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The Secret Sisters

The Secret Sisters’ incredible story is as simple and true as the effortless harmonies that got them here. Begin anywhere – the thick and fertile brambles of their own family history (their grandfather and his brothers actually forged a group called ‘The Happy Valley Boys’) or light upon the branches of the wondrous, fractal menagerie that makes up their debut album (a guileless, rapturous mixture of roots-ified pop that includes classics like “Why Don’t Ya Love Me?” and “Why Baby Why”).

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Quiet Loner

Matt Hill is a singer, songwriter and entertainer. His recording and live work as ‘quiet loner’ has won him accolades, including Americana UK album of the year 2004 for his debut LP “secret ruler of the world”. Much of the critical praise for that album focussed on Hill’s abilities as a songwriter, particular his lyrics and wordplay. Inspired by the storytelling traditions of folk and country music Hill’s songs also have a distinctly British lyrical bite.

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The Rodeo

The artist hid her name under the anagram THE RODEO, a word evoking the South of the USA, a style of music which inspired the singer and a hommage to the pioneers of folk, blues and country music. When she was a child, she discovered a treasure in her uncle's attic. Hidden among dusty vinyls and books was a slumbering guitar dating from the mythical 1970's. She then started writing and composing ballads designed as fairy tales for grown-ups, fables without a moral. Her lyrics introduce different characters, places and atmospheres.

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Rosco Levee

Rosco Levee roscolevee.com is a singer songwriter and guitarist from Kent, who has been playing the guitar for the last 23 years...and he’s only 28 now! Music and writing songs is in his blood; every day he composes a new song, a set of lyrics or a new melody to work with. Spurred on by his good friend, the notable singer songwriter Pete Molinari, Rosco has gone back to his roots where he was brought up on a diet of blues, country and rock ‘n’ roll.

Read more about Rosco Levee on Last.fm.

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Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and alt-country singer-songwriter. A three-time Grammy Award winner, she was named "America's best songwriter" by TIME magazine in 2002. Williams has garnered considerable critical acclaim, but her commercial success has been moderate. She also has a reputation as a perfectionist and slow worker when it comes to recording; six years passed between the release of her second and third albums. However, she frequently makes guest appearances on other artists' albums and contributes to compilations and soundtracks.

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The Wrights

The Wrights are actually two bands. (1)An Australian rock music "supergroup", consisting of Nic Cester (of Jet), Kram (of Spiderbait), Chris Cheney (of The Living End), Davey Lane (of You Am I and The Pictures) and Pat Bourke (of Dallas Crane), and (2) a husband and wife country music duo based from Georgia. Their first single (for charity) was a cover version of Stevie Wright's song "Evie", an 11 minute song consisting of three parts. The single debuted at #2 on the ARIA Charts on the week of Monday March 7 2005.

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The Felice Brothers

The Felice Brothers are a folk rock/country rock band from upstate New York founded in 2006. It is comprised of the five main members Ian Felice (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Simone Felice (drums, vocals, guitar), James Felice (accordion, piano, organ), and their friend Christmas (bass), previously a traveling dice player. They have been joined by Farley, a washboard player and fiddler, and others who at times had a horn section to the band. The three brothers are from the Catskill Mountains of New York. They hail from Palenville, NY, twenty minutes from Woodstock.

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Little Joe

Three artists are known as Little Joe 1. José María De León Hernández, known professionally as Little Joe is an American performer. He is usually joined by his band Y La Familia Borrachera. In 1992, their album 16 de Septiembre earned the Award for Best Mexican-American Performance. 2. A band called Little Joe was formed in November 2003 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A formação atual consiste em Lou (voz), Lari (guitarra), Júnior (baixo e voz) e Rick (bateria).

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Bosque Brown

For all intents and purposes, Mara Lee Miller is a solo singer songwriter but has chosen the moniker Bosque Brown as the vehicle for her recordings. Her lyrics are simple and full of "truth-telling" and "woe." Bosque Brown Plays Mara Lee Miller was released May 2005 and was backed by a wonderful handful of musicians from Seattle. The latest release is a vinyl one-sided LP which consists of four songs and an etching on the b side. A cd version is also included with the LP for portability.

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