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Acorns

Acorns was formed when three ex members of the "Hearts of Oak", Tony Piper, Lead Tenor and Percussion, Ian Hudson, Vocals, Guitar and Banjo, and Dev Deverell, Vocals, Whistle and Guitar, got back together with the view to expand the original idea and incorporate additional voices and instruments.
The "Hearts" were a highly successful close harmony and Shanty group, and regular performers at the Tall ships and Folk Festival circuit and over the years, worked with some of the greats in the genre, from Stan Hugill to Johnny Collins, and Tom Lewis to Bob Webb. To name but a few.......
Formed in 2017, the seven piece line up, gives a warm, round wholesome sound, with rich vocal harmony lines and subtle instrumental backing. Our set list draws on influences from Cockersdale to Artisan, and Traditional Shanties and forbitters to humorous ditties and our audiences are encouraged to join in and add to our rousing choruses.

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Aidan Simpson

At home in the rural south west, Aidan Simpson writes and performs elemental, socially conscious songs that explore the inheritance of the individual in the modern world, drawing deeply from the folk tradition. Aidan has been writing and performing all over this and other countries since he was 13 years old.
aidansimpsonmusic.bandcamp.com
facebook.com/aidansimpsonmusic

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Amy and The Raven

A duo made up of Amy Hopwood (vocals and baritone ukulele) and Tobias Raven (bass ukulele and guitar), Amy and The Raven play a mix of traditional and original folk. Expect plenty of songs about the sea, feisty women and dastardly murders, with some politics and humour thrown in! http://www.amyhopwood.co.uk

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Anja Graefe

Anja (AKA Anju) has a deep earthy voice that marries well with the blues-based songs she writes and performs. The music evokes a variety of moods, from bouncy to contemplative. Almost all the songs she performs are self-penned, with excellent melodies and often very emotive lyrics.

​Website: www.anjagraefe.com

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Antoine and Owena

​"It is clear to see why this duo are making their mark in the folk world" - FATEA Magazine

"They write the sort of songs that nobody writes anymore, conjuring up situations and stories the way Bob Pegg and Mandy Morton used to...Brilliant!" - Dai Jeffries, Folking.com
Inspired by traditional and contemporary folk music, Antoine & Owena create their own original blend of folk music that provides a feast for the ears, the heart and the feet.  Combining original material with their own take on some traditional songs, this Wiltshire-based duo of multi-instrumentalists delivers an eclectic mix of songs and tunes which enthuse and entertain.  
Since their formation in mid-2017, the duo have supported Eliza and Martin Carthy earlier this year. They have also supported Reg Meuross, Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention) as well as headlined at a number of folk clubs and acoustic venues across the south, and performed at several festivals in 2018.
In July they released their debut 11-track album entitled “Hands, Hearts, and Hangings”.  The album was recorded at the prestigious Real World Studios in Box and received positive reviews.

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Ben Morgan-Brown
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​Ben Morgan-Brown writes intimate songs featuring open-tuned guitar, ethereal vocals & obliquely personal lyrics that tip the hat to Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, Michael Chapman etc whilst maintaining a unique musical style & identity. New EP ‘Cold Rooms’ available now.
Website: www.benmorganbrown.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/benmorganbrownmusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/benmorganbrown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benmorganbrownmusic/

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Bernard Hoskin

Bernard Hoskin is a songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist from Cambridge whose distinctive and original sound is based upon English songwriting and world music rhythms as well as the more common folk, country and blues styles. An experienced performer, he accompanies himself on guitar and mandolin playing a mixture of original and traditional songs and covers. He has produced twelve CDs and has opened up for many of the big names of the folk scene including Bert Jansch, Martin Carthy, Harvey Andrews, John Renbourn and Andy Irvine.

www.bernardhoskin.com

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Camilla Brebbia

CamillaB is a 15 year old singer songwriter. Her inspirations are Adele, Dolly Parton and Joan Baez. She performs originals and covers mostly accompanied by her guitar.  She has a passion for music and has sung since she can remember. CamillaB had a guest appearance in spring 2018 with the Polly Morris Band, and went on to sing at the Wimborne and Bridport Folk Festivals. When she performs she wants to spread the joy that she feels when she sings to everyone who listens.

