MUSIC RELATED

(Links to sites that help you learn to play the guitar etc can be found on my guitar lessons page)

www.bmr.org -British music rights, Promoting the interests of Britain's composers, songwriters and music publishers.

www.efdss.org/index.htm - The English Folk Dance and Song Socity. Based at Cecil Sharp House in Camden. Loads of folk related stuff happens there.

www.foaotmad.org.uk -Friends of American Old Time Music and Dance

www.l-m-c.org.uk The London Musicians' Collective site has info on upcoming gigs etc

www.ism.org Incorporated Society of Musicians. Like the MU but more classical music based.

www.lyricist.com - Jeff Mallett's songwriter site

www.musiciansunion.org.uk Info for musician plus find musicans to play at you gig or teach you to play and instrument.

www.Roundaboutproductions.co.uk - UK based company specialising in producing short films.

www.womeninmusic.org.uk - Women in Music was founded in 1987 and has since grown into a highly influential national membership organisation that supports, encourages and enables women to make music - celebrating and raising public awareness of womens' work
in all types of music from rock and pop, to classical and jazz.

MUSICIAN'S SITES

www.Billyjenkins.com or www.sadtimes.co.uk Sites on musician Billy Jenkins,

www.charliehart.demon.co.uk Site of musican/composer Charlie hart.

www.darkarts.net/anna.html Info on Anna Homler the LA based vocalist
half of the "Bread and Shed" duo.

www.folkdiva.com/ Listen to Eileen Hazel's music, she writes thoughtful, sophisticated songs about love, laughter, pain, heartache , and the contradictions of our emotional minds.

www.hwbeckett.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk - Harry Beckett's

http://www.meerkatmusic.org/ - MeerKat are a duo. Heather Summers (violin & mandolin), Miranda Betts (guitar & vocals)

www.nedrajohnson.com -U.S singer/songwriterNedra Johnson's web site

www.petecooper.com - London based fiddle player

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIR/MAKING

LEARNING JAPANESE/KANJI

www.iiel.org.uk/english - They run Japanese courses in London., some courses are free.

www.kanjiclinic.com - A column that appers every third Thursday in The Japan Times.

www.kanjistep.com - A guide to hundreds of kanji. A short cartoon shows you how to write them.

www.kanjisite.com - Aimed mainly at people studying for the JLPT (Japanese Lamguage Proficiency Test)

www.mlcjapanese.co.jp The Site of a place that teaches Japanese on Japan. Loads of kanji and vocabulary free downlaods.

www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/ Learn Japanese by reading and hearing. Updated weekly.

www.jpf.org.uk - Info on where to learn/teach Japanese

JAPAN/JAPANESE RELATED STUFF IN ENGLAND

www.kagemusha.com/ -UK-based taiko drum group. Details about Kagemusha's events and their on-going programme of courses and workshops.

www.mugenkyo.com/ UK-based taiko drum group. Concert dates etc

www.taikosite.com/taiko-meantime - Taiko band based in London

www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp - Embassy of Japan in London, England.

OTHER JAPAN/JAPANESE RELATED STUFF

www.Japanese.about.com useful info about Japanese

www.jyh.or.jp/english - Japanese youth hostels

www.Jnto.go.jp/eng - Japan National Tourist Organization

www.taiko.com - Taiko (Japanese drum) site. USA events etc

www.tcu.or.jp/misato/ Misato is a small village in Japan.It os famous for 'hotaru' firefles. I stayed stayed/worked there on my B.T.C.V hoilday to Japan. In Japanese!

www.tokushima-kankou.or.jp Info on the prefecture Tokushima. In Japanese!

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/ - Info about Japan.

http://www.topia.ne.jp/e_index/e_index.htm - (TOPIA) Tokushima Prefectual International Exchange Association's site.

DANCING

OTHER STUFF

www.soas.ac.uk/events/ Events at the School of asian stuides, mostly free and open to the genral public

www.londonfreelist.com/home.asp - Free or nearly free events and attractions in London.

www.visitlondon.com/whats_on/ - Info on whats on on London

www.generalauctions.co.uk - Garratt Lane, SW18, based auctioneers to, H.M. customs & excise, the inland revenue, liquidators etc.

www.greasbys.com - South London's oldest established auction house.Based in Longley Road, SW17, . Sell stuff on behalf of transport for London, Major Airlines etc.

www.library.bromley.gov.uk - Bromley library site

www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/ -

www.womeninlondon.org.uk -An invaluable 16 year old website for women's group and individuals, so I'm told.

www.letslinkuk.org/ -

www.letslinkuk.net/london -

www.wrc.org.uk An organisation supporting community projects that work for and with women

www.aviva.org free online 'webzine' regularly updated with listings and information

www.femina.cybergrrl.com Portal that provides an extensive index of sites for, by and about women

JOBS etc

www.cwc.ac.uk/  - City of Westminster College website., Paddinton Green ,

www.nationalgallery.org.uk/about/jobs/NG/nglist.htm - Job page

jobs.guardian.co.uk/

www.mandy.com - For.tv, video jobs

www.jobs-uk-directory.co.uk/ - List other job sites

www.tesjobs.co.uk - Times ed. supplement