Mellow, Awesome, Fanatical and/or Cool Artists

These are just some of the artists I've found to be rather excellent.  It's impossible to include them all!


The Arcade Fire   [Montreal-based awesomeness]
Jane Sibbery   [Canadian folk-art goddess]
XTC   [Originally punks, but have now done just about everything.]
Cake    [Rude, sometimes crude, but quite good guitar work!]
Altan  [The premier Irish traditional group - they're incredible to see live.]
Sarah Masen  [Brainy, common-sense, grounded, thoughtful Christian music]
Sarah Mclachlan  [Kind of sappy, sometimes, but quality compositions]
Mike Oldfield   [Premier multiinstrumentalist; out of sight guitar-work]
Brian Eno  [What can one say about a Deity?]
Peter Gabriel   [Mastermind of the original Genesis, now into World Music]
de Palmas   [Très cool Franco-pop]
Rush   [Hard rock dinos]
Dervish   [Another Irish traditional band with killer fiddle and buttonbox]
Collective Soul [Yeah yeah]
Ariane Moffatt  [Incredible Canadian mod-technician]
Garbage [Raw, but polished.  Not intended for children.]
Carrie Newcomer  [Indiana songstress - one of my wife's favorites, before she went Country]
Jorane  [Canadian vocalist/cellist gone crazy - in a good way]
Crasdant  [THE current big Welsh trad-band]
Keren Ann  [French songstress - her earlier stuff is best.]
Deerhoof  [Frisco odd-ball alt-rock - try Friend Opportunity for a good rollick!]
King Crimson  [This is serious stuff]
Kathryn Tickell  [Awesome pipes from NorthUmbria!]
Dream Theater  [Prog-Rock masters]

 

Etc. etc. etc.  There are too many great artists out there to list here.


Eventually, there will be more here. Alas - so little time, so much Net ...

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