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​Chris Fox 

​A seriously accomplished guitar player” with a powerful yet expressive voice Chris Fox transcribes songs of the human experience in an eclectic range of styles across the folk and roots spectrum, writing and performing songs in a new roots ‘soundscape’ that encompasses a cultural whiplash of trad & contemporary Folk, Americana, Country, and Blues. His song writing style is centred around contemporary stories reflecting life, love, loss, and humour. After releasing his debut album 'Parallel crossing' in May 2016 Chris followed up with 'Loose Ends' in 2017 - both albums have been very well received. Album no 3 will be out in 2019.

www.chrisfoxmusic.org
​www.facebook.com/chrisfoxmusician/

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Confluence folk-duo

Confluence are an instrumental meeting of cello (Gill Redmond) and accordion (Alasdair Paton) based around the New Forest. They join traditional folk music from the UK with melodies from continental Europe, and self-penned tunes. They take influences from their diverse musical experiences in classical, jazz, baroque as well as folk – providing listeners with a fresh take on familiar material. 
Confluence played for the Bal Folk Dance at Chippenham festival in 2018 & again in 2019, Confluence have played concert sets at folk and cabaret clubs in Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire. They have also been playing for bal-folk dancing around the South of England at Brighton, Bristol, Reading and for their own Euro Bal Wessex events in Hampshire and Dorset. 
Facebook: confluence.duo

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Crow Puppets

Crow Puppets are Cara Roxanne and Em Marshall, a Devon based female duo who perform homespun folk with a curiously ramshackle rockish edge. They sing close harmonies and blend a hotchpotch of instruments, weaving mysterious imagery and tender lyrics.
Since forming in the winter of 2012, they have performed extensively throughout the UK at festivals, music venues, living rooms, pubs and many a muddy field. They have had airtime on UK, European and American radio.
Their self released album ‘Whispering Hills, Tangled Hair’ was recorded in a cabin in Cornwall over two days by Nick Marshall (guitarist with Martha Tilston), and has been described by Folk Radio UK as an “evocative, contemporary folk sound that clearly inspires. One to watch, definitely.”
They have been enjoying working on a second album with current recordings from Jay Darlington (Kula Shaker) and Tim Jones (Tim Jones and the Dark Lanterns).
After gigs they have had an unusual array of feedback regarding their musical references from their audience; The Grateful Dead, Simon and Garfunkel, First Aid Kit (possibly because they are ladies), Wickerman music, Crosby, Stills and Nash and… one of their favourites…. ‘classical musicians gone mad’.

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Damian Clarke

Damian Clarke continues his mission to present the wonderfully exotic Hammer Dulcimer and Hurdy Gurdy. He is currently the only touring UK performer of these instruments who also sings. An international entertainer; his concerts are a multi-faceted show, with stories and sing-alongs, fun, history and romance. His instruments provide a refreshing change of sound; haunting, evocative and stirring. 
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More information at www.damianclarke.co.uk
Damian Clarke - Million to one
https://youtu.be/679xzgtEQtQ
CONTACT - UK: Graham Steel Music 07985 359654 grahamsteelevents@gmail.com

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Delphis

Delphis formed in 2014 and were winners of the “Purbeck Rising” competition in 2016.
Made up of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Floyd and classically trained singer
and recorder player Julia Simpson, they have played festivals in Dorset and Sussex and
regularly perform in and around London. They play their original songs as an acoustic duo or
invite other musicians to perform with them for a full band set up with cello.

