Kasey Chambers, born June 4, 1976 in Mount Gambier, Australia is Australia's most popular country music performer with three successive albums reaching #1 on the Australian album charts in 2002, 2004 and 2006, each achieving multi-platinum sales. Kasey's signature tune "Not Pretty Enough" hit #1 on the ARIA singles charts in 2002, where it remained at the top spot for 4 weeks.
Diana's music is informed by the themes that have run through her life…love, loss, and redemption…bringing to mind both Emily Dickinson & Loretta Lynn in the same breath. From the mournful lament of a dance hall girl, to the stomping melodic rant of a young woman's burial instructions, each of Diana's original songs from her latest CD, My Remembrance of You, draws life from the rich cross currents of old timey, country blues and mountain music.
There is more than one band called "Sundowners." One of them is a fun, melodic punk-style band from Minneapolis, MN, USA, that is actively recording and touring.
Vanessa Peters’s musical style is sometimes alt-country, sometimes folk-pop, and always just a little hard to pin down. The Dallas Observer called her “the best kind of singer-songwriter: astute enough to explore the deeper recesses of relationships but tough enough to avoid the pitfalls of sentimentality.” Born in Texas on September 16, 1980, Vanessa studied literature and creative writing and intended to pursue a career as a novelist and short-story writer. Crippling stage fright made it unlikely that music would ever have been her final destination.
Sarah Harmer (born on 12 November 1970 in Burlington, Ontario) is a Canadian folk singer. Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician's lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sister Mary started taking her to concerts by the then-unknown Tragically Hip. At the age of 17, she was invited to join a Toronto band, The Saddletramps. For three years, she juggled The Saddletramps with her studies in philosophy and women's studies at Queen's University.
The Hackensaw Boys first began playing their joyful blend of old-time and bluegrass-tinged string-band music on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia in the autumn of 1999. Far from limiting themselves to the old-time canon, however, the Hackensaws have been first and foremost a band of songwriters. Their music, while drawing upon the spirit of the mountains, is sophisticated and informed by the best elements of punk rock and classic country music. As one reviewer put it:
MYSPACE Conor Mason, born August 27, 1981, is an Irish singer-songwriter from Derry. Having learned classical piano from the age of 8, he soon progressed to a variety of other instruments including Guitar, drums and harmonica.
On leaving school Conor followed a music production course at a local college where he began playing in bands and learning the art of recording. It was around this time that Conor played in a band called Gentle Ben. Soon after they split, Conor began recording songs for his first solo project.
Rachelle van Zanten is a folk guitar/slide guitar player from Alberta, Canada. She is the founder of Rocker Girl, an intense camp for 10-16 year old girls that teaches them about the music industry, how to form and play with a band, and 2 instruments of their choice.
Ellen Smith is a 20 year old singer-song writer from Leeds (UK).
Influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and the Beatles from a young age, her story-like folk/ acoustic songs are clearly inspired by these artists.
With the addition of Chris Quick, Jeff Schneider, Andy Calder and James Warrender, in early 2008, Ellen formed the band ‘Ellen & the Escapades’.