Tune Collections

ABC Tunefinder

This is the place to find a tune you can't find any where else. John Chambers runs software that combs the internet for abc music files and compiles a searchable database.

Fiddler's Companion

Wonderful index of traditional tunes along with notes of the tunes origin and history.

FARNE

Folk Archive Resource Northeast. Website dedicated to the music of the Northeast of England.

Paul Cranford's Tune Collection in ABC

Here you can find many collections of tunes compiled as abc files. There are tunes written by Paul Cranford, Gerry Holland, Brenda Stubbart and more.

Bibliothéque Nationale Quebec

A site to showcase music from Quebec recorded between 1900 and 1950. RAM files where you can listen to recordings of a wide selection of tunes.

Sheffield University Ceidligh Society

A wonderful collection of tunes and a very neat tunebook feature that lets you select tunes and then print your own personalized tunebook.

The Session

This site hosts discussion and lists of Sessions throughout the world (yes, O'Regan's is listed). There is also a searchable list of tunes.

Mudcat

An online forum for discussion anything to do with folk music, including a huge database of song lyrics.

ABC Utilities

Tune-O-Tron

Concertina.net's page for converting a tune in abc format into printable sheet music and the midi sound file.

Jens Wollschläger's ABC Transposer

This tool can transpose tunes in ABC-format

Classes

Siamsa School of Irish Music

This Montreal based school provides classes in all kinds of Irish music and dance.

SPDTQ

The Société pour la promotion de la danse traditionell québécoise holds classes on traditional Quebec music, song and danse, including podorythmie.

Camp Violon Trad Quebec

Relatively new fiddle camp in Rawdon Quebec. 2009 was it's first year.

Musicians

Pascal Gemme

A blog focusing on the traditional music of Quebec by Pascal Gemme, fiddle player with Genticorum. The site highlights several tunes chosen by Pascal.

Brother Steve's Whistle Page

Steve Jones has taught whistle at the Siamsa School of Irish Music and has a wealth of information for those interested in learning the whistle.

Brad Hurley's Guide to the Irish Flute

Brad Hurley has taught Irish flute at the Siamsa school of Irish Music. He's also been seen on occasion at the O'Regan's Session.

Jean Duval's Page

Page about the Montreal based composer, flute, fiddle and whistle player.

Genticorum

Qubec group with Pascal Gemme on fiddle and vocals, Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand on flute, bass guitar and violin and vocals and Yann Falquet on guitar, jew's harp and vocals.

le Vent du nord

Quebec supergroup with Nicolas Boulerice on keyboards and hurdy-gurdy, Olivier Demers on fiddle and feet, Simon Beaudry on guitar and Réjean Brunet on accordion and keyboards.

André Brunet

Quebec fiddle player extraordinaire.

Coila

One of Scotland's premier Ceilidh bands

Instruments

Chiff and Fipple

No seriously ... This site has anything to do with the tin whistle.

Fiddlefork

Online site devoted to everything fiddle

Concertina.net

The online place to go for everything concertina

Melodion.net

Site devoted to the button accordion.

Uilleann Pipers of Quebec

Website dedicated to players of the Uilleann pipes in Quebec.

Mandolin Cafe

Resource for players of the mandolin.

Miscellaneous

Yale Library

Large collection of links to internet music resources, compiled by Mickey Koth, catalogue librarian at the Yale Library

Victoria Fiddle Society

A website for the fiddle society of Victoria, BC

Irish session website from Windsor, Ontario and South East Michigan

McKenna's Homepage

A site in Denmark with everything Irish. Music, links, radio and more

Andreas Musik und Tanzlinks

A site in Germany with links to a wide collection of resources on music and dance.