The Staves

The Staves are a three girls folk-rock band from Waltford, England and comprise of  Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor. Having grown-up in a house that echoed the sounds of Simon & Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Beatles, these three sisters began singing in perfect harmony from an early age. Now they have grown into a rapturous trio with a spell-binding sound of love and longing.







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Dead Man's Bones

The recent Ryan Gosling film fest has me reliving my crush of old; not just his dashing old looks but his musical talents too! Gosling formed the gothic gospel group 'Dead Man's Bones' with  friend Zach Shields. Their self titled debut album  is a collaboration with the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir. When Shields and Gosling met in 2005 they discovered a mutual obsession with ghosts and decided to write love stories about ghosts and monsters. The pair chose to play all the instruments on the record, even those they had never touched before. They also imposed rules on themselves during the recording process, like not playing with a click track, or trying to do no more than three takes on any song, letting any imperfections highlight the strengths of the music.

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Versions 4; Jolene

After the darling Evette Murphy discovered the wonderful Marling version I couldn't help but search for a few more. Which is your favourite version?

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