b. 9 September 1964, Fredriksberg, Denmark. Born into a musical family, her father a composer and her mother an opera singer, Norby was attracted to music from an early age. However, it was not classical music that appealed to her but the pop and roc…

b. Ted Horowitz, the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Popa Chubby and his band came to light in the mid-90s after serving a long apprenticeship at New York's famed blues club, Manny's Carwash. The ebullient, cantankerous Chubby grew up in a home …

When she first emerged in the '80s, Canadian singer k.d. Lang was heavily inspired by the swooping, crystalline vocal style of country queen Patsy Cline. She quickly showed herself to be a writer of considerable depth, simultaneously forward-looking …

British singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams keeps the flame of intelligent folk music burning into the 21st century with her intimate and emotionally resonant acoustic music. Williams released her first two albums independently, until a 2001 nominatio…

Montreal's Leonard Cohen was a well-respected poet and novelist before he ever entered the songwriting fray in the 1960s. His dark, poetic vision rivaled that of Dylan, and his songs inspired countless cover versions, by everyone from Judy Collins to…

Born in 1977 outside of Monfalcone Italy singer Elisa Toffolis first steps into the music world came through the way of dance but it was singing that captured her heart and brought out her natural talents Elisa grew up with a love for music spending …

Chris Botti rose to fame as a crackerjack session and touring trumpeter for the likes of Sting, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, and Natalie Merchant. A trained jazz musician, Botti's solo albums evoke a cool-jazz persona similar to Chet Baker…

The Jazz Mandolin Project was led by mandolinist Jamie Masefield a onetime member of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band Formed in 1993 the improvisational ensembles original lineup also included bassist Stacey Starkweather and drummer Gabe Jarrett they …

Though Jeff Buckley was adamant about not being compared to his father Tim, his voice and free-floating, improvisatory folk/rock/jazz style bore inescapable echoes of genetic heritage. The Michael Jordan of singers, he had a voice that could soar or …

Although Rufus Wainwright is the son of singer-songwriters Loudon Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle, since the 1990s he has firmly established his own musical presence. Though he's an introspective troubadour, he looks back beyond the folk and rock infl…

Bubblegum pop for the 21st Century.

Lonley Joe is on the crooner side of life, with a slight Nick Cave and Chris Isaak influence. "Songs from the low side" is his second album, exhibiting a stunning production and musical quality.