They say: \\”The Momeraths are a five piece band, named after small fuzzy creatures from \\”Alice In Wonderland\\” that consist of a scruff of hair, googley eyes and orange legs. In the book (and film) they all cluster together to…
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The Moulettes
They Say: The moulettes are a folk-stomping barn-storming swingin’ quintet, and are available for bookings in… barns, fields, tents and taverns, churches, castles, caves and caverns, dens of iniquity, jukebox dives, havens of pleasure, splendour and vice… Featured in their…
Planet Earth
Planet Earth: Describes his music as ‘Folk/Melodramatic Popular Song’, and has been spotted supporting Noah and the Whale. Influences: Musicals, Bob Dylan, Magnetic Fields, Velvet Underground, Yo La Tengo, Red Hunter (a.k.a. Peter and the Wolf), Mountain Goats, Herman Dune,…
Peter and the Wolf (US)
Peter and the Wolf‘s eclectic, experimental blend of Americana and folk music is shaped by frontman Red Hunter (real name: Brian Redding Hunter). Known for holding concerts in such nontraditional places as cemeteries, sailboats, and remote islands only accessible by…
Alessi’s Ark
From Alessi’s Ark’s myspace: \”Alessi is a magical creature that lives in West London. I think of her as this unique eighteen-year-old girl who is very excited, very alert, and very open to the world of the imagination. The imagination…
Cherbourg
Fiddle and mandolin favouring west London folkies from the same crowd as Laura Marling, Mumford and Sons, et al. Go to their myspace and listen to the lone track, Horses, to see what all the fuss is about.
Theoretical Girl
We Say: Theoretical Girl makes electro-folk-pop which never fails to delight her audience. They Say: “….goth-pop genius….” – NME “…lovely…” – NEU MAGAZINE “…stone cold brilliant….” – NME “this is a recipe for truly amazing, joyous and heavenly simplistic music.”…
Jeffrey Lewis
Jeffrey Lewis: New York anti-folk royalty, Jeffrey Lewis specialises in sharp observations on life’s twists and turns which are brilliantly imbued with wit, humour and intelligence. Band Members: Jeffrey Lewis, Jack Lewis & David Beauchamp. Past Band Members: Helen Schreiner,…
The Wave Pictures
They Say: \\”For a few years The Wave Pictures have played sporadically in the UK, France and New York. During this time highlights have included playing at the Mofo Festival in Paris at the invitation of friends Herman Dune, and…
Mumford and Sons
Mumford and Sons are a folk/bluegrass group formed in 2007. Key players in the burgeoning London folk scene (if you see these fellahs, Laura Marling is rarely far away), the Guardian has called them \\”Coldplay reincarnated as hillbillies\\”. Band Members:…