Links

I want to tell you about my cousin John Nolan who is a well-known artist in Dublin, Ireland. His work has been exhibited at many exhibitions. His work is colorful and at times playful and really engages the viewer right off the bat. Don't take my word for it, check out his website.
The Digital Tradition: folk song database
Fenian's: this pub is a little oasis just west of Grand Rapids and east of Coopersville, Michigan. It is a very listener-friendly atmosphere and certainly a venue that I enjoy playing very much.
Finn Valley (the heartland of Donegal)
Friends of Florida Folk
The Music Shoppe: Clearwater, FL music studio and other services
Sing Out! magazine: sharing songs and information about folk music
WMNF: community radio for Tampa Bay
Influences, collaborators, fellow musicians:
- Jim Beckwith: Jim is a very innovative musician and also an excellent studio engineer.
- Michael Black: Michael is part of the famed Black Family. Make sure to check out his new solo release. It has a really great selection of songs on it and the production is gorgeous.
- Celtic Clan
- The Dubliners
- Frank Emerson
- Jim Flanagan: a great Irish singer and story-teller. Originally from Ballyvourney in West Cork Jim is now a associate professor at the Dept of Anthropology at USM in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He also sings some wonderful songs in the Gaelic language in which he is fluent.
- Holmes Hooke
- Scott MacLeod: an artist, musician and film-maker and historian I know in Montreal.
- Christy Moore
- Harry O'Donoghue
- Brendan O'Loughlin
- Pogey (Ray Mattie)
- Stan Rogers
- Salty Dog
- Bill Staines
- James Madison Thomas
- Marcille Wallis