Music related links

The most important

My website at www.folkmusic.org: Folkbook, the next generation. This is like the enclopedia of folk and acoustic music.
The official website of the Big Orange Tarp: In the year 2000 we'll be at Falcon Ridge, RMFF, and several other events.
Coming music events in or near Syracuse, NY: A custom concert search from the Musi-Cal Concert search engine

House Concerts

House Concerts are the coolest! Live music in your home or backyard or bookstore or poolhouse or even on the deck of your sailboat! This is the BEST way to hear music. You should have one! (everybody should...) Here are a bunch of links to House Concert resources:

Let's Do A House Concert!: Tom Neff's detailed House Concert cookbook
The Peltonian Embassy: Best pals Carl and Jennifer Pelton join the house concert revolution.
Houseconcerts.com: The BEST house concert site around with links to almost 100 sites
How to put on the perfect house concert: Bob Bossin's guide to holding house concerts
Michael Cooney's Production Tips for Presenters: A wealth of suggestions for making concerts more successful with a printable checklist to keep you organized.
Take a musician home for the night: A house concert How To page based in British Columbia
my house concert links at www.folkmusic.org: Sadly this page is overdue for update, but still has many good links. I plan to update soon.
Flowers in the Desert House Concert Home page: This page also provides links to MANY house concert venues in other states.
Texas House Concerts: Joe Jones page linking to a number of great Texas House Concert Venues
Urban Campfires House concert series in San Antonio TX: Joe Jones page linking to a number of great Texas House Concert Venues
Topsoil House Concert Network: An ambitious effort to build booking opportunities for travelling musicians.
The fundraisers guide: Here's a fairly unusual take, though Fox Run House Concerts has been very successful in fundraising
Rouse House Concerts: Argueably the most successful house concert series around...
Folkus Productions: Home page from an excellent House Concert series in Sicklerville, NJ
Musical Lairs House Concerts: A unique travelling House Concert that moves from home to home in Philadelphia PA
Our house: Not for folk music only. This links to a Jazz HC series in Bellevue, WA

Looking for music or musicians?

Finding Recordings: Brief FAQ with some tips on how to buy independent and out of print recordings.
Finding Copyright info on the internet: Brief FAQ with some tips on how to find songwriters, publishers, lyrics, and tablature on the net.
Finding People: Brief FAQ with some tips on how to locate people using the internet.
Finding Concerts: Brief FAQ with some tips on how to find musical events thru the internet
Finding Internet Radio: A short list of Internet Radio links
Hidden Tracks: Paula Berman's list of hidden tracks on folk CDs