Russell Smith
THIS WOULD BE ME!
THIS WOULD BE ME!
Caramel Jack is a pop, folk and experimental group based in Brighton, England and built around the songwriting and production team of Richard Scott and Joe Doveton. Most often associated with the alt.country / americana scene their music is really a smorgasboard of styles ranging from Country-Folk to Chamber-Pop to Vaudeville incorporating hip-hop beats, cinematic instrumentals and sound effects along the way.
The Special Consensus, or "Special C", is a four-person acoustic band based in Chicago, Illinois USA. They play primarily bluegrass, including traditional and contemporary standards, as well as compositions by band members. The Special Consensus tour year-round, focusing on the Traditional American Music (TAM) program they created to introduce students to bluegrass music. Special Consensus has had numerous members come and go since its start in 1975, but the one constant has been founding member and banjo/vocalist Greg Cahill.
Marah was formed by singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Bielanko from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, bass guitarist Danny Metz and drummer Ronnie Vance in 1993. Singer/songwriter/guitarist and harmonica player Serge Bielanko, Dave's older brother, joined the band in 1995. The group featured Mummers Parade influenced banjos combined with standard rock music instruments to create a highly eclectic Roots Rock sound.
Creedence Clearwater Revival, frequently referred to as CCR or simply Creedence, was an American roots rock band, fronted by John Fogerty. The band started out as The Blue Velvets, formed by John Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook in El Cerrito, California, United States in the late 1950s. They were an instrumental trio, however during the early '60s they began backing Tom Fogerty, John's older brother, for school dances at El Cerrito High School, on fraternity house gigs and in the recording studio.
The Murder Balladeers are an alt country 4 piece band from Derry in Ireland, consisting of.... Todd Gfellar - Cajon, Wash Board, Floor tom, Shaker and Backing Vocals.
John J. Keaveney IV - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals.
Gavin Aurthur Mc Cartney - Banjo, Lapsteel, Backing Vocals.
Rion Mc Cartney, Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar. taking a wide array of influences from all kinds of American Folk, Country and Blues and all bein raised on strict diets of Punk Rock, here we have a band bringing back a raw intensity in their performance as well as maintaining and staying true to Punk musics D.
Jason McNiff was born Bradford, England, 1974. He studied French and Russian at the University of Nottingham, but failed to graduate. He moved to London in '96 to pursue a life in music and released his first record, 'Off the Rails', in 2000. There followed 'Nobody's Son' in 2003 and 'Another Man' in 2006 with an anthology 'In My Time' in 2008.
New project from Owen Ashworth, formerly known as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Debut 7", a split single with Hello Shark was released in July 2011.
His debut album called "Shut-in's Prayer" was released on May 15, 2012.
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