Artists
Rolly Brown
1980 Winfield National Guitar Fingerpicking Champion.
Jerry Douglas
Perhaps the finest dobro player in contemporary acoustic music.
Steve Kaufman
Three time Winfield National Flatpick Champ, and Gold Award winner from Acoustic Guitar Magazine for "Best Workshops, Seminars and Camps."
Jim Heffernan
A great session player on dobro, pedal steel, guitar, and banjo, as well as being a good friend.
Roberto Dalla Vecchia
This top Italian guitarist is the winner of Acoustic Guitar Magazine's 2003 Homegrown CD Award.
Franco Morone
One of the great names on the international guitar roster, and widely regarded as the "Italian Poet of the Acoustic Guitar".
Joy Kills Sorrow
A great band of extremely talented players featuring National Flatpick Champ Matt Arcara.
Robin Kessinger
Another Winfield National Flatpick Champ. He also holds titles in Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, West Virginia, and other contests too numerous to mention.
Instuments & Accessories
Circa Guitars
Makers of fine guitars in the vintage tradition. Located in Casco, ME.
Collings Guitars
Committed to building the finest acoustic steel string instruments possible. Located in Austin, TX.
Scharpach Guitars
Making guitars that deliver a new, recognizable and high quality, unique sound. Located in Bergeyk, the Netherlands.
G7th Capos
The G7th Performance Capo is a completely new approach to capo design. Located in Leicester, UK.
Marv's Music
Online shopping for banjos, mandolins, guitars, and accessories. Marv's offers substantial discounts on strings, songbooks, and other music supplies.
Publications
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is a bimonthly periodical, and companion audio CD, dedicated to presenting all aspects of the art of flatpicking the acoustic guitar.
Other Links
The Bluegrass Guitar Home Page
A convenient source of information about the acoustic flat-top guitar and it's use in Bluegrass music. Their goal is to help promote traditional guitar and assist players and fans alike.
Flatpick-L
FLATPICK-L is an Internet mailing list for the discussion of the style of acoustic guitar playing known as "flatpicking." This term is taken to include bluegrass, old-time, fiddle tunes, acoustic swing and jazz, "new acoustic music," newgrass, flatpicked Celtic styles, etc.
JigTime
John Cutliffe's web site celebrating the world of Americana, Bluegrass, Celtic and Irish music.
