Alternative Folk

Conor Oberst is an American singer-songwriter born February 15, 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska. He began his recording career in 1993 at the age of 13 and has since produced an enormous amount of material. Conor was deeply influenced early on by singer-songwriters David Dondero and Simon Joyner. His first two albums "Water" and "Here's to Special Treatment" were both released in 1994. Rolling Stone has referred to him as "rock's boy genius.

Three entries for Waters: 1. Waters is an Alternative Folk Band from Petaluma California. The members are currently Damon Karr, Rocco Rivetti, Matt Norman, Connor Alfaro, Jiordi Rosales, Philip Elias and Gorgeous George Pantanzes. 2. WATERS is the new project run by Van Pierszalowski, formerly of Port O'Brien and The Morning Benders. 3. Waters was an obscure late 60s heavy psych band, very hard to find information on.

In Gowan Ring is the musical endeavour of American composer and multi-instrumentalist B'eirth. Started in the early 1990s, In Gowan Ring plays acoustic songs with strong roots in folk, medieval, and psychedelic music. B'eirth's soft voice is accompanied by (among other instruments) guitar, harp, piano, cello, bodhrán and many of his own instrument creations (citterns, guitars, hybrids, etc.). In Gowan Ring has cooperated with many artists from the international folk and experimental scenes, such as: Stone Breath, Maja Elliott, Nick Castro, Fern Knight, Annelies Monseré, and Alio Die.

Read more about In Gowan Ring on Last.fm.

Redwood Red is the musical project of Cathy Cardin. Part of the Willkommen collective, her music takes influences from the alternative folk genre and other musicians in the collective. She collaborates with other musicians in the Willkommen Collective and sings with Sons of Noel and Adrian and the Laish Quartet. She is in the process of recording her music.