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Ray Hearne

An established songwriter and musician, Ray is also well known in Yorkshire for his appearances on regional television and weekly BBC Radio Sheffield broadcasts featuring his own and other writers' poetry. Born in Rotherham of Irish parents, he still lives and works in the town and tries in his songs to bring the two cultures together; Irish and South Yorkshire; contemporary songs in a traditional idiom.

The Watersons

An English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire, the Watersons performed mainly traditional songs with little or no accompaniment. Their distinctive sound came from their close harmonies. Original members were Norma Waterson, Mike Waterson, and Lal Waterson, with their cousin John Harrison from Kingston High School. They had a skiffle band in the early 1960s but moved on to playing more traditional material. They were briefly known as "The Folksons".

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Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts

Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts are an English folk duo, they have released one album 'Shadows & Half LIght' . Both Katriona and Jamie are multi instrumentalists, Katriona sings and plays fiddle, mandolin, viola and guitar, Jamie sings and plays guitar, mandolin, banjo, cajon and adds trombone, drums and programming on their album.

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the shadow thieves

The Thieves combine the intricate power of Rush with the catchy west coast folk of Fleetwood Mac. Formed in 2008 out of a recording/song writing project and a love of atmospheric sounds, heavy riffs and catchy melodies - influenced by bands such as Rush, Yes, It Bites and Marillion, Fleetwood Mac, Dream theater & Porcupine tree. The thieves released the Hollow Dreams EP in Feb 2010 and are nearing the completion of their debut album with more gigs dates to be announced very soon....

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The Kavaliers

There are in fact two groups dubbed The Kavaliers. One of them was started by a Williams College student Josh Zhang during a week where his life conformed to the trite tragedy of "coming to age". The other are an Indie/Rock band formed in Yorkshire, England.
"Tipped for big things after a very impressive and commanding support slot " - Tom Hingley, Inspiral Carpets
www.myspace.com/thekavaliers

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Embrace

There is more than one artist with the name Embrace, the first two of whom are significant:
1) a five-piece indie band from Leeds, England, who have enjoyed significant success in UK, including three number one albums and six Top 10 singles
2) a Post-Hardcore/Post-Punk band from Washington D.C. that had a galvanizing influence on the Washington, D.C. punk scene of the 80's and featured Ian MacKaye (who subsequently formed Fugazi)
3) a Dutch Trance duo
4) a Canadian Gothic Metal band

Weebl

Weebl, (real name Jonti Picking) owner of www.weebls-stuff.com, is a comedic flash animator/musician. Most of his jokes are completely random, or deal with pie in some way. Weebl created the "Weebl and Bob" series of flash animations, which consist of two egg-like objects, a large one named Weebl, and a smaller one named Bob. They talk incoherently, but this problem is fixed with speech bubbles. They have bad grammar (e.g. "You bringed back pie!").