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The Currency

Born of a proud lineage of convicts, bushrangers, stowaways and scoundrels THE CURRENCY form a six-piece orchestra parading traditional folk instruments alongside a firecracker punk rhythm section. Fiddle, mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar play a mix of jigs, sea shanties, oz rock and punk anthems that keep the crowd dancing like wild dingoes.
LIVE SHOWS THE CURRENCY pride themselves on putting on a good show, always picking great venues and

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Shambles Miller

Hullo, i'm Shambles so I am. Last.fm confuses me. I have music you can listen to and an EP you can buy. Here's the relevant collections of symbols and letters: www.myspace.com/iamshambles - to hear more music and contact me
http://shambles.stereokill.net - for news, videos, bloggy stuff, reviews, etc
http://shamblesmillermusic.bigcartel.com/ - where you can buy my EP!
www.twitter.com/shamblesmiller - follow me on twitter I also hope you're having a nice day :) love Shambles x

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Swingin' Utters

Swingin' Utters is an American punk rock band that formed in the late 1980s. Having begun in Santa Cruz, California, the band moved to San Francisco where they are now based. They have been signed to Fat Wreck Chords since 1996. As well as being classed as a "punk revival" band (reminiscent of British 1970s bands such as Stiff Little Fingers, The Damned, Sham 69 and Eddie & The Hot Rods), Swingin' Utters have increasingly shown themselves to be influenced by Irish folk, particularly The Pogues.

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Greenland Whalefishers

Greenland Whalefishers started out in Bergen Norway in 1994, long before anyone had heard of bands like Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys. Combining british punk with celtic folk influences, the band soon became one of the most interesting post-pogues bands . Almost two decades of touring all around the world, releasing seven full length albums, piles of singles and EPs and an uncountable number of split-releases, contributing with music to the movie

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The (Temperamental) Pocket

The (Temperamental) Pocket is a folk rock band from the NSW Central Coast, Australia that formed in 2007.
The band consists of songwriter Nathan Martin, with Jeffrey Brown, David K Smith, Matthew Vaughn, and Daniel Hannan DISCOGRAPHY
Lock and Load 3" CDR
Courthouse Blues 7" vinyl
The Sea Has Everything A Whale Needs To Stay Alive CDR

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koalacaust

Koalacaust is a band that started in Santa Monica, CA as three best friends, and since then expanded into a five-piece. Their music is composed of accordion, bass, acoustic guitar, drums, and the occasional mandolin or melodica. They have played local shows with the likes of Paul Baribeau, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Broadway Calls, and Mischief Brew. Recently relocating to the San Francisco/Santa Cruz Area, they are unsigned and continue to make music together.

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