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Dom Prag

Dom Prag is a young Southampton based singer-songwriter whose spellbinding voice, magical guitar energy and songs of passion, loss, comical social disasters and everyday fears combine folk with blues and classical influences into gripping musical narratives. In 2015, whilst living in Brighton, he released an EP, ‘Talitha and Other Songs’ which has been played on numerous local radio stations up and down the country. He has played at folk clubs from Teesside to South Devon and appeared at many Festivals including Nozstock, Wickham, Purbeck and Wimborne. Among other headline acts, he has supported Ninebarrow, While and Matthews, Jez Lowe and Jackie Oates. In December 2018 his debut album, ‘Young Man on a Ferry’, came out, and he is currently promoting it touring UK folk clubs.

www.domprag.com   Twitter: @Dom Prag 

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Elfentale​
Elfentale’ have been together for just over four years. The two musicians separated by age difference but unified by impeccable vocal harmonies have proven themselves on the concert and festival circuit including support to many leading acts including Phil Beer. Chris, the former lead vocalist and guitarist with Acoustic Rooster discovered Jess’s vocal excellence at a chance meeting. Wimborne Folk Festival quoted “From a simple palette of two voices supported by an acoustic guitar, Elfentale have crafted a rich, nuanced offering of beautiful arrangements

https://www.facebook.com/elfentale

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Fiddleback

​Alt-folk duo Ollie Back and Sam on the fiddle, newly formed for a gig on New Years Eve 2018 - both experienced live performers are combining their musical skills and vocal tones at venues across the South West.

Ollie has been working as a solo artist and Sam has played with bands around the UK at festivals, theatres and arts centres. They have been developing sets suitable for rural and family pubs to work on their sound and arrangements. This has gone down very well, they have been re-booked to play again at most venues they have played more than 50 gigs from Cheddar, to Bournemouth, to Swindon and in-between, including Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, Beer Festivals, Sherborne Summer Festival, a WI group meeting, restaurants, gardens, pubs, fundraising fetes, wedding reception and a live radio performance on Abbey104. They are now joined by Chris White on drum or bass, for a fuller more driving sound.

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Fine Lines

Fine Lines is a six piece roots infused Americana band based in Cheshire, England. Started by singer-songwriter David Boardman in 2016, the band has been building a growing reputation with fans of authentic live music up and down the country. Their debut album ‘Hour Of Need’ received universally glowing reviews on its release in May 2017 and they have been performing to increasingly more appreciative audiences ever since. Indeed, since their inception, the band has shared a stage with folk rock giants Merry Hell, Mark Radcliffe’s Galleon Blast, Razorlight, John Power (Cast) and Miles Hunt (Wonderstuff).
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Their new album ‘Gaslight Roses’, which also includes new single ‘On the Town’, was mostly written by the emerging songwriting partnership of Boardman and Radcliffe. Boardman’s yearning melodies perfectly complimenting Radcliffe’s nuanced, observational lyrics.

‘Gaslight Roses’ is out now on Parade Recordings.

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Fox Amongst The Chickens

We have been together for a good few years now and in that time we have evolved our own style of playing which maintains the emphasis on English dances and tunes, but also includes French and Eastern European influenced tunes and dances, plus just a touch borrowed from the world of Jazz.
We have played at many venues, from the huge Tithe Barn at Buckland Abbey in Devon, to the smallest village halls and at many of Britain's leading Folk and Arts Festivals, including: the Sidmouth International Festival, Wadebridge Festival, Teignmouth Folk Festival, the Cornwall Folk Festival, and Crediton Folk Festival.

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Garry 'The Slide Guy' Smith

Garry Smith is on a mission to "Take Slide Guitar out of the Blues ghetto". So, not so much of the Delta repertoire you might expect when you see the National Resophonic Tricone he plays but a set mostly consisting of his own songs and instrumentals influenced by the likes of Nick Lowe, Joe Ely, Richard Thompson, Sonny Landreth and Ry Cooder. Expect songs about romantic loss, sex and English social history.  

www.slideguysmith.com
www.facebook.com/garryslide

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Gordon Robertson

​Gordon Robertson is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from London. He's been playing & performing music for over 30 years, both as a solo musician and with bands in Australia, France, Spain as well as the UK. He currently performs in folk duos & trios around London and is part of the Balfolk and Clandestine Mazuka scene in London. Let me know what you think and if I need to add anything else.

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