Americana OK

After stints on LeithFM and Radio Free Porty Tom Fahey launched the weekly AmericanaOK Podcast in January 2005. Broadcasting out of Edinburgh, Scotland. The aim of the show was to promote and play the very best independent Americana, Alt-Country and Classic Country from around the world. The show quickly attracted an audience of music lovers who were as passionate about the music as he was. The Podacst continues and is now also broadcast twice weekly on Radio Six International and five times on kyouRADIO San Francisco.

CMR Nashville

Featuring the best mix of Country Music from over 20 presenters from around the world. We pride ourselves in covering all styles of Country Music and reflect the popularity from various parts of the world with programmes from our studios in the USA, England, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Brazil and Scotland.

Folk And Roots

Welcome to Folk and Roots. A guide to the folk and acoustic scene, with information about UK folk gigs, folk concerts, folk festivals and hundreds of links!

Folk Radio UK

Folk Radio UK is a small and proudly independent free thinking internet station. Playing the very best in Celtic and British Folk, from the well known to the not so well known. Folk Radio UK is supported by listener donations and is 100% commercial free and without any interruptions: No talking just non-stop music. All there is to say about the music is on the website. We also have a very friendly forum for those that fancy a chat or some company whilst you listen. You'll be made to feel at home, how it should be.

Proper Partner Stores

Who said retail was dead ???? With over 150 indie stores spread across the entire UK, there's a store near you who we can highly recommend as a stockist of our major releases. You can also order anything Proper Music distributes from these stores.

Texas Exile Radio

Texas Exile Radio is a country & americana webcast station. Produced by a native Texan from across the Atlantic, Texas Exile Radio twangs, shuffles, whines, and rocks 24 hours a day. We've got your Texas music, Red Dirt, Americana, Alt- & Indie Country. We've got Honky-Tonk, Bakersfield, Outlaw, a touch of Southern Rock -- even a few songs from those rare Nashville types who still recall what Country music's meant to sound like!

The Miller Tells Her Tale Podcasts

Weekly Americana podcasts, Bob Harris and The Sunday Times-approved!

BBC Radio 2

A top national radio station that is a great supporter of specialist music where you will also get to hear plenty of our releases.

BBC Radio 2 Music

Radio 2 have set up a new way of keeping track of all the good CD's, DVD's and books from the world of folk, country and acoustic music. Check out the site to see what they recommend and you can even add your comments.

BBC Radio 3

A top national radio station for Classical, Jazz, World, Arts & Drama where you will also get to hear plenty of our releases.

Blues & Rhythm Magazine

Blues & Rhythm, The Gospel Truth is published 10 times a year. Each issue contains in-depth articles, ground breaking interviews, regular feature columns, discographies and all the latest blues news, CD, DVD and book reviews. Blues & Rhythm covers the full blues and R&B spectrum from pre and post war blues, rhythm and blues, doo-wop vocal groups, vintage soul and gospel and the contemporary blues scene.

Blues Matters Magazine

Blues Matters! was founded 1999 as a fanzine to give enthusiasts a voice. intended to support and promote the Blues in all forms, and so provide a service to music fans everywhere, of "Blues Without The Blinkers". Blues Matters! represents every aspect of the Blues with all the seriousness, humour, depth, belief, and enthusiasm it deserves. By doing so, we bring together the music, artists, publications, creators, industry, and fans, who enjoy, and therefore help sustain, the Blues for further generations.

Country Music People

The Number One Country Music Magazine - CMP gives you the world of country music: New Country, Roots, Honky Tonk, Americana,Traditional, Acoustic, Country-Rock, Old Time, Bluegrass, NashPop, Cowboy, Rockabilly, Western Swing, Singer-Songwriter, Alternative. Recently added to the Proper Partner scheme too so the mag is now available (in stock or to order) from over 150 indie record stores throughout the UK.

fRoots Magazine

fRoots is the world's leading monthly magazine covering modern and traditional music with roots from around the globe, from Anglo-trad to Zanzibar pop via the great mixing desk in the sky. Pronounce it "eff-roots"! We have been at the sharp end of the folk/roots/world music scene for nearly 29 years, dealing with an incredible diversity of music from the latest fusions to the very ethnic. fRoots is the first place you'll read about new names who later go on to establish strong reputations, and is often the first to highlight previously under-exposed local musics. Indeed, our readers constantly praise us for changing their musical lives! Every issue is packed with features, news, reviews and information on the UK and international scene, and two a year come with our unique and very sought-after covermount compilation CDs.

