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Director

Hailing from Malahide in County Dublin, Director are Michael Moloney (Vocals/Guitar), Eoin Aherne (Guitar), Shea Lawlor (Drums) and Rowan Averill (Bass). Taking their musical cues from their early encounters with the classic songwriting of The Beatles, Steely Dan and Randy Newman, Director cite Beck, Grandaddy, Muse and The Strokes, as some of their modern day influences. Director's debut single, "Reconnect" was released in Ireland and the UK on April 26, 2006. The single stayed in the Irish charts for 12 weeks peaking at number 10.

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The Frank & Walters

The Frank and Walters are a pop/rock band from Cork, Ireland. Founded in 1990 the group (named in honour of two eccentric Cork characters) are Paul Linehan (vocalist/bassist), his brother Niall Linehan (guitar) (replaced by Kevin Pedreschi in 2004) and Ashley Keating (drums). Signing to the Setanta label in 1991, the group debuted with album EP1, and the lead track "Fashion Crisis Hits New York" became an indie hit. The follow-up album EP.2 was quickly forthcoming.

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Bell X1

Bell X1 are Brian Crosby, Dave Geraghty, Paul Noonan and Dominic Phillips, Esq. 1991 - 2000
Brian, Paul, Dom and Damien Rice form Juniper, having met in School. They go to College, play some weddings, 21st's and Bar Mitzvahs... and for a while have a Sunday night residency in the Kildrought Lounge and Bar, Celbridge. They meet Dave, who weans them off the Neil Diamond and Roxette covers. Band move into house in country, release EP, "Manna", and two singles in Ireland. Damien leaves band, the others read about Chuck Yeager and his Right Stuff.

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picturebook

Picturebook – Bilderbuch. Tatsächlich gibt es wohl kaum einen Ausdruck der die Musik der Indie-Folk-Pop Band aus Muri besser beschreiben könnte. Die Songs der drei Musiker wirken wie Bilder aus einem Fotoalbum, die in der Lage sind Erinnerung und Träume zu wecken.
Seit rund sechs Jahren begeistern sie ein breites Publikum. Selbst unter Fachleuten fand Ihre Musik Anklang und mit dem Gewinn des Swiss Top Awards 2000 wurde es Picturebook ermöglicht, ihre erste CD Still Water zu produzieren. Anschliessend folgten Konzerte in der ganzen Schweiz.

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This Providence

This Providence (previously known as Sunday Best), is a four piece band from Seattle, Washington US. The members of This Providence came together in the summer of 2001 and soon after recorded a 4 song demo CD, under the short lived name of "T minus 1." In 2003 they recorded the better known The Sunday Best EP, co-produced, and self-released (now out of print). While still in high school, they gathered a strong local following as well as some label attention. After graduating, the band released their debut full-length record, Our Worlds Divorce, produced by Casey Bates.

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Great Big Sea

Great Big Sea (often shortened to GBS) is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs. The band also performs original material. On March 11, 2010, Great Big Sea celebrated their seventeenth birthday as a band. And like almost every one of their many anniversaries spent together, they celebrated it by playing a concert, this one in Omaha, Nebraska.

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