Recommended Links

http://www.13thfret.com  This site is dedicated to the acoustic guitar and all things related. Great discussion forum.

http://www.flatpickin.com  Embraces the music that makes this country great - Bluegrass

http://www.cybergrass.com  One of the top internet bluegrass music magazine sites.

http://www.mcphersonguitars.com   Dennis MacPherson makes some incredibly nice guitars.  Even if you're not looking to buy, his site is worth checking out.  He also does custom pearl inlay and great repair work.

http://www.banjohangout.org  The Hangout has the largest indexes of banjo tabs, players, reviews, and lessons on the web.

http://www.mandolincafe.com  The "Grand Pubbah" of mandolin sites.  Beginners to experts will find a wealth of mandolin resources here.

http://www.cobaltbp.com  If you use metal finger picks, give Bob's cobalt plated ones a try. I did and was impressed enough to switch. Great sound and fast on the strings.

http://www.batmcgrath.com  - If you're into country music check this guy out - really good stuff! Bat is an excellent singer and song writer, and  is 100% sincere in his music.

http://www.ctmusicstraps.com - Looking for rhinestones and intricately tooled leather straps? Check out CT's elaborate offerings.

http://www.mandozine.com  MandoZine is a resource for anyone interested in the mandoline, beginner to expert.

http://www.s-w-b-a.com  The Southwest Bluegrass Assoc. is a large organization of pickers that focuses on the promotion of bluegrass music.

www.banjonews.com  If you're pickin a banjo, you should be pickin up Banjo Newsletter. 32 monthly pages on all aspects of the banjo.

www.bluegrassworks.com  Another fine site full of endless info for bluegrass players as well as listeners. If it's bluegrass, it's somewhere on this site.

www.greenmountainguitars.com  Glen DeRusha is another craftsman building nice, handmade guitars for an unbeatable price.

www.redbeartrading.com  Red Bear Trading Company - makers of the world famous new Tortis Picks. I've tried ‘em - they're great!

www.umgf.com  (Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum) I'm not a member of this chatroom but I can tell you there's a bunch of good people who are and they know a whole lot about guitars.

www.myfavoriteguitars.com One of the world's largest authorized Premier Marquis Martin guitar dealers, also offering Bourgeois and Gallagher guitars, Deering  banjos and Weber mandolins.

www.fiddlerwoman.com Bev Conrad is the Fiddlerwoman and she was a good friend until she started teaching my wife how to play the damn thing and I had to move out. But her "Learn To Fiddle" CD kit is the best beginner's resource I've seen yet and had Linda playing Old Joe Clark in 3 days. Another week or two and I'm moving back! Lots of fiddle stuff here.

www.fretmentor.com Fretmentor is an informational, instructional and interactive music site for guitar, banjo and mandolin that will teach you not only how to play the instrument but will inform you about the instrument, its origin and its history.

www.brooksbanjos.com I sold enough straps that found a home on Brooks banjos that I thought I'd check them out. With a passion for his work, Brooks Masten turns out some exceptionally nice open back banjos.

http://www.americanmadebanjo.com  One of my customers sent me a couple of sets of Tom's cryogenically treated banjo strings to try out. Gotta tell ya, I was way beyond impressed with the increased volume, tonal quality, and long life. I've tried about all of the strings out there but these really got my attention. Lots of other nice banjo products and some really nice instruments as well.  This is a good dude to deal with.

www.bluenightrecords.com   Straight ahead jazz done in an acoustic ensemble setting, featuring mandolin (Don Steirnberg) and guitar (John Carlini and others).

www.hickoryhillmusic.com  This one's from a friend. The CD is a collection of original folk/acoustic music with a mellow bluegrass flavor.  Hey Colin and Patrick, you Irish bastards!