Ceolas is an information service for celtic music, dedicated to 
distributing high-quality information on all aspects of celtic music by 
means of the internet. We source information from official bodies, 
commercial interests, other individuals on the net and our own 
researches. By 'filtering' commercially-supplied information, we hope to 
avoid the bias and advertising hyperbole that has previously caused 
disputes between the commercial and internet worlds.

Our current efforts revolve around the Ceolas archive, a computer site 
carrying information on celtic music resources (radio, magazines, events, 
local information), particular artists, touring schedules and information 
on particular instruments. The archive is accessible by anonymous FTP 
(celtic.stanford.edu) and by world wide web 
(http://celtic.stanford.edu/ceolas.html) and also, indirectly by email 
(contact us for more information). We also contribute regularly to the 
Irtrad-L mailing list and the rec.music.celtic newsgroup.

Please let us know what you think of the service: did you have any 
problems accessing it, does any information have errors or need updating, 
what new information would you like to see here? And if you would like to 
contribute any information, we would love to hear from you!

You can also be a great help by spreading the word on Ceolas and the
Internet. Many artists, agents, record companies and other potential
providers of information don't realise the popularity of the network
or of the archive [we currently run about 2000 logins and 8000 files
downloaded every month] and are reluctant to bother to supply
information. Help to convince them otherwise if you meet them!

We may be reached as follows:

email       ceolas@celtic.stanford.edu
snail-mail  Ceolas
            844 Fremont St.
            Menlo Park,
            CA 94025
            USA
phone/fax   +1-415-326-0680

P.S. Several people have asked what the name Ceolas means. It is a
contraction of the Irish (Gaelic) names for music (ceol) and information
(eolas), which is pretty much what we're about. The C is Ceolas is a
hard C, pronounced like a K, similar to the C in Celtic (unless you're
talking about the Boston basketball team or the Glasgow soccer team,
where it's pronounced like an S!).