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Sawsound

From Bradford, West Yorkshire in England, Sawsound are producer and performer Simon Whitton on Guitar and Vocals, brother Johnny Whitton on drums and percussion, Irish Tori Campbell on violin, and Kent's own Adam Greenhead on bass guitar. From us to you, we just hope you see the light in our music, and that you can groove with it. Enjoy! We'll be playing in a town near you very soon!

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Rainman

There are at least two artists with the name Rainman: 1. Rainman is the name of a soloproject by Frank Nuyens, a former member of the Dutch group Q' 65. He recorded the album 'Rainman' in 1971, a collection of songs influenced by British folkrock and songwriters from the American Westcoast. 2. For years, Rainman has been building serious skills on mic and decks alike, cementing his presence within the Brisbane and Sydney hip-hop scenes.

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Trees

There are at least eight Trees: 1) Trees were an English folk rock band that existed between 1969 and 1972. Although they met with little commercial success in their time, the reputation of the band has grown over the years. Like other similar bands at the time, their music were influenced by Fairport Convention, though with a heavier and more psychedelic edge. The group's material was divided between adaptions of traditional songs and original compositions.

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Fractal

There are several bands with the name (Fractal): 1) Most of the tracks you can play here are from the instrumental debut CD Continuum, released in 2003 by the San Jose CA based progressive rock band Fractal. Their website is www.fractal-continuum.com. Fractal were formed in 2000 with a strong early influence from mid-late period King Crimson, and have since developed a unique sound, often using complex time signatures. In 2008, they are finalizing the recording of their second full CD. A single track from this CD "Aftermath" was pre-released in 2007.

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Heron

Heron is a British folk band from the 1970s who originally put out two albums on the Dawn label. During the post psychedelic era for folk music many bands fused together delicate melancholia with a simple folk basis. Heron like Waterfall, some Magna Carta, and Dulcimer fall into this area.

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Guy Manning

We are currently trying to bring the 2 entries (Guy Manning & Manning) together as they both represent the same artist - So, please also check out the MANNING page Guy Manning is a singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist with an eye toward ambitious concepts, something he shares in common with earlier artists like Cat Stevens and Roger Waters. In fact, his music has been described as an acoustic Pink Floyd (comparisons to Jethro Tull also hold).

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