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Here are some useful links to related musical and historical sites:

Doug Bleazey
Juggler, Jester, Character Performer
and provider of cicus workshops for festivals.

LINKS TO OTHER INSTRUMENT MAKERS

Kai Toenjes
Maker of superb stringed instruments

Claire Dugue
My favourite hurdy gurdy maker

Brendan White
Mad Irishman with a lovely family whose bodhrans are played by my son
Doug and a host of other celebrities worldwide.

The wesson accordion co.
Rees Wesson - Superb box maker.

Chris McNeilly
Maker of northumbrian pipes and hurdy gurdies.
and repairer of all things musical

George Stevens
Maker of lutes guitars and harps

Hayzee
Try this site to find makers of woodwind and other instruments

Sean Jones
Bagpipe Maker

Tim. Phillips
U.K.Violin Maker

Oakwood Instruments
A wonderfull range of beautifully hand made stringed instruments

Phil Hutton
Native American Flute Maker

LINKS TO WORTHY SUPPLIERS OF SERVICES FOR INSTRUMENT MAKERS

Ella Sprung
Like me, Ella has sen the light and stepped away from engineering
to make beautiful things from wood. I believe she might be talked
into making cases for flutes and other instruments.

A N D R E W _ C R A W F O R D ~ fine decorative boxes
custom made cases for flutes

LATHCO Electro platers
Quality and service par exellence and friendly advice when you need it

INNOCENT SILAYO
This guy has no website but can be contacted here - doincelia97@yahoo.com He supplies African blackwood direct.
Recent reports of non delivery after payment of large sums of money make me reluctant to recommend his services any more. Buyer beware!

LINKS TO MUSIC TEACHERS

Aimee Degruchy Lambert
Who gets results teaching recorder, whistle and flute both locally and via SKYPE which seems to work well.

LINKS TO SHEET MUSIC AND TUTOR PUBLISHERS

The Living History Tune Book Series
Music Books by Jane Foster

Tri Folk
CD's with a booklet, designed to help you learn Traditional tunes and then develop your instrumental skills whilst enjoying playing along to the full band backing tracks

LINKS TO MUSICIANS

Hilary de Vries
New folk music composer,
with a slant towards folk recorder

Blast from the past
Good friends and wonderful musicians
Sophie and Chris
playing and performing for everything medieval
to a Victorian Christmas

Valerie Marshall
The talents of David Marshall live on in these Roman through Tudor period recordings

Myal Pyper
Lovely people, loud, spectacular and Myal piped on the top of the new roof in France!

Florida
Band with Richard Goodwin

Ben Edom.
A super Guitarist

Mostly wind
Loads of good stuff about flutes from Carole Miller, and some nice dogs & cats!

The New Scorpion Band
with Robert White, who uses my instruments in film scores wow!

Jayne
A nice lady who plays my recorders.

Costume Bands
Costume Bands presents musicians in period costume for every occasion

Swainsgold
Swainsgold, another band featuring my instruments

OTHER INTERESTING SITES



Jules Bitter's site
Everything Irish - Flute and Whistle

Baroque flute resources
Good flute info. site

Flutes Are Fun
Flutes and more

Prosono timber supplies
Timber for luthiers

Wooden flute.com
does what it says

Brad Hurley
Wooden Flute Guide

The Flow
Gordon Turnbull's discussion of the major styles of traditional flute playing.

What is an Irish Flute?
the history and development of the instrument by Michael Robinson

Irish Music
Irish Music Magazine

Fintan Vallely
Timber - the flute tutor

Flook
superb Irish Flute music

Flaming Text
See where all the nice buttons come from

Historic-UK
Follow the links to living history and then traders market to find Artesans and suppliers for your historical costume performances

LINKS TO FESTIVAL AND EVENT SITES

Wallingford Bunkfest
2005 sees the fourth Bunkfest; a very promising event indeed

St.Chartier
French festival site listing 120+ instrument makers

Chippenham Folk Festival
See us there!

Colchester oyster fayre
A nice day out

Otley folk festival
A folk festival - in Otley!

Re-enactors Market
Full listing of traders at Anne Lavericks twice yearly markets







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