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Ha Ha Tonka

With a "Bible in one hand, broken bottle in the other" (Spin June '09) Ha Ha Tonka return with their sophomore effort on Bloodshot Records, Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South. The album takes listeners on a complex tour of the South—through lynchings and mob violence, sacrifice and reconciliation. It’s dense subject matter for any artist, but delivered beautifully on this record by these native sons of the Ozarks from Springfield, Missouri.

The Remnants

There are two bands known as The Remnants: 1) The Remnants USA, are tunesmiths. They swing from new school rockabilly, to Jangly Pop to Deep South/Blues/Funk/Rock. A lot of bristling energy comes sloshing off their records and their live shows. Plus the lead singer/songwriter (Tom Boynton) writes a fairly hilarious blog on their website: www.myspace.com/theremnantsmd or www.theremnants.com Worth a gander. 2) Three Bristolians playing Pop Punk in the vein of Green Day and the Descendants
www.myspace.com/thebloodyremnants

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Baba Yaga

'Baba Yaga,' according to Slavic mythology, is the wild, old women, the dark lady and the mistress of magic, as too is she seen as a forest spirit, leading hosts of spirits. More than one artist is known as Baba Yaga. 1. A six piece all female lesbian jazz-funk group active in the 70s. 2. Baba Yaga was a group of Hungarian and Russian musicians fronted by Irish musician Jamie Winchester. The music was a unique mixture of original English language songs and Russian folk songs. They made two albums 'Where Will You Go?' and 'Secret Combination'.

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The Wakes

The Wakes are a Glasgow Irish Folk'n Roll bunch of Hooligans and Outlaws. We might all be Jock Tamson's Bairns but our mother is Roisin Dubh. Glasgow-Irish in word and deed The Wakes embrace their culture, heritage and surroundings in song. Covering all manner of subjects from immigration and unemployment, to uprising and rebellion in Scotland, Ireland and beyond. Writing their own songs as well as performing traditional ballads and tunes, The Wakes bridge the gap between the Irish who landed here many years ago and those who live here today.

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Jen Cloher

Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea released their critically acclaimed ARIA nominated album Dead Wood Falls in 2006. They have toured with the likes of Josh Pyke, Ben Lee, Missy Higgins, Jose Gonzalez and MIa Dyson and played Homebake, Queenscliff, Falls, Feel Good and Harvest. For all the latest on this hot new songwriter and band go to www.jencloher.com

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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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The Brian Jacket Letdown

The Brian Jacket Letdown are a folk/rock/psychedelic band from London. The were formed in late 2004 by Will Harper, Thomas Phillips and Dan Radclyffe. The line-up today consists of Alyssa McDonald of Scritti Politti on Bass Guitar and Gemma Ware on Saxophone and various small instruments. Their first demos were issued as a mini-album called "Hooves" on Genepool Records in 2006. Their first full album proper, entitled "Darling Bit Me" is due for release in late 2008/early 2009

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Pixie Carnation

Pixie Carnation is at the moment a seven piece band based in Malmö, Sweden, founded in late 2007 by childhood friends Tobias Hellkvist and Ola Pålsson. With a common vision they started writing and recording mainly in Tobias apartment studio. After about a year of composing, a band slowly started to take the shape of what now is Pixie Carnation. In february 2009 the band entered the studio to record their debut "Fresh Poems EP", which will be self-released in May '09. Band Members: Tobias Hellkvist - guitars, backing vocals, sounds

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The Thomas Oliver Band

Wellington 5-piece The Thomas Oliver Band have spent the past few years touring and playing live throughout New Zealand with the likes of Fat Freddy

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Skyforger

Skyforger is a folk metal band from R?ga, Latvia. They have been tempering their music in the smithy of the Thundergod since 1995. For the last decade, the band has been fighting under the flag of Latvian pagan metal; an extreme blend of traditional baltic folk music and various metal influences ranging from Norwegian inspired black metal through to 80s-rooted heavy metal. The band's unique combination of ancient and modern influence has given them a wide appeal throughout both the metal and folk scenes...