Morris Dancing FAQs [Sales/Shops]

Andy's Front Hall: Andy's Front Hall has instruments, books, and records including their own label. Good source for morris instruments and recordings. Online catalog organized by instrument, with a separate recordings section. Printed catalog available on request.; • Homepage: <http://www.andysfronthall.com/>; • Categories: Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

Button Box: The Button Box specializes in accordion and concertina sales and repairs. They have a great selection of books, recordings and accessories in stock. They also sponsor the Northeast Squeeze-In festival. They also have a nice page of squeezebox links.; • Homepage: <http://www.buttonbox.com/>; • Squeeze-In: <http://www.buttonbox.com/s-i.html>; • Links: <http://www.buttonbox.com/links.html>; • Categories: Instruments : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

Celtic Grooves: Celtic Grooves Imports was started in 1999 by Philippe Varlet, a French-born musician who has been playing and teaching Irish music since 1977. He is a respected music authority who often contributes to the IRTRAD-L listserv. Philippe realized that many fine recordings of Irish traditional music had little or no distribution in the US, despite a strong interest by musicians and Irish music lovers here, and decided to make them more easily available by importing them and selling them on the internet. He reviews most, if not all, of the recordings he carries and distributes a regular e-newsletter reviewing new releases.; • Homepage: <http://www.celticgrooves.com/>; • Alternate Homepage: <http://celticgrooves.homestead.com/CGhome.html>; • Newsletter: <http://celticgrooves.homestead.com/CGNewsletter.html>; • Maintainer: Philippe Varlet <philvar@erols.com>; • Categories: Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-11

Country Dance and Song Society : CDSS: A USA-based organization founded in 1915 with the help of Cecil Sharp to preserve and celebrate English and Anglo-American folk dance and music. CDSS is a nonprofit organization supported by membership dues, donations, program fees and sales. Publishes "The Country Dancer" and "CDSS News" as privileges of membership. The Country Dance and Song Society maintains a directory of affiliate groups around the country including many North American morris groups.; • Homepage: <http://www.cdss.org/>; • Sales: <http://www.cdss.org/sales/>; • Group Affiliates: <http://www.cdss.org/grp_addr_list.html>; • Maintainer: Brad Foster <brad.foster@cdss.org>; • Categories: Directories : Organizations : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-05

Early Music Shop: The name pretty much says it. Mostly aimed at early music players, they carry three-hole pipes (in the keys of D, low G, and low D) and drums suitable for use as tabors.; • Homepage: <http://www.e-m-s.com/>; • Categories: Instruments : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

English Folk Dance & Song Society : EFDSS: An international membership organization dedicated to preserving English folkdance and song traditions. Based at Cecil Sharp House. Publishes English Dance & Song Magazine, The Folk Music Journal, books and records related to country and ritual dances as well as music. Operates several folk festivals in England including the Sidmouth Festival.; For archival research, EFDSS houses the internationally recognized Vaughan Williams Memorial Library within Cecil Sharp House. Check this page for an excellent list of morris and folk music related publications.; • Homepage: <http://www.efdss.org/>; • Library: <http://www.efdss.org/library.htm>; • Categories: Archives/Libraries : Organizations : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2006-12-15

English Folk Dance Project: The English Folk Dance Music Project makes, collects and preserves recordings of the dance tunes and songs that are commonly heard in connection with the traditional English dance. The eventual aim is to create a collection of recorded tunes which will serve both as a reference for the future, and as a source of entertainment. The first volume of this series, "The Folk Dance Music of the Cotswolds" is underway and will include five musical CDs and a CD ROM of audio visual material. A quiescent discussion group exists.; • Homepage: <http://www.englishfolkdance.org/>; • CD Set: <http://www.acornrecords.co.uk/cotset.shtml>; • Yahoo Group List: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/englishfolkdanceproject/>; • Categories: Discussion Groups : History : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-08

