Hi there everyone --

This is my first post. Boy, am I ever impressed with this place!

I've played traditional Irish music on the fiddle for quite some time, and my interests are just starting to branch out to British folk music (the Alan Lomax collections from Rounder, Anne Briggs, Steeleye Span, Fairport, etc). The Irish music scene is extremely strong here in New York, but I don't know if there's any scene to speak of for this kind of stuff. Also aside from places like Virgin Megastore and Tower Records, I don't know of any good places in the city that have strong folk music sections or carry this kind of music. So I'm looking for recommendations as to the best places to buy this music in the city. Ordering from Amazon or the Rounder website is okay, but it's fun to browse, too!

Also, what's a good strategy for tracking down out-of-print albums, short of eBay? I don't know of a lot of used online CD stores, let alone know if they're reliable or not.

Any recommendations along these lines would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

xo,
E. Bess