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Chris Fatouros

Chris Fatouros (born 1983) is a singer-guitarist-song writer from Melbourne, Australia. Performing and singing since childhood, Fatouros's main interest had always been classic rock & folk. He is known for his raw and soulful performance style, strong vocals and multi-instrumental skills. Fatouros's music is strongly influenced by a wide variety of artists, such as Crosby, Stills & Nash, Gillian Welch and Neil Young. Aside from solo work, Chris has performed with original band SoulHarmoniX, with cover band Mister Speaker, in a jazz duo with a pianist and in a duo with a percussionist.

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Rainman

There are at least two artists with the name Rainman: 1. Rainman is the name of a soloproject by Frank Nuyens, a former member of the Dutch group Q' 65. He recorded the album 'Rainman' in 1971, a collection of songs influenced by British folkrock and songwriters from the American Westcoast. 2. For years, Rainman has been building serious skills on mic and decks alike, cementing his presence within the Brisbane and Sydney hip-hop scenes.

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Chris Alastair

Chris Alastair (say "allister") is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from New York who's now based in London. Though best known for his funny spring-break anthem Spring (is Friggin' Awesome) (see Videos) he's a classically-trained, award-winning songwriter and performer whose recordings span a range of rock, pop, funk, and acoustic styles. Born in in North Africa to American and British parents, Chris was raised in the United States playing brass instruments in jazz bands and youth orchestras and singing a variety of choral work.

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Chris Simmons

Chris Simmons is an unsigned Brighton based singer songwriter. He has supported many acts inc Finlay Quaye, Suede, Beth Orton, The Von Bondies and The Kooks. He is currently (summer 2007) preparing to tour with Chris Difford of Squeeze, playing guitar and Backing vocals. After this he plans to record and promote his debut EP. For more info check his my space page - www.myspace.com/chrissimmonsmusic

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Amy May

Described as having ‘the energy of a child laced with the bittersweet wisdom of maturity’, Amy May’s music simply demands to be heard. Her spellbinding voice, dynamic guitar playing and catchy hook lines have already been enrapturing audiences across the globe, including London, Paris, Goa and New York, where James Morrison and his band recently took time out of a hectic schedule to watch Amy play. She has no plans to sit back and relax anytime soon.

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The Folk

1) An indie rock band from Toronto/Guelph (Canada)
2) Acoustic pop/folk band from Hertford, Britain (UK)
3) Noise Metal From E. Ky 1) Hailing from Toronto/Guelph, Ontario, The Folk are a Canadian anthemic rock band. Twin sisters, Emma and Sara, along with their best friends, Mark, Liam, and Patrick have come together to create a strong live experience. This five-piece line-up performs with soulful and harmonic guy-girl vocals, two lead guitars, moody synthesizers and a highly accented bass-and-drum section.

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Billy Lunn

Billy Lunn fronts alternative rock band The Subways. Their debut album, Young For Eternity, was released on 4 July 2005 in the UK. Their second album, All Or Nothing, was released on 30 June 2008. They are currently in the studio writing their 3rd album. The page features songs recorded acoustically by Billy Lunn. Some feature the other 2 band members Charlotte Cooper and Josh Morgan.

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Michael Armstrong

Responsible for the Rockabye Baby! series of CDs, which transforms timeless rock songs into beautiful instrumental lullabies, often making use of instruments such as the glockenspiel, vibraphone, mellotron, harp and bells to create a soothing atmosphere of sound.

Michael Armstrong on Last.fm.

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