Some of Our Favorite Music Home Pages 

Here is a list of other home pages we have found to be of interest to the acoustic music lover.

• Howard Morgen - Recently relocated to Chapel Hill from New York, Howard is an amazing seven-string jazz guitarist/clinician and arranger.
• Brien Barbour - A terrific local folk artist and songster extraordinaire! Wears great hats too!
• 2nd Stage - Another local group of our friends who play wonderful folk, country, and traditional music
• Cheryl Wheeler - Extensive coverage of all her albums, background and history of her songs , sound clips
• Mary Chapin Carpenter (and others)- Complete coverage of her music, tunings, capo settings etc.
• Carrie Newcomer - Another awesome singer songwriter whose voice is as smooth as melted milk chocolate. As she says, "Songwriting is not about being clever, flashy or fancy. It is about telling a compelling story in language and music with elegance and clarity." She also has one of the most beautiful websites I have ever seen. Check out the graphics!
• Kate Campbell - If you like Mary Chapin Carpenter or Lucinda Williams, you will love this lady! Great songwriter!
• Kathy Mattea - What a great voice this lady has! All sorts of sound clips and her latest performance schedule.
• Dirty Linen - Dirty Linen folk magazine's home page.
• Kate Wolf - Information and music about the late folksinger.
• Al Petteway - Al is a grammy award winning guitarist and composer currently living in Asheville, NC (formerly from my home town - DC). He has several albums out along with his lovely wife Amy White that are a must hear! It was the thrill of my guitar playing career to share the stage with Al at Swannanoa.
• Pete Huttlinger - Pete is a phenomenal guitarist who is at home with acoustic fingerstyle, jazz, folk, or bossa nova. He has several albums out, but my overall favorite is the Santa Rita Connection. You've got to hear his solo (no double tracking here folks) rendition of Stevie Wonder's Superstition. I saw him play this in concert all by his lonesome. All one can say is "wow"!
• Doyle Dykes - another awesome fingerstyle player, a protege of Chet Atkins, and luminary of the Grand Ole Opry. A Taylor guitar clinician as well. A consumate player and gentleman.
• Ed Gerhard - Another grammy award winning guitarist who has more soul in his hands than James Brown! He plays with such grace and dignity yet is one of the most humble, down-to-earth persons I've met. I had the great pleasure of meeting him at the Guitar Week in Swannanoa.
• Stan Rogers - The official Stan Rogers home page. One of our very favorite singer/songwriters.
• Dougie MacLean - Dougie has been called the "James Taylor" of Scotland. Kathy Mattea has covered several of his songs.

Local (and not so Local) Places to Hear Great Acoustic Music

• Bear Rock Cafe - Located in Morrisville, they have excellent deli-style sandwiches, un"bear"able desserts in a relaxed mountain lodge-like setting.
• Common Grounds Coffee House - Located in downtown Apex, this is quickly becoming one of our favorite hang-outs. Great coffee and desserts. Friendly folks in a relaxed atmosphere in a well preserved historic building with beautiful exposed brick. Tell Jared, Julie, or Mark we said hi!
• Java Divine Coffee Bar - This is a brand new coffee house that has opened in a beautiful new Holly Springs Crossing shopping center in Holly Springs. Located at 128 Bass Lake Road, call 577-6288 if you need further info or directions. Beer and wine is also served.
• Caffe Driade - This is a very different coffee house setting where the stage is nestled in the midst of a forest with beautiful gardens and trails. Located in Chapel Hill.
• General Store and Cafe - Absolutely the best burritos, great sandwiches, and coffee. Located in downtown Pittsboro. Recently expanded, this cafe offers great food and great local as well as national acts.
• The Coffee Mill - Located in historic downtown Clayton, this old brick and wood structure is a great place to listen to acoustic music. Excellent coffee and desserts.
• Little Lake Hill House Concerts - Hear great acoustic music in an intimate house setting. Located in Raleigh.
• The Wolf's Lair Restaurant - The Wolf's Lair has continually been voted one of the "Top 100 Restaurants" in the U.S.A. on the Internet's chef2chef.net website. Black Wolf Vineyards and The Wolf's Lair Restaurant are co-located at the north end of the Yadkin Valley, in Dobson North Carolina near Mount Airy. They have live music (folk, blues, bluegrass) every Friday and Saturday night.

Music Resources

• Sheet Music - Online store for various sheet music
• OLGA - OnLine Guitar Archive containing a ton of songs and tablature
• Music Mart - Another online store for ordering sheet music. Browser must be java capable.
• Art of the Solo Performer - Great reference for performance tips. Steve Rapson also has written a great book about it.
• Yahoo - Guitar - Area to search for other guitar music areas on the net
• Folkbook - an Online Acoustic Music Establishment. Terrific resource for all sorts of folk music.
• 13th Fret - a resource for acoustic guitars with tons of links to other sites of interest.

If anyone finds additional areas of interest along the lines of the above, we'd love to hear about them!