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Eventually this site map will be accessible from every page on the site, but it will take me a while to implement. I was thinking of using client-site image maps to do this, but unfortunately I think there are still browsers which don't support this. My philosophy is to keep things simple wherever possible, including avoiding frames.

I am trying to rationalize the page naming convention because some pages originally used a .html extension and some used a .htm extension. Now all the pages use .html and the .htm versions are empty shells left in case people have links to them. They should automatically forward to the correct page for most browsers.

The description below uses indentation and colour to show structure. Click on the name to go directly to the page. I am using nested lists to do this. I hope this won't come out too messy on various browers. You can e-mail your comments below.

Some pages also have direct links to other pages, but it would be unnecessary and too confusing to try to show this. Also, some pages have links that go to other websites. These are usually not shown.

I am afraid that this page is now somewhat out of date (2006).

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Site structure diagram

welcome.html Home page.

• bio.html Biographical information about Vicki and me.
• biomr.html Haven't heard enough about me? Here's more! Actually, it's a sort of musical autobiography.
• reprtoir.html Description of the kind of music we play.
• wedding.html Suggestions for wedding music.
• nameorg.html Meaning of the name "Standing Stones", and why we chose it as our collective title.
• ourtunes.html Some compositions of mine in abc format.
• cdindex.html Information about our two CD releases, Where in this Wide World and An Craoibhín Aoibhinn (The Pleasant Little Branch), with samples in MP3 format.
• Cover photo (Gleann Cholm Cille) of WITWW
• CD face photo (Castlerigg Circle, Cumbria) of WITWW
• cddescwitww.html Description of WITWW.
• Cover photo of ACA
• cddescaca.html Description of ACA.
• cdordinf.html How to order your own copy.
• reviews.html Some reviews of our music.
• pubmat.html On-line source of publicity material (brief bios, etc).
• imgindex.html Pictures of us.
• instrmnt.html Descriptions of the instruments we play.
• sched.html Our performance schedule.
• houseconc.html Schedule of house concerts taking place at our house.
• gaeilge.html Information about Irish language classes in Silicon Valley, offered by the Irish Language Association.
• gaelpron.html Irish Gaelic pronunciation guide aimed at those who are unfamiliar with the language.
• links.html Links to other sites: Irish links, Scottish links, other Celtic culture links, San Francisco Bay area music schedules, Bay Area links, other interesting stuff.
• celtlink.html Celtic music and harp links.
• muslinks.html Other music links: a collection of links having to do with music, but not particularly with traditional music.
• musencyc.html Not quite an encyclopedia yet, perhaps, but a large and ever-growing collection of interesting information having to do with traditional music, early music and related topics. Note: for backward compatibility, an obsolete version of this page is kept, named interp.htm.
• celtmusic.html What is meant by the term "Celtic music"?
• fretinst.html Fretted instruments in traditional music.
• banjo.html The Irish banjo.
• scotlute.html The Scottish lute.
• lutemss.html The Scottish lute manuscripts.
• scotfolk.html Folk music in Scottish society.
• scotlutrec.html Scottish lute recordings.
• scotguit.html Other fretted instruments in Scotland.
• engguit.html The English guitar.
• irlute.html The Irish lute.
• tmscot.html Early and traditional music in Scotland.
• scotem.html Early Scottish Music—some of the earliest known references.
• scot18th.html Scottish Music in the 18th Century.
• Traditional Gaelic singing (offsite)
• Niel Gow and the Duchess (offsite)
• tmirel.html Traditional Irish music.
• irishem.html The origins of Irish traditional music.
• cmaoitm.html Caoimhín Mac Aoidh on the origins of Irish traditional music.
• cmroitm.html Michael Robinson on the origins of Irish traditional music.
• cmroitm2.html Michael Robinson on the origins of Irish traditional music—because I couldn't fit it all in one file.
• giraldus.html Some quotations from Giraldus Cambrensis, noted early travel writer.
• Medieval Celtic music (offsite—from the early music ensemble Altramar at Indiana University)
