Friends
& Relatives
David
Strassman
-
Debra's brother who specializes in a unique form of ventriloquism and
puppetry
Julie Henigan - A
fine singer and instrumentalist with a repertoire of traditional and
original music
Sourdough
Slim - An old friend who has a way with a Cowboy yodel
Mills-
Bob Mills plays in Contra dance groups and performs his own
blend of solo traditional and contemporary material
Folk
Legacy Records-Sandy and Caroline Paton's record label that
has
helped keep folk music alive for over 40 years
Judy Cook-A
wonderful singer
from the Baltimore area
John
Roberts & Tony Barrand-These guys have been heroes of
mine for
years.
Melville Park Studio-Steve
Friedman is the engineer that has helped me record my last two
projects.
Check him out; he does great work!
Fishken and Groves-
Two
Boston-based buddies
Betty
Gerich-a
wonderful artist from Connecticut who did the sculpture "Debra Sings"
on my CD "Banks of Green Willow"
Dave
Mattacks-Former
Fairport
Convention drummer, now residing in the USA
Allison
Lee Freeman-a wonderful singer
of maritime songs
Wishing
Chair- Kiya
Heartwood and
Miriam Davidson write and perform wonderful songs
Al
Evans - a
good friend and a wonderful Austin, TX songwriter
Mark Dvorak - Excellent Chicago based singer and musician
Friends
Across the Sea
Les Barker- He
has
to be experienced
Tykes'
News-
A publication from W. Yorkshire that showcases folk music
Louis
Killen-
A fine singer of
traditional songs and another hero of mine
Keith
Kendrick-
Another fine singer based in Derbyshire
Bill
Caddick-
Another wonderful songwriter
John
Weatherby-
The best sound man in Great Britain (and plays a mean pinball game)
John
Renbourn-
Needs no explanation
Grace
Notes-
Maggie Boyle, Lynda Hardcastle, and Helen Hockenhull make up this trio
of singers
Sid
Kipper-
A very funny guy
Damien Barber-
Can move a capo on a guitar in light-speed and is a fine singer
Free Reed
Records and Music- Neil
Wayne and
Nigel Schofield are responsible
for some excellent recordings and box-sets
The Chantey Cabin-
A great website that is all things Maritime.
Pete
Morton
-Another songwriter and performer not to overlooked
Tim Moon-
A fine songwriter and an amazing instrumentalist based
in
Yorkshire.
Tim owns over
150 instruments and plays them all, I might add.
theacousticstage.net-
Online folk music site
Bacca
Pipes Folk Club - One of my very
favorite folks clubs in the UK
Chele
Willow- A wonderfiul photographer who took some lovely
pictures of myself and Pete Smith on the UK '08 tour
Nic Jones - Fantastic musician whose "Ruins By the Shore" is contained in Debra's newest CD "Fond Desire Farewell"
Guitarists You Should Hear
Pete
Smith
- a fine guiratist and my musical partner on my UK '08 tour
Fran
Doughty-
A
good friend who also happens to be a fine guitarist
Robert
Messore - A fantastic guitarist and composer from New Haven,
CT.
Tony McManus-
I call this guy
"Scotland's Best Kept Secret".
Steve Tilston-
Not only an
excellent guitarist, but a fine songwriter as well
Pete
Smith- Great guitarists,
great performers and just
a little insane
Tom
Doughty-
No relation to Fran. A slide and dobro player that has to be heard
Larry
Pattis
- I went to high
school with this guy!
Brooks Williams - a fine guitarist with whom I have collaborated on a few performances
Duke Levine - guitarist and musician who palyed on Debra's newest CD "Fond Desire Farewell"
Instrument-Related links
JustStrings.com-Do
you play an Oud? Or a Kanoun? This is the place to find strings for ANY
instrument that exists.
Blanchard
Guitars-Mark Blanchard creates some of the most beautiful and
lovliest sounding instruments that I have ever had the privilege of
playing. Kathy (the brains of the outfit) is pretty cool as well.
Concertina.Net-I
just began playing a Wheatstone English 48-key
concertina. This site has many resources for the novice (like me) and
the experienced player.
Kathy
Wingert Guitars - Kathy is a good friend wh just happens to
create
some beautiful instruments
Leach
Guitars-Harvey
Leach maker of the fantastic Voyage-Air guitar
Venues
U'n'I
Coffeehouse - Springfield, MA
Music For Robin
Celtic Concerts
Music By the Bay
-A house
concert series in Assonet, MA hosted by Gary Martin
Minstrel
Coffeehouse -part of the Folk Project of
Northern New Jersey
Music
Through Time
Concert Series -New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA
The
Sounding
Board -Over 30 years in West Hartford, CT is a
pretty good
record for
this coffeehouse
The
Golden
Link Folk Singing Society-A wonderful folk music organisation
in
Rochester, NY
Folk
Music
Society of New York-A long-lived folk music club in NYC, also
known
as Pinewoods
Shenandoah
Coffeehouse
Series-A
concert series run by my good friends in the Shenandoah
Valley
Woods
Hole Folk Music Society - Want
some folk
music on Cape Cod? Here ya
go!
The Focal
Point-
The
center of folk music and dance in St. Louis
Little Rock
Folk Club-A
"stealth" English folk club in Little Rock, AR
The Front
Porch-
"Picker's Paradise" in Valparaiso, IN
The
Linden Tree-
A wonderful Coffeehouse in Wakefield, MA
Mom and Pop's-
A wonderful venue
in Levittown, PA
Heartland
Music-
An
acoustic venue
in Rochester, NY
People's
Voice Cafe -
a wonderful socially progressive venue in NYC
Folktracks
- monthly concert series at Club
Passim
Butte Folk Music
Society - An
organisation
that I was involved in early on in Chico, CA
Music Links
Kevin's
Celtic
and Folk CD Reviews - need some new music? Check
out Kevin's
reviews as a guide.
Folknotes-the monthly
publication of
The Sounding Board, Inc, another great folk music organization in
Connecticut
The
Pioneer Valley
Folklore Society-a great source for folk music in western
Massachusetts
Dirty
Linen Gig Guide
Indiegrrl
Children's Music Network
Tradmusic.com
Mudcat
Cafe
Festivals
California
World
Music Festival-Grass Valley, CA
NEFFA (New England
Folk Festival
Association)-Natick, MA
NOMAD
Festival of Traditional Music, Art, and Dance-Newtown, CT
Greater
New
Bedford Summerfest-New Bedford, MA
Old Songs
Festival of
Traditional Music and Dance-Altamont, NY
Portsmouth
Maritime
Folk Music Festival-Portsmouth,
NH
Mystic
Seaport Sea
Music Festival-Mystic,
CT
Champlain
Valley
Folk Festival-Ferrisburgh, VT
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