Links to Useful Websites

Music Camps

• Colorado Suzuki Institute — http://www.coloradosuzuki.org — A remarkable camp for Suzuki students. I attended, now I teach fiddle there!
• Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp — http://www.RMFiddle.com — A great place to learn a variety of fiddle styles in a single week!
• Ashoken Fiddle & Dance Camps — http://ashokan.org/ashokan/camp.shtml — Family-friendly camp in New York that provides a great immersion in traditional styles of music and dance.
• Swannanoa Gathering — http://www.swangathering.com — Another excellent option, this camp in North Carolina also provides a great immersion in traditional styles of music and dance.

Music Stores, Luthiers

• County Sales — http://www.countysales.com — A great place to buy old-time and bluegrass recordings.
• Enoch Banjos — http://www.enochbanjos.com — Kevin Enoch builds wonderful banjos.
• Huss & Dalton — http://www.hussanddalton.com — These are the folks who made my guitar.
• Elderly Instruments — http://www.elderly.com — Buy instruments, accessories, and recordings.

Musicians

• Paul Brown — http://wwww.brownpaul.net — An awesome force in old-time music and Public Radio.
• Crowfoot — http://www.crowfootmusic.com — My favorite contra dance band!
• Bruce Greene — http://www.brucegreene.net — "One of the finest living exponents of old time Kentucky fiddle music."
• Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz — http://www.ginnyandtracy.com — My favorite traditional American singers, as soloists and together.
• Brad Leftwich — http://www.bradleftwich.net — The first fiddler to impress upon me the importance of bowing in old-time music.
• Bruce Molsky — http://www.brucemolsky.com — A huge inspiration.
• Kevin Neidig — http://www.kevinneidig.com — An amazing, philosophical singer, songwriter, and musician. I produced his latest album.
• Tim O'Brien — http://www.timobrien.net — You have to see him play! and hear him sing!
• Dirk Powell — http://www.dirkpowell.org — The best old-time musician named after a Scottish dagger.
• Red Stick Ramblers — http://www.redstickramblers.com — A "unique hybrid of Cajun, country, stringband, and swing influences."
• Mike Seeger — http://mikeseeger.info — An icon in American music.
• Rafe Stefanini — http://www.rafestefanini.com — A terrific musician and luthier.
• The Steel Wheels — http://www.thesteelwheels.com — A wonderful band from Harrisonburg, VA. I'm filling in for their fiddle player in March 2010.

Resources

• Folk Streams &mdash http://www.folkstreams.net — An amazing collection of documentary films with lots of music from a variety of folk cultures!
• Old Time Music Web Site — http://www.oldtimemusic.com — Just a plain good reference for the music.
• Fiddler Magazine — http://www.fiddle.com — Covers the spectrum of fiddle styles with interviews, tunes, and exercises.
• Old Time Herald — http://www.oldtimeherald.org — The crucial print publication for the old-time music fan.
• John Salyer's Recordings —http://www.berea.edu/appalachiancenter/merchandise/cds.asp — Two CD's of the great Kentucky fiddler, John Salyer.
• The Digital Library of Appalachia — http://www.aca-dla.org — The Digital Library of Appalachia. A great place to hear archival clips of musicians from Kentucky. Check out: Luther Strong, John Salyer, William (Bill) H. Stepp, Estill Bingham, Hiram Stamper.
• 5-String Productions — http://www.5-string.com — Our record label has a great catalog of new and reissued recordings.