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Great Big Sea
Canadian folk rock band
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Generation X
Generation X
English punk rock band
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Wilf Doyle
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4
Mary Barry
Mary Barry
singer-songwriter
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D'Arcy Broderick
D'Arcy Broderick
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Massive Attack
Massive Attack
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Elliot Lawrence
Elliot Lawrence
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Kevin Parker
Kevin Parker
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Haim
Haim
American pop rock band
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Neil Davidge
Neil Davidge
British composer
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Ron Hynes
Ron Hynes
Canadian singer
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Allison Crowe
Allison Crowe
Canadian singer, songwriter and musician
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Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention
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14
Ostava
Ostava
Bulgarian alternative rock band
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Tame Impala
Tame Impala
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The Irish Descendants
The Irish Descendants
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Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham
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The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire
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Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby
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XTC
XTC
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The Replacements
The Replacements
American rock band
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Queen
Queen
British rock band (1970-)
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Phatfish
Phatfish
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Figgy Duff
Figgy Duff
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Amelia Curran
Amelia Curran
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The Who
The Who
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Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band
band
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Spirit of the West
Spirit of the West
band
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Hurts
Hurts
English synthpop duo
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No Fixed Address
No Fixed Address
musical group from South Australia, Australia
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The Bacon Brothers
The Bacon Brothers
American band
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Dick Nolan
Dick Nolan
Canadian singer
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The Hoosiers
The Hoosiers
English band
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Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies
Canadian music band
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David Yow
David Yow
American singer
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Skids
Skids
rock band from Scotland
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Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt
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Gershon Kingsley
Gershon Kingsley
American composer and musician
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The xx
The xx
British indie pop band
Simani
musical duo from Newfoundland, Canada

Simani

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musical duo from Newfoundland, Canada
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Simani (pronounced "Sim 'n' I") was a Newfoundland and Labrador musical duet considered the cornerstone of traditional Newfoundland music. Formed in 1977 by Bud Davidge and Sim Savory (November 29, 1946 – March 16, 2010), in Belleoram, Fortune Bay, their music keeps Newfoundland's unique heritage alive by putting old stories to song and by their recording of local jigs and reels. Their music is characterized by the folksy sound of their native province, including Celtic, English, and French influences.

It is believed that the name "Simani" is derived from someone asking Bud who was playing that night at the local Legion, Bud replied, "Sim and I". By the time the music began that night, the name was already set.