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Martyn Joseph
Who is Martyn Joseph? At first glance Martyn Joseph is (just) another gifted singer songwriter. First impressions are there to mislead of course: Joseph's ambition is broader than entertainment, deeper than commerce. Some musicians want to move your feet, some just want to move you: Martyn Joseph wants to move heaven and earth. Somewhere back in the middle distance Martyn Joseph emerged from the pack and we began to notice.
Kate McGill
Kate Laura McGill was born in Carmarthen, Wales on 10/03/1990. She now lives in Plymouth, South West England, studying Theatre and Performance at the University of Plymouth. Check her out on Youtube, performing covers and her own material: http://www.youtube.com/user/katem3 "YouTube has been and still is a massive part of my life, as it's one of the main means of my original music reaching people globally.
Newton Faulkner
Born January 11, 1985 as Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner. Faulkner began playing guitar at the age of 13 with session guitarist Bob "crazy guy" Cranham and also attended the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, where he spent 2 years gaining both diploma and the higher diploma award under the tutelage of Eric Roche. His first band was a Green Day cover band, in which he played bass guitar.
Shoes and socks off
Lo-Fi solo project of ex Meet Me in St Louis frontman and current Shield Your Eyes bassist Toby Hayes. Recorded his debut album 'From the Muddy Banks of the Melitzer' on September 24th 2008 which has been released on Big Scary Monsters Records The album is an acoustic record, but there are plans to re-record the album at a later date with full orchestration. The re-recording is likely to be called 'Hand Reared Suburban Piglet' and is rumoured to feature some of Hayes' former and current band-mates from other projects.
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
One-man band Sam Duckworth, from Southend, Essex, UK, writes socially-motivated acoustic songs, set to a background of scatty electronic beats running from his laptop; what you might call "folktronica". Influences include Roni Size, Athlete, Gomez, Elbow, The Streets and Rival Schools. Having released one EP and two splits (one CD, one 10") through Big Scary Monsters, Sam signed to Atlantic records in March 2006.
Girlyman
Girlyman is an American folk-rock band formerly based in Brooklyn, New York but now mostly living in Atlanta, Georgia. Their self-released debut album, Remember Who I Am, sold 5,000 copies before it was re-released by Daemon Records, the independent record label run by Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls. Their folk-rock musical style is heavy on close harmony. Members:
Ty Greenstein (vocals, guitar, mandolin and percussion)
Doris Muramatsu (vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin and banjo)
Nate Borofsky (vocals, baritone guitar, bass guitar)
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
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Jill Jackson
Jill Jackson is a singer songwriter from Paisley who has been described in the Nashville press as the “Scottish Songbird”. As a solo artist her sound is far removed from the music she made as the front-woman of rock band Speedway, with whom she scored two top ten hits in 2004. From rock chick to country girl Jill has been gigging and recording as a solo artist since 2005. She has supported musicians such as Albert Lee, Roger McGuinn and Bryan Adams, and spent the end of 2008 on a “50 States in 50 Days” tour of the U.
James Yorkston and The Athletes
To call James Yorkston a folk singer is to miss the point by some distance and the fact that among his influences he lists Can, Jacques Brel and Linton Kwesi Johnson tells you something about the diverse and innovative approach he brings to the form. One review of his first album, with backing group the Athletes, Moving Up Country stated “James Yorkston is the real deal” and that simple judgement says a lot more than any attempt to classify or describe his work.
