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Hi, my name is Gem. I write Alt. Country / folk music. 
Drop me a line on: mail@gemandrews.co.uk to get in touch.

Alex Maxwell, a Dumfries indie folk singer-songwriter or 'The Tallest singer-songwriter in Scotland' - Jim Gellatly (2017)

We want to bleed. We want to live. We want to howl.

We've got 3 singles out here & on Spotify.
Our debut album PENGUIN is to be released in the beginning of 2017. 

Also enjoy our early demos on this page :)

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Nordic Folk/indie from the forest of Gothenburg,  next to the salty sea in Sweden.
Castlewoods is a band on fire ready for adventure.
The upcoming album was recorded in Music A Matic, Studio Oodion in Gothenburg. To be released this autumn 2016!! Stay tuned!

Most of the early demosongs were recorded in a one room apartment.

Caslewoods are:
Sofia Mono - vocals, guitar, flute, harmonica, melodica
Maja Kali Fredriksson - vocals, guitar, organ/piano, trombone
Johanna Lannerö - drums and percussion

Follow on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/castlewoods/

Visit the website:
www.castlewoods.se

Photos by:
Micaela Mandorff
https://www.facebook.com/mandorffphotography
http://micaelamandorff.tumblr.com/

Rickard Olausson
http://www.rickardolausson.com/

Contact us:
castlewoodsmusic@gmail.com

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Informed by folk tradition while adhering to no rules, Eleanor Murray’s music exists in a genre all its own. On her last outing, Bury Me Into the Mtn, she has created an album that is structurally complicated, while also sparse and open, full of warmth and light. Her chord progressions, rhythms and melodies draw as much from Appalachia as they do from jazz. Her lyrics are as cryptic as they are simple and straightforward. The album’s sonic landscape is completely its own. 

Eleanor Murray has spent the last twelve years playing and recording music out of the Pacific Northwest. Her five albums and hundreds of live shows have established her as a prolific force in indie folk music, while along the way gathering a dedicated fan base and sharing the stage with artists such as Tune-yards, Mountain Man, and Kimya Dawson. Her albums have spanned a wide range of material and her side projects extend this range even further. Eleanor's other collaborations have included the haunting post-rock of AANTARCTICAA and the bluegrass-swing of Tattered Dress. Eleanor is also the front-woman and music producer of Cavegreen, an electro-pop and dance experience that combines earthly drum beats with dreamy melodies, a soundscape that is grounded, ethereal, and full of energy. 

Eleanor currently has a new album in the works with plans to release in 2019. Since her debut album in 2008, Eleanor Murray has been making music that refuses to repeat itself. Her music has spanned from sweet folk ballads to raucous marches, while never feeling forced. It’s the sound of a sincere artist ever-evolving, never slowing down, always growing. Her signature voice, incomparable to any other, remains true throughout. Regardless of genre classifications, Eleanor Murray creates music that is always recognizable as uniquely her own.

FIONA BEVAN

"That sh*t is scorching ass fire" - Nile Rodgers

SINGER SONGWRITER
"Startling odysseys that suggest Erykah Badu, Joanna Newsom and Kate Bush spine-tinglingly joined" Guardian

MULTI PLATINUM SONGWRITER - ONE DIRECTION, KYLIE, ED SHEERAN, LEWIS CAPALDI, BACKSTREET BOYS, RYAN TEDDER, SHAWN MENDES, 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER, TOM WALKER, JOY CROOKES, STEFFLON DON, NATALIE IMBRUGLIA, STEPS, LIGHTS, MIKA, BILLIE MARTEN, AURORA...

twitter.com/fionabevan

'Incredibly Beautiful' - Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC

'Superb! A great ear for melody and a natural talent for lyric writing.' - Bruce MacGregor, BBC RADIO SCOTLAND

Adam has been active since 2003 and has recorded 3 studio album; 'Songs Of One Hundred Years' (2012), 'We'll Wave From The Shore' (2009) and 'Abu Bozy' (2006) and 1 live album; 'Arena Sessions' (2015), and has a new album ready for release in 2016. Career highlights include supporting Bert Jansch and Jolie Holland, as well as touring in Germany, Ukraine, France, Italy, Cyprus, Holland and Belgium.

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