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The Incredible String Band (sometimes abbreviated as ISB) was a psychedelic folk band formed in Scotland in 1966. The band built a considerable following, especially within the British counterculture, before splitting up in 1974. The group's members are musical pioneers in psychedelic folk and, by integrating a wide variety of traditional music forms and instruments, in the development of world music. The group reformed in 1999 and continued to perform until 2006. Read more on Last.fm

Seun Kuti is Nigerian musician and singer Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti (born in Lagos on 11 January 1983), the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and brother of (eldest son) Femi Kuti. He leads his father's former band Egypt 80 and records as Seun Kuti & Egypt 80. He has also recorded as Seun Kuti & Black Thought. In 2018, the 'Black Times' album was nominated for the Grammys, under the World Music Category. In 2019, Kuti was named one of the "100 Most Influential People" by TIME Magazine for his music and activism. Read more on Last.fm

Pastoral Pop of the highest and most whimsical standard. More at: www.williamddrake.bandcamp.com/ & www.myspace.com/williamddrake Read more on Last.fm

Yo La Tengo is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, vocals), and James McNew (bass, vocals). Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential critics' band" and maintain a strong cult following. Additionally, the band is renowned for its encyclopedic repertoire of cover songs both in live performance and on record. Read more on Last.fm

Coil (1982–2004) was initially established in London in 1983 as an experimental solo outlet for ex-Psychic TV member John Balance, and became a full-fledged experimental sonic manipulation unit a year later following the arrival of keyboardist / programmer Peter Christopherson (Sleazy), a founder of Psychic TV as well as a member of Throbbing Gristle. After debuting with the 17-minute ritual recording How to Destroy Angels, Balance and Sleazy recruited the aid of Possession’s Stephen Thrower, J. Read more on Last.fm

Arborist is a Northern Irish band based in Belfast. The band released their debut album "Home Burial" in November 2016. Read more on Last.fm

Richard Dawson is a folk musician from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His 2014 album Nothing Important was released by Weird World and was met with critical acclaim. His 2017 album Peasant received similar acclaim, and was chosen by The Quietus as their album of the year. A much-loved musical spectacle in his native Newcastle for many years now, Dawson is a skewed troubadour who sings and plays guitar with a rare intensity and a very singular style. Read more on Last.fm

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Timothy Alan Patrick Rose (September 23, 1940 – September 24, 2002) was an American singer-songwriter. His recordings include some of the best versions of songs such as 'Hey Joe' and 'Morning Dew'. Tim Rose was born in Washington, D.C. Rose learned to play the banjo and guitar, and won the top music award in high school. His first band was The Singing Strings, which included Scott McKenzie, who later joined with John Phillips in a local group called The Abstracts, who became The Smoothies as well as The Journeymen. Read more on Last.fm

James Yorkston (born in 1971 in Kingsbarns, Fife) is a Scottish folk musician. In addition to recordings under his own name, he released a number of albums between 2002 and 2006 as James Yorkston and The Athletes. In 2009 he released an album as James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players. A native of Fife, Yorkston was an integral early member of the Fence Collective whose reach across contemporary music continues to lengthen: King Creosote, The Aliens, KT Tunstall, The Beta Band. Read more on Last.fm