Ethnic Musical Instruments Co.: The Ethnic Musical Instruments Co. offers an assortment of ethnic musical instruments, including Doumbeks, Frame Drums, Ocarinas, Damroos, Taxi Horns, Chick Shakes, Harps, Lyres, Psaltery, Bagpipes, Chanters, Dulcimers, Santoors, Ouds, African Drums, Sitars, Tablas, Harmoniums, and Double Ended Drums. Rivals Lark in the Morning as a source for ethnic instruments and the prices seem good. Also a source for skins for drum heads.; • Homepage: <http://www.mid-east.com/>; • Categories: Instruments : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

GURT MINT Bodhrans: GURT MINT produce a range of hand crafted and finished Medieval and Renaissance rope tensioned drums. In addition, they sell ready-made morris bell pads (who da thunk it).; • Homepage: <http://www.gurtmint.co.uk/>; • Categories: Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2003-01-24

Harms Historical Percussion: Harms Historical Percussion was started in 1989 by Ben Harms with the goal of providing high-quality "historically informed" instruments to the early music field at a reasonable cost. It turned out that many of the "historical" instruments (e.g., the tabors and hand drums) have changed so little over the past 500 years that they are just as suitable for modern folk musicians and "classical" percussionists. Harms tabors are especially valued by morris musicians.; • Homepage: <http://www.harmsperc.com/>; • Categories: Instruments : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

Hobgoblin Music: Now in our 25th year, Hobgoblin Music is a family business which promotes the playing of traditional music from the British Isles. They sell folk & celtic instruments: concertinas, melodeons, harps, whistles, flutes, bodhrans, bouzoukis, mandolins, banjos, guitars, fiddles, dulcimers, accordions, as well as books, CDs and accessories.; • Homepage: <http://www.hobgoblin.com/>; • USA Sales: <http://www.hobgoblin-usa.com/local/home.htm>; • Categories: Instruments : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

Homespun Tapes: Music instruction tapes and videos for just about any folk instrument by famous performers of the instrument. Good reputation.; • Homepage: <http://www.homespuntapes.com/>; • Categories: Instruments : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

Homewood Musical Instruments: Homewood is a builder, repairer, and distributer of concertinas and other instruments. The website is a bit disorganized but has a ton of information and photos.; • Home: <http://hmi.homewood.net/>; • Categories: Instruments : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2003-01-24

House of Musical Traditions: The House of Musical Traditions have instruments, accessories, recordings, and books from the U.S. and around the world, specializing in rare and exotic music. They have a "squeezebox" speciality catalog with new and used instruments, straps, cases, parts and accessories.; • Homepage: <http://www.hmtrad.com/>; • Squeezebox Catalog: <http://www.hmtrad.com/instr/winds/sbx-cat.html>; • Categories: Instruments : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2003-01-24

Kelischek Workshop for Historical Instruments: Kelischek Workshop for Historical Instruments was founded by Geigenbaumeister (Master Violin Maker) George Kelischek in Witten, Germany in 1955. They moved to the USA in 1960. Their services include instrument making (Violins, Violas, Violas d' Amore, Violas da Gamba, Lutes, Hurdy-Gurdies); Instrument Appraisals; Repairs and Restorations; Susato Press Music Typesetting; and Digital Sound Recording and Mastering. Excellent source for pipe and tabors.; • Homepage: <http://www.susato.com/>; • Categories: Instruments : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

Lark in the Morning: Lark in the Morning carries mainly instruments: practically every folk/ethnic/antique instrument you've ever heard of, and a lot you haven't, plus a big listing of one-of-a-kind used instruments. Prices run slightly high.; • Homepage: <http://www.larkinam.com>; • Categories: Instruments : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

Morris Federation: Formed in 1975 as Women's Morris Federation, the Morris Federation is now open to all morris sides. Membership includes receipt of the quarterly Morris Federation Newsletter. Use of the Federation's Library and Archives is available to both members and nonmembers. Provides a team membership directory organized by team name with contact information. Links to team web pages are provided when available.; • Homepage: <http://www.morrisfed.org/>; • Directory: <http://www.morrisfed.org/mf/members/Alist.shtml>; • Sales: <http://www.morrisfed.org/mf/shopuk.html>; • Maintainer: Kevin Taylor [Contact Form]; • Categories: Directories : Organizations : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-03

