There're several different acts currently charting as The Sundowners: 1.) The Sundowners were a country-western trio from Chicago, 1959-1989. They included guitarist Don Walls, guitarist Bob Boyd and bassist Curt Delaney. Promoting their retrospective CD, Bloodshot Revival proclaimed The Sundowners knew more than 15,000 songs, playing about 7,000 songs annually. 2.) A very early collaboration between Will Oldham and Bill Callahan.
Alternative tunes from a band based at P.O. Box 211, Dundee, DD1 9PH, U.K. www.wearethesnare.com
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From Ramsay Midwood's website: "Ramsay Midwood is a miracle and a mystery. There is almost no usable information about him." It is known that he sings, he plays guitar, he resides in Austin, he has, on occasion, acted and/or played with The Gourds, and he's big in Germany.
O'Death are an American Gothic Country band from New York. Borrowing their band name from a traditional American folk song that comes out of Western North Carolina, O’Death draws on traditional folk, bluegrass, punk, gypsy music, metal, swing and jazz stylings. Originally formed in 2003 while the members attended SUNY Purchase, the band played a series of shows at the now defunct Apocalypse Lounge in NYC...
MYSPACE Conor Mason, born August 27, 1981, is an Irish singer-songwriter from Derry. Having learned classical piano from the age of 8, he soon progressed to a variety of other instruments including Guitar, drums and harmonica.
On leaving school Conor followed a music production course at a local college where he began playing in bands and learning the art of recording. It was around this time that Conor played in a band called Gentle Ben. Soon after they split, Conor began recording songs for his first solo project.
The Wildes are an Australian country/rock and roll band, formed in 2008. Their debut album Ballad of a Young Married Man was released in Australia in April '09 and has received lots of support from the Australian music press and radio. The sound has been compared to artists such as The Bad Seeds, The Waterboys, Steve Earle and Tom Waits. The songs have a strong story-telling element. The album is due for release in the UK and USA later in 09. The current line-up includes Lachlan Bryan (lead singer, guitar), Mat Duniam (drums), Shaun Ryan (bass) and Andrew Wrigglesworth (lead guitar).
Giant Sand, originally The Giant Sandworms, is an American rock band formed in 1985, based in Tucson, Arizona, USA (although Los Angeles, California was its home for many years). Overseen by singer-songwriter-guitarist-pianist Howe Gelb, its membership has shifted over the years -- at times with each album -- though for a long while the drum and bass duties were handled by John Convertino and Joey Burns, who went on to form Calexico.
Father John Misty is J. Tillman, who has been recording/releasing solo albums since 2003. Josh also played drums for Seattle
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