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The Dodge Brothers

The Dodge Brothers are a British skiffle band from Southampton playing Americana, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, country and blues music. The band includes film critic and BBC television presenter Mark Kermode, along with Mike Hammond and Aly Hirji. The band played on the BBC Two programme The Culture Show, which is co-presented by Kermode, on 19 May 2007. Kermode has described the band as "guitars, banjo, slap bass, harmonica - and no drums, which is essentially a hillbilly/skiffle set-up.

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Mike Newsham

Having played all over the country supporting the likes of Jesse Malin, Guillemots, The Yards, Laura Veirs, Deadstring Brothers, Mohair, Shed Seven, Four Day Hombre and Eileen Rose. Hailed as one of the best guitarists in his hometown York, "with his playing so fluid and textured and so damn fast! but still tidy, its a show in itself"

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Bearfoot

"A mere two years after their initial meeting as camp counselors, Bearfoot earned one of roots music’s most prestigious awards – Telluride Bluegrass Band Champions – an honor they share with artists like Dixie Chicks and Nickel Creek. Now, after years of national touring at top theaters and festivals, Bearfoot joins these iconic pop peers, with the broad horizon of the Americana frontier in their souls. Bearfoot is deeply American music.

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Dropkick

There is more than one artist with this name. 1) Dropkick is a punk band from Texas, most known for the song "Four Dead Cheerleaders" from their album "No Time To Be Young". 2) Dropkick is a Scottish band which plays catchy, countrified pop music. They were formed at school in a small town in Angus in 1995 by brothers Andrew and Alastair Taylor.
The current line up now includes cousin Stuart Low and the unrelated Roy W. Taylor: Andrew Taylor: vocals, guitar, banjo, drums, mandolin.
Alastair Taylor: vocals, guitar, pedal steel.

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Dan Parsons

At just 21, it’s somewhat surprising that Dan Parsons has already been on the scene for a couple of years. Having made his foray into the musical world with his heritage-flavoured debut release Old Brown Shoe in 2007, Parsons continued on this path for a short time. Then after gradually being absorbed by a new musical world of peers and influences he found a new desire to make a different type of music.

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Armchair Martian

Self described as "Good guys, bad band." Armchair Martian is a Fort Collins, CO based punk-rock group with a strong Country Music influence. They are closely linked to Bad Astronaut and Drag the River, a seperate band, yet which features two current and one former member. The only two consistent members are Jon Snodgrass (guitar, vocals) and Paul Rucker (drums). It is a running joke in the band that their bassists never last long...

Read more about Armchair Martian on Last.fm.

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Graveyard Train

Graveyard Train's official bio, located at http://spookyrecords.com/Graveyard%20TrainPressInfo.html: In retrospect it's obvious that horror and country music go together like peas and carrots - it just took Graveyard Train to show us. Utilising old timey instruments (banjos, dobros, washboard) with the unorthodox percussion of hammer & chain, all underneath a six part baritone 'wall of men' vocal delivery, Graveyard Train have created a unique sound and an equally unique way to deliver it.

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John Doe

John Doe refers to (at least) five different artists: 1. John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is the founder of the seminal L.A. punk band X, produced and managed by Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek. His musical compositions and performances are varied, including country and folk music. Doe also performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters and in 2009 formed John Doe And The Sadies. In the early 1980s Doe performed on two albums by fellow L.A punk band The Flesh Eaters.

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