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  Concertina Vendors  
 
I have had personal experience with all of these vendors and can recommend them as reputable businesses. Please note that there are many other reputable businesses I haven't listed here.
 
  Makers

http://concertinas.ca - Frank Edgley's web site

Colin Dipper has no web site - see http://www.concertina.net/guide.html#dipper

http://hmi.homewood.net - Bob Tedrow's web site (Homewood Musical Instruments)

http://buttonbox.com - Web Site of The Button Box, a major seller and repairer of squeeze-boxes, including their own Morse brand

Dealers

http://buttonbox.com - Web Site of The Button Box, a major seller and repairer of squeeze-boxes

Other

http://falloncases.com - Seán Fallon makes custom concertina and Uilleann pipe cases, very classy and nearly indestructible

 
     
     
  Concertina Information  
 
  http://www.concertina.net - A comprehensive source of information about concertinas, and a very friendly discussion board (http://www.concertina.net/forums)

http://www.buttonbox.com/s-i.html - The Northeast Squeeze-In web page, a fun-filled weekend free-reed getaway, sponsored by The Button Box, another fine maker of concertinas

http://home.planet.nl/~aalte099/links.htm - Henk van Aalten's compendium of concertina audio files

http://www.angloplayer.com - Bruce McCaskey's Concertina Topics, including an excellent essay about how to approach a workshop and how to best use recording equipment in a learning situation

http://www.frappr.com/concertinaplayers - Concertina players around the world

 
     
     
  Uilleann Pipes  
 
  http://www.pipers.ie - The web site of Na Píobairí Uilleann (The Uilleann Pipers), the major Ireland-based organization for advancement of Uilleann piping

http://www.uilleannobsession.com - A great source of information and pictures of Uilleann pipes, pipers, and pipe makers

http://www.irishpipersclub.org - The web site of Cumann na bPíobaírí (the Seattle Pipers' Club)

http://www.chiffandfipple.com - The web site and discussion board for pipers, whistle players, and flute players

 
     
     
  Irish Traditional Music  
     
  http://thesession.org - Discussion groups about all things related to Irish Traditional Music, including lots of tunes

http://www.comhaltas.com - Root web site for Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, organization for the advancement of all traditional Irish arts

http://www.setdancingnews.net - Web site of the major publication about Irish set dancing

 
     
     
  Seattle Irish Links  
     
  http://www.irishpipersclub.org - The web site of Cumann na bPíobaírí (the Seattle Pipers' Club)

http://fridayharborirish.com - Excellent small Pacific-Northwest Irish school (usually sometime in March)

http://www.irishclub.org - The Seattle Irish Heritage Club web site

http://www.hoilands.com - Mari Hoiland's web site; she's the unofficial "photographer in residence" of all Seattle Irish music and dance events

http://www.galwaytraders.com - Seattle-based seller of Irish recordings and paraphernalia

 
     
     
  Festivals, Camps, and Tionóls  
     
  North America

http://www.chrislangan.ca - The Chris Langan Weekend in Toronto

http://fridayharborirish.com - Excellent small Pacific-Northwest Irish school (usually sometime in March)

http://www.east-durham.org/irishartsweek - Catskills Irish Arts Week, a large festival and school located in New York state (usually early to mid July)

http://www.celticfestival.ca - Excellent school and festival in Ontario, Canada (usually early August)

http://www.irishfest.com/summerschool - Large school and festival located in Wisconsin (usually mid August)

Ireland

http://www.eigsemrscrotty.com - Eigse Mrs. Crotty Festival of Concertina Music, Kilrush, West Clare, Ireland (usually middle August)

http://www.setdancingnews.net/wcss - The big one, Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, (usually early July)

http://www.feaklefestival.ie - The Feakle festival in Clare (usually early August)

 
     
     
  Record Labels and Sellers  
     
  Shops

http://www.custysmusic.com - Large online retailer of Irish music recordings, among other things

Individual Artists

http://www.neilmulligan.com - Néillidh Mulligan's web site

http://www.iol.ie/~marmusic - The McCarthy family's label

http://piperbrian.com - Brian McNamara and the McNamara family

http://www.irishharpcentre.com - Harper Janet Harbison "lives" here

http://grainne.harp.net - Harper Gráinne Hambly's web site

http://www.marymacnamara.com - Mary MacNamara and family

http://www.celticcrossings.com - Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, Patrick Ourceau, and friends, see also http://www.gearoid.us

http://www.martinhayes.com - Martin Hayes's web site, of course

http://www.kevincrehan.com - Kevin Crehan's web site (unfortunately experiencing technical difficulties as of March 2005)

http://www.timcollins-concertina.com - Tim Collins's web site

http://www.providence-trad.com - Providence, the band that Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh plays in

Large Labels

http://www.cic.ie - Cló Iar-Chonnachta, the premier source for sean-nos song recordings

http://www.claddaghrecords.com - Claddagh is a major publisher of Irish traditional music

http://www.greenlinnet.com - Green Linnet is a major publisher of Irish traditional music

http://www.topicrecords.co.uk - Topic Records publishes Irish music among other things

http://www.ossianusa.com - The USA website for Ossian

http://www.ossian.ie - The Ireland website for Ossian

 
     
     
  Other Sites  
     
  http://rvade.net - David Airapetyan's photography web site

http://www.kleinbottle.com - Acme Klein Bottle

http://choiceorganicteas.com - My favorite source for tea

http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/spice_welcome.html - Gernot Katzer's Spice Dictionary

A couple of great online spice shops based in my home town of Milwaukee: http://penzeys.com and http://www.thespicehouse.com

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/seattle/flowmaps/bridges.htm - Puget Sound Traffic Conditions

http://transit.metrokc.gov - Seattle bus schedules

http://www.daxo.de - Hans Reichel's land of Daxo

http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus - How did we ever manage before computers?

http://www.samsambakhtiari.com

 
     
     
  Me  
     
  I am Tom Lawrence (tom at concertinatom dot com), amateur Irish-style concertina player in the Seattle area. If you email me, be sure to put "concertina" in the subject line to avoid my junk-mail filter.  
     
     
     
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  Created: Dec 2004
Last Updated: Aug 2006
 
     
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