Nigel Wearne

Nigel is an alt-country/folk singer-songwriter whose music has an intimate and poignant narrative. Equipped with personally handcrafted guitars, his music melds finger-style guitar, honky tonk, country twang and honest storytelling. With a hint of Bob Dylan and influences including Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt and the spirit of Woody Guthrie, Nigel Wearne tells stories of mischievous bank robbers, wandering poets and his love of eggs.
Nigel has performed at various music festivals including the Port Fairy Folk Festival, Tablelands Folk Festival, Gulgong Folk Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival and the Mount Beauty Music Festival. In his debut performance at The Singing Gallery, Nigel will be performing tracks from his current album 'Sweetest Delusion'. The album is an entirely acoustic affair - ‘the kind of music that really speaks and it'd be a shame not to listen' (Forte Magazine).

SUPPORT ACT:
Cal Williams Jr
& Emily Davis

Daniel's brilliant live performances here and internationally have seen him sell thousands of albums at shows and festivals around the world, including the Vancouver and Mariposa Folk Festivals, Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival (Canada) and Belgium’s Labadoux Festival and have resulted in a fast growing word-of-mouth awareness here and overseas of this talented young musician.

This year Daniel Champagne will appear at some of our major festivals, including Port Fairy & Woodford Folk Festival and Blues Fest, and an invitation to support US Folk Music legend Judy Collins on her recent Australian tour.
His new album 'Real Live' is a six track ep recorded over the past year at live shows across the country featuring a collection of new songs, new versions of old songs and a couple of covers he has been carrying around since first setting out on tour at the tender age of 18. ‘Real Live’ captures the energy and spirit of Daniel's ‘show-stopping’ live performance, honed over more than four years on the road.

Nick Charles

In a critically acclaimed career going back more than 25 years, Nick Charles has released a dozen albums on the major Australian roots music labels. Since his solo journey began in 1999 he has garnered substantial critical acclaim for a series of releases on Black Market Music, beginning with “My Place” and now his most recent albums, “Closer to Home” and “Return of the Travelling Fingerpicker”. Averaging nearly 150 shows a year in Australia, New Zealand and the USA, his music encompasses an eclectic mix of acoustic roots including blues, folk and early ragtime jazz.

With his trademark dazzling fingerpicking on 6 and 12 string guitars, stinging slide and a lifetime’s stories and songs from the musical highway it’s a show that sees him labelled by The Age as “Australia’s virtuoso of acoustic roots and blues” and by Australian Guitar magazine as “an awesome talent!”

THE TIMBERS’ thumping rhythms and big misty mountain melodies will cast you away to the sweaty, smoky, melting-pot of roots, folk, and Celtic bushman punk. Their explosive start in the Adelaide music scene is worthy recognition of this bands ability to marry exceptional musicianship with highly accomplished songwriting. Hailing from far away lands such as Kangaroo Island, Tasmania, the Riverland, and the Adelaide Hills, the four members have worked tirelessly together to create a unique high energy musical experience.

Junior Bowles

With a 2011 WAMi award under his belt and a Vinyl only debut release under the other, W.A. artist Junior Bowles is not to be missed. Jnr was soaked in the pre-war blues as a kid and grew up naturally with a keen taste for the hard road and organic music... Sounding like something in between an eclectic 1920’s blues rambler and a modern day, unconventional, instrumentalist Bon Iver. Junior expresses an old fashioned attitude, raw and honest lyrics represent his soulful heart on his sleeve approach to life, love and sound. Junior’s record currently sits on #8 in the Australian Blues charts for radio.

Ted Egan

Monster Birthday Concert !

A choice of 2 nights -Friday 16 and Saturday 17 March, but book early!

Ted is 80.
Whovever thought he'd make it?

Don't miss the one and only Ted Egan
with musical friends from Australia
and special guests from USA

Mike Lyons Trio The Other Side
Mike Lyons, vocals
Eliza Benson, guitar and vocals
John McCarthy, guitar and vocals

In 2007 guitarist John McCarthy teamed with vocalist Mike Lyons to perform jazz and original music.

Joined by Eliza Benson on vocals and guitar, the group will present a series of performances during the Adelaide Fringe Festival. The Other Side performs jazz standards from the 20’s, 30’s 40’s and 50’s and original music by John McCarthy and Eliza Benson. Their original music has jazz, blues, country, rock and folk influences and often comments on topical contemporary issues. The group has performed at the Wagga Wagga and Moruya Jazz Festivals, Canberra Floriade, Tamworth Country Music Festival and various venues in and around Canberra.

