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The music partnership of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Julie Matthews and vocalist and guitarist Pat Shaw represented the temporary meeting of two still-thriving careers. Their duo record Lays and Alibis was nominated for the British Nation Music prize in 1995, while their cooperation with Kathleen and Rosalie Deighton, Kate Rusby, and …

This resolute and sombre Glasgow University, Scotland-formed indie rock quintet caused a ripple in 2006 whenever a reissue of bittersweet single ‘The Hit Parade’ received modest airplay on national r / c throughout Europe. Composed of Rick Webster (b. 1 Dec 1979, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Britain; acoustic guitar/vocals), Stuart Cartwright (b. …

Founding person in the Oysterband, Alan Prosser had taken a reprieve in the British folk-rock group to record a single album, Hall Place, in 1997. A assortment of 11 music and five instrumentals, the record was co-produced by Alaric Neville, who performed bass, bandura, mandolin, melodeon, and Hammond body organ. …

From Derby, Britain, the Rattlers certainly are a folk and roots-based rock and roll quintet business lead by guitar participant John Adams and fiddler Sarah Matthews. Their debut record Pleasures in Misadventure (1995) and it’s really follow-up Weightless (1997) had been released by Pagan Mass media. While both albums leaned …

This folk-rock outfit was formed in 1985 by Gary Miller and his accordion-toting twin brother Glenn Miller as a car for realizing their collective creative juices. Gary’s insightful lyrics had been smart beyond his years, his mind was abuzz with amazing melodies, and Glenn was an achieved self-taught accordionist. To …

Mad Canines and Englishmen may be the collaborative work between Joseph Porter from Blyth Power as well as the Miller brothers of Whisky Priests fame. All residing from North areas of Britain, their music assumes that regional taste. Mad Canines and Englishmen released their debut HEADING DOWN with Alice in …

The Uk group may be more famed for evolving into Edwards Hands, who had a couple albums made by George Martin. Before that, nevertheless, Picadilly Line released an obscure recording on CBS, 1967’s The Large Globe of Emily Little, in the lightest and poppiest part of the English pop-psychedelic style. …

First things 1st: their name is definitely pronounced “ish-ka-dooer” and this means “water” in both Welsh and Irish — the particular nationalities of founding members Anna Esslemont and Cormac Byrne. They fulfilled one strange night time in 2002 when both had been traditional music students in the Royal North University …

Throughout a lot of the 1980s, folksinger Carrie Newcomer was part of the Indiana-based folk trio. Their music was highlighted by innovative plans and multi-faceted instrumentation (mainly folk centered, but with details of jazz and blues as well) combined with warm and wordly tone of voice of Newcomer. It’s her …

San Francisco’s Michael Talbott was raised listening to Uk folk because of his father. Father was interested in Nick Drake, Steeleye Period, and Fairport Convention, therefore passionate that Michael was just four years of age when he experienced his 1st Richard Thompson concert. The adult Michael would perform inside a …