Sunshine State
The band, Sunshine State, is based in Toronto, Canada. They started out more like a therapy session between the band
The band, Sunshine State, is based in Toronto, Canada. They started out more like a therapy session between the band
Classically trained in voice, piano, violin and viola, singer-songwriter Rachel Ries marries sophisticated, vintage musicality to smart lyrics.
Chastity Brown is a soul singer/songwriter raised in Tennessee, now based in Minneapolis, MN. Chastity channels songs that are carried deep in the American pysche: the hunger, desperation and confidence that runs through our times. She’ll put a spell on you. Sweet as molasses and woodsmoke, clear and burning as summer sun, Chastity Brown casts magic. Her voice brings you to the crossroads with every turn, warms, comforts and challenges you.
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SHEL is Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza, four classically trained musicians who happen to be sisters. Emerging from the artist colony of Fort Collins on the Eastern slope of Colorado, SHEL is sophisticated and youthful, emotional and lighthearted, classic and eccentric. SHEL's engaging live show is marked with a prodigy's creativity and a veteran's instinct for entertaining. At every performance, SHEL delights audiences with their unique songwriting style and fresh, new sound. "SHEL has delivered one of the most impressive debuts of the year..." Chris Douridas, KCRW, Los Angeles
Recent 2012 Music Nova Scotia Award Winner
Female Artist Recording of the Year (Sleeping With A Stranger) This ECMA award-winning artist has been attracting Roots/Rock listeners across North America and Europe for nearly a decade. An eminent singer songwriter and storyteller, she has released five albums. Sleeping With A Stranger is Christina’s newest album, and reflects the artists coming of age lyrically and musically. She recently returned home to share her stories and songs after performing 40 shows in Europe with husband/producer Dale Murray.
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This vocal powerhouse from Belfast has really caught the attention of thousands of avid music lovers over the past few years. From a massive landslide win at the Coca-Cola all Ireland music finals in Belfast
Fusing alternative rock and trip-hop, The Mouth Of Ghosts are a band from London who make moody, textured music, fueled by ragged guitars and distant electronics. www.myspace.com/themouthofghosts
Farriers are a five piece alternative folk outfit from Northern Ireland. They combine a healthy dose of Americana into an own rootsy background, to create a rich style that, when required stomps as hard as hell.
Stephen Macartney and Rachel Coulter sing the songs and play the guitars. Aaron Jackson rumbles the bass guitar and hollers the backing vocals. Kate Squires glides along on the viola. Jonny Tate batters an old beat up kit. And the occasional water trough. They listen to lots of different stuff, from bluegrass to old eighties pop.
Abagail Grey is a five piece band with a unique line up of vocals, piano, two harps, trumpet, violin, acoustic guitar, bass guitar and drums. Their live shows are aesthetically and aurally engaging, with soaring harmonies and a punchy rhythm section. Their debut record "Long Case Clock Suspension", produced by Chris Geddes from Belle and Sebastian is stylistically coherent throughout, from the beautiful artwork right to the core of the music.