http://www.myspace.com/danmelrose
I'll declare an interest, 'cos he's a friend's brother - but he came over to Sheffield this month to play another friend's 40th birthday and was really good so I thought I'd share. Reckon he'll appeal to those on this board who like the bluesier end of folk stuff (or the folkier end of blues...)
and this guy played too - v good banjo slightly comic folk songs (and herocially unfazed by a row of 3 year olds standing approx 3 feet from him)
http://www.myspace.com/blackjackbarnet - he seesm to be in a band that's drawn praise from Guy Garvey...