Hartlepool music collective; The Woven Project, presently we consist of : Brian Batey (Guitar / Vocals) Brian Barnes (Accordian, Harmonium, Melodica) Andy Rowe (Cajon, Percussion) Laura Smith (Violin) Kenny Napper (Bass, Additional Percussion) we are open to experiment and try new things, so if you feel you can add something to The Woven Project, our door is open, contact us.
Сomposer, songwriter and interpret, Marina Celeste's passion for the music commenced at 12 when she first learned to play piano, from then on kept on growing and wrote her first song at the age of 17. After she graduated from High School, she studied law while her dream to sign remained. The turning point was when Marina met Marc Collin, composer, arranger and producer, who revealed her to the public and encouraged her to keep creating.
Les Ogres de Barback is a french band of 4 brothers and sisters, each one can play several instruments.
They are influenced by french writers like Georges Brassens, Pierre Perret, Renaud, the 80's french alternative scene like Mano Negra, and the music of eastern europe.
Stéphane Sanseverino, born in 1962, traces his Italian origins back to his grandparents, a pair of enterprising Neapolitans who emigrated to France in the 1950s. Stéphane's father, a plumber by trade, chose to work in the paper industry so that he could travel with his family. And thus it was that, between the age of three and sixteen, young Stéphane travelled the world with his parents, sampling the very different cultures of countries such as Bulgaria, New Zealand, Yugoslavia and Mexico.
Tina Arena (born Filippina Lydia Arena on 1 November 1967, in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Her career began at the age of seven when she was selected as a regular performer for the music television program Young Talent Time. As a child Arena attracted attention for the power of her voice, which was considered remarkable for such a young child. She was born to Italian parents and has a sister, Nancy (born 1961). Often billed as "Tiny Tina Arena", she was seen on weekly television singing and dancing the current pop hits.
Benjamin Biolay is a singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who was born January 20, 1973 in Villefranche-sur-Saone, France.
He first came to the music industry's attention with his collaboration with, and arrangements for, Keren Ann and his sister Coralie Clément. Finally earning a solo contract after many years of struggle, Biolay released his debut album, Rose Kennedy, in 2002. A concept album, Rose Kennedy looks at early 1960s America through the cataractic eyes of the late matriarch, who went from attending dinner parties to suffering the assassination of two of her sons.
Alan Clayson (Dover, England, 1951) is of a late 1970s vintage of composer-entertainers that also embraces the likes of Wreckless Eric, Tom Robinson, Elvis Costello and John Otway. While he is still making regular concert appearances, he has become better known as an author of around thirty books - mostly musical biography. These include the best-sellers "Backbeat" (subject of a major film), The Yardbirds and The Beatles book box.
Read more about Alan Clayson on Last.fm.
deadbelgian are a Liverpool based group who play the music of Jacques Brel (hence the band name) although they also perform works by Jake Thackray. The band consists of Andy Delamere (percussion and vocals), Fionnuala Dorrity (vocals, ukelele, guitar), Simon James (flute, sax,mandolin, clarinet, vocals) and Matthew Wood (accordion, vocals) More information on the band can be found at www.myspace.com/deadbelgianpjb and via their facebook group http://bit.ly/9uTDtg
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Paolo Conte (born 6 January 1937 in Asti, Piedmont, Italy) is a craggy-voiced italian singer, pianist and composer. He both writes and performs his own material and his grainy, resonant voice redolent of Francophone singers like Jacques Brel adds a certain charm to his wistful, sometimes melancholic lyrics. His performing career began as a vibraphone player in local and touring bands. He began songwriting with his brother Giorgio Conte early on and eventually began writing songs of his own.