Mr Red's resources

on-line folkish search resources (Mr Red found & sometimes found useful) return to Mr Red's homepage dancebands GP urls
Catalogues	Bodleain Library choose OLIS & the combined search which includes sheet music. Full lyrics cost money.	British Library Includes (mostly) attributed song references ie sheet music. Full lyrics cost money.	US Library of Congress not so good for UK or Australian/NZ based songs,	South West UK Library Search more for me or people who use the libraries in the south West of England	Gutenberg Project more about books but includes music.
Music Hall	Hiss Boo Co More a point of contact.		Micheal Kilgarrif. an authority	Music Hall Soc good for follow-on sites
Music	Leevy Sheet Music commercial. No lyrics without purchase.	Notation Machine trebleSearch aggregator site	Free Sheet Music (ABC)	ABC tunefinder excellent for trad tunes/lyrics. in a variety of formats.	8notes.com large list of tunes. Well worth a look
Research	folkOpedia- has just started. Nascent online Folk encyclopedia. Mr Red has contributed.
Lyrics	Digital Tradition (Mudcat) search both the Forum and the Digital Tradition for lyrics/tunes/background.
Lists of sites	Martin Nail lots of useful links, some seen here.	Bob Tabenber keen dancer but eclectic folkie	Trad Song home (Martin Graebe) Their Lists & Library	South Riding Folk more copious links. reflecting MD's interests.
Forums	Mudcat Cafe beware of opinions - sometimes they are supposition strongly put - but generally very helpful given that. Beware the unwritten ettiquette - some delight in telling you after transgression.	Tradsong Forum (on Yahoo) Seems fairly comprehensive.	BBC war related opinions on wars. (because I have questions about military songs that's why)	E-ceilidh UK (e-mail) e-mail forum, if you want answers - ask. Beware - topic is narrow focus,ceilidh trivia, ceilidh steps and ceilidh tunes only. No Sqres, Cntr, Frnch, Cjn (or else!).OR Zesty Cntr

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Dance bands Gloucs & environs from Mr Red		tel	caller with or separately	area from	update
One Short	Sheila Mainwaring	01952 240989	Sheila	Telford	Mar-07
Captain Webb		01235 764033	yes website	?	Jan 06
Malarki (note spelling)	Jeff Gillet	01453 751256	x	Stroud	Mar-07
Grand Union	Roger Grimes	01452 415095	x website	Stroud/Gloucester	sep-05
5 Bar Gait	Bob	0121 476 5938		Bromsgrove	sep-05
That's Shallot	Richard Hannah	01905 371268	yes	Worcester
Caractacus &/or Light Fantastic	Chris Beaumont	01242 571185	yes	Cheltenham	Mar-07
Forest Brown	Dave Blick	01531 820687	yes	Newent	sep-06
Old Swan Band	Paul Burgess	01242 518676		Cheltenham	Mar-07
Dick Chair & the Sun Loungers	Steve Rowley	01453 763181	yes	Stroud	Mar-07
Downfielders	?	01452 770401	yes (Pete Henby)	Stroud/Gloucester	jul-06
St Peters Band		01452 810714	Fiona Jarvis	Cheltenham	Mar-07
Momentum	Meg	01789 766701	?	Broad Campden
Gordon the Hedgehog		01242 697150	X	Cheltenham	nov-06
Bees Knees		01453 885543		Stroud	Jun-05
Hetty Pegler's Tump (H P T)	Tony Gibbons	01242 232126	website	Cheltenham	Mar-07
Finnegan's Wok	?	01453 887788	?	Stroud	sep-05
Baily's Beads	Keith Dench	01453 764990	both	Stroud	Mar-07
Horsley Band	John	01453 833443	?website	Nailsworth	sep-06
Malthouse Passage	Lisa	01684 572060	?website	Cheltenham	Mar-07
Flowers Original	Amanda Collicutt	01789 450250	?	Broad Campden	Mar-07
Whiffeldy	Rob	01432 830573	Rob Edden	Hereford	Mar-07
Matchless Ceilidh Band	Peter	01452 780401	yes website	Gloucester	Mar-07
Kit and Boodle Band	e-mail from website		contact them	Gloucs	Feb 08
Blakeney Red	Mary	01594 517192	yes website	Forest of Dean	Oct 07
The Whole Caboodle	Barry	01299 250569	? # website #	Worcester	Aug 07
Ruff & Tumble		01443 675441	Mic Spencely	Cardiff	Jan 08
Sulis	Henry Ford	01225 466659	yes website	Bath	Apr 08
Lupercalia	Jethro Anderson	0117 9425182	yes	Bristol	Jun 08
Fougere Rouge	Eric Brooker	01934 733207	?	Nailsea	Mar-07
more lists with bands	Glosfolk Gloucs	Folklife West! SW England	Bob Tabenber W Midlands	Webfeet national	Jigs 'n Reels national

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some sites Mr Red finds useful (I actually use my own site you see)
Telephones & Mail	Telephone Preference service register &/or complain - about UK phone & mail marketing	BT Directories UK tel numbers. Totally free	Post Code finder. free registration
PC forums	http://www.computing.net cresby-com	PC Plus Forum Mr Red	pcguide.com vb
translation	Babelfish Language translation site	Welsh translations (ish)	Free2Professional includes Nordic countries
others	Mornington Crescent er - either you like or you don't.