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Republic of Loose

The band is comprised of Mick Pyro (vocals), Brez (guitar), Dave Pyro (guitar), Benjamin Loose (bass), Andres (drums), and Deco (keyboards). Republic of Loose are a Dublin-based band who have broken the seal of the usual run-of-the-mill Irish singer/songwriter act.

Blasting onto the the music scene through the help of Phantom FM with "Hold Up!," The Loose gained the foundation of a firm fanbase. With the gospel-like vocals and back-to-basics funk, the lads sell out venues such as The Ambassador, The Village, and The Stables.

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Yaz Alexander

Unsigned (Independant) Solo Artiste. Birmingham UK. Roots Rock Reggae/Jazz/experimental fuses. Studio/Live performance (Clubs, Festivals, Theatre, Concerts, etc) with tons of Lead, Guest & Session vocal experience... smile! "My background in music has been wonderfully coloured with a great variety of professional artistes that i've had the amazing pleasure of working with including Steel Pulse, Pato Banton, Dean Frazer, Abijah (JA), Ranking Roger, Willie Stewart of 'Third World', Eddy Grant, Peter Hunnigale...

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Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy was an Irish hard rock band formed in 1969. Originally they were a trio with Phil Lynott on bass, Eric Bell on guitar, and Brian Downey on drums, although, Thin Lizzy's most famous lineup was that of singer and bassist Phil Lynott, Brian Downey on drums and Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson on lead guitars. Later line-ups featured guitar heroes like Gary Moore (Black Rose), John Sykes (Thunder and Lightning) and Snowy White (Renegade, Chinatown). The band finally split in 1983, largely as a consequence of financial trouble and drug excesses.

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Primordial

Primordial is an Irish band founded in the late 1980's. They play a unique style of heavy metal, which can best be described as a blend of black and folk metal with strong influences from their Irish roots. Their music and lyrics deal with cultural heritage, struggle, melancholy and anger. Primordial started out as a black metal band with some folk influences with their 1993 demo Dark Romanticism and 1995 debut album Imrama.

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The Lowly Knights

www.lowlyknights.com The Rifles EP, The Hollow EP , and The Even Keel EP available at www.lowlyknights.bandcamp.com www.twitter.com/lowlyknights The Lowly Knights are based in Belfast, and offer up hearty ramshackle folk tunes. They have shared the stage with The Divine Comedy, Mumford & Sons, Port O'Brien, Duke Special, Iain Archer, Matthew & The Atlas, Frightened Rabbit, and on a number of dates as support for Snow Patrol on their recent UK arena tour.

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John Doyle

John Doyle (b. Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician. For four years he served as acoustic guitarist with the Irish/American band Solas, and is also an active solo artist. He has written many traditional-sounding songs and has collaborated with Kate Rusby. Doyle has also producing credits, as well as performing, on the solo CDs of the singer from Cherish the Ladies, Heidi Talbot's, Distant Future, on which she sings his composition, "I dream of you", his current touring partner Liz Carroll's CDs, and his father Sean Doyle's CD, The Light and the Half Light.

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Paddy Moloney

Paddy Moloney (born August 1, 1938) is one of the founders of the Irish musical group The Chieftains and has played on every one of their albums. He was born in Donnycarney near Dublin. His mother bought him a tin whistle when he was six and at the age of eight he started to learn the Uilleann pipes. He also plays button accordion and bodhr

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Liam Geddes

Liam Geddes is a young Irish pop artist from Ballina. He took part in the Irish national final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. He competed with the song Sometimes, but didn't win the ticket to Belgrad, Serbia. He has also been performing for a number of years in musicals, charitable events and as a guest soloist. He was the highest placed and youngest Irish competitor on 'X Factor' in 2007.

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Booze Brothers

There are multiple bands with this name.
1: Booze Brothers - folkpunk band from France
http://booze.brothers.free.fr
2: Booze Brothers - 80s rock'n'roll band from The Netherlands
3: The Booze Brothers - blues/rock band from Sweden
http://www.boozebrothers.net/ Albums by 1:
2000 Éponyme
2001 Drink before you think
2004 Elevator
2008 Hang On Albums by 2:
I we don't go we won't get there Albums by 3:
1998 Evil Morning Blues
2000 On The Rocks
2004 Live... with the Wolf Island Horns!

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