FELLOWSHIP
“A long list of friends, influences, venues, blogs, and other resources that will have you staring at your computer screen for hours…â€
NORTHWESTERN ALLIES
Awesome (The Band)
Scott Andrew
Camille Bloom
Laurie Catherine Carlsson
Carrie Clark & The Lonesome Lovers
Conrad Ford
Downpilot
Explone
Jerin Falkner
Jeff Fielder
Halflight
Rachel Harrington
Hillstomp
JD Hobson
Jon Hyde
Colin Lake & Wellbottom
Sam Marshall
Memphis Radio Kings
Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands
Red Jacket Mine
R.B. Reed
Sam Russel & The Harborrats
Sneaky Thieves
VENUES & FESTIVALS
The Axe & Fiddle (Cottage Grove, OR)
Cafe Venus/Mars Bar (Seattle, WA)
The Comet Tavern (Seattle, WA)
Conor Byrne (Seattle, WA)
Crossroads Bellevue (Bellevue, WA)
Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)
Egan’s Ballard Jam House (Seattle, WA)
Fado Irish Pub (Seattle, WA)
The Green Frog Acoustic Tavern (Bellingham, WA)
Highway 99 (Seattle, WA)
Jules Maes Saloon (Georgetown, WA)
LUNA Jazz Club (Eugene, OR)
The Mandolin Cafe (Tacoma, WA)
MidPoint Music Festival (Cincinnati, OH)
Mississippi Pizza Pub (Portland, OR)
Nine Muses Tavern (Portland, OR)
Northwest Folklife Festival (Seattle, WA)
P & G Speakeasy Cafe (Duvall, WA)
Pegasus Coffee House (Bainbridge Island, WA)
Tumbleweed Music Festival (Richland, WA)
Seabold Hall (Bainbridge Island, WA)
Red Bicycle Bistro (Vashon Island, WA)
Sam Bond’s Garage (Eugene, OR)
St. Clouds (Seattle, WA)
Sundance Film Festival (Park City, UT)
The Sunset (Seattle, WA)
Trabant Chai Lounge (Seattle, WA)
The Tractor Tavern (Seattle, WA)
Wayward Coffeehouse (Seattle, WA)
White Eagle Saloon (Portland, OR)
Wired & Unplugged (Snohomish, WA)
INFLUENCES & IDOLS
Jeff Buckley
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Ry Cooder
John Fahey
Bill Frisell
Emmylou Harris
Daniel Lanois
Alan Lomax (The Archives)
Lead Belly
Ennio Morricone
Marc Ribot
The Harry Smith Archives
Tom Waits
Chris Whitley
Gillian Welch
Wilco
Hank Williams, Sr.
Neil Young
HAVE YOU HEARD?
Angels of Light
Andrew Bird
Tom Brosseau
Buck 65
Calexico
Califone
Karen Dalton
Iron & Wine
Low
pat mAcdonald
Neko Case
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter
Thee More Shallows
John Vanderslice
MUSICIAN RESOURCES
BandFlyers.com
Chroma Sound Studios (Seattle, WA)
CD Baby
Oasis CD Manufacturing
MUSIC WEBZINES, BLOGS, AND MORE
Americana UK
Ariel Publicity CyberPR Blog
The Lefsetz Letter
Bob Baker’s Indie Music Promotion Blog
Coolfer: Music & The Industry
Derek Sivers Blog
The Muse’s Muse
No Depression Magazine
Pitchfork
Seattle Sound Magazine
OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST
eMusic
KEXP 90.3 FM (Seattle’s gift to the world)
RPM Challenge
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings