Links & resources

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St Georges Day Celebrations: Birmingham’s open-air celebrations for St Georges Day

Riverside Festival: A fantastic yearly music and arts festival in Stamford, Lincs. Free too!

Baggeridge Folk Festival: Another great free festival, run by South Staffs Council

Kenilworth Festival: A very successful festival attracting a large number of visitors

Leamington Peace Festival: Free arts and music festival, aiming to promote international peace

Red Lion Folk Club: The best UK folk club

www.covfolk.co.uk: A vibrant and thriving Coventry folk scene

www.folking.com The Home of Folk and Acoustic Music

Chris Radley: Professional recording and mixing studio at competitive rates. Mention the band and what a fantastic bass player he is and you might even get a discount!

Vin Garbutt: The one and only!

Eddy Morton: previously of the Bushbury Mountain Daredevils fame and now a solo singer-songwriter. Rack and Ruin are playing his pub in February 2007

Isambarde: An energetic and enthusiastic young folk band

The Oddsods: Music for a rare old time

Firedaze: Traditional music of the 21st century. A roots dance act playing in and around the Midlands

Rock ‘n’ Reel magazine: newly relaunched indie, folk, rock, alternative music magazine, radically improved from the old version

St Georges Holiday: a campaign to the UK government to make St George’s Day a bank holiday

Thomann: Massive online shop with very HOT prices for any music gear. Based in Germany, but with exceptionally cheap delivery costs to the UK

Gig-Guide.Co.UK: Gigs, bands and music venues at Gig-Guide.Co.UK. Check us out!