Jack Harris is a young songwriter from Builth Wells, Wales who has recently made a splash in the world of contemporary folk music with a showcase at the South by Southwest Music festival in Austin, Texas in 2004 and a winning performance in the Kerrville New Folk Competition in Kerrville, Texas in 2005.
Filska is a high energy, traditional band from the Shetland Islands. Their music is built around traditional fiddle tunes. 'Filska' means 'high spirited' in the local language of the Shetland Islands. Band members include: Jenna Reid; fiddle, vocals & accordion, Bethany Reid; fiddle, vocals & piano, Gemma Wilson; fiddle & vocals and Andrew Tulloch; guitar & vocals. Jenna, Bethany and Gemma grew up on the Shetland Islands, and began playing together at local events an early age. They were frequent prizewinners in the Young Fiddler of the Year Competition, an annual event in the islands.
Having already pre-sold 5,000 copies of his debut studio album "Circles & Squares" (out January 2009), Francis Rodino is releasing his unique brand of catchy and contemporary alternative-rock onto the scene. In 2007, Francis became the first UK male solo artist to achieve a $50,000 album budget through SellaBand, an online music site that encourages a direct relationship between artist and music lover, by investing in the production of an album.