Biography: Aileen and Elkin Thomas, Áine Minogue, Akire Bubar, Al Chernet, Al Clauser, Al Delory, Al Dexter, Al Grierson, Al Jabbour, Al Jones,

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Aileen and Elkin Thomas Biography, Photos, Pictures

A Texas-based duo, The Thomases bid fair to become the South’s answer to Ian And Sylvia, with a robust mix of folk and country sounds and a pair of clean, pleasing voices that meld together beautifully

Áine Minogue Biography, Photos, Pictures

The sister of singer Sheila O’Shea, Irish vocalist and harpist �ine Minogue began performing at the age of 14 as a member of the Galway Mercy Convent’s renowned 114-piece orchestra

Based in the Philadelphia suburbs, folk artist Akire Bubar is an acoustic-oriented singer/songwriter whose influences range from Joan Baez and Judy Collins to Tracy Chapman and Dar Williams

Such is the lot of studio musicians that the type of versatility they are routinely expected to demonstrate in their daily existence would be considered a sign of genius if it was something a performing artist got up and did on-stage

Henry Alfred Clauser was born in Manitoa, IL, on February 23, 1911 A guitarist and songwriter, he claims to have used the term Western swing as early as 1928 Clauser and his string band had a popular radio slot in the mid-’30s on WHO in Des Moines, IA, where they were regulars until 1942, when Clauser moved the band to Tulsa, OK, and began a regular gig on KTUL

In terms of public recognition, Al DeLory stands somewhat in the shadow of his daughter, singer Donna DeLory On the other hand, Al DeLory has played on some of the most popular and enduring records of the ’60s, including the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and many of the group’s hit singles from the middle of the decade, and on the Phil Spector-produced session that yielded “Zip a de Doo Dah

Al Dexter earned a spot in the popular music canon when he wrote “Pistol Packin’ Mama” in 1942 Recorded by him a year later, the single sold three million copies — not counting sheet music — in less than two years and was ranked the third most popular song of the war years

Although a “singer/songwriter” in the sense that he wrote nearly all the music he performed, it’s closer to the truth to describe the well-traveled Al Grierson as a folksinger and Renaissance man in the mold of Woody Guthrie, Jimmie Rodgers, Pete Seeger, Utah Phillips and Jack Hardy- equal parts troubadour, poet, storyteller and comic

Violinist Alan Jabbour began recording and performing during a period of intense activity in the genres of old-time and traditional string music during the early ’60s Part of a group of young players who were dedicating themselves to learning from master musicians of decades past, Jabbour’s contemporaries included Ph

Al Jones put out an obscure but nice British folk-rock record in 1969, Alun Ashworth-Jones, reissued with numerous bonus tracks by Mooncrest in 2001 Like much in that genre during that period, it was basically urgent acoustic singer/songwriter music with some slight rock and pop influences in the backing

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