Christmas bargains

This is the last night of the Rounder Records Christmas sale that began a week ago; if you see this tonight in Ireland, there may still be time to get your order in to Rounder before the office closes. CDs on sale for $12.99 include A Celtic Christmas sojourn, live, a compilation from Brian O'Donovan's 'Celtic sojourn' radio show; latest albums from Alison Krauss, Ron Block, King Wilkie, Doyle Lawson, Uncle Earl, and Bobby Osborne; Tony Trischka's award-winning Double banjo bluegrass spectacular; and more. See the full offer here. If you missed the sale, don't take it too hard; they're all well worth the regular price.

If you're likely to be going to California or have friends coming from there, check out the bargains offered by the folks at Tricopolis Records. Good prices not only on records but on Blue Ridge guitars, tuners, instruction books and videos, and one-off bargains on a used Gibson Hound Dog dobro and a new Gold Star banjo.