http://www.sms.clara.net/
Scottish music
http://www.portlandamerica.com/
The primary U.S. distributor for music of Scotland and Nova Scotia,
plus selected Irish, other Canadian, and some related US music. They also
offer a broad selection of music to mail order customers, through their
website and by phone, fax, or mail. The website includes their articles
written for Scottish Life magazine on the music. Anyone wishing to submit
a review is welcome to do so.
However, the large general music shops often have folk sections which
are far larger than Blackfriars.
Good places to try in Edinburgh are the Virgin on Princes Street and
The HMV on Princes St and also in the St James Centre. Sometimes the
folk and Scottish sections are in different areas.
Folk is often subdivided in these shops into subcategories
(i.e. Scottish, Irish, pipe bands, folk etc).
John Menzies (sometimes pronounced "Mingis") and also on Princes St,
is usually the cheapest place to get CDs but the folk section is small
and poorly organised.
I'd also suggest Coda music, 12 Bank Street, The Mound, Edinburgh
Tel: 0131 622 7246 / Fax: 0131 622 7245
They claim to have the biggest selection of folk music in Scotland
and don't charge extra for mail order.
Real Music, 23 Parnie Street, Glasgow G1,
phone 0141 553 1195
next to Adam McNaughton's book shop
(tel: 0141 552 2665 and also worth a visit!)
Tower records also has a very good range.
There is also a very good shop in Glasgow on the corner of Havelock
Street and Byres Road; like Blackfriars, this also sells sheet music
and instruments.
For bagpipe music, see [8.5]