Country
Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas (born in Warren, Ohio on May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro player. He is best known for his bluegrass recordings with other prominent musicians such as J. D. Crowe and the New South, Béla Fleck, Tony Rice, and Alison Krauss and Union Station. He has released several solo albums and has been featured in over 750 recordings throughout his musical career. Douglas often plays Scheerhorn resonator guitars, built with an open soundwell and solid wood for huge volume. Jerry has received twelve Grammy Awards in recognition of his talent.
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Abigail Washburn
Abigail Washburn never set out to be a songwriter or a recording artist. Five years ago when she found herself on stage in a smoke-filled Beijing club playing her banjo and singing old-time Appalachian mountain music in Chinese to a packed house, she was as surprised as anyone. “A daring, definite talent, whose feel for the folk idiom results in moving material. Soulful is the word,” hailed the Wall Street Journal in 2005, during that same tour of China. “On stage, her voice resonated with the power of a seasoned performer and her poetic hill tunes sounded all the more evocative in Chinese.
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Alabama 3
Alabama 3 are a band originating from Brixton, England, their music incorporates elements of country, acid house, blues and gospel. Named for the Alabama 2, a legal case in the American deep South during the 1930s, in which two black men were hanged for allegedly raping a white woman. The name is also a nod to other victims of injustice like the Birmingham 6 and Guildford 4. In the United States, they are known as A3, after they were sued by the legendary country outfit Alabama.
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Leatherat
Hi-Energy Folk-Rock band from Oxfordshire, UK. Rapid beats, driving bass and metal guitar underpin traditional and self-penned tunes/songs featured mainly on Mandolin and Fiddle. Think Levellers, Flogging Molly. Hard rocking with a great folk twist make this a band to suit many musical tastes. Check out more at www.leatherat.com and watch out for Leatherat on festival bills around the country!
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Jim McShee
Jim McShee is a singer/songwirter from Stoke on Trent, UK. He started writing music at age of 15. At the start of his musical career, He relsead instrumental guitar tracks as a way of expressing his musical thirst. It wasn't until a couple of years later that he decided to put pen to paper and express his feelings through lyrics. His first single, Bad Blood, was released as a part of the NULC Unplugged compilation album. From there, he has moved around the local gig circuit, performing in top local venues The Old Brown Jug and The Sugarmill, to name a few.
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Topp Twins
The Topp Twins are the folk singing sister comedy duo of New Zealand entertainers Jools and Lynda Topp. They are known for their country music influenced style, live shows and television performances. They are openly lesbian. They often perform as characters, the most notable being the cross-dressing "Ken and Ken", and "Camp Mother and Camp Leader".
Letz Zep
Letz Zep is not an exercise in nostalgia, but of revolt against time, a heart rendering shout against mediocrity and forgetfulness, faithfully recreating the sights and sounds of Led Zeppelin at their awesome best. 'Fantastic…just like the real Page and Plant' That is how Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson described the band in The Sunday Times. Letz Zep are a professional touring group, playing over 100 shows per year, to over 100,000 people.
The show attracts an audience from all ranges of age groups, young and old, including entire families, and from all walks of life.
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The Deep Dark Woods
The timeless sound of the aptly named "The Deep Dark Woods" belongs to the depressing winters of the north. Pulsing with human warmth, these original songs echo through the lonesome night. Ryan Boldt's plainspoken lyrics offer a strong but gentle tone which understates poetry, oftentimes as startling as hot blood in fresh snow. Despite the dark themes, the heaviness never overwhelms the music's playfulness.
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Carus Thompson
Carus Thompson could easily take a well earned break. Either solo or with his band Carus & the True Believers he has toured the world relentlessly for the last ten years, garnering substantial followings in the U.K, Germany, France and Australia. He has sold over 30,000 CDs independently, supported luminaries such as Dave Matthews, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, John Butler and The Waifs and been a regular a many of the major festivals.
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