http://www.bluegrassmuseum.org - The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky. Can't make it to Owensboro? Take a virtual tour on the site!

Tune in to Radio Bluegrass International, streaming 24/7. Listen now: www.bluegrassmuseum.org/RBI.html

Artist Sites

Ida Red Bluegrass - Edmonton-based Ida Red loves and performs the traditional Bluegrass songs of Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, the Louvin Brothers and the Carter Family.

BillMonroe.com - The official site of Bill and James Monroe.

DonRigsby.com - The home page of Don Rigsby & Midnight Call

EmoryLester.com - If you love mandolin, you'll love Emory Lester!
OpenRoadBluegrass.com - Band's website

RhondaVincent.com - Tour schedules, photos and more.

RonTaylor.ca - Local artist, with listing of jams in Edmonton.

SteveFisherMusic.ca - Home of Restless Lester
Foxtail - A London, Ontario-based band rooted in tradition with a drive that is pure bluegrass.

Bluegrass Suppliers

Myhre's Music - The store that has everything for the bluegrass player, and a great supporter of the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society. Members get 10% discount.'

Avenue Guitars - New, used and vintage guitars, best-quality repairs. Discounts for Club members.

Southside Sound - Instead of trying to keep up with every new release, Southside Sound has chosen to focus on older music that has withstood the test of time. With their large selection of new and used CDs and vinyl, many surprises await the patient browser. Club members get 15% discount.

The Stringman - a London, Ontario-based dealer for music parts and accessories, as well as the Wechter-Scheerhorn Resonator guitars.

Bluegrass Resources

http://www.jerusalemridgemagazine.com/ - Jerusalem Ridge Magazine. All things bluegrass. Named after the ridge where Bill Monroe grew up.

Banjonews.com - Banjo Newsletter Magazine website - lots of mp3's, interviews and more.

BlueGrassBlog.com - Bluegrass news, Artist interviews, and more

BluegrassGuitar.com - Featuring Doc Watson and links to other great flatpickers.

Bluegrasscollege.org Offers online lessons from the masters of bluegrass for banjo, bass, dobro, fiddle, guitar and mandolin

BluegrassLyrics.com - For all the words you might need

Bluegrassonthetube - All kinds of artists and songs on Youtube

BlueGrassWorld.com – This site features Bluegrass music artist, festivals, record companies, catalogs, radio stations, manufacturers, supplies and bluegrass music links.

BluegrassUnlimited.com - Dedicated to bluegrass and old-time country musicians, devotees, and associates

iBluegrass.com - Dedicated to the appreciation, promotion and preservation of tradtional and contemporary bluegrass music

HomeSpunTapes.com - Hundreds of instructional videos, books, cd's and dvd's.

KCTM.com Kentucky Center For Traditional Music

banjoteacher.com Banjo instruction for beginners, intermediates and advanced banjo students. Tabs, Video Lessons, DVDs, Books, CDs, Banjos, Accessories, Banjo Cruise and more.

Mandolincafe.com - Everything a mandolinist wants to know!

pgmusic.com – Home of "Band-In-A-Box" Software – your own personal jam

PlayJazzBanjo.com - Great Banjo instruction from Steve Bland

ronimusic.com – Home of "Amazing Slow Downer" software – great to learn those fast tunes!

tabcrawler.com – Lots of TAB and lyrics in all music styles.

AcousticGuitar.com - Great articles, tips, TAB, and more

BlueGrassNow.com - Bluegrass music features, festivals, concerts

Easy Basic Guitar Chord Charts A good site for seeing chord structures and how chords work together.

MandolinMagazine.com - Quarterly publication

Mandolin Chords - Mandolin Musical Resources

http://bluegrassside.favos.nl/ - Comprehensive Bluegrass resource page from the Netherlands

www.slowpitchjam.com - Sue Malcolm's Slow Pitch Jam Books and Audio Jam tracks Volumes 1 - 4

Clubs and Organizations

EdmontonFolkFest.Org - Home of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival

WaskasooBluegrass.com – Waskasoo Bluegrass Music Society, Red Deer, AB

Foothills Bluegrass Music Society – Foothills Bluegrass Music Society, Calgary, AB

Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival - annual Southern Alberta Bluegrass experience.

Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival - annual Stony Plain Bluegrass festival

Manitoba Old Tyme Bluegrass Society - What's happening in Manitoba, bluegrass-wise.

The Bluegrass Music Association of Central Canada. Our mission is "Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Bluegrass and Old-time music throughout Central Canada." We produce a quarterly Newsletter which focuses on the activities and people in the Central Canada region.

Radio Features

CKUA.com - Fire on the Mountain hosted by Craig Korth - Thursdays from 6 - 7 PM - listen on the web in Real Audio

CJSR.com - Prairie Picking hosted by Rob Baker and Doug Ritchie - Thursday 7:00 PM - University of Alberta Radio

http://www.uptownbluegrass.com/ - George McNights Blugrass site, heard Saturdays at 7:00 pm on CFCW

Guitar Builders

CollingsGuitars.com

Gibson.com

Larrivee.com

MartinGuitar.com

TaylorGuitars.com

Rayco.ca - Rayco Canadian Resophonic Guitar Maker

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