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erland hannah peel & the carnival , the magnetic north , 2007 -- present cooper -lrb- center -rrb- in 2009 gawain erland cooper erland cooper -lsb- http://erlandandthecarnival.com/erland_and_the_carnival.html erlandandthecarnival.com -rsb- static caravan gawain erland cooper
 yes solo_singer guitar , vocals , piano , producer alternative , psychedelic rock rock , folk , folk rock , shoegazing erlandandthecarnival copyrightgalvin2009.jpg orkney , scotland gawain erland cooper singer-songwriter , artist , producer
gawain erland cooper

gawain erland cooper is a scottish artist , singer and producer .
he is the front man of cult , british band erland and the carnival and the magnetic north , with whom he has released four critically acclaimed albums .
the erland and the carnival album `` nightingale '' charted at no. 21 on the uk indie chart .
his latest album ` closing time ' featured collaborations with paul weller and tim bran and was recorded at damon albarn 's studio 13 .
cooper is well known for his contemporary arrangements of traditional scottish and english folk songs , resulting in a `` wild pastiche of digital trickery and oral tradition that channels the spirit of '70s progressive rock while staying true to pop-song brevity . ''
