Grey Reverend is the solo project of singer/songwriter/composer L.D Brown. His music is best described as "simple songs about the more complicated things in life". Based in Brooklyn, NY, he has been working on this project as well as collaborating with other songwriters and composers from around the world. A large portion of these collaborations have been done with the U.K.-based group, The Cinematic Orchestra (TCO).
English-born guitarist and banjo player who explores both British and American folk traditions.
Paul Joseph Brady (born May 19, 1947 in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland) is an Irish singer/songwriter whose work straddles folk and pop. He was into a wide variety of music from an early age. During his career he has passed through several major bands and on to a successful solo phase. Brady began performing as a hotel piano player in Donegal at the age of sixteen and graduated to being guitarist, during the 1960s, in two rhythm and blues bands: Rockhouse and the Cult.
George Ivan Morrison (generally known as Van Morrison) (born August 31, 1945) is a Grammy Award-winning Irish singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s. He plays a variety of instruments, including the guitar, harmonica, keyboards, drums, and saxophone. Featuring his characteristic growl — a unique mix of folk, blues, Irish, scat, and Celtic influences — Morrison is widely considered one of the most unusual and influential vocalists in the history of rock and roll.
Nathan refers both to an English singer and a Canadian band. Nathan Fagan-Gayle, known commercially as Nathan, (Nathan Haymond) is a British R&B singer, most famous for his top 40 hit single "Come into my Room", which was released on V2 Records. He has since released three other singles, including "Round and Round", which received a limited release in late 2005 and "Cold as Ice" in 2006, a promo only single.
Keeley Boyle and Nelson Kempf live and make music in Portland.
“… lusciously woozy affair, recalling the hazy, narcotic ballads of US dream-popsters Galaxie 500…potent stuff…” Q " MBV - meets - Mercury Rev... gorgeous..." Uncut “… glimmering, sun-kissed guitar pop that it’ll banish the blues in an instant.” NME "The High Wire are lush, like Kissaway Trail hooked on Band of Horses or the gentler swoons of Mercury Rev." The Fly
There are two bands going by the name Elephant Gun: 1) Elephant Gun are a hard rock band based in Melbourne, Australia. 2) Elephant Gun are an aggressive americana, ball-room folk band with occasional experimental punk leanings based out of Illinois 1) Elephant Gun(Australia) have gained a name for themselves through powerful live sets, and catchy melodic rock tunes that gained high rotation on Triple J and other national stations.
Nic Jones is one of the most enduring artists to come out of the 70s English folk revival. Although he originally styled himself as a folk singer, his fame rests largely on his skill as a guitarist and in composing memorable arrangements for traditional songs. He was born in 1947 in England in the town of Orpington, Kent. His early musical interests included acts like Ray Charles and The Shadows. He first learned to play guitar while at school. His interest in folk music was aroused by some old school friends who had formed into a folk band called the Halliard.
Toshi Reagon (born in 1964) is an American folk/blues musician. She is the daughter of Sweet Honey In The Rock co-founder Bernice Johnson Reagon, with whom she has sometimes collaborated on musical projects.