folk

Australia's own Rock/Roots larrikin; Asa Broomhall has given us his 5th independent album; ‘Jangle House’. Recorded in an iconic old Guitar Shop in Brisbane over the Easter 2011 break, ‘Jangle House’ was truly a labour of love. Recording in a historically musical place was just one reason for creating this album, as Asa's brothers house where previous albums had been recorded/mixed and where the studio was located was consumed by the January 2011 floods, and was subsequently condemned and demolished.

Two groups currently record under the moniker AroarA: There is the "industrial-goth-hobo" husband-wife power duo of Broken Social Scene guitarist and Apostle Of Hustle frontman Andrew Whiteman and Ariel Engle, formed in 2011. The two plan on releasing an EP interpreting experimental poet Alice Notley's "In The Pines" with their own experimental somber-folk with programmed dance beats, presumably to be released this year. The band is also said to be working on their proper full-length album. Whiteman plays a fretless North African goatskin banjo and Engle plays a four-string cigar box guitar.

The Beginning:
The band started out as What About Frank? in 2004 in Red Bank, New Jersey. During their career as What About Frank? they were twice recognized as Best Live Band at the Asbury Music Awards. They played many many shows including the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, the Van's Warped Tour, The Great Bamboozle Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and South by Southwest. Their debut self-titled release was one of the top-selling albums in local retail, and received airplay on both satellite and commercial radio.

The Bully Wee Band were originally formed in the '70s by Jim and John Yardley. They broke up in 1983, only to reform 20 years later at Faversham Folk Club in Kent... The current line-up is Ian Cutler (violin, viola, vocals and keyboards), Fergus Feely (cello-mandolin and vocals), Colin Reece (guitars, vocals) and Jim Yardley (mandolin, guitar, whistle and vocals).