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"Notecannons.com"
The only website on the Internet of its
kind. By Colin McCubbin & Michael Messer.
This is a photographic history of the
National guitar and includes pictures of some very rare instruments and graphic
images.
"Alan
Messer"
Apart from being my brother & personal photographer, Alan Messer has been
photographing musicians for four decades. During that time he has clocked
up more than 800 album covers, a Grammy award and has shown his work at many
galleries around the world. Photographs on the website include: Mick Jagger,
John Lennon, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Johnny Cash. Limited edition prints and
artworks are available. Alan's news-page on his website, which is more of a
diary than a news page, is well worth visiting.
"Cooking
Vinyl"
Cooking Vinyl is a
label dedicated to releasing the finest music in the world. Its history reflects
a willingness to release music of all genres and none, and the label has forged
a unique identity and independence in an industry of increasing musical
conformity and conservatism. Michael Messer is a Cooking Vinyl recording
artist.
"Apex
Networks"
If
your business needs highly skilled network engineers or IT services, the Apex
team can provide it. They specialise in complex network problems and may even
stay for a jam! Highly recommended, it is good to know that your IT specialist
plays a mean slide guitar ......especially if you are a regular visitor to this
website.
"Fine Resophonic
Guitars"
Based in Paris, France. Mike Lewis hand
builds National & Dobro style resonator guitars.
Mike has made guitars for,
among others; Eric Clapton, Louisiana Red & Michael Messer. Fine
Resophonic hand-made resophonic instruments are the finest available. Michael Messer's
studio & stage guitars are hand-built by Fine Resophonic. Fine Resophonic Guitars are endorsed by Michael Messer.
Click here & see the Fine Resophonics
page on this website.
"Diamond
Bottlenecks"
"Diamond Bottlenecks" are based in the West Midlands area of the United Kingdom - known as the
spiritual home of UK glass making. Headed by Ian McWee & Brett Taylor, they
have been making genuine glass bottlenecks for over 15 years. So if you are
looking for a top quality hand crafted glass slide or bottleneck, Diamond
Bottlenecks are the ones to get. Available direct from Ian McWee at this
website, or from listed dealers.
"Tribo-Tone"
Eric Ebner in Austin, Texas, is making these new tone bar slides.
They have to be tried to be believed. If you play lap style slide guitar with a
Hawaiian bullet slide, you have to check these out!
"Busker Guitars"
Busker Guitars are passionate about providing musicians
with practical, realistically priced resophonic guitars in the tradition of the
guitar makers of the 1920s and 1930s. They source direct from a small guitar
workshop, and have carefully specified design features to ensure the dynamic
tone and playability of each of our models. Some of the best budget priced
resophonic guitars around.
"Sollophonic Guitars"
Sollophonic Guitars is owned & run by Andy Solloway.
Based in Skipton in the north of England near Harrogate, Andy hand-builds budget
priced solid-bodied acoustic resophonic guitars. I know Andy through reading his
posts and talking with him on my forum and I am sure of his dedication to the
subject of resophonic guitars.
"Pete Woodman Guitars"
Pete Woodman is based on the Isle of Man and hand-builds fine
quality mid-priced resophonic guitars. Pete builds National & Dobro style
guitars, solid bodied, lap steels....etc. His knowledge and expertise of
Korean & Chinese resophonics and how to upgrade & improve them is first class.
Pete is a regular contributor to my forum and his advise is well worth listening
to. He is a very valuable member of
our community.
"Pensa Guitars in
the UK" 
Pensa guitars are now available in the UK exclusively from MK News.
"National® Reso-Phonic
Guitars INC"
This is the website of the
largest manufacturer of resonator guitars in the world. Very interesting site
with many articles, photos, playing tips and artist links.
"Dobro® at Gibson"
Gibson are the
current owners of the Dobro brand name and this is their on-line
catalogue.
"Beltona Resonator
Instruments"
Now
based in New Zealand, Beltona Resonator instruments are hand-built by Steve
Evans & Bill Johnson. They are of highest quality and clients include: Mark
Knopfler, Sonny Landreth & Eric Clapton.
"NetRhythms"
>ONLINE MUSIC MAGAZINE
>NET RHYTHMS reviews albums, lists tour dates and provides links to those
involved with the very best music under the radar of the music mainstream; blues,
alt.country, singer-songwriters, Americana, folk, roots, rock and so much more.
