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ABC Homepage Software to access many folk tunes in ABC musical notation
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Bodmin Folk Club - Cornwall
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Bonny Green Folk music and dance website
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Bradley Waters Freelance graphic designer based in Plymouth, Devon that specialises in CD artwork for folk musicians. Regular clients include Show of Hands, Seth Lakeman and Equation. Creative, affordable and fast turnaround.
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Coila A ceilidh band, which regularly performs at weddings and functions throughout Scotland and abroad. Consisting of four professional musicians who have played together for over 15 years, specialising in Scottish music using traditional instruments, delivering a modern sound using contemporary melodies and rhythms.
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| Compagnie Giulia Compagnie Giulia is a medieval & traditional band based in South Devon |
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Cumbrian Clasarchs Handmade Quality Harps By Harpmaker Richard Moriarty
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Dave Shaw Maker of Northumbrian and Scottish Smallpipes - Shuttlepipes - Irish Pipes - Shaw Whistles. Dave has been playing and making pipes for more than twenty five years. His pipes have a reputation for elegance, are designed to sound technical specifications and are beautifully tuned.
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English Folk and Traditional Music on the internet A guide to resources. A very useful and comprehensive site.
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Exeter Set Dancing Irish Set Dancing in Exeter
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| Flash Co are a four-piece Devon barn dance / ceilidh band playing traditional folk music for barn dances, ceilidhs and country dances. Based in Exeter, Flash Co blend traditional tunes with a modern rock backline and rhythms from around the world, performing throughout Devon, Somerset and the South West. They are available for weddings, receptions, PTAs, parties, birthdays anniversaries and all celebrations |
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Folk Music UK Information and links to UK music
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Folk and Roots Music A site for people who appreciate folk and acoustic music by people who appreciate folk and acoustic music, the site will be continuously extended and new resources/links will be added.
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| Folkwords A site dedicated to folk music - its influences, how it is developing and why. |
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Foot Together Jump ftj promoting pride and passion in English folk culture, our products show folk traditions in a contemporary light
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| Glen Titmus Violins Good second-hand instruments at affordable prices |
| Hartree Music Commission an original tune; book a ceilidh band; buy the book “Beginning to Read Music for Traditional Musicians” and more. |
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Hearts of Oak Performing maritime and folk music in North Devon and beyond
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Hobgoblin Folk & Celtic Instruments, Books, CDs and Accessories: concertinas, melodeons, harps, whistles, flutes, bodhrans, bouzoukis, mandolins, banjos, guitars, fiddles, dulcimers, accordions and more! Lots of useful links.
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James Hollingsworth Singer/songwriter -" James's voice is like a seventh string on his guitar, it's uncanny how well the two intermingle with each other and the effect is captivating." - The Eleventh Hour, Bath
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Jennifer McAteer A contemporary folk performer, and acoustic guitarist, in the vein of Joni Mitchell and the like.
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John Goodlucks's website
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Mr Red's Mid West Folk clubs/session/festivals/radio and dance diary in the Mid West of England (+ De Ddwyrain Cymru)
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Phil Beer Multi instrumentalist composer and producer - lots of interesting info
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Racehogan-Live MP3 files animations and graphics, guitars and steel instruments
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| RadioBritfolk - listen online, on demand, to some of the best folk music from the UK and Ireland. Listen to 5 new programmes every week for free, or become a full member and access show archives, post your own events listings and sell CD's or music services from the site. |
| Red Shed are a six-piece dance band from the Exeter area. They play traditional English and Irish dance tunes with a special twist; a solid backline of bass, drums and electric guitar combine with a frontline of fiddle, sax and whistle for a unique combination of 18th-century barn and 21st-century Global influences. For listening to, or for dancing, Red Shed offer music for the feet, head and heart. |
| 'Roots and Shoots' on Phonic FM (based at the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter). Featuring World Roots and local folk and roots musicians, recorded and live in the studio, on a Monday evening between 6pm and 8pm on 106.8 FM in Exeter. |
| Stick the Fiddle - Stick The Fiddle is a three-piece Folk Dance Band Based near Tiverton in Devon |
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The Rhythm Balladeer A strumming balladeer living in Long Rock, West Cornwall. Who writes his own songs as well as performing covers including classic Dylan, Lennon and Irish Ballads. Toured in the support band for Bad Manners in Autumn 1981. Won a national songwriting competition in 1989 and had a song at No 1 in the uksounds.com chart in March 2000.
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| East Devon Folk > A site aimed to keep you in touch with all and any events in East Devon related to Folk, Acoustic, Roots (or whatever you like to call it) Music! |
| Spinach for Norman |
| The Tavy Tars |
| Wunjo |
| Other Sites Please note these are not sites necessarily recommended by flaxey-green |
| Entsweb Directory Visit Entsweb Directory of Entertainment, Music & Leisure for links to sites relating to folk music and more. |
| Fowlescombe Farm The Fowlescombe Visitor Centre in the South Hams near Ugborough is available for a wide range of activities for small and medium sized groups, covering private parties, folk evenings, barn dances, farm visits, and educational / training purposes. |
| Fleximusic - Shareware music software |
New Music Label  Where Singers, Musicians and Artists meet Record Labels, Music Managers and Scouts. New Music Label is a one-stop solution for seeking, finding, and managing all types of Music careers. |
| Guitar Player World - GuitarPlayerWorld.com is a website that provides free quality guitar lessons online using Guitar Pro as a learning platform. |
 Information on songwriting, music business, recording production, and artist management. |
| Ottertonmill Set beside the river otter in one of Devon's most beautiful valleys and just a mile or so from East Devon's magnificent world heritage coast, Ottertonmill is an altogether different kind of experience. A centuries old working water mill, a famous bakery and shop brim full of superb local produce, a fabulous restaurant serving food to die for and a gallery selling work from a selection of the best artists from Devon, Dorset and Somerset. Check out Thursdays nights for details of concerts. |
| PartyDirectory Free web sites for band and solo musicians |
| Real UK Music A great site which details of a wide range of acoustic music. There is a diary 'What's On' section for each music genre in which you can enter special event details. |
| Stairway-to-Devon Directory - A local directory for Devon with a focus on promoting local arts and environmental concerns alongside general business and club listings. |
 Speedwellquilts for handmade quality patchwork quilts, cushions, and beaded jewellery |
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flaxey green was first published in January 2000
Site re-designed May 2006/December 2007
Copyright Trevor Paul 2009 ©
flaxey green was first published in January 2000
Site re-designed May 2006/December 2007
Copyright Trevor Paul 2009 ©
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