Rich's Favorite Links
Acousticmusic site - Links to other sites, like CD reviews, venues, and performers' pages.
American Folk Life Center - Library of Congress' traditional American folk music collection.
Bodleian Library -
Brigade of the American
Revolution - "living history" association of
Revolutionary War re-enactors.
Bob Lusk – a good friend, who really
knows his stuff about folk music!
Caffe' Lena - This legendary coffeehouse, opened in 1960, is the oldest continuously run music club of its kind in the country. And it's still a great place to hear fine music!
Chatham Hill Games - Creator and distributor of historical games, posters, and CD's, including "Revolution on the River" by the River Ramblers (Rich Bala and Jonathan Kruk).
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
- Environmental organization with an exact
replica of a 19th century
HudsonRiverValley.com –
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Hudson River Valley Institute
- another MAJOR gateway to other sites, with
information on many aspects of the
Hudson Valley Music - Information and links about all kinds of music and
musicians in the
Independence Trail - a "trail" of historic sites from Lake Champlain to New York City that interpret both the Revolutionary War and the French and Indian War.
Jonathan the Storyteller
- Jonathan Kruk,
Len
Tantillo - Artist Len Tantillo (whose painting graces the cover of my “Hudson Valley Traditions” CD), creates
amazingly detailed & historically accurate scenes of
Mandolin Brothers - Some of the finest (and most expensive) vintage stringed instruments on the market.
National Park Service - National Revolutionary War historic sites, forts, battlefields, and monuments.
New York Folklore Society - Their name says it all !
North American Folk Alliance of Music and Dance - International member organization of folk musicians, dancers, and folk-related organizations.
The Northern Campaign
- schedule of events for the "three valleys
to freedom" (Hudson, Champlain, and Mohawk) during the British campaign of
1777.
Oasis CD Duplication - The very best CD/cassette production company !
River Valley Tours
- The only full-length multi-day cruise of the
Rosendale Cafe' - This cozy, comfy bistro is one of the nicest places I've played in the Hudson Valley, and features lots of nationally known folk musicians. Good food, too!
Sing Out! magazine - The "mother lode" of all things folk.
Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings
- Historic folk music from all over the world.
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