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Favorite Links etc.

idlewild@idlewildrecordings.com

 

 

Acoustic Music - one of three great music stores along the Wasatch Front. 857 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 801-531-7066.

 

The American Federation of Musicians, (AFM, Local 104) afmslc@integra.net or 801-270-8087 The Musicians Union, contact Dave Sharp Business Agent, Local 104. 

 

 

"The Catalyst" Simply the best alternative magazine in Utah. 362 E. Broadway, Salt Lake City, Utah 801-363-1505. www.catalystmagazine.net or email catalystmagazine@earthlinks.net 

 

Celtic Beat and Dance Unlimited by LaRae Thackery - Our friends in Ogden at Larae's Dance Unlimited, Layton Park Plaza, 195 E. Gentile, suite #5, Layton, Utah 84041 801-546-0495 or larae@daviscounty.net and www.laraesdanceunlimited.com Celtic step dancing and Ballet.

Chiff and Fipple - The very best website for Whistle players, reviews, on-line mag, links,  music etc. www.chiffandfipple.com

 

 

 

 

Dance by Dee - Children's creative dance - Dianne Sharp, Jenny Folger, and Becky Fleagle, Instructors at: 801-280-8565 or dancebydee@hotmail.com  Modern Dance. www.dancebydee.com 

 

Dazzle Dogzz - Dog  Show - Frisbee and sports dog show - feature films, flyball, television commercials, advertising. Dianne Sharp - 801-280-8565 or dancebydee@hotmail.com www.dazzledogzz.com 

Dove Creek Radio Music from Idlewild Recordings

The Dulcimer Players News - National publication for Mountain and Hammer Dulcimer players www.dpnews.com

ELS Productions - the best duplication and replication service for CD manufacture on could ever dare hope for at www.elsproductions.com 

Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer - David Spalding Sharp and the Mountain Dulcimer

 

Steve Keen - Photographer - weddings, products, fine art, etc stephen.keen@comcast.net Steve took many of our recent band photos. www.stephenkeenphotography.com 

 

 

Glastonbury duo - Stories with music by David and Carol Sharp for Renaissance, Medieval Faires and Young Audience style education.

 

 

Gypsy Moon Emproium - carries our CD's and other Celtic books and things. (Rauni or Dave the Elf) http://www.gypsymoonemporium.com

 

Rachel Hedman, Storyteller - One of several energetic and professional storytellers from the Utah Storytelling Guild, you can find Rachel's website at: http://www.rachelhedman.com and http://www.storytellingadventures.com 

Inish - Barry and Marion Carter - an eclectic duo of Guitar, vocals, Tenor Recorder and Clarinet www.cdbaby.com/inish (Brazilian, Celtic, Klezmer, and Singer/Songwriter originals) www.barrycarter.com Some of our closest friends have moved home to New Zealand, but you can still hear them and contact them.

Local Music -  great bargains and guitars. (Tommy) great repairs as well. Once you get talking you may never be able to leave.

MacCool's Public House and MacCool's the deuce in Salt Lake City and Layton, Utah (A real Irish pub with great food, wonderful service, sports, darts, and and of course, real Irish music. 801-582-3111. 

Pushing Sky - Master Leary's website for Tai Chi and Kung Fu (Pat Leary is also our Guitar player.) his website is www.pushingsky.com  Pat and Sue Leary instructors.

Ravensmoon Replicas - local merchants that deal in costumes and accessories. A great small business run by www.beorn@ravensmoon.com visit their website at www.ravensmoon.com

Sacred Harp Singing - has a website for people who like to sing old time American Hymns at http://groups.msn.com/utahsacredharp

The Salt Lake Piping Club and Brian Dobson: Great site for Irish Piping http://www.uilleann.org

Studio Leary - by T. P. Leary - Professional graphic service at:  http://www.studioleary.com

The Tesseract by D. Sharp - My son Daniel has a page with digital downloads of his original music at http://cdbaby.com/cd/dsharp 

 

UTAH PIONEER MUSIC

Utah Arts Council - Has a compilation CD of field recordings of social dance from the Mormon west called "An Old-Time Utah Dance Party" by Craig Miller.  Dave and Carol Sharp are on four of the cuts with Patty Richards. Other material is from the State of Utah's folk music archive. Instructions to the dances are written by Laraine Miner. To obtain a CD or book of sheet music and dance instructions, contact the following:

Utah Arts Council, 617 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 - or call 801-533-5760.

Utah Scottish and Irish Musicians - a site for the Celtic community here in Utah. Visit our page.

“Down in Utah” by various artists (The Bucklesters, Idlewild and Patty Richards) This recording can be obtained by writing Cory Webster “Down in Utah” P.O. Box 520384, Salt Lake City, Utah 84152-0384 or contact us at 801-268-4789.

The Haywire Ranch - Cory Webster's ranch site is at: www.thehaywireranch.com  Wholesome Grass fed Beef.

Yankee Clipper - Another great Pioneer recording is “Hymns, Songs and Fiddle Tunes of the Utah Pioneers” by the Beehive Band for a copy of this double CD contact Honeybee Recordings, Mark Jardine 2629 Stringham Ave., #B310, Salt Lake City, Utah 84109  (801) 487-0309 also a great source for Irish music from the band Yankee Clipper and or Ten Penny. The Library of congress now has an online video clip of the Beehive Band you can view as part of the permanent collection online. 

Utah Storytelling Guild - www.utahstorytellingguild.org Storytelling events and storytellers in Utah.

Willow's Tea Room - a quite and meditative place to sip tea among the paintings and sculpture. Ambient improvisational music by David Sharp on Chinese Xaio, Japanese Shakuhachi, Irish Flute, Bulgarian Dvoyanka, Native American Plains Flutes, Ohe Hano Ihu and other world flutes. The perfect place to drink tea right, Call 801-270-8087

World Flute - Here are some websites of recent friends I've met that play a range of Flutes from all over the world. www.goss.com for Clint Goss and for Anthony Natividad at www.anthonynatividad.com Anthony is an amazing flute player that can just about make a flute out of any object, also one of the leading players and makers of the Hawaiian Nose flute.

 

FOLK DANCING

Monday Night International Folk Danceing at Larry Pino's Studio at 2261 E., Murray-Holladay Rd. (4700 S) at 7:30. Downstairs at Reul's on the N. side of the street. The monthly first Saturday folkdance party is at the Columbus Center at approx 2500 S. between 4th and 5th E. in the NE room at 7:30. 

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www.cdbaby.com the best CD store on the planet.

http://www.easybe.com/artists___bands_celtic.html Internet listings of some of the best Celtic Bands in the world of Celtic music.

 

 

 

Favorite Books

"Celtic Myths and Legends" by T.W. Rolleston, Great book for reading and studying the major stories and myths of Irish Culture.

"Classic Myths in English Literature" by Gayley

"Drawing with Pen and Ink" by Arthur Gupthill

"Folk Music and Dances of Ireland" by Breandan Breathnach, This is the best book I know of on Irish ethnomusicology.

"Japanese Ink-painting" by Ryukyu Saito

"Puppets and Puppet Theater" by David Currell

"The Homesteader's Handbook" by James E. Churchill

"W. B. Yeats"  Selected Poems by Gramercy (see 'The Fiddler of Dooney')

"Western Islands Handbook" by Kittiwake