Bespectacled Scottish close harmony folk duo whose chart success spanned the globe and who made Leith famous long before 'Trainspotting' was conceived.
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Will Young originally shot to fame after winning Pop Idol 2002, but has since gone on to defy the critics by releasing three multi-platinum selling albums, being voted the UK's Favourite Artist twice and receiving critical acclaim for hit singles such as Leave Right Now and All Time Love. His bluesy, soulful voice, mature song writing and undeniably good looks have made him a national treasure and one of the UK's best-loved artists.
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Legendary Brixton collective, best known for the theme tune to the TV show 'Sopranos'. They combine techno beats with country instruments and are a group best sampled live.
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Formed in 1966 by Adge Cutler, the Bard of Avonmouth, this bunch of haystack-headed, cider-soaked and dung-booted, not-quite-so-young Avonside lads play good-time traditional Zummerzet Scrumpy 'n' Western music. The band has had considerable commercial success from their 1967 anthem Drink Up Thy Zider to the heights of the chart-topping Combine Harvester in 1976. Big in Nempnett Thrubwell, these guys are huge across the whole county!
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A ten piece afro-latin band from Brighton. Regarded as the UK's premier salsa big band.
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Malarchy rip the Klezmer rulebook to shreds, inviting Romani, Balkan, and Jazz guests to a never - ending party. Passionate, intricate, fast, and extremely danceable music from this Bristol, Bath and Somerset-based world festival quintet. Malarchy are led by violin diva Nell Farrally, and harmonically inventive guitarist Cris Pierssene, with percussion from the legendary Russ Oroonie, accordion from the classically trained Klezmer maestro Jo Levine, and rock steady bass provided by Jane Harwood.
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Traditional Irish music played on whistle, guitar, fiddle, banjo, bodhran and bass.
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Rachel Unthank is a fantastic young singer from Newcastle who has charmed audiences all over Britain, appearing at Celtic Connections, Gosport and Fareham Easter Festival and Sidmouth International festival. With her band The Winterset she breathes life into stories to the extent that they become part of her. 'I simply can't reccomend them enough' (Bob Harris, Radio 2).
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The Handsome Family are Brett and Rennie Sparks, a husband and wife collaboration from Chicago, that has been described as a unique, darkly comic country-gothic duo 'teetering between The Honeymooners and Macbeth'. Photo credit Val Hollingsworth.
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