Jazzwise Magazine

Launched in 1997, JAZZWISE is the UK's leading jazz monthly and the only magazine devoted to covering the entire spectrum, from cutting-edge contemporary jazz, mainstream, fusion and improv to jazz-club crossover and world-jazz.

Maverick Magazine

Maverick, a monthly country and roots music magazine launched in July 2002. There is an extensive album review section and features on performers, songwriters, musicians, etc. who are on the cutting edge.

Nationwide Mercury Music Prize

The Nationwide Mercury Music Prize exists soley to champion UK music by promoting the 12 albums of the year by British or Irish Artists. All music genres are eligible and all albums are treated equally

Songlines Magazine

Published bi-monthly Songlines is the world music magazine covering the world's most exciting music from traditional and popular to contemporary and fusion. Songlines is packed full of the latest CD reviews, artist interviews, guides to particular world music traditions, concert-listings and travel stories.

The Living Tradition Magazine

The Living Tradition is a full colour, bi-monthly Folk & Traditional music magazine that has been in publication for just over 10 years now. The main aim of the magazine is to highlight the rich heritage of traditional music in the British Isles and further afield, and attempt to bring it to a wider audience.

WORD Magazine

Word is a monthly magazine dedicated to music and entertainment. It was started in 2003 by an independent company, Development Hell, which was started by a number of refugees from Big Publishing. It's published on the second Thursday of every month and comes with a free Word Of Mouth CD, which prides itself on bringing together the best of emerging talent. Word was described, not by us, as being "for people too old for the NME and too hip for Q". Recently added to the Proper Partner scheme too so the mag is now available (in stock or to order) from over 150 indie record stores throughout the UK.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

In order to view certain documents stored on our website you need to visit adobe.com to download the latest version of Acrobat Reader, which is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD from their website.

Interactive Web Solutions

IWS provide UK Web Designers, Web Designers UK, Web Design UK, UK Web Design, e-commerce Web Sites, CD Rom Authoring Design and Development, Web Site Hosting Cheap Web Space UK, Web Site Promotion Search Engine Submission UK, Web Graphic Designers, Web Site 3d Modelling, iPix 360 Virtual Tours, Multimedia Services for the UK and World Markets. IWS are responsible for building and hosting the Proper Music Distribution web-site.

Proper Music MySpace

Proper Music's "MySpace" is the place to go to visit our growing number of friends and share views, opinions, photo's, journals, check out tour dates and read info about our many artists/bands and even make new friends yourself !!!

Proper Records

Website for the Proper record label, home to artists such as: Robyn Hitchcock, Anita Wardell, Andy Fairweather Low, Joan Baez, Toni Kofi, Patty Griffin, the now infamous Properboxes, properpairs & Proper Intro's. Also includes the Specific jazz imprint label.

Propermusic.com

A small online shopping/mail order service from Proper Music for those customers who can't trace albums in stores or even get to their local store.

Amazon

Low prices on digital cameras, MP3, LCD TVs, books, music, DVDs, video games, software, home & garden and much, much more. Free delivery on orders over £15.

Borders

Stores throughout the UK, Borders online shop is in partnership with Amazon UK.

HMV

One of the UK's biggest and best music retailers with stores throughout the UK. You can also purchase from their extensive web-site.

Play.com

The UK's biggest independent online retailer - Buy DVDs, CDs, Video Games, Electronics, Books and Ringtones with free delivery to UK and Europe.

Proper Partner Stores

Proper Partners is a tight network of approximately 130 Indie retailers throughout the UK who fully support promoting and selling specialist music. You can buy or special order any of our releases from this network of stores. Use the store finder to find a store near you.

Zavvi (Virgin)

Welcome to zavvi and what is now the largest independent entertainment retailer on the high street. Whether you’re looking for Music, DVDs, Boxsets, Blu Ray, HD DVD, Games or Books, we’re dedicated to offering you all the latest releases at competitive prices as well as good deals on loads of products.

Folk At the Royal Oak

The events that take place every Thursday in the well-appointed upstairs room at the Royal Oak in Station Street, Lewes, East Sussex are intended to encourage the performance of traditional music and song. We operate throughout the year apart from August. This is not a club as such; there is no membership, rather a number of like minds who come together to celebrate and enjoy a range of musical traditions in a convivial, socially conducive atmosphere. We believe that we try to make all newcomers feel welcome.