Jackie Oates is an English Folk singer from Exeter. She plays a Tim Phillips 5 string Viola and plays very traditional folk music.
She was a finalist in Radio 2’s young folk musician awards in 2003 and won both the 'Best Traditional Track' and 'Horizon' awards in 2009
David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8th January 1947 in Brixton, London, UK) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Active in six decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He has been cited as an influence by many musicians and is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth of his work.
In the early 1970s the pioneering folk band Oak disbanded, but the nucleus of that band went on to form the Old Swan Band, the name originating from music sessions held in the Old Swan pub in Cheltenham. They became key players in the so-called English Country Music Revival, championing tunes mainly from the English tradition, and influencing a whole generation of folk music performers. They played at barn dances and festivals throughout the seventies and eighties, undergoing a number of personnel changes, and still perform today under the snappier name "Old Swan".
The Toy Dolls are a British punk rock band. They formed in 1979, playing their first ever gig at Millview Social Club, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, UK, on 20 October 1979. After a couple of gigs, vocalist Pete Zulu left to form his own band. He was replaced by Paul "Hud" Hudson, who himself left after a single gig, leaving Toy Dolls as a trio with guitarist Michael "Olga" Algar to assume vocal duties. This was just the start of the revolving door of drummers and bassists that would characterize the Toy Dolls line-up over the years.
Tom Morley was the first Junior Eurovision entry for the United Kingdom with the song he wrote himself called My Song For the World, he managed to total 3rd place which for eurovision is extremely good This year (2007) he tried to get into X-factor he went down to the final 20 but unfortunately he was too young to carry on
Background The musicians of Magpie Lane first came together in the winter of 1992-93 to record "The Oxford Ramble", a collection of songs and tunes from, or about, Oxfordshire. Although originally conceived as a one-off recording project, the band soon took on a life of its own. The success of "The Oxford Ramble" led to the release of a second CD, "Speed the Plough", a year later; to be followed shortly afterwards by "Wassail: a Country Christmas" and "Jack in the Green".
John Gregory was a British big band leader in the 60s and 70s. He also performed under the pseudonyms Johnny Gregory and His Orchestra, the John Gregory Orchestra and Chiquito and His Orchestra. A more detailed discussion of his ouvre as a composer and band leader can be found here: http://www.vinylvulture.co.uk/lounge/lounge_2b.php A nice interview can be found here: http://www.vinylvulture.co.uk/interviews/john_gregory.php
Declan Bennett (aka sumladfromcov) is a 30-year-old, hard-hitting, dynamic acoustic singer-songwriter whose unashamed and honest tales of love and sexuality and emotionally charged lyrics have won him a diverse and devoted fan base around the UK and beyond.
Based in Norwich, England, Fiel Garvie is one of the United Kingdom's most enigmatic and innovative pop music ensembles. After a previous collaboration in the acclaimed quartet Passing Clouds in the early 1990s (Protect Your Paper Ears EP, Creation's Happy Reel EP), Anne Reekie and Adam Green formed Fiel Garvie in 1996, along with Greg MacDermott and Jude Bugden. MacDermott had previously played with Jane Pow! in the 1990s (and currently also plays with the Japanese-pop / art-punk outfit Hyper Kinako).
Indie sings the songs, Craig plays the instruments... Listen here... http://www.myspace.com/theburningleaves