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Urban Folk Quartet The Urban Folk Quartet are four highly accomplished musicians, a dozen instruments and four voices coming together to put on a high energy show of wild, globally-influenced folk that will take your breath away. Up there with the best of them, Amazing playing - Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2 |
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Lulu and the Lampshades Luscious harmonies, skittling percussion and intricate arrangements provide the backbone for this London-based four-piece. Their song You're Gonna Miss Me sounds like it could have been recorded in the 1940s but became an Internet phenomenon last year. myspace.com/helouisamusic |
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North Sea Radio Orchestra North Sea Radio Orchestra (NSRO) is a chamber group (or small orchestra to those of us who don’t know much about classical music). Like a quintessentially English eccentric they are clever, witty and not what you’d expect, creating a melodic fusion that is influenced by pop music and poetry. Usually found playing in London’s finest churches they’ll be right at home with the majestic acoustics of Cecil Sharp House’s Kennedy Hall. nsro.co.uk |
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Krar Collective Ethiopian desert band in the same vein as Group Doueh, the Krar Collective bring you dynamic sounds from different parts of Ethiopia and tribal traditions with a contemporary edge. I never expected to find this Ethiopian music gem hidden…I was really impressed - Andy Morgan, manager of Tinariwen krarcollective.com |
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Sisters of Transistors The Sisters Of Transistors”(S.O.T.) are a Combo Organ Quartet and Ladies Social Club. S.O.T. hold weekly afternoon workshops at the Museum. The brainchild of 808 State´s Graham Massey. myspace.com/thesistersoftransistors |
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Josephine A bit of Bob (Dylan), a touch of Aretha but also a lot of her own soulful folk sound. Josephine, who comes from Manchester, recorded her first demos with Elbow’s Guy Garvey, and released 'A Freak A' at the end of 2010. Her striking voice and subtle arrangement make for a thing of beauty - Record of the Day |
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Jonnie Common Formerly part of the Fence Collective and now signed to Manchester’s Red Deer label, Jonnie blends analogue electronica with lo-fi indie and the warm dappling of steel guitar; hypnotic. a lo-fi electro-folk wonder - The List Magazine |
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Melodica, Melody and Me You can feel their love of Bert Jansch and Bob Dylan as well as their Brixton roots in their very lovely, richly instrumental, reggae infused folk Incredibly beautiful, with harmonies and rich instrumentation - Observer Music Monthly |
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Sweet Baboo Songs of lost love, girls and drinking, this Welsh sweetie makes folk-pop ditties in the Welsh mountains. We’ve managed to lure him to the big city for a rare live performance. 'An astonishing musician well worth investing time to listen to...One of Wales' finest - Huw Stephens (Radio 1) sweetbaboo.co.uk |
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Stealing Sheep Haunting psychedelic folk rock from three Liverpool based girls who look and sound like it’s still 1960. Full of cunning harmonies and counter intuitive twists - Uncut magazine stealingsheep.co.uk
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Maia Four piece alternative, acoustic band from Huddersfield playing all sorts of disco sci-fi folk pop on ukulele, cajon, trumpet, banjo, mandolin or whatever else is lying around. maiatheband.com
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Mrs Pilgrimm With a beguiling voice that has been compared to Nico from the Velvet Underground and a mastery of the cello that can be likened to 80’s musical genius Arthur Russell, Sophie Williams (aka Mrs. Pilgrimm) makes a beautiful ethereal sound with just her voice, a cello and a secret box of tricks. myspace.com/mrspilgrimm |
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Princes in the Tower Their motto is ‘we're here to make you happy. We're here to make you jive. We'll make your party rock like it's 1595’. And they do. Princes in the Tower are an early music three piece known and loved for their raucous renditions of Medieval hits like Sumer Is Icumen In on lute, crumhorn and drums. princesinthetower.co.uk
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Heavenly Jukebox, Django Django and 6 Music's Freakier Zone Djs Heavenly Jukebox (part of Heavenly Records) are know for their amazing record collections and will be introducing us to some psychedelic pop and swirly sounds.. Dave Maclean is in the amazing Django Django and runs the Bad to the Bone night in East London, he'll be playing some of the best new bands and some obscure records from his collection. |
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