes and Irish flutes
in general.
- SESSIONEER - [recipient of The Gold
Ring Celtic Website Award] - Mike Simpson's impressive site devoted to traditional music, with much emphasis on
the tinwhistle. The very best Tinwhistle Guide online, along with extensive
tune archives (.gif/.jpg files & midi files), session listings, news and
notes, reviews of recordings and instruments, players' directory. An
essential site to all players of trad music.
- UILLEANNOBSESSION.COM - A
site devoted to uilleann pipes and pipers.
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Celtic
Art / Literature / Languages
- CELTIC ART &
ILLUMINATION -
[recipient of The Gold
Ring Celtic Website Award] -
artist Cari Buziak's beautifully designed site of Celtic knotwork,
clip art, instruction, cross-stitch patterns, illumination, links and a bibliography of
books on Celtic design.
- CELTIC TATTOO ART - website of tattoo artist Pat Fish, who specializes in Celtic
designs. Essays on her approach to and philosophy of Celtic design and tattooing, links,
bibliography and photos of her work. An interesting and attractive site.
- FOCAL AN LAE - excellent
Irish language website, featuring lessons, "word of the day," resources, links.
- INTERACTIVE IRISH LESSONS - site
from Trinity College, Dublin with a sampling of Irish grammer, vocabulary, pronunciation,
everyday usage, etc.
- IRISH SET DANCE in North America
- a good source for information, events, news, many links regarding Irish Set Dance.
- TRADITIONAL DANCE &
MUSIC SOCIETY - Non-profit organization in
Springfield, MO, which has been organizing dances in the area since
1991. Dance schedule, links.
- KERVARKER - [recipient of
The Gold Ring Celtic Website Award] - impressive, informative and
attractive site dedicated to the Breton language. Breton language info, online lessons,
readings, online dictionary, music MIDI files, links. Recommended.
- MANX LANGUAGE RESOURCES - this site
is loaded with info on the language of the Isle of Man: dictionaries, lessons, history,
events, articles, publications. A great source.
- PICTISH ARTS SOCIETY
- a fine site devoted to the mysterious Picts, the "true ancestors of the
Scottish people." Much historical and artistic info.
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Celtic
History / Culture
- AR BED KELTIEK - Breton
site, with items for sale, and numerous links to Breton music, dance and culture. Many of
the linked pages offer English translation.
- CLAN MACFARLANE - excellent informative clan
site, with history, newsletter, merchandise, links. Recommended.
- COMHALTAS CEOLTOIRI EIREANN - the
official Web site of the CCE, formed in 1951 to preserve and promote Irish tradition and
culture.
- THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS - a site for clans, family associations, history, arts,
culture. Directory, links, heraldry, events.
- DALRIADA CELTIC HERITAGE TRUST - [recipient of The Gold Ring Celtic Website Award]
- excellent Scottish site with useful links, newsletter, a fine Archive of articles and
information.
- ELECTRIC SCOTLAND - a huge
international Scottish community site, with sections on clans, history, tourism, business,
webboards, shopping, links and an online magazine.
- GAELIC and GAELIC CULTURE
- an excellent informative site for history of the Celtic peoples (with particular
emphasis on the Scottish, Irish and Manx), language info, cultural materials, links.
- TIR NA nOG - interesting site with
history, chat, stories; links to sites about mythology, Ogham, language, art.
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