Uiscedwr
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Gear

Brendan White www.bodhran.nl
Maker of phenomenal bodhráns. Cormac's favourite drum is made by Brendan White.

Roland www.roland.co.uk
Anna is a Roland artist and uses various Roland/Boss equipment in her performance and studio work.

Tim Phillips Violins www.timsviolins.co.uk
Anna recently bought a beautiful violin from Tim, maker of fine violins/violas/octave violins. Check out his website for further details.

Sonic violins www.sonicviolins.co.uk
Makers of electro-acoustic violin systems. Anna has a very tasty sounding octave electro-acoustic violin from these guys - and loves it!

The Bow Shop www.bowshop.co.uk
Anna owns two carbon fibre Coda bows bought from Tim Phillips at the bow shop. Anna says: "These bows provide an excellent backup for my wooden bows - and they don't break - EVER!"

Schlagwerk Percussion Website
German percussion company. Cormac uses a Schlagwerk La Peru cajon.

Thomann Percussion www.thomann.de
Great prices on percussion gear from this German retailer.

Hedwitschak Drums www.bodhranmaker.de
Christian Hedwitschak, bodhrán maker from Bavaria. He also sells Cormac's hand-made tippers called Bodhrods. Click here to go directly to view these tippers.

Resources

fRoots magazine www.frootsmag.com
The site of the best (and biggest) folk and roots publication in the UK. Also sold worldwide.

Farncombe Estate www.farncombeestate.co.uk
Cormac and Anna and Kevin are visiting tutors to this education centre set in the heart of the Cotswolds. Follow the link for details on their fiddle, bodhran and guitar courses.

Bodojo www.bodojo.com
The world's foremost contemporary bodhran resource.

Longdogs www.longdogs.co.uk
Forum site for fans of folk duo Show of Hands. A really friendly place to meet people and talk music.

The Session www.thesession.org
Great resource for finding and swapping tunes, songs, sheetmusic and general folky chat.

BBC Folk & Acoustic www.bbc.co.uk/folk
Radio 2's folk homepage. Lots of info, listings, news and details of the Mike Harding Show.

Alex Brattell Photography www.zetetic.co.uk
Alex has done a few sessions with Uiscedwr, including the fRoots magazine cover shoot.

David Angel Photography www.david-angel.com
David has photographed many folk artists and designed a fair few album covers too, including Uiscedwr's Circle (YRCD02).

Chris Bates Photography www.chrisbates.org.uk
Chris is a fantastic live photographer who has shot hundreds of gigs and events.

Charities We Support

The AAT www.theaat.org.uk
Website of the Aplastic Anaemia Trust. Charity organisation for Aplastic Anaemia - the illness that Uiscedwr's Anna suffers from.

Willow Foundation www.willowfoundation.org.uk
Dedicated to bringing special days to the seriously ill who are between the ages 16 and 40 years of age and live in the United Kingdom.

Breds www.breds.org
Promoting education, sports, cultural heritage and emergency healthcare in Treasure Beach, Jamaica since 1998. Anna has worked with Breds since hearing about the charity on her first trip to Treasure Beach in June 2011. She is currently fundraising for a much needed ambulance.

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