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Noel Gander...Acoustic/Electric, Slide guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Dean Baker....Lead Vocals
Mike Skinner..Acoustic/12 String guitars, Banjo, Vocals
Kev Conran....Congas, Djembie, Harmonica, Sax, Vocals
Andy Pilgrim... Drums, Percussion NAVACROSS Were formed around late in 2007 by Noel Gander, Dean Baker and Mike Skinner and enjoyed instant success performing their original Soulful/Folk Rock to audiences at many open mic nights in and around Chelmsford. This led to invitations to perform at larger venues in the area such as The Cramphorn Theatre, The Fleece and The Berwick suite.

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Sweet Thursday

Sweet Thursday was a short-lived late-1960s English rock band. It included famed session keyboards player Nicky Hopkins, folk guitarist Alun Davies (subsequently a frequent collaborator of Cat Stevens') and composer Jon Mark (later of Mark-Almond). Other members were Harvey Burns and Brian Odgers. The group's lone album Sweet Thursday was released in 1969 (on Tetragrammaton Records in the U.S.) and is most remembered for the moody, evocative...

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The Seekers

The Seekers were a group of Australian folk-influenced popular musicians which was formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve significant chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. Their 1960s hits included: "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World of Our Own" , "The Carnival Is Over" (which The Seekers have sung at various closing ceremonies in Australia, including Expo '88 and the Paralympics), "Someday One Day"...

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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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David Mead

David Mead is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter whose infectious melodies, distinctive vocal style and strong songwriting skills have helped build a dedicated fanbase, even after a variety of major-label mishaps. 2008 sees the release of David's fifth full length album ALMOST AND ALWAYS. His most intimate work to date, the album examines life after marriage and the promise of things to come. As always, Mead’s honeyed voice is front and center, gently accented with classical guitar, woodwinds and string quartet.

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The Saw Doctors

The Saw Doctors had their genesis in 1986 when Leo Moran, a former member of Tuam reggae outfit Too Much for the White Man, started accompanying local vocalist Mary O'Connor on guitar. Moran recruited Davy Carton, a former songwriter and guitarist with short-lived Tuam punk band BlazeX (1979-1981), who by that time had given up his musical aspirations and was working in a textile factory to support his wife and young children.

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Verity Sessions

Verity Sessions is a Brighton/London based singer songwriter. Verity was born in London, raised in Hertfordshire and has been playing guitar since her early teens. Her influences include Beth Orton, Tracy Chapman, Keran Ann, Arcade Fire, Gomez and Fleetwood Mac. She currently resides in Brighton, East Sussex.

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