• wclancy.html Willy Clancy on traditional Irish music
• session.html The Irish "session".
• slavin.html Slavin contra Wagner, by Finley Peter Dunne.
• goldman.html The tune collector and the anarchist (Francis O'Neill and Emma Goldman).
• hallwtune.html Hallowe'en tunes—the results of an IRTRAD-L survey.
• dannyboy.html Is Danny Boy really an Irish song?
• aisling.html Section two of the Danny Boy article. The Young Man's Dream.
• danny3.html Section three of the Danny Boy article. Danny Boy trivia.
• tminst.html The instruments of traditional music.
• wireharp.html The wire-strung Gaelic harp.
• engharp.html The Irish harp in England.
• harppoem.html The Irish harp in poetry.
• harppoem1.html To a Harp (14th century)
• harppoem2.html On a Blind Harper I (early 1600s)
• harppoem3.html On a Blind Harper II (early 1600s)
• harppoem4.html Consolations
• harppoem5.html The Lover's Invitation
• harppoem6.html The Parson's Revels
• aphuw.html The ap Huw manuscript.
• bretonharp.html The Breton harp.
• caoimhin.html Regional Irish fiddle styles, by Caoimhín Mac Aoidh.
• donegalf.html The fiddle music of Donegal.
• mairead.html An interview with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh.
• jbyrne.html An interview with James Byrne.
• barifidd.html The baritone violin.
• irflute.html The Irish flute.
• irflute1b.html Part 2 of this document.
• irflute2.html Boehm, Nicholson and the English flute style.
• irflute3.html Flute gurus discuss Baroque and Irish flutes.
• tmocelt.html Other Celtic traditional music.
• celtrelc.html Celtic relics—My attempts to trace tunes back through the centuries.
• An introduction to Breton music by Dr. Lois Kuter (offsite)
• Breton folk music by Stephen Winick (offsite)
• Cornish Traditional Music, a site for the Cornish band Anao Atao (offsite)
• tradsong.html Traditional song.
• songorg.html A collection of stories about the origins of some traditional or supposedly traditional songs.
• goldstein.html Technology and folksong, by Kenneth Goldstein of the University of Pennsylvania.
• dannyboy.html Is Danny Boy really an Irish song?
• aisling.html Section two of the Danny Boy article. The Young Man's Dream.
• danny3.html Section three of the Danny Boy article. Danny Boy trivia.
• waltzing.html Waltzing Matilda.
• greenbot.html A medieval origin for 99 Bottles of Beer on the wall?
• traddanc.html Traditional dancing.
• cotill.html Quadrilles and cotillions.
• ceili.html Sets and céilí dancing, from the Irish Times.
• playford.html The English Dancing Master.
• scotdanc.html The origins of Scottish country dance.
• cellopg.html The Traditional Cello Page.
• cell18th.html Cello accompaniment in Baroque music, by Dimitry Markevitch.
• tradcllo.html The cello in traditional music.
• celloacc.html Cello accompaniment today.
• cellopost.html Opinions on the cello in traditional music from IRTRAD-L.
• theorcnr.html Music theory corner.
• modeharm.html A Beginner's Guide to Modal Harmony.
• chordname.html Chord Naming.
• chordfunc.html Chord Functions.
• bachharm.html Bach's Changes.
• vibrtopg.html The Vibrato Page.
• auer.html Vibrato in classical violin technique, by Leopold Auer.
• stringvib.html More on classical string technique.
• alverson.html Vibrato in classical singing, by Mrs. Margaret Blake Alverson.
• vocvib.html More on classical vocal technique.
• flutevib.html Flute vibrato.
• The Flute Vibrato Forum (offsite)
• sansvib.html Classical Recordings without Vibrato.
• calmusic.html The history of music in California.
• fdrake.html Sir Francis Drake—was he responsible for the first performance of European music in California?
• sanjuan.html The barrel organ at Mission San Juan Bautista—the first performance of Celtic dance music in California?
• crabtree.html Lola Montez and Lotta Crabtree.
• em_midi.html Early music MIDI files, presented for study purposes.
• folkhumour.html A collection of folk music humour.
• itm2000.html Pat O'Reilly's 2000 years of Irish music—humour for Celtophiles.
• tabloid.html Famous folk songs as reported by English tabloid newspapers
• greenbot.html A medieval origin for 99 Bottles of Beer on the wall?
• wmatilda.html Research results on Waltzing Matilda
• histcnr.html History Corner, a collection of interesting and little-known historical facts and events.
• 8pres.html The first eight US presidents have been mysteriously erased from the history books.
• sitemap.html The page you are currently looking at.

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