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Seasick Steve

21st Century blues man, who reaches back to the old traditions but also has a punk sensibility, and a gravelly, soulful voice. Superb live, and famous for his 3 string Trance Wonder guitar (though he does play 6-string more often, and a one-string diddley bow) He has played with everyone from Lightnin' Hopkins and John Lee Hooker to Modest Mouse and the Fat Possum dudes. He was the star of the New Year's Eve 2007 Jools Holland Hootenanny on BBC TV, and has been taking festivals by storm this summer.

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Massukos

"a glorious band from Mozambique... infectious and charming" **** Robin Denselow, The Guardian
"Bright sun-drenched music with enough edge to keep your mind as well as your feet engaged." (outstanding) Howard Male, The Independent
"Harnessing their popularity to fight poverty, Massukos make music that is not only phenomenally beautiful but also a powerful force for change" Rita Ray Described by one fan as "musical sunshine – life-giving, happy music that makes you want to dance", Massukos offer a unique and uplifting blend of traditional sounds from Mozambique.

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Cagedbaby

International DJ Tom Gandey aka Cagedbaby has many guises but is most known for his seminal 2006 Album ‘Will See You Now’ released on Southern Fried Records. This was Post punk disco Psychedelia at its finest, sexy avant-garde synth pop with slickly produced love songs that popped out the speaker with a martini in its hand. Like Neil Tennant on Acid Cagedbaby’s Bowie tinged vocals echo Hutchence in his prime & Prince’s funk meeting Becks humour in a back alley fistfight in Downtown 80’s New York whilst Psycho killer hums out of the boom box.

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The Lightyears

The Lightyears are a UK-based 3-piece trading in Glorious Technicolour Power-Pop. The band have toured extensively across the world including South Africa, USA, Thailand, South Korea and mainland Europe. They were awarded BEST POP/ROCK ACT at the first ever UK INDY Awards in 2007 and following this were invited to work with legendary producer Hugh Padgham, famous for selling over 50 million records with Sting & The Police, Genesis, Paul McCartney and more.

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New York Alcoholic Anxiety Attack

Cult underground rockers who make the most authentic and original rock'n'roll you could hope for, loaded with innovation and potential and unwilling to hold themselves back. They've secured an enormous international following virtually on word of mouth alone, and there's no wonder why so many big names are talking about this band. ENTS24.COM www.nyaaa.co.uk www.myspace.com/newyorkalcoholicanxietyattack

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Biggles Wartime Band

The silliest, most enjoyable jug band ever to have crowded untidily on a stage, Biggles will appeal to those who are fans of Bonzo Dog Doo Dah, or indeed just those who enjoy surprisingly skilled musicians having a drunkenly good time. Having seen them live several times, it is always amusing to watch the teenagers - who initially sneered at them - on their knees worshipping The Great God Biggles by the end of the gig!

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Glitzy Bag Hags

The Glitzys are a ten-or-thereabouts-piece band from Bristol, UK. Their combination of traditional folk (particularly balkan and klezmer) tunes with witty vocals (for example the songs eBay and Hasselhoff) have made them festival favourites and they can often be found rocking clubs, bars and free parties around the south west. This page is an incorrect spelling of the artist Glitzy BagHags source:
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Operator Please

Operator Please is a band from Gold Coast, Australia that formed in early 2005 and their current line up consists of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, bassist Ashley McConnell, and violinist Taylor Henderson. Original keyboardist Sarah Gardiner left in April of 2008. They released their debut album, "Yes Yes Vindictive" in November 2007 in Australia and March 2008 in Germany/United Kingdom. They released their third single "Just A Song About Ping Pong" in Australia, debuting at #15 on the ARIA charts.

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