The Cake Sale

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The Cake Sale are a collective of mostly Irish musical artists formed by Brian Crosby of Bell X1. They were formed in 2006 to release a self-titled album, The Cake Sale. The album was produced to raise money for the charity Oxfam and the Ireland Make Trade Fair campaign. It was released on November 3, 2006 in Ireland. The Cake Sale was released on September 10, 2007 in the UK and on October 16, 2007 in the U.S. by indie label Yep Roc Records.

Contributing artists in the collective include:

• David Geraghty - Bell X1
• Emm Gryner
• Paul Noonan - Bell X1
• Glen Hansard - The Frames, The Swell Season
• Ollie Cole - Turn
• Damien Rice
• Colm Mac Con Iomaire - The Frames
• Conor Deasy - The Thrills
• Matt Lunson
• Lisa Hannigan - former vocalist for Damien Rice
• Nina Persson - The Cardigans
• Gary Lightbody - Snow Patrol
• Gemma Hayes
• Rob Bochnik - The Frames
• Josh Ritter
• Neil Hannon
• Graham Hopkins - The Frames
• Nick Seymour - Crowded House

[edit] External links

• Official website

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