James Canty was born on 27 January 1990, throughout his school years he was one of those douche-bags who was good at everything, however, completely devoid of any social skills. So, naturally, he's a musician. James is now in his final year at LIPA.

An adept guitar, banjo and cow bell-ist James' sights his biggest influences as mountain singers such as Roscoe Holcomb, a distinct style which is evident in his own vocals, along with the classics like Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, or more recently Fleet Foxes. However, James remains wary of defining his own music as 'Folk' because "Folk means something different to everyone."

James is an authentic foil to the current furore around "Essex" proving to be more entertaining than The Only Way Is Essex, skinnier than James Corden and wearing just a fraction of the fake tan Chantelle does.

"When the banjo calls, someone has to answer."

http://jamescanty.bandcamp.com/

http://soundcloud.com/james-canty

http://www.myspace.com/jamescantyUk

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