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<Links to the many artists who have appeared at the club can be found on the diary pages> |
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| All Music Guide | Find biographical information and recording history of your favourite artist, whether it be folk, blues, rock, rap, gospel, world, reggae etc etc | |
| Basic Music Theory Elements | These basic elements are the structure and framework for which music is formed. Knowing these elements is what allows you to study, play, compose, re-harmonize, and work with other musicians in a common language. | |
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Learn all about Bedcote Morris, based in Stourbridge, West Midlands |
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| Beesweb | This is the Official Richard Thompson Site. Worth a visit, just to be impressed by the site. Whilst you're there, try the Song-O-Matic. | |
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The official site for Dylan Aficionados. |
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| Bromsgrove Folk Club | Good friends of the Woodman, the resident band, Fairfield Folk, are resident players in the award winning Woodman Pantomime. Oh no they're not ... Oh yes they are! | |
| Celfyddydau Mari Arts | Home of the Llantrisant Folk Club and various other Welsh connections. A nicely laid out site. | |
| Chord House | All the guitar chords and scales your ever likely to need with a very nifty graphical interface. You've got the Guitar Room (Easy), the Guitar Room (Advanced) and also the Piano Room. Very clever. | |
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This is a good site for Chris Smither devotees. Hear the songs, get the lyrics, buy the merchandise and most important, find out when he's next in the UK! |
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| Delta Blues Museum | If you are a blues aficionado and visit the USofA, then this is a must. Alternatively just browse the site ... check out the merchandise | |
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This is a nicely set up site with Dick Gaughan's lyrics, together with tabs and mp3 files. |
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This is the site to find the lyrics of that song you can't quite remember |
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| Dominic Ward | Dominic Ward is a local folk musician and songwriter living in Sedgley, Dudley. You can check out his music, which is free to download from his website. | |
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For all you American Pie fans out there |
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A handy directory of folk singers/musicians/bands. It takes you straight to the relevant web site |
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No, this isn't Paul's home page it's the Folk & Roots Online Guide which contains an incredible number of links all over the world. |
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A wonderful site! Pictures of many artists, lots of links - what's on, local radio etc etc |
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A link to the Folk Roots Magazine |
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| Folk World | Lots of links to European world and folk music through this European Folk Magazine | |
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A west Midlands Site with some local information, particularly in the Bedworth Area. |
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They describe themselves as a "Folking good site" and it is! News, videos, mp3 files and the Dave Burland Radio Show. |
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Drool, you guitarists, drool! |
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| Guitar Noise | Online guitar lessons, from tuning up, to using a capo to soloing / improvisation and songwriting. A pretty comprehensive site. | |
| Guitar Site - Tuition | This tuition page has got everything from how to tune up for slide to the "anatomy" of a classical guitar. Book a page in your diary to visit - you'll be there a long time! | |
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This is an excellent site for learning to play the Blues Harp. My first thought was for Paul.... |
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| Hear The Music Play | This is a very useful review site for musical equipment. Guitars, effects boxes, banjos, even harmonica cases are covered. As well as making specific recommendations it also gives some pointers when choosing equipment The information US based, giving costs in $ and links to US sites, but generally you will be able to find the equipment listed in the UK with a quick internet search | |
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An excellent resource for lyrics, nicely presented with a few midi files thrown in for good measure |
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You've hung around the stand at the festivals, now you can browse the on-line store - PLUS lots of links |
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| Ian Pittaway | Ian Pittaway's site - Traditional and early music on voice, guitars and period instruments | |
| Katie Fitzgerald's | There is always a lot going on throughout the week at Katie Fitzgerald's in Stourbridge, including an open mic session most Mondays. | |
| K Yairi Guitars | Another one for the guitar lovers out
there. A lovely site. |
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Last time Keith Hancock visited the club he told us that Leonard Cohen was in a monastery. Well he had been, but he came back down the mountain in 1999 with armfuls of poems and songs. |
