On the Music We Play

The Jug Band Music Society
The jug band universe!

Weenie Campbell
The best resource on the web for country blues and old time music -- check out their online jukebox, the Weenie Juke!

Red Hot Jazz Archive
Fantastic resource/history on jazz at the turn of the century. Lots of great sound clips!

Hober
"Unvarnished music from around the world"

The Devil's Music
Another great resource on blues music

How to Build a Washtub Bass
Yes, you can try this at home. There are many variations of washtub basses, but here's one to start off with.

Louis Jordan
Without this man, there would be no Chuck Berry.

The Juggernaut Jug Band
Our modern-day jug band heroes

Other Favorites

KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic
Sick of all this old-time music? This radio archive has live performances from some great musicians in "modern" music today.

Khoomei.com
Learn about the unusual, beautiful art of Tuvan throat/overtone singing

Yat-kha
Our favorite Tuvan rockers! Loud rock dressed in throat-singing vocals from our Tuvan pals Albert Kuvezin and co.

Friends of Tuva
In case you haven't noticed, we're pretty interested in throat-singing and music from this remote country in central Asia.

Music in Taiwan

bopomofo
Pals of ours who play some rockin' electric blues in Taipei

The Blues Society on Taiwan
Dedicated to promoting an appreciation of the blues in Taiwan -- Join right now!

Trees, Music, and Art
Taipei-based world music label and organizer of the Migration Music Festival, one of the finest musical events on the island

Sheng Xiang and Water3
Sheng Xiang is a Hakka folk singer who makes you want to sing along, even if you don't speak the language

On Taiwan

Planet Poagao
TC in words, photos, and film

Forumosa.com
Discussion board for expats in Taiwan. Don't let the cranky folks scare you, lots of useful and interesting info on life in Ilha Formosa

Taiwan weather
How muddy is the muddy basin today?

The Taipei Kid
Be his friend, read his entertaining blog

Rank
Political punditry, the life in Taiwan, and some nice photography

Pristine Communications
The gracious host of this site, specializing in multilingual services for the web