I only mentioned the other artists, I felt that where either connected to Damien or of the same music scene/sound's like/etc. I only list a few of the artists out there in Ireland/ Scotland/England/Wales. There are far to many acts that either dance on the edge of traditional folk or are creating new folk music. I'm sure there are pockets in the States where you may have a small scene. I think the reason for scene getting larger or more press, sales, etc. is that it gets more close knitted in the countries mentioned above, due to the population and size of their homeland. I would search on Google if I were you or go to one or two of the artists mentioned. I know for a fact that most of them have a link page that will take you to numerous other acts. I subscribe to a newsletter from the following sites:
Best of luck. And a little tidbit: Damien Rice's "O" CD comes in a way cool, small book-like package.
Cheers,
Kevin
