Instruments and Supplies
Nechville Banjos - Tom Nechville builds really cool banjos that sound great
Scott Vestal's Stealth Banjos - the only banjo that can keep up with Vestal
Bob Kogut violins - my buddy Bob builds great fiddles
Williamson mandolins - my friend Lon is building amazing  mandolins - check 'em out!
Mark Gresham, luthier - Mark builds great guitars, mandolins, and resophonics
Heartland Banjo and Guitar Company - great instruments from Robin Smith
First Quality Musical Supplies - these nice folks have whatever you need
Ome banjos - banjos that  look and sound beautiful
Ronnie Griffin Guitars - great-sounding guitars from this south Georgia builder
High Desert Guitars - many great instruments available from this Santa Fe, NM shop
Great Southern Music , Gainesville, FL - Tom and Robin do instruments, repairs, and lessons

Artist Web Sites
Orange Avenue - cool rock with my nephew, Derek Anderson
Jim Hurst - guitar master and great singer
Missy Raines - The Bad Woman of the Bass
Scott Vestal  (and Digital Underground Studio) - simply amazing
Claire Lynch - the beautiful legendary voice
Bill Keith - the fantastic banjo innovator
Kati Penn - beautiful fiddler and singer
 Mitch Corbin - Winfield winner on guitar and mandolin (same year!) He builds 'em too!
Curtis Jones - guitar wizard
John Cowan - nobody sings like The Cow
Cory and Jarrod Walker - young masters
Alan Munde - banjo master and one of my earliest heroes
Noam Pikelny - an amazing banjo talent
Kenny and Amanda Smith - excellent bluegrass!
Randy Kohrs - a fantastic Dobro (and everything else) player and singer
Steve Smith
The Infamous Stringdusters
Rob Ickes
Mountain Heart
Bela Fleck
Flecktones
Alison Brown
Jerry Douglas
Wise Child
Casey Driessen
Earl Scruggs
Sam Bush
Dawgnet - David Grisman
Tim O'Brien
Alison Krauss
Ron Block
Mark Newton
Darol Anger
Mike Marshall
Vassar Clements
Nickel Creek
The Bluegrass Parlor Band
Petra - the finest in Christian rock
Bob Hartman - Petra founder
Josh Pinkham
The Duhks
Sam Pacetti
Tuck Tucker
Frank Serio photography
Hamhock and Slide - cracker blues
Ken Perlman - Clawhammer master
James Madison Thomas - renaissance man with photography and music

Festivals and Venues
Withlacoochee Bluegrass Festivals
Suwannee Banjo Camp
Merlefest
Just Right Productions
Original Bluegrass Productions
WSM Online
Station Inn, Nashville
Daytona Beach Bandshell
Magnolia Music - Springfest and Magnoliafest at Spirit of the Suwannee, Live Oak, FL
Florida Folk Festival
Gamble Rogers Festival, St. Augustine, FL
Riverbend Bluegrass Festival, Ocilla, GA
The Freebird Cafe

Other good stuff
St. Augustine, Florida oceanview condo rental
International Bluegrass Music Association
North Florida Bluegrass Association
Bluegrass Works
The Banjo Hangout
iBluegrass - Internet bluegrass magazine
Bluegrass Unlimited
Banjo Newsletter
County Sales - recordings and books
Acutab - music instruction
Mandolin Cafe - the best mandolin site
Gene Daniell Sound - these guys know what they're doing!
Tom Biggs' Banjo Pages
Bluegrass Australia
Southeast Bluegrass Links
Bluegrass Now
Bill Monroe Foundation
Florida Wildlife Care
Save the Ichetucknee River
America's National Parks website - my favorite places to visit
Hoaxbusters - don't believe that junk you get as email!

God's Yellow Pages - this is helpful
Grace at Fort Clarke Church of Gainesville, FL - my church home

Goofy Stuff
Alien Abduction
Squirrel Hazing - the untold story
Disturbing Auctions
Marshmallow Bunny Testing
The Darwin Awards
The Guitar God Homepage
The Exploding Whale
Find a Grave

If you find that any of these links are not working correctly, please email  mato65@msn.com .

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