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Simon Mayor - '... Ow Much?!" - The Art of the Mandolin - www.acousticsrecords.co.uk
Simon Mayor - Tarantella Thirty Seven - The Art of the Mandolin - www.acousticsrecords.co.uk
Lowell Levinger - I'll Do Anything But Work - Down To The Roots - Grandpa Raccoon Records www.lowelllevinger.com
Blackbeard's Tea Party - High Barbary - heavens to betsy - www.blackbeardsteaparty.com
The Wilson Family - Beggar's Carol~May Garlands - The Wilson Family Album - www.harbourtownrecords.com 
http://www.thewilsonfamilyalbum.co.uk/

The Blushin' Roulettes - Wind And The Sand - Old Mission Sessions - www.blushinroulettes.com
Poor Angus - Silver Islet - The Gathering - Borealis Records www.poorangus.com
Lee Murdock - Here We'll Stand - Here We'll Stand - Depot Recordings www.leemurdock.com

Simon Mayor - Primavera - The Art of the Mandolin - www.acousticsrecords.co.uk
Lowell Levinger - L'Italiano - Down To The Roots - Grandpa Raccoon Records www.lowelllevinger.com
Blackbeard's Tea Party - A Hundred Years Ago - heavens to betsy - www.blackbeardsteaparty.com
The Wilson Family - Rap Her T'Bank - The Wilson Family Album - www.harbourtownrecords.com http://www.thewilsonfamilyalbum.co.uk/

The Blushin' Roulettes - Let It Roll - Old Mission Sessions - www.blushinroulettes.com
Poor Angus - Slow Song - The Gathering - Borealis Records www.poorangus.com
Lee Murdock - Loyal She Remains - Here We'll Stand - Depot Recordings www.leemurdock.com

Simon Mayor - 9th release from Yorkshire, UK mandolin, mandola, mandocello and guitarist extraordinaire with an album of especially arranged classics, rags, airs, and his own superb compositions covering a 400 year period! Accompanied by the excellent Hilary James on vocals, guitar, double bass and mandobass and the outstanding Frank Kilkelly on guitar on Django Reinhardt's 'Anouman' this is a sublime album of virtuoso musicianship;

Lowell Levinger: The original "Hippie From Olema", Californian multi-instrumental wizard, additionally known as Banana from The Youngbloods, with a bluegrass/folk music CV including 20 years with Mimi Farina, Zero, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks and psychedelic rock forays with Barry "The Fish" Melton Band amongst many others. On this release his guests include Ry Cooder and David Grisman while the material covers the music that inspired him as a budding musician including Ray Charles, Michael Hurley and John Hiatt amongst others;

Blackbeard's Tea Party - 2009 debut release from this excellent sextet who seem to have had their harmonic convergence at York University where they initially began as buskers! Comprising a melange of fiddle, electric and acoustic guitar, electric bass, percussion, sousaphone, trombone and melodeon BTP produce exciting folk-rock that includes Irish tunes, contemporary song and their own compositions that traverse terrain that will sound not unfamiliar to Bellowhead fans; 

The Wilson Family: a re-issue with an additional track of their 1991 vinyl only release from this Teeside, UK, 6 piece a capella family powerhouse with strong history of social conscience and activism over a thirty year journey that has seen them appear at all of the major festivals and folk clubs despite their non-professional musician status which they retained in order to pursue their individual professional careers. Dyed in the wool traddies with a respect for contemporary songs of social significance and relevance, who along with Martyn Wyndham-Read championed the excellent songs of the late Teeside poet/songsmith Graeme Miles, this release sees them combine strong traditional material such as 'John Barleycorn' and 'The Jolly Ploughboys' alongside Dick Gaughan's 'Think Again',Ian Walker's 'Hawks And Eagles' and the Rudyard Kipling/Peter Bellamy 'Steamers' sung with passion and conviction; 

The Blushin' Roulettes: 3 years in planning and perfecting the Old Mill Sessions features singer/songwriter/guitarist Angie Heimann and recording engineer/dobro player Cas Sochacki aided and abetted by select friends including parlor pianist Luke Stone, old pub guitarist Buddy Stubbs, drummer Jubal Stedman, with Kate Lawler on cello and Gwyneth Moreland on harmony vocals the album features songswith catchy rhythms and engaging lyrics delivered by Heimann's sultry vocals;

Poor Angus: debut cd from Canadian quintet whose song 'Something I Can't See' took them to the top 4 out of 3000 bands competing in the CBC Searchlight Competition; featuring rousing vocals, uillean and highland pipes, whistle, flutes, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, bass and bodhran, their material comprises excellent original songs and tunes, their version ofStan Rogers' classic 'Barrett's Privateers' and a traditional set entitled 'Harrison's' played with enthusiasm and precision;

Lee Murdock: Illinois-based mellifluous singer/songwriter and adroit instrumentalist with a passion for songs about the Great Lakes region and the story-songs of the ships and sailors who have sailed these freshwater highways across the centuries; equally adept in ragtime, Irish trad, and blues, story-teller Lee Murdock will be in concert with Little Rock Folk club on Sat April 5th 2014. 

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