Musical heroes and influences

• Irish proginators - The Dubliners; Christy Moore
• Irish punk - Shane MacGowan; The Pogues; A good norwegian Pogues resource.; Donegal X-press; Blood or Whiskey
• Outstanding instrumentalists - Brendan Power, Cathal McConnell, Aly Bain
• Scottish artists - Andy M. Stewart; Brian McNeill; Dick Gaughan; Boys of the Lough
• Singers and songwriters- Johnny Cash
• Irish artists - Dervish, De Dannan
• American celtic punk-rock bands - Dropkick Murphys; The Tossers; Flogging Molly

Local folk music, bands and friends

• Folk music bands in Bergen - Foggy Few, Greenland Whalefishers, Løvstakken
• Folk music venues in Bergen - Colombi, Scruffy Murphy
• Celtic bands in Norway - The Tramps, Tara, Vamp
• Folk festivals in Norway - Oslo Irish Music Festival, Førde International Festival
• Irish dancing - Irish Dance Company
• Irishesque Pubs in Norway - Dubliner Folk Pub (Oslo)
• Thanks to our friends at Snedig who helped us with the design of our new logo, posters and T-shirts - Snedig
• Top quality printing from the cool guys at Molvik Grafisk. Keep up the good work - Molvik Grafisk

Some CDs we'd recommend

• Irish Traditional & Contemporary
  • Dubliners - Live in Carré,
  • Christy Moore - Live at the Point,
  • Altan
  • Dervish
  • Dolores Keane -
  • De Dannan - Hibernian Rhapsody
  • Paul Brady & Andy Irvine
• Scottish Traditional & Contemporary
  • Brian MacNeill - Back of the North Wind
  • Boys of the Lough - Live at Carnegie Hall
  • Silly Wizard - Live Wizardry
  • Dick Gaughan - Sail On
  • Ed Miller - At Home With the Exciles
  • Dougie MacLean - Tribute
• Compilations
  • Greentrax
  • A Woman's heart
  • Celtic Connections
• Instrumental Albums
  • Aly Bain - Lonely Bird
  • Brendan Powers - New Irish Harmonica
• American folk, Cajun, Bluegrass & Country
  • Johnny Cash - Live at San Quantin
  • Nitti Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken
• Norwegian
  • Vamp - God Morgen, Søster, 13 Humler
  • Bukkene Bruse
  • Gåte

Various

• Online Instrument Vendors - Hobgoblin Music; Elderly; Coast to Coast
• Folk Music Magazines - Living Tradition
• Folk Festivals in Ireland - Miltown Malbay; Ballyshannon
• Folk Festivals in Scotland - Celtic Connections; Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Newcastleton
• Folk Music Radio - Travelling Folk
• Other Folk Music Web Resources - Mudcat Café
• And I almost forgot.... Guinness