"European
Blues Association"
The
European Blues Association is a non-profit organization and educational
institute. In Britain, the Association is best known for it's annual
Blues Week events at Northampton & Exeter Universities.
"Brad's Page of Steel"
is an incredible site for slide guitar
reference. includes artist profiles, instrument makers,
recommended listening, history, plus much more. Very good section
on profiles of the classic players. Along with Planet Dobro this
just about covers it all!
"Planet Dobro" 
Planet
DOBRO is a really excellent reference site on the subject of
slide guitar. Includes film clips and sound bytes. Plus there are lists of Slide
players from all genres of music, lists of slide guitar related sites, makers of
various slide instruments...and so on! Along
with Brad's Page of Steel, this is pretty well the definitive
website on the subject.
"Frets"
Specialists in rare & vintage guitars: National, Dobro, Martin,
Gibson, Weissenborn and Knutsen. First class service & excellent advice.
Frets stock the full
range of acoustic guitar accessories.
"Vintage Nationals"
Based in Santa Barbara, California, this is a store that specializes in vintage
National guitars.
"R & F Charle"
The shop is located in the Galerie Véro-Dodat, one of the most elegant
covered streets remaining in the centre of Paris. Located between rue Croix
des Petits Champs and rue Jean Jacques Rousseau. This is a superb guitar shop
with only the very best quality instruments for sale.
"Palm Guitars"
Based in Amsterdam, Palm Guitars are the
sole Benelux dealers of National Reso-Phonic® Guitars. They are
also a great place to find vintage instruments, 78 records, CDs
and some excellent information. Very good website to visit. Palm
Guitars are main stockists the Benelux countries of Michael
Messer National Guitar Strings.
"The
Twelfth Fret" 
Main Canadian dealer for
Michael Messer National Guitar Strings by Newtone.
"American Guitars"
A new online guitar store & information centre for all things
American Guitars related. Distributors of
Michael Messer National Guitar Strings by Newtone.
"World
Resophonic Association" 
The organizers of the now world
renowned "Dobrofest" have decided to form an independent association called
The World Resophonic Association (WRA). The plan is to run festivals,
concerts, workshops and to develop a community of resophonic guitar players.
Please support the WRA and help these great people get their association off
the ground.
"Dobro Franco"
Les
Résonateurs en Francais - Excellent new website in
France. Run by Pierre Bastide, it covers all things Dobro; very good links page
and lots of great information about Dobros, Bluegrass & roots country music.
They also have a forum for Résonateurs. This
website is all in French, but don't worry if you can't speak the language, it is
still worth bookmarking.
"Blues
Matters!"
Blues magazine…….Containing loads of CD reviews from blues artists the world
over. Interviews, features, 'Got Live!',
festival fever, competitions and much more - for everyone who wants to know
about the blues and with a strong emphasis on the British Blues scene.
"modern-dance"
THE
A-Z MUSIC REVIEW MAGAZINE - This is a very hip
'hard copy' and online music review magazine covering many different types of
music - highly recommended.
"Marq's Texas Music
Kitchen"
Another great site to
bookmark. this site has links and articles related to all kinds
of musical tastes. Check it out!
"Blues World"
Very good site. Excellent articles to
read and many great blues links.
"Blues in Britain"
Home of the British Blues Connection. An
important magazine for following the UK blues scene. Each month Blues In Britain reports on the
blues scene with emphasis on what's happening in the UK.
"BBC Radio - Paul Jones Blues
Show"
The UK's leading blues radio show. Every Thursday night on BBC Radio 2 - and
now available on demand from the BBC website. Album tracks, live sessions &
interviews.
"The Blue Highway"
Certainly one of the best blues sites on
the web.
"Music Austin"
Music Austin is a little web community with big dreams. What are the goals of Music Austin? Provide in-depth information about the music of Austin.
In fact, be the encyclopedia of music in Austin, both past and present.
"American Music" This is a really incredible resource
centre for "roots" music fans. Run by Stefan Wirz, you
really should check out this website. Massive index of
artists websites and discographies. Excellent!
"Blue
Front Blues Room"
Wonderful new acoustic blues venue in the
Forest of Dean, near Gloucester. Check out their
programme of events and support
live music!