The sublime melodies set to classical and contemporary poetry are brought to life by Shiva’s exquisite voice and supported by tar, bam tar, kamanche , ney and daf.

Plexuz

Greetings music lovers, we are Pieter Kruger, Bill MacRae and Carol Ann Payne the name of band is a medical term meaning a conduit of nerves I guess that is what this band is about A BUNDLE OF NERVES we have come from a variety of music backgrounds...
... we also have Cameron Arbuckle who plays drum on some of the songs, Nicki Kruger who plays bass on 3 songs and Eddie Kruger who play drums on our recordings in South Africa.
The Sound:
At the core of Plexuz' music beats a heart of rock and roll, tapped out with cowboy boots and bongo drums to melodies of new wave synth-pop. You could say that it is a diverse sound and you wouldn't be wrong!
South Africa:
Curently we have set up a studio in Cape Town where we have been adding the final touches to "the Human Condition" albumn.

www.plexuzmusic.com
YouTube

Tea & Damper Show

Dave Clark and Kate Townsend amaze with their vocal harmonies and skills on banjo, guitar, ukulele, piano accordion, piano and concertina. Tony Wight, a brilliant storyteller, captures the essence of the Australian bush with stories drawn from the works of famous poets such as C J Dennis, Henry Lawson and others. This show will appeal to all ages.
The Singing Gallery has bar facilities, so you may enjoy a local wine or beer with the performance.

TREACHERY.. MURDER.. CRIMINAL WOMEN !
BUSH GOTHIC

With her atmospheric re-workings of Australian Folk songs, Jenny M Thomas creates a genre all to herself. As the title implies, Bush Gothic is Australian history, darkly told.
"Frankly wars could have exploded, governments imploded, revolutions sparked and faded, Shane Warne could have proposed, the trains could have run on time. I have been deaf to it all. Who do I have to thank for this interregnum?"

Melbourne trio, Jenny M. Thomas and The System. Bush Gothic takes your breath away. It's a work bold, inspired and beautiful in its intensity. Thomas, plus two, have taken the foundations of a folk library and built a new architecture.' National Times
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Video of the band playing live on 'The Music Show', ABC Radio National
Read album review from the National Times.

www.jennymthomasandthesystem.com

Chris Finnen
&
Colin Offord

Australasian blues, swamp boogie and
Country & Eastern world music

"Extraordinary singing meets brilliant guitar playing and wild original instruments"
Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald

"Beautiful and unusual music, easy to listen to but difficult to characterize"
Jane Rickards, The China Post

Colin Offord - Youtube
Chris Finnen - Youtube

The Beggars
Handmade Australian Music

Renee was born on the family farm in Esperance in Western Australia. Hard times forced her family off the land and she moved to Adelaide where she met Quinton and Stuart who had had been on the road in a travelling bands. They formed The Beggars in 2006.
Their Aussie sound caught the ears of European DJs who introduced them to millions of listeners putting the band on top 10 charts across the E.U. Their stage presence and style have taken them around the world and continues to gain them fans in many countries.
“the best Australian vocal band since the Seekers” (Normie Rowe).
“10/10 I have always said that there's some great music coming from down under and this is a fine example!!” Metrocountry [UK]
“For a comparison I have to think of song writing greats such as Johnny Cash or Van Morrison.” venue.de [Germany]

Munro, O'Callaghan, Titchener

Three of Adelaide’s premier folk musicians have banded together to bring a new talent-filled trio to the acoustic music scene.
John Munro, Mike O’Callaghan and Pete Titchener, all well respected musicians in their own right, are on a musical journey making a new sound for themselves.
It was internationally successful folk band Colcannon that brought these musicians together. After 21 years of harmonies Colcannon put down their instruments only to be picked up again a short while later by three good friends: Munro, O’Callaghan and Titchener.
But these are not just highly respected, talented musicians. Each member also brings with him an impressive catalogue of original songs and arrangements.
That leaves one final element that comes together on stage. The chemistry between the three ‘old boys’ spills out into the audience and it’s the atmosphere of a Munro, O’Callaghan and Titchener that has people talking long after the performance is over.

