Well known in folk music circles not only for his own music, but for his work with such greats as Steeleye Span, Albion Band, and Richard Thompson among others, John Kirkpatrick is an accomplished singer, songwriter, accordion and concertina player.
Brooklyn's own indie-twang songtress Rebecca Pronsky has garnered heaps of critical acclaim for her intelligent songwriting, dazzling vocal chops, and passionate performances. "She's a born and bred Brooklynite, but lately Rebecca Pronsky has a little extra twang in her step. 'Departures and Arrivals,' is her third release... It's also her most polished effort yet with a distinct country-pop flavor. Pronsky one of the rising stars of Brooklyn's indie music scene...
The Mountain Goats began life in a Norwalk employee-housing studio apartment that had awesome deco tiling on the bathroom floor but little more to recommend the place as a living space. Still, you take what you can get, and it was ridiculously cheap.
In this room, equipped with a dual-cassette recorder, John D. started setting some of his poetry to music, using a guitar he'd gotten for a few bucks at a nearby strip mall music store. His idea at the time was that eventually his day job would be "poet." Young men have all kinds of crazy ideas about what they're going to end up doing for a living.
Lost Harbours is the work of a man called Richard, who lives in Southend on Sea. He plays free-folk, often, but not exclusively, with a lady called Emma who plays flute and clarinet.
Jess Bryant is a songwriter living in London. She has been described as 'haunting' a fair few times. She is hoping to bring out a cd in the near future subject to luck and money.
Bobby Long is a British unsigned musician; categorizing himself as Acoustic / Folk / Grunge. Some of his musical influences include Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Buckley, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits. According to his myspace, he is currently recording an EP. More information on him and his music can be found on his music MYSPACE
Megson are Debbie Palmer and Stu Hanna, a young duo from the NE of England who,in 2003,moved to London and quickly made a name for themselves on the folk circuit - by 2005 graduating to the Cambridge Festival. They were then invited to support Seth Lakeman on tour and picked up ringing endorsements from both Seth and from Radio 2's Bob Harris. They are becoming one of the major names in the bubbling UK folk/contemporary scene.
"Vuk is a Finnish-American artist whose unique music carries sonic strains that weave themselves into a rich, colorful tapestry of experimental rock, Balkan vocal music, meticulously layered organ harmonies, exuberantly inventive instrumentation and polyrhythmic walls of Vodou percussion. Her songs explore inner, fictional landscapes sculpted by dreams, sex, trauma, death and spiritual ecstasy. Live, Vuk expands into a percussion-and-organ-driven trio, and the sound of the pump organ takes center stage next to Vuk's startling voice."
Fresh from a well-received whistle stop UK tour support slot with Kinks front man Ray Davies, Samuel Brookes releases his debut single as a solo artist Breathe Me In / In Weeks this month on Helium Records. With all this experience behind him, Samuel is already an accomplished musician and performer with an emerging depth and maturity that increasingly shows in his writing. His finely crafted songs, immaculate phrasing and beautifully modulated delivery reach easily beneath the skin of his audience.
Amos Lee is a singer, songwriter and guitar player. His self-titled debut album is full of folk and soul, with a jazz twist. Lee grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA. He has been quoted as saying that he is fortunate to have seen different sides of life in America. Lee enrolled at the University of South Carolina in 1995. He began to play guitar and write songs seriously while he studied English.