"CAT HEAD" Delta Blues & Folk Art"
Features a full
selection of blues CDs, DVDs, books and collectibles as well as an
affordable mix of Southern self-taught, folk art. PLUS > useful information about Clarksdale & the surrounding area...gigs, festivals,
musicians, food....all kinds of great stuff - Subscribe to the CAT HEAD
newsletter.
"Not The Same
Old Blues Crap"
“Not
The Same Old Blues Crap” takes it’s name from the title of the first sampler
album released by the Oxford, Mississippi, USA punk rock blues label Fat Possum.
Like the label, NTSOBC nights seek to give an outlet to raw, unrefined and
skewered punk rock blues. Check out their website & if you like your
blues on the edge....go to a gig and have a good time!
"fROOTS magazine"
One of the World's leading roots music magazines. Excellent website
for information & reviews. Edited by Ian Anderson - it started life as Southern
Rag, then it became Folk Roots and finally its current incarnation as
fROOTS.
"Acoustic"
The UK's first magazine dedicated solely to acoustic guitars and associated
stringed & fretted instruments. Excellent magazine .....Highly recommended!
"Fizgig"
This is a really great guide to what's
happening in the blues scene in Britain. Check out their lists of
gigs and festivals. If you are a band then email your tour dates to fizgigmusic@tinyonline.co.uk
. Also check out their lists of blues
clubs and radio shows. Very informative website.
"Maverick"
Maverick
is breaking the mould of how country music is perceived in the UK. The emphasis
is firmly on music - no line-dancing, glitter and other clutter that gets in the
way of the music.
"Slim's Blues"
Slim's Blues is the creation of
Gordon Wride to bring the best of the British and overseas blues scene into
Wales and the UK. Slim's Blues is working
together with bands to become a major player in the blues world.
Gordon also guest presents the BBC Radio Wales show 'True Blues'
"Acoustic Guitar Workshop"
Run by Steve Elliot & Rick Payne - this is an enormous and fascinating place for
acoustic guitarists and acoustic guitar fans.
"La Guitare"
Excellent guitar resource website based in France. Information and
links to makers, players, magazines, shops, equipment, CDs, concerts, festivals,
tableture.......and the list goes on...Excellent website.
"Stella
Records"
Stella Records is the label for Michael Roach's CDs. Also....Larry Johnson, Abie
Budgen & Sam Firk.
"Guitar site.com"
This is an amazing site with an enormous database of
guitar related stuff. Definitely one to bookmark. Your guide to over a thousand guitar recourses and music
sites!
"Weenie Campbell"
This is a
great website & forum dedicated totally to the subject of country blues. Weenie
Campbell is proud to be able to boast that it now has a 24/7 radio station
playing wall to wall country blues. So....if you are into pre-war country blues
and spend many late nights on the Internet....this one is for you.
"Tumi" 
These are the best Panama hats around. Each hat is woven by hand in
Ecuador and each comes with its own balsa wood box. Tumi also sell great shirts and happen to be the leading stockists
of Latin American music in the UK. They have a separate website
www.tumimusic.com that is well worth
a visit.
"Island Shirts"
Hand made Hawaiian shirts. Made to measure. These are
the best.
"Storm Productions"
Storm Productions have worked with many artists, writers and performers to
create books, magazine articles and mount productions of stage and radio plays,
theatre based musicals as well as live stage music concerts.
"No
Machine Studios"
a fully equipped professional recording and
rehearsal facility situated on the outskirts of Wokingham, Berkshire. I have not
recorded there, but I rehearse with my band in their rehearsal facility on a
regular basis. Neil Sadler, the owner, offers an excellent service.
Four custom built rooms for band rehearsing >300-700 watt PA + 100 watt foldback
as standard >2 Track recording available in every room >Backline hire: Fender,
Marshall and Peavey amplification >Premier, Pearl and Tama drum kits. There's a
kettle and a car park!
"Cash"
official
website of Johnny Cash. Informative/unofficial
www.maninblack.net
"Terry
Clarke"
One
of Britain's great songwriters and solo performers. Terry is known to
Michael Messer fans as the writer and co-writer of many of Michael's songs.
Visit Terry's website and find out about this talented artist.