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All sorts of Martin Simpson stuff here - including merchandise. |
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Mr Red's Mid West (cresby.com) | You've seen him at the festivals, now visit his web site! Loads of information re folk clubs and sessions in the around the W Mids, Gloucester, Worcs, Somerset etc etc. Brilliant! |
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An on-line folk magazine which will keep you busy for hours and hours! A must-visit site. |
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| Open Tunings Tutorial | An excellent introduction to the exciting world of open guitar tunings | |
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Ralph McTell's Official Home Page |
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Not really a folk site, but his poems are sometimes featured by folk performers and others. From the comic-macabre "Ballad of Blasphemous Bill" to the poignant WW1 poems of his "Rhymes of a Red Cross Man", you'll find something to make you stop and think ...... and maybe shed a tear or two. |
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An online folk magazine giving information about folk artists, events plus reviews of concerts, venues etc along the River Severn and beyond…. |
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A good resource for photos and brief bios of some English folk singers |
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| Shining Friends | Shining Friends hosts six concerts a year in North Bromsgrove. Visit this site to find out about the concerts and Paul Edwards the musician behind this venture. | |
| SIMM07TS's Channel - YouTube | You've probably seen Pete Simmonds at various folk festivals filming the artists for his YouTube channel. Well worth browsing through and finding your favourite artists. | |
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Sing365.com | This isn't specifically a folk or blues site
but it contains biographies and lyrics of hundreds of artists from Dusty
Springfield through the Sex Pistols to Dr Dre along with well known folk
and blues artists such as Joan Baez and Bo Diddley included. Highly recommended, but beware the pop up ads! |
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Find out what frequently asked questions there are about storytelling and get the answers! |
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| Sunday Folk | Listen again to Sunday Folk with Genevieve Tudor, and see the latest play list. | |
| Surge Music | Online live music guide for the Midlands | |
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A German site with lyrics of English and German songs. To give you an idea of how thorough this site is ... have you found the complete lyrics of Alice's Restaurant posted anywhere else - Apart from, maybe, Arlo's site? |
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One of the best Folk-Rock bands around - and a very nice web-site, too! |
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A very useful directory to find out what's going on whether your interest is in folk, blues, zydeco, world music, morris dancing etc etc |
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| The Night Watch | Mediaeval, renaissance and baroque music on period instruments – reviving the genuine links between folk music and early music. | |
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It may not be folk music, but Steve Earle's songs often get played in sessions. Here's where you can learn about him as well as picking up some lyrics and guitar tabs |
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| The Lighthouse Folk Club | Meets every Thursday and is hosted by Sue Stevens. Evenings are informal and consist of Acoustic Singers/Musicians Floor Spots and the occasional guest night. | |
| The Robert Johnson Notebooks | Everyone is influenced by someone but there aren't many blues singers who haven't been influenced by Robert Johnson. Pay homage. Visit the site. | |
| The Royal Oak Folk Club | 'Folk At The Oak' - The folk club is run as a 'singers night' in aid of charity and all types of acoustic music and arts are welcome. Marilyn and Phil are your hosts at the club. | |
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The Sandpiper
Folk Club |
The Sandpiper Folk Club gets together every fortnight on Wednesday evenings throughout the year. It opens at 7:30 p.m. ready to start the evening's entertainment at 8:00 p.m.. | |
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"An Annotated Bibliography of the Folk Songs of the English Speaking World" - In other words where to go to find out what that obscure traditional ballad is really about. Great site! |
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| The Traditional Music Library | A huge archive of traditional, folk & old music - song-books with lyrics & chords, tune-books, sheet-music, scores, old songs, midi backing tracks, tabs, music lessons & theory, learn to play guides for various instruments, chord diagrams, scales and other music educational & academic reference materials. Also links to venues | |
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Tom Rush was/is one of the US Folk/Blues greats. Here you can have a nostalgia trip through his recordings and catch up with what he's doing now. |
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| Understanding Scales and Key Signatures | A useful learning resource recommended | |
| Willenhall Folk & Acoustic Club | The Club runs on a Wednesday night, starting at 8:15. Most nights are Singers' Nights with the occasional guest night. | |