Bob Snider's Mostly Balkan Page

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11/12/2009 Updated Links

Besides my work as a software contractor, I have a few other interests. Check out the links below.

Kavals. The kaval is an unusual flute from the Balkans which I play and sometimes make in my basement.

The ensemble Hajde plays Bulgarian and Macedonian music on traditional folk instruments.
Buy CD's of little-known Bulgarian Masters.
See the calendar for the Columbus Balkan Night Dance Parties, a monthly Balkan party.
One of the best collections on Balkan folklife is found at Balkanarama.
The East European Folklife Center Home Page has information on the summer Balkan Music and Dance Camps.
The Tamburitza and its Music is featured on TamburaWeb, as well as other Balkan instruments and a calendar of events.
The fall kolo party in Dayton, Ohio is featured in Zivio!, Yugoslav Folk Dance.
Lark In The Morning has a description of Bulgarian Folk Instruments by Hector Bezanis.
Want to grow your own gaida reeds? David Daye tells you how in Arundo Donax (Reed Cane) Info.
Lots of info on Bulgaria is to be found at Bulgaria.com - Bulgaria on the Internet.
For the best Balkan brass band music in the U.S. see the Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band page.
Bulgarian financial and business news in two languages is in ITK PARI: Home Page.

Columbus Folk Dancers
Columbus Balkan Night Dance Parties, a monthly Balkan party.
Big Scioty Barn Dance -- Contra dances and eastern square dancing to live music every other week.

For the current Columbus and Ohio weather, try Yahoo Weathernews for Columbus or the Ohio State Forecast from the National Weather Service. You can create your own custom forecast and maps on The Weather Channel.

What is this background? It's ivy from my front yard.

For an index of interesting live web cams, see Tommy's List of Live Cam Worldwide.
NPR Online is a neat RealAudio site. If you haven't experienced the RealAudio plug-in, click here:
CNN.com has really neat hypertext news.
For what's happening in Columbus, Ohio, see ColumbusPages and The Columbus Dispatch. For the latest road construction info see Paving The Way.
Musical instruments and a wonderful selection of musical recordings can be found at Elderly Instruments
My favorite web search engines are Google, Excite, and HotBot. For categorized searching, try Yahoo.
Get a free for life e-mail relay address with anti-spam features from Bigfoot.

These are merchants I have used and been pleased with.

PROVANTAGE has good prices on software, a product search engine, and online ordering that works.
Buy.com has a lot of stuff at good prices.
Land's End, L.L. Bean, and Eddie Bauer are great mail order clothing companies, and they have men's tall sizes. Browse the web catalogs, but it's easier to order by phone.

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