This article is from the Celtic Music FAQ, by Ceolas ceolas@celtic.stanford.edu with numerous contributions by others.
General
Lark in the Morning sells all kinds of celtic (and other exotic) instruments
and their Web site has a large collection of background information.
WWW:http://www.mhs.mendocino.k12.ca.us/MenComNet/Business/Retail/Larknet/
larkhp.html
Ceolas. See the instruments section:
FTP:celtic.stanford.edu /pub/instruments/
Accordion
Newsgroup: rec.music.makers.squeezebox
Mailing list
Covers all kinds of accordions and concertina. 10-15 messages a week,
discusses contemporary accordion music of all sorts, instrument building and
repair. The archive has lots of information on magazines, builders, tutors
and tips.
Subscription address: accordion-request@cs.cmu.edu
List address: accordion@cs.cmu.edu
Maintainer: Phoebe Sengers (accordion-request@cs.cmu.edu)
Web Archive
http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/afs/cs/user/phoebe/mosaic/accordion.html
Concertina FAQ
http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/afs/cs/user/phoebe/accordion/concertina-faq.html
Bagpipes//Uilleann pipes
Archive:
WWW: http://sunsite.unc.edu/bagpipes
FTP/Gopher: cs.dartmouth.edu/pub/bagpipes (includes mailing list archive?)
WWW FAQ: http://info.acm.ord/~mscully/faq.html
Another Bagpipe Web Site: http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/feature/gaida.html
Mailing list:
Discusses all kinds of bagpipes, including Scottish, Irish (uileann),
Northumbrian, Spanish, Macedonian, Swedish and others. Covers technical
issues and news mainly of interest to players.
Subscription address: pipes-request@sunapee.dartmouth.edu
List address: bagpipe@cs.dartmouth.edu
Maintainer: Wayne Cripps <wbc@quimby.dartmouth.edu>
FTP or Gopher FAQ and archives: cs.dartmouth.edu/pub/bagpipes
Uilleann pipes mailing list
Subscription address: listproc@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
List address: uileann@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Maintainer: David Daye (daye.1@osu.edu)
Newsgroup
rec.music.makers.bagpipe
Bodhran
WWW: http://www.panix.com/~mittle/bodhran.html
Bodhran-making guide
FTP: celtic.stanford.edu/instruments/Bodhran.making
Bouzouki
Archive: WWW: http://www.ice.el.utwente.nl:80/~han/bouzouki/
Cittern
Mailing list:
Subscription address: majordomo@ice.el.utwente.nl
List address: cittern@ice.el.utwente.nl
Flute
Mailing list
Subscription address: flute-m-request@unixg.ubc.ca
Maintainer: Cara Camcastle <camcastl@unixg.ubc.ca>
Irish Flute FAQ
FTP:celtic.stanford.edu /pub/instruments/Flute.FAQ
Guitar
Newsgroup: rec.music.makers.guitar
Newsgroup: rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic
Newsgroup: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Guide to accompaniment
FTP: celtic.stanford.edu/pub/instruments/accompaniment
Hammered Dulcimer
Mailing list
Started up around July, so still finding it's place. Plans to go to listserv
system soon
Subscription address: hammerd@mcs.com
List address: hammerd@mcs.com
Maintainer: Bill Paulson (hammerd@mcs.com, hdulcimer@aol.com)
Web Site
http://tfnet.ils.unc.edu/~gotwals/hd/dulcimer.html
Newsgroup: rec.music.makers.dulcimer
Harp
Mailing List
Subscription address: harp-request@mit.edu
List address: harp@mit.edu
Archive:
file://tns-www.lcs.mit.edu/pub/mail-archive/harp/harp_archive.html
Harmonica
Newsgroup: alt.music.harmonica
Discography:
FTP: celtic.stanford.edu/pub/instruments/Harmonica.discog
Lute mailing list
Subscription address: lute-request@cs.dartmouth.edu
Maintainer: Wayne Cripps <wbc@cs.dartmouth.edu>]
Mandolin mailing list
Subscription address: listserv@vm1.nodak.edu
List address: comando@vm1.nodak.edu
Tin Whistle (pennywhistle)
FTP: celtic.stanford.edu/pub/instruments/Tin.Whistle
 
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