& The Fiddle Chicks

The Fiddle Chicks started out as a musical experiment, creating a unique minimalist sound. From their inspiring originals to unique arrangements of songs from the rich heritage of folk music, The Fiddle Chicks have proven themselves to be one of SA’s most endearing and original acts. Their musical style ranges from Traditional Celtic, European, Gypsy, Blues and Roots and American Folk, but it is their original compositions and rich fiddle soundscapes utilising some clever digital effects, which really shine through. Winners of APRA’s 2008 “Emily Burrows Award” & 8 SA Folk Awards 2006-8.

Alanna & Alicia

Twin sister singer/songwriters Alanna & Alicia have charmed audiences from Port Fairy to the National FF with their own special blend of folk/jazz/roots songs, their onstage warmth and humor, and their beautiful new album, ‘Two in a Book'.
Known for their fine songwriting and sweet harmonies, both girls have won several awards at national festivals and been finalists in the Australian Songwriting Awards on several occasions.
Their band features fine guitarist Damien Neil and the talented Michelle Meehan on violin.
'deliciously idiosyncratic and saucy songs...wry, frank observations of life and love…quality quirky lyrics delivered with verve and the kind of close harmonies you'd expect from sisters…consummate backing.'
Tony Hillier, Rhythms magazine 2010.

www.facebook.com/alannaandaliciaegan
www.alannaandaliciaegan.com

Kristina Olsen

Katrina is one of the most entertaining and compelling performers on the international folk circuit. A superb multi-instrumentalist (acoustic guitar, steelbody slide guitar, saxophone, concertina and piano) as well as an award-winning
songwriter with a big bluesy voice, Kristina has audiences around the world coming back for more. Her mix of powerful songs ranging from sassy bottleneck blues to lilting ballads to swing jazz to raunch and roll (as well as her hilarious storytelling) makes for a diverse and satisfying musical experience, on stage and on disc.

More info:

BIO / DISCOGRAPHY / PRESS

Andrew Winton

To coincide with the December 2nd release of his highly anticipated fourth studio album, Happy, Andrew Winton will be performing live at venues across the country.
Gaining world-wide recognition for his stellar lap-slide guitar playing and unique instrument designs, one of Australia’s hardest working independent musicians sets out to celebrate an Aussie summer and live music with his one-of-a-kind performances.
An Andrew Winton live show covers everything from rootsy infectious grooves to altcountry melancholic rambles, old-school blues to beatboxing and loops, lyrically and melodically beautiful folk to jazz-influenced acoustic guitar wizardry and everything in between! Andrew features an array of unique lap guitars, including the Lucky 13 doubleneck13-string lap guitar made for him by Don’t Fret Instruments (Alabama, USA) – come to a show and find out how this beautiful cypress tree root from the Sipsey River became the only lap guitar of its kind on the planet!
www.andrewwinton.com

Bollywood Concert

The Singing Gallery goes Bollywood on Saturday 19th November. We have some amazing dancers coming in their fabulous costumes to give us a taste of India.It all commences at 4pm so please bring the whole family.

Watch Mudra captivate you with hersweeping hand gestures. Sunaina will sweep you off your feet with her grace and charm. Flourish Tribal in their glittering outfits will have you clapping for more. Plus Kashante will be leading a group of male dancers featurung Dave, Jim and Negi.
Kate Towsend will helping run the show.

www.myspace.com/vikingodejerez.com

www.flamencoaustralia.org

Vikingo De Jerez

Vikingo De Jerez AKA Rowland Schultz is a self taught prodigy of the flamenco guitar, having had no formal teacher he has reached the highest level of guitar-artistry in Australian Flamenco and creates original flamenco guitar compositions in the Gipsy style that are recognized internationally. His Debut album "Buleriando" (launched at The Basement in Sydney January 2011) has led to excellent worldwide reviews and incredible amounts of international recognition. Maestro Antonio Vargas describes Vikingo de Jerez’s technique and Aire (flamenco feeling) at an untouchable level in Australasia and foresees a great future for him in the world of Flamenco. Continuing the 2011 “Buleriando” National Tour Vikingo de Jerez returns to Adelaide to perform at The Singing Gallery with his new group in the lead up to a new album and national - international tour in 2012. The new all-star group features the Vanguards of Gipsy Flamenco living in Australia including international artist : Gipsy Flamenco singer El Titi de Algeciras (Spain) and Flamenco dancer Laura Uhe + Company (Melbourne) and Flamenco percussionist Shaun Doddy (Adelaide)

