Resources
Resourses and contacts you may find useful
This is a rather subjective list of resources at present. Simply presenting my favourite stuff to you. It will be added to in the future as more people give me ideas and suggestions that they have found of interest. in the meantime I hope you find this list of some use.
Apps
Tunepal
Tunepal is absolutely fabulous. Not only can you look up tunes, if you know there names, and get the dots. You can also play a tune into you phone/tablet and Tunepal will find the tune and the music, for you! AMAZING.
Cleartune
Cleartune is the best tuner app I have found so far. Very clear and easy to use.
Tune Books
Dave Mallinson books
The Dave Mallinson book series is great as a source of tunes. Tunes from his ‘Essential’ book are widely known and played in the Norwich sessions
Foinn Seisiún
Another great book series of tunes from Ireland. Arranged in commonly played sets.
Ossian Books
Ossian books produce this series called Irish session tunes with plenty of good tunes and no too expensive.
Ho-Ro-Gheallaidh
Scottish tunes this time, although there are quite a few Irish tunes in this series too!
Recording Studios
This is very subjective list of one at present because this is the studio that I run myself. My greatest love is to record folk artists but I don’t often get the chance as there aren’t so many around. If you want to record a track or a whole album, in the studio or at another venue with my mobile set-up, then please consider me as a possibility as I’m great value and I’ve been recording for 15 years now.
Other Contacts
Audiotree - good local CD production company - great to deal with and great value
Cash Converters instruments - good guys - good prices
Metloef Irish drums - excellent Bodhrans
Oakwood instruments - where I got my bouzouki
Derek Roberts Violins - Although a maker he also sells cheaper instruments that are set up correctly and sound much better for it. A vast improvement from ‘off the shelf’ options!