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Dan Cohen

There are at least two artists named Dan Cohen.
1) Dan Cohen is singer, guitarist, and songwriter, hailing from Murray, Kentucky and based in Nashville.
2) Dan Cohen is a one man band from Warwick RI. He doesn't actually play any real instruments, instead he uses his mouth, other body parts, and any object that sounds cool to create music. His music can be described as "different" and revolutionary.

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Della Perrett's Sweetedge

Unconventional, haunting, sophisticated and uplifting are just a few of the words that have been used to describe Della Perrett’s powerful voice. She fuses folk, blues, jazz, country and rock influences into something that is totally her own. Her songs are both political and personal,sometimes sweet but at other times sharp and thought provoking. Her substantial experience playing tenor sax shapes her vocal style as it twists and soars from dark to light.

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Gareth Pearson

Gareth is an acoustic guitarist and composer from Cwmbran, South Wales UK. He has performed at festivals and concerts worldwide and was personally invited to the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society in Nashville by Tommy Emmanuel and by Southside Johnny to perform at their annual New Years Eve concert in New Jersey at the tender age of 17.
Gareth has a formidable string of concerts and guitar festivals behind him including The Montreal Jazz Festival and regularly conducts guitar workshops when appearing at festivals.

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The Cedars

A 4-piece playing infectious stomping rhythms with a mournful female vocal and a mean dose of banjo and slide guitar. Described as being "the soundtrack to a wild, liquor-fuelled hoe-down!
The Cedars are
Chantal Hill: Vocals
Jason Moffat: Guitar/Banjo
Pedro Vidal : Acoustic bass
Stephen Coates: Drums 2007 has been a busy year for The Cedars, having played Glastonbury Festival, The Secret Garden Party, Mantua, several London Festivals and plenty other great shows including The Borderline, The Jazz Cafe and many more.

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Pierre Bensusan

Pierre Bensusan is a French- Algerian guitarist. His family came from Spain, Spanish Morocco and French Algeria. His CDs include Pres de Paris (released 1975), 2 (released 1977), Solilai (released 1982), Intuite (released 2000), An Evening With International Guitar Night (released 2004), and Altiplanos (released 2005). The genre of his classical guitar music is often characterized as Celtic, Folk, World music, New Age, or Jazz.

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Manuel Barrueco

Manuel Barrueco is recognized internationally as a leading figure in the guitar world today. His artistry has been continually described as that of a superb instrumentalist and an elegant musician, possessing a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gifts. His international tours take him to some of the most important musical centers in the world each season. Recent appearances have included New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Munich, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Rome, Copenhagen, Athens, Seoul, Taipei, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Manuel Barrueco also has completed nine tours of Japan.

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Emma Hewitt

Few voices are as instantly recognizable as that of Australian born songstress, Emma Hewitt. Hewitt’s haunting melodies, yearning lyrics and distinctive style have earned her a legion of passionate fans around the world as she continues to write and release music with some of the world’s most respected names in electronic dance music. The journey began back in the Australian town of Geelong, Victoria where Emma would perform acoustically around the region through her teenage years. “Music was a form of escape for me and not something I ever consciously set out to follow as a career path.

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subzar

Started about eight years ago as an acoustic based side-project between two friends who wished for a more minimalist distraction from their main musical endeavours, subzar (an approximate acronym of "somewhere between the zenith and ruin") has recently evolved into a quartet that has taken on a life of its own. From the formulaic post-rock equation, drums have been banished while violin and cello warmly welcome - elevating the humble foundation to an - at times - pseudo-classical proposition that strives to encourage the listener to join its visceral and affecting musical journey.

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Citizen Helene

Citizen Helene is a London-based singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Dorset, England. Described as ‘baroque and beautiful’ by Darian Sahanaja (The Brian Wilson Band, Wondermints), Helene takes influences from 60's pop, psychedelic folk and jazz, resulting in a sound has been likened to that of Margo Guryan, Karen Carpenter and Joni Mitchell with English sensibilities, combining plaintive acoustic guitar with lush Beach Boys harmonies.

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