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Whistler & His Jug Band was a long-lasting and popular group that recorded for several labels from the mid-'20s through the early '30s, and influenced many of the jug bands that followed. The group was formed in 1915 in Louisville, KY by guitarist, vocalist and whistler Buford Threlkeld, and went through occasional lineup changes over the years, but fiddler Jess Ferguson and banjo player Willie Black were steady members of Whistler & His Jug Band for over a decade. The jazz-influenced jug band first entered the recording studios in September, 1924 when they traveled to Richmond, IN to cut several...

Tom and Liza are the Wind Whistles and they live together in the suburbs of Vancouver, Canada. As an indie folk duo they both sing and both play acoustic instruments (guitar,bass). Sometimes they play alone and sometimes they bring friends, more times not. They think they sound like a cross of Lemonheads and Violent Femmes while people tell them they sound like a cross of the Decemberists and the Moldy Peaches. Beginning in the spring of 2006, they've done the usual artist thing: demo, radio, festivals, tours, friends and lots and lots of shows. They have just released their first...

Soft and delicate, yet melodic, confident and self-assured, this Deram act's only album resides somewhere between period UK country rock (Cochise, Quicksand, Southern Comfort, Quiver) and singer-songwriterdom (Mike Maran, Pete Atkin, Tony Hazzard) with plenty of light and shade thrown in from both sides. Featuring crème de la crème of Britain's studio scene and aided by a sympathetic and lush production, this band manages to produce twelve superbly orchestrated tracks full of energy, effervescence, vigour, character, rich flavour and originality. It also features no less than three lead vocalists and - count them! - five guitarists, including none other than...

Whistle Peak combines folk songs and acoustic instrumentation with synths and electronic percussion to create a sound that floats between pop and experimentation. The band was formed in 2008 and just released their second album, Half Asleep Upon Echo Falls, on Karate Body Records. More information and updates can be found at www.whistlepeak.bandcamp.com. Or become a fan on facebook. .

John The Whistler is Umberto Carli, a Bubblegum Macho artist from Denmark. He is most well-known for his 2000 single "I'm In Love" which appeared on his debut album, It's Crazy (2001). John The Whistler is produced under the Edel Records label (Germany & Denmark). His song "I'm In Love" has also appeared on a number of dance compilation albums, including Absolute Hits 2000 and Absolute Kids 2. Like Holly Dolly, Crazy Frog, and Gummibear, a computer-generated character appears in the music videos singing along to the songs. In John The Whistler's case, the character is an anthropomorphic animal with...