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Area Music Scene

• Stratford Concert Band
  
  
• Dukes of Dixie
  
  
• Gail Selkirk
  Gail is a Stratford composer, singer and pianist. Her vocal jazz arrangements, in particular, are astounding. She's currently working on a solo CD; sound clips and lots of other stuff can be found on her website.
  
  
• Denise Baker
  A terrific jazz vocalist based in the Cambridge-Kitchener area. Her website includes sound clips, reviews, info on how to order her three CDs, and many sultry photos.
  
  
• Royal City Big Band
  Based in Guelph.
  
  
• The Community Players of New Hamburg
  One of the finest community-theatre companies around.
  
  
• Prime Time Big Band
  A 17-piece band based in London. They've put out one CD, titled "The London Sessions." Contact: Prime Time Big Band, c/o George Laidlaw, 140 Lyngate Place, London, On. N6K 1S5, (519) 473-9846, e-mail: glaidlaw@hotmail.com
  
  
• List of Local Community Bands
  
  
• Local Bandsman Resources and Links
  
  

Far, Far Away Bands

• The Satelites A dance and party band based on Long Island, NY.
  
  
• The Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra A terrific big band in Denver, CO.
  
  

Friends of the FCBB

• Kiwanis Club of Stratford
  Some great folks who generously provide us with rehearsal space.
  
  
• Jay DeZwart
  A talented designer and computer fiend who donated his time to design the cover and liner pages of Easy to Love, our second CD. Jay's company, Perth Computer Services, has a website at www.pcsnet.ca
  
  
• WebMastering Services - Graham Nasby
  If you find our site useful, attractive and easy to navigate, credit Graham; he designed it. (He is not, however, responsible for the appearance of the band members themselves.)
  
  
• Canadian Band Association
  Canadian Band Association (Ontario)
  
  
• Stratford Printing & Graphics
  They did a great job on the liner notes for our second CD.
  Contact: Stratford Printing & Graphics, 133 Regent Street, Stratford, Ontario, N5A 3W2, (519) 273-2624, stratfordprinting@on.aibn.com
  
  
• MMSDirect
  They handled the disc replication for "Easy to Love," our second CD.
  Contact: MMSDirect, 25 Defries Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 3R4, (416) 364-1943
  
  

Stratford and Area

• City of Stratford
• Stratford Festival
• Stratford Online: events, classifieds and much more for Stratford and vicinity
• Waterloo Region Arts Council

Cool Stuff

• Big Bands Database Plus
  A huge collection of big-band facts and goodies, including lists of past and current bands worldwide. (And don't miss the chord charts for the A-D-F#-B ukelele!)
  
• Tony Hornick's Dancing List
  A comprehensive site listing hundreds of upcoming dances in Ontario, western New York---and Florida.
  
• The Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra
• Contrabass Mania
• World Clarinet Alliance
• The Klarinet Machine - Sneezy.org
• Classic Saxophone Online - the Adolphe Sax Institute
• Raw Brass - the trumpet player's gateway
• The Trombone Page of the World
• The Percussive Arts Society
• The Internet Bandsman's Everything Within