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The Also Eden story goes back to 1993, when vocalist Huw Lloyd-Jones moved from his native South Wales to Cheltenham and — looking for like minded people to hang out with — answered a ‘singer wanted’ ad in the local paper. The band was a metal band called Morgan and, after an audition, he was offered the job. The keyboardist of the band was Ian Hodson.
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