Morris Ring: The first organization of morris dancing, founded in 1934 to actively revive men's morris teams in the context of English village life. Theirs is a rich web site with more information than this FAQ listing can describe. Highlights include the Morris Shop selling Ring publications and CDs; an alphabetic list of Morris Ring sides arranged by team name with contact person's name, phone number and, when available, email address and web page; officers and contact information; historical and archival information; and links to the Ring newsletter and research journals "The Circular" and "The Morris Dancer".; • Homepage: <http://www.themorrisring.org/>; • The Morris Dancer: <http://www.themorrisdancer.org.uk>; • Morris Shop (Sales): <http://www.themorrisring.org/Shop.htm>; • Maintainer: John Maher <j.p.maher@gmail.com>; • Categories: Organizations : Periodicals/Newsletters : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2006-03-23

Morrisbells.com: An online storefront of the Morris Federation intended for overseas ordering. All payments will be by credit card through PayPal and will be charged in US Dollars. If you are ordering from within the UK it will be cheaper to order direct from The Morris Federation and pay by cheque. This is a not-for-profit operation, and the shipping and handling charges are designed merely to cover costs.; • Overseas Shop: <http://www.morrisbells.com/>; • UK Shop: <http://www.morrisfed.org/mf/shopuk.html>; • Maintainer: Kevin Taylor [Contact Form]; • Categories: Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-11-12

Musical Traditions: Musical Traditions was originally published as a paper magazine covering many aspects of traditional music and traditions having some associated musical content. Its coverage was not limited to any one country or continent, and reflected the interests of its editors and contributors. It was unable to sustain a viable subscription base in this format and folded. In 1996, it was relaunched as an online, free magazine with a similar intent and focus. The online magazine publishes articles, CD and book reviews, extensive discographies, lists of live music sessions, and lists of web links. A CD-ROM version of the magazine is available. Musical Traditions also produces a line of CDs of important music which is not commercially available.; • Homepage: <http://www.mustrad.org.uk/>; • Sales: <http://www.mustrad.org.uk/records.htm>; • Maintainer: Rod Stradling <rod@mustrad.org.uk>; • Categories: Periodicals/Newsletters : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2005-03-15

New Roots & Rhythm: New Roots & Rhythm is a good source for recordings of Blues, American folk, Ethnic, Country, Bluegrass, Vintage Rock, and Vintage Jazz.; • Homepage: <http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/>; • Categories: Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

Rapper Swords: Frank Lee, an engineer/designer from Newcastle-on-Tyne has been making rappers and longswords, as well as dancing with the Carlisle and Hexham teams for 27 years. His swords have been highly praised on the MDDL. Web site also provides maintenance tips.; • Home page: <http://www.rapper-swords.co.uk>; • Maintenance: <http://www.rapper-swords.co.uk/maintenance.html>; • Maintainer: Frank Lee <frank.lee2@btinternet.com>; • Categories: Sales/Shops : Sword Dancing

FAQ Entry Updated: 2004-04-16

Shave the Donkey: An online newspaper for the morris community. Quite a lot of fun, really. Submissions are encouraged by anyone with news to share. At one time, the newspaper was actively seeking correspondents from the major morris organizations and from morris teams, however it appears to be on hiatus now as the most recent entry dates from 2002.; The bookshop is a combined bibliography and discography with links to the UK Amazon. It is quite a nice finding aid for some of the more mainstream morris and folk related materials. However, it too is not being updated.; • Homepage: <http://www.thedonkey.org/>; • Bookshop: <http://www.thedonkey.org/bookshop.html>; • Maintainer: Mark Rogers <mark@TheDonkey.org>; • Categories: Periodicals/Newsletters : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2005-01-04

Song of the Sea: Song of the Sea specializes in folk music instruments of all kinds. Good prices.; • Homepage: <http://www.songsea.com/>; • Categories: Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2003-01-24

Tayberry Music: A mail-order music store that has implemented a shopping cart driven web site. Good selection of Celtic and British folk music. My only complaint is a lack of descriptive information.; • Homepage: <http://www.tayberry.com/>; • Categories: Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07