Emily Maguire
With six albums and five books to her name, British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and poet Emily Maguire is truly "a talent to be reckoned with" (RnR Magazine). With a remarkable, inspiring story to tell, she has been featured many times in interviews and playlists on BBC national radio, her thought-provoking lyrics, supremely expressive voice and spellbinding live performances winning her fans across the globe.
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Duke Special
By nature Duke Special is a curious person. He is curious about theatre, books, music, poetry, art, love, life, redemption, death, 78RPM records and most recently, gardening! All of this is evidenced by the variety of musical adventures throughout his career. His creative talents have seen him involved in projects as diverse as writing the theme tune for the Irish Sesame Street to writing the music for and appearing in Deborah Warner's critically acclaimed 2009 production of Bertolt Brecht's 'Mother Courage and Her Children' at London's National Theatre. He has presented a documentary on the life of '50s megastar Ruby Murray and was commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to write a series of original songs based on photographs for their exhibition of the photographers Stieglitz, Steichen, and Strand.
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Beth Rowley
The saying "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is tailor-made for Beth Rowley. In 2008 the singer-songwriter's debut 'Little Dreamer' went top 10, garnered a Brit nomination and sales in excess of 100,000. A huge achievement by anyone's standards but a tainted one for Rowley - she felt compromised both musically and stylistically, modeled in the labels image as a mainstream contender. This bitter-sweet experience played a significant part in why it took a decade for this talented musician to deliver her second long player. The resultant album 'Gota Fria' is a total vindication, a rawer, heavier, gutsier and more truthful mirror of her sublime talent, unshackled by her debut's jazz-pop leanings and polished production. A heady fusion of rock, blues and Americana, 'Gota Fria' is a startling rebirth, with a confidence that belies that ten-year absence.
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Jarrod Dickenson
Storytelling is something of a Texas tradition. Tall hats and even taller tales are woven into the fabric of The Lone Star State, and singer-songwriter, Jarrod Dickenson can spin a yarn with the best of them. Hailing from Waco, now based in Nashville via Brooklyn, Dickenson spends most of his time on the road bringing his own particular brand of soulful Americana to a wide variety of music loving audiences around the globe.
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Me For Queen
With a voice often likened to Carole King and Regina Spektor, a classical piano training, and influences ranging from Bjork to Chopin, Me for Queen - the creative alias of Mary Erskine - is winning acclaim for her beguiling 'soul-folk' songcraft, blending traditional folk story-telling with a contemporary edge. Growing up feral in rural Fife in a big old house near the sea, years of classical training, together with a Blues guitarist for a father make for an interesting mix of Soul and Folk.
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Daisy Chapman
Since her first solo release in 2006, Daisy has proven herself as a talented and shrewd songwriter in demand. "She Took Flight" is Daisy's fourth full-length studio album, released in 2023. Drawing comparisons from Nick Cave and Regina Spektor, Daisy's unique voice soars high over dramatic string arrangements and her own beautifully delivered 'Nymanesque' piano. Still taking her dark lyrical cues from the likes of Leonard Cohen, this album offers a more ethereal, even film score tone than her previous releases, but maintaining its soul and warmth. Expect beautiful music and harmony from its purest form, to its most voluminous.
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