folk

Poles Apart were a alternative rock outfit from Cairns, Australia.The band formed in May 2005 from a result of boredom musical fustration and the need of a creative outlet.There was however, a problem.None of the 3 had much experience in playing instrments. So, with some help, they started experimenting. Michiel was in a previous band in Sydney which only lasted a couple of months. He placed himself firmly on the guitar. Tom always has a thing for the bass, he had a bass guitar given to him for a birthday, and since then has always been enchanted by how it fits into the musical landscape.

Jessica's haunting chords, poignant melodies and thought-provoking lyrics have been honed by a life spent in music. From age six she has studied and performed on piano, adding clarinet and saxophone to her repertoire a few years later. By the time she left high school in Illinois, she had reached the top of her class in both. She continued to excel on both instruments during her four years at Pacific Lutheran University in Washington State.

Bond Street Bridge is the creation of Auckland-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Sam Prebble. Sam has been playing music for as long as he can remember, and ‘probably before that as well,’ as he puts it. Bond Street Bridge is currently a solo project, but Sam has always played in bands, orchestras and choirs. For the past few years he has been playing in the Broken Heartbreakers and Reb Fountain’s Bandits, and has recently guested on releases by White Swan Black Swan, Dylan Storey and Andy Gibson, playing fiddle and writing string arrangements.

With the release of a brand new CD and accolades from legendary Los Angeles producer George Massenburg, Montreal-based Ladies of the Canyon is on the verge of great things. The female quartet of Maia Davies, Senja Sargeant, Jennifer Bleile, and Anna Ruddick blend angelic vocal harmonies with smart country-styled arrangements. Their sound is a more stylish and polished version of The Dixie Chicks and their lyrics more confessional.