Monsoon Dreaming
A Journey from the Ganges to Bollywood

Presented by an Adelaide based
electrifying group of musicians:

Akhter Jahan: Award winning, EMI recordist, WOMADelaide Performer, on vocals and harmonium

Quentin Eyers: Well-known all-rounder musician on several instruments

Jay Dabgar: South Australia’s Tabla Maestro

Happy Dilruba: Vocal support

Aunamika: Dancer

This group will hypnotize you with music ranging from the transcendental, through earthy folk to electrifying Bolliwood music & dance.

www.thelittlestevies.com

The Little Stevies

After stepping back onto Australian soil three weeks ago - exhausted and battered from two months touring Canada, driving over 10,000km, playing 34 shows and 5 festivals across 5 provinces - The Little Stevies have kicked off their shoes, had themselves a hot tub (separately), slammed down a full bottle of multi-vitamins (collectively), and are ready to get straight back into doing what they do best; playing their hearts out and bantering about their adventures.
Following the release of their new album ‘Attention Shoppers’ in Australia in March, The Little Stevies signed a North American record deal with 45 Records/Universal and released the album over there in July. The band were humbled with the reception they received. The first single ‘Accidentally’ was added to rotation on CBC (Canada) as well as receiving play on a heap of AAA stations across the USA. They played to packed out audiences at their festival shows, including their final Canadian performance on the main stage at the Ottawa Folk Festival to more than 3,000 people, winning over the raucous crowd with their luscious three-part harmonies, witty banter and true Aussie charm.

Dave and Woody Clark
and other invited guests

Woody, now 33 years old, was a budding ukulele player who loved chocolate pudding when this photo was taken. I was a long haired hippy. He is now a multi instrumentalist playing beautiful guitar & double bass & singing mean harmonies. Whilst on sabbatical from The Little Yarra Steiner School in the Yarra Ranges of Victoria he will be helping out with constructions & concerts at The Singing Gallery. Nic, his girlfriend and his children Tali, Safin & Jayda will be at the concert too. The kids will be performing an original song of their own. Other friends & family will be sharing the stage with us.

The concert will feature many of the songs I composed in the 70’s and 80’s like East West Truckies the first song I wrote in 1972 whilst teaching at Penong on the West Coast and The Crocodile Song written in Kakadu while on a Northern Territory tour for The Arts Council plus a selection of my
environmental songs like Roll on Wild Rivers. Woody will present some music from a more modern genre plus songs he has written with his students about the Victorian Bushfires. Also in the mix a few songs from the Tea and Damper Music Club at Wattle Park Teachers College in the 60’s.

It promises to be a wonderful nostalgic, musical evening.

Mantras
Movement
and the
Moon

Join Michelle and James Byrne for a beautiful evening of mantra singing, delicate dance and a moon meditation just after the October full moon
Light supper and herbal teas provided.

For more info:

Look At This

or

www.shantisound.com.au

Jan Preston

Jan Preston, the knockout boogie woogie pianist with the rich resonant voice, captures audiences with her mastery of boogie woogie and honky-tonk piano style.

Known as Australia's Queen of the Boogie Piano, she has a reputation as a magnetic live performer, has won many music Awards, and plays festivals and concerts throughout Australia, NZ, and Europe.

Jan has recently been described in the press as ‘an inspirational and gifted pianist, performer and entertainer with grace, unbelievable dexterity, warmth and poignancy…..a remarkable evening that touched us all and will not soon be forgotten.’

She also writes music for film and TV, and Jan’s piano composition was used as the theme to ABC TV’s Australian Story for 6 years. She will soon be appearing on ABC TV’s Spicks and Specks.

www.kazband.com.au

Check out: www.myspace.com/pugsleybuzzard

More info: www.charlesguitar.com

NICK CHARLES

In a critically acclaimed career going back more than 25 years, Nick Charles has released a dozen albums on the major Australian roots music labels. Since his solo journey began in 1999 he has garnered substantial critical acclaim for a series of releases on Black Market Music, beginning with “My Place” and now his most recent albums, “Closer to Home” and “Return of the Travelling Fingerpicker”. Averaging nearly 150 shows a year in Australia, New Zealand and the USA, his music encompasses an eclectic mix of acoustic roots including blues, folk and early ragtime jazz. With his trademark dazzling fingerpicking on 6 and 12 string guitars, stinging slide and a lifetime’s stories and songs from the