"Mark Knopfler - MK News"
MK News is the official Mark Knopfler fan web
site. It is compiled & run by Terry Kilburn with the assistance of Paul
Crockford Management and Mercury International. Contains Mark Knopfler publicity
& schedule, but also is full of information about musicians he has worked with,
National guitars, Pensa guitars, Soldano amplifiers. The site also has a very
comprehensive linkspage to numerous guitar manufacturers, musicians and Dire
Straits/Mark Knopfler websites around the world. MK News also hosts an excellent
chat forum.
"Pepa Records"
This
record company is
the home of our very own 'Blues Scratchman' Louie Genis. Emcee, lyricist, rapper,
producer, DJ for over ten years, Louie has worked with Cup of Tea Records,
Static Sound System, Michael Messer, Funk Assembly, Shush Black Theatre, All
Change Community Projects, the TALIC CD and record label Streetbeats, amongst
others. If you're into this kind of music there are some great records being
made by Pepa.
"Carl Weingarten" 
Carl
is the editor of Planet Dobro and excellent slide guitarist. He
has recorded many solo albums and film/TV soundtracks. His
playing has been compared to Robert Fripp. Visit Carl's site and
check out a great catalogue of music.
"Pascal Mesnier"
Pascal Mesnier is one of the finest
resophonic guitarists in France. Anyone interested in acoustic blues, calypso
and Hawaiian guitar styles should check out Pascal's music.
"BJ Cole"
BJ Cole is one of the world's leading pedal steel guitarists. He has recorded hundreds of
sessions; including - Elton
John, Marc Bolan, Scott Walker, Beck, Bjork, Sting & REM.
Check out his excellent website. BJ has a great collection of pedal & lap steel guitars which are proudly
displayed on his site.
"Michael Roach"
Michael Roach is a gifted blues & soul singer & an excellent acoustic guitar
picker. We are very lucky to have Michael living here in the UK and doing so
much great work to spread the word and the music of the blues. Michael is the
main man at the European Blues Association which is best known for its Blues
Week events at Northampton & Exeter Universities. Check out Michael's music at
Stella Records website.
"Hal"
Hal is an incredible guitarist/songwriter/arranger based in
Croatia. His latest album, Trilogy, is released on Dancing Bear Warner Bros, and
is well worth checking out. If there is any justice in the
world, Hal’s music will reach out from Croatia and touch people in every
continent.
"Roy Book Binder"
Roy Book Binder is THE Travelin' man! One of the greatest exponents of 1920's
fingerstyle guitar, a recording artist, storyteller, writer,
performer and guitar collector. Also well worth checking out,
especially for guitar players are Roy's teaching
videos..."Blues by the Book" series.
"Catfish Keith"
The String Twanging home of Catfish
Keith. Lots of artist information, tour dates, CDs, tutorial stuff.....and more!
"Ian
Briggs"
The
Ian Briggs Harmonica Website -
Ian Briggs tours with his band the Supervampers, as well as playing duos with
Michael Roach and Maurice Dickson. Harmonica fans should definitely check out
Ian's site.
"Bob Long"
Bob is a blues singer,
guitarist and harmonica player specialising in "the old stuff". Most of what he
plays is his interpretations of pre-world war II blues, jug band and ragtime
material, particularly music from the Mississippi Delta. Bob runs a jam session
in the south of England, knows everyone in Clarksdale, and his new website is
developing into an excellent resource centre for blues fans.
"Chuck Berry"
This is the official website of one of the greatest entertainers,
performers and songwriters of our time. Excellent website with tour dates, song
lyrics, Berry covers, .....etc.
"John Crampton"
John Crampton plays heavy blues on a National guitar in a kind of Tom Waits/John
Hammond vibe.....a wonderful singer & guitarist...really cookin' ....
"Status Clone"
The essence of Status Quo played by one of the best tribute bands in the
country. "Status Clone are quite simply first class in every
department. This tribute to Rossi, Parfitt and co is played completely live and
their fast moving and well rehearsed set is as good as it gets. Next time
they're playing near you.......you gotta go!
"Sam Payne"
Sam is one of the UK's finest blues artists. She has released
excellent albums, both solo and with her band. Sam has also released an album
with Skip McDonald AKA 'Little Axe', which if like me you are into progressive
and hip blues, is well worth hearing. Check out Sam's website for more
information......and make sure you go se her play!
"Gerry Cooper"
Based in Yorkshire, Gerry is dedicated to keeping old country blues,
folk music, good songwriting and great guitar picking alive.
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