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Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers

From: Ballard, WA Band Members: Zoe- guitar and vocals, Ethan- mandolin, Miguel-bass, Greg-drums,Dave-telecaster, pedal steel, Tyler- vocals, tambourine, and fried ham Influences: The Louvin Brothers, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and the Flatlanders, Emmylou Harris,Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells, the Everly Brothers, John Prine, Lucinda Williams, Billy Joe Shaver, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Mississippi John Hurt, Bob Dylan, Rev. Gary Davis, Flying Burrito Brothers, Steve Forbert, Warren Zevon

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Tinker Jack

Tinker Jack are a truly delightful band, that effortlessly entertain the myriad folks who aren't content to follow fleeting musical fashions, but take delight in discovering mystic melodies through a range of older and, at times, slightly odd influences, to arrive at something both refreshing and familiar. For this reviewer its both charming, and oh so lovely.-www.bedfordesquires.co.uk

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Laura Cantrell

Host of freeform radio station WFMU's "Radio Thrift Shop," sometime VP at a merchant bank, and owner of one of the purest voices in country, Laura Cantrell's mix of traditional and modern country has been impressing listeners for several years. The late, great John Peel thought her first album was one of the most perfect records he'd ever heard and in the opinion of many listeners he wasn't wrong.

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William Elliott Whitmore

Hailing from a horse farm along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, William Elliott Whitmore has developed an intense love and spiritual understanding of the land, which he flawlessly conveys through his second Southern Records release, Ashes to Dust. With a voice that sounds decades older than he is and full of emotional depth, William again delivers his unique signature style. While comparisons to the gravely voice of Tom Waits and the lyrical story telling of Johnny Cash fly throughout reviews of William's music...

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The Jayhawks

Led by the gifted songwriting, impeccable playing, and honeyed harmonies of vocalists/guitarists Gary Louris and Mark Olson, the Jayhawks' shimmering blend of country, folk, and bar band rock made them one of the most widely acclaimed artists to emerge from the alternative country scene. The group sprung up in 1985 out of the fertile Minneapolis, Minnesota, musical community, where Olson had been playing standup bass in a rockabilly band called Stagger Lee until his desire to write and perform his own country-folk material prompted him to begin a solo career.

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Hey Negrita

HEY NEGRITA: Biog Described as a twisted cross between Johnny Cash and The Rolling Stones, Hey Negrita blend raw Americana with old school British rock 'n' roll to create a unique brew of transatlantic music. Hey Negrita’s journey began when singer/songwriter, Felix, moved to South Florida in 2000, where he spent his nights jamming with one of Ray Charles’ backing singers and a fifty-five year-old cowboy junky who had worked with Gram Parsons and Little Feat. Having left London in search of a new life, Felix embraced the dark humour, warm weather and earthy music of the Deep South.

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Plastic Horse

Plastic Horse is a Danish band that plays beat music with a focus on groovy arrangements and quality song writing. Echo and reverb together with vintage synthesizers are deployed to give the band their sound; a sound that is retrospective and futuristic, reminiscent of a time that has been while forward-looking, progressive and dynamic. The band is a trio consisting of J.S. Knudsen, Anders Pedersen and Peter Dombernowsky.

Read more about Plastic Horse on Last.fm.

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Jimmy Lafave

Jimmy LaFave was born on July 12, 1955 in Wills Point, Texas, a small town 30 miles east of Dallas. He began school down the road in Mesquite and by Junior High was making music perched behind his Sears & Roebuck drum kit. It was in this landscape that he began to define his sound and soak up a combination of his experiences among authentic songwriters from the tradition of Woody Guthrie. Before leaving Oklahoma for Austin, Jimmy did some independent recording and toured the southwest with the first version of his band Night Tribe.

Read more about Jimmy LaFave on Last.fm.

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