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The Witch And The Robot

A wise women once told me that if she could live her life again she would spend it making charcoal drawings of the countless yew trees that have been growing for an eternity in Little Langdale. A small valley hidden away on the road to nowhere in the Lake District. This thought flashed through my mind as I lay face down in the mud of a nameless field in Northern France. The year was 1918 and the Great War was coming to a bitter conclusion, no one had won.

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Shambles Miller

Hullo, i'm Shambles so I am. Last.fm confuses me. I have music you can listen to and an EP you can buy. Here's the relevant collections of symbols and letters: www.myspace.com/iamshambles - to hear more music and contact me
http://shambles.stereokill.net - for news, videos, bloggy stuff, reviews, etc
http://shamblesmillermusic.bigcartel.com/ - where you can buy my EP!
www.twitter.com/shamblesmiller - follow me on twitter I also hope you're having a nice day :) love Shambles x

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Enderby's Room

Formed in the autumn of 2009, Enderby’s Room are an indie folk group from London. Featuring Dan Mayfield, Megan Watkins and Jim Humphries they play a variety of instruments including harmonium, banjo, ukulele and guitar. Songwriter Dan has previously played with the likes of Daniel Johnston, Darren Hayman, The Wave Pictures and Allo Darlin'. "At times Enderby's Room capture the sumptuous melancholia of Low; at others, they're finding new shapes for indie folk" (How Does it Feel)

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adullboy

adullboy knows something important, he knows that everyone is pretending. And he captures it, perfectly in his songs. He writes songs that touch hearts, heads and hamstrings and wears his soul on his sleeve. He has written the best song of 2012 - and if you've failed to hear it, then you are an unfortunate cunt. bentcousin happen to love adullboy

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Yuna

Yuna (real name; Yunalis Zarai) is a female acoustic/alternative/pop singer-songwriter originating from Selangor, Malaysia and is now based in Selangor, Malaysia and Los Angeles, US. She began making a mark for herself in the local independent scene in 2007, before releasing her demo in February 2008. Her debut EP, Yuna EP was released in October 2008. Her debut album was finally released in July 2010, titled Decorate.

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The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse

"I would describe my music as a collection of melodies, broken thoughts and noise. I guess I'm drifting towards the alternative folk end of the musical spectrum, but there's no real direction behind that. I'm influenced by everything and anything, I think most songwriters are. Whether it's a string of words that comes into your head while you're building a cardboard universe or a melody that suddenly rings out from a guitar as you pluck it's strings, you don't have to search for it, life presents inspiration."

Read more about The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse on Last.fm.

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In Gowan Ring

In Gowan Ring is the musical endeavour of American composer and multi-instrumentalist B'eirth. Started in the early 1990s, In Gowan Ring plays acoustic songs with strong roots in folk, medieval, and psychedelic music. B'eirth's soft voice is accompanied by (among other instruments) guitar, harp, piano, cello, bodhrán and many of his own instrument creations (citterns, guitars, hybrids, etc.). In Gowan Ring has cooperated with many artists from the international folk and experimental scenes, such as: Stone Breath, Maja Elliott, Nick Castro, Fern Knight, Annelies Monseré, and Alio Die.

Read more about In Gowan Ring on Last.fm.

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Pearl and the Beard

Pearl and the Beard is three voices, one cello, one guitar, one glockenspiel, one melodica, several drums, one accordion, ninety-six teeth, and one soul. Former strangers Jocelyn Mackenzie, Emily Hope Price, and Jeremy Styles were united in the great city of New York. Each had migrated there from a far corner of the nation with naught but food in their pockets and money in their bellies. Each had the same true love. Since then, the three have nested, and their unique brand of brightly melodic songcraft continues to blossom of its own accord.

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