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Some other interesting sites
  • Rambling House
      A marvelous information site about Irish music. Strongly recommended!
  • Trubaduoen Roar og Frank
      Home page of the duo I play in.
  • 4-string Chord Finder
      Find chords for any four stringed instrument. The chords are automatically generated and you only get one (not always the best) alternative for each, but it's still a very valuable resource.
  • Caladh
      Lots of links and resources about Irish music in general and the banjo in particular.
  • Mandolin Player
      All about the mandolin and related instruments.
  • Musica Viva - The Free Sheet Music Directory - banjo category
      Links to sites with banjo sheet music.
  • Eurotradmusic.net
      A great resource site for everybody interested in European traditional music and/or dancing.
  • Fourstringbanjo Yahoo group
      To share information about plectrum and tenor banjos. This includes both the instrument itself as well as the various musical styles associated with the banjo.
  • Folk Banjo
      My generic banjo site.
  • Hopefully helpful hints for the novice banjo player
      As the title says.
  • tenorguitar.com
      All about the tenor guitar
  • The zither-banjo website
      All about the zither-banjo!
  • Banjoguitar Yahoo group
      Yahoo group for 6 (long) string banjo-guitar players.
  • Chris Smith
      Chris Smith's site with mp3s, lessons, essays and much much more.
  • Jazz Banjo Magazine
      An online magazine with lots and lots of info about the banjo in jazz music. Hard to navigate simply because it's so big, but well worth the effort.
  • Irish-music.net
      Irish Music Mag, a "links" page that's more like a full-fledged directory... everything you need to know about Irish music.
  • 4shelties
      A great 4 string banjo web directory.
  • Banjo-L Homepage
      Home page for the Banjo-L maillist and a huge banjo resource site. Mainly about the fivestringer, but with a little bit of into for everybody.
  • The Blues Banjo
      Everything about playing the blues on the banjo.
  • Frank's ABC site
      My ABC resources site.
  • Mugwumps Online Guide To Banjo Family Articles
      As the title syas. The list doesn't seem to be updated too often, but it's still a valuable resource for all banjo players.
  • Online Guitarist
      My guitar resources site.
  • Irishbanjo Yahoo group
      This is a mailing-list for people interested in the Irish tenor banjo. Playing it, FAQS, links etc. (newbies welcome)
  • FolkBlues
      "FolkBlues.Com is a place for those interested in "acoustic music" (folk, blues, bluegrass, Celtic, Cajun, or whatever else might be included) to find and share information, and to enjoy the music we all love. We will not try to "reinvent the wheel," doing what others have already done, often quite well.  Instead, the site will try to pull resources together, in a way which makes it easy to find the things you are interested in, and which might help you discover that which has so far eluded your interest."
  • The Banjo - A Short History
      Very informative article by Mick Moloney about the history of the banjo with an emphasis on Irish muic.
  • Angie's Banjo Teachers.com
      Need a banjo teacher? Angie knows where to find one.
  • Fretted Friends Yahoo Group
      As the name says - a really friendly group for everybody who plays any kind of fretted instrument.
  • Banjolele Yahoo group
      Here's a place for Banjo Uke players to meet Technical questions, player get togethers etc.
  • Carlow Session and Traditional Irish Music Club
      Lots of links and resources about Irish music in general and the banjo in particular.
  • Fretless Clawhammer Banjo
      Information about the really old-fashioned fretless banjo - even instructions how to build one!
  • New Time Banjo
      A monthly series of intermediate-to-advanced frailing banjo workshops by Patrick Costello. Strongly recommended for non-frailing banjoists too!
  • Musica Viva - The Banjo Archive
      The banjo section of my free sheet music site. Sheet music and tabs for banjo.
  • Patek style tenor banjo
      Fivestring banjo style on the tenor. Patek has some really interesting and original ideas about tenor banjo playing.
  • Tenorbanjo Yahoo group
      For players of Tenor banjos and fans of Tenor Banjo Music.
  • Banjo Junkyard Yahoo group
      The banjo hardware group. For swapping banjo parts and information about the best places to buy strings, picks, necks, heads, cases, stands and more.
  • Index of Fiddle Bagpipe Flute Dulcimer Banjo etc Tunes
      A huge index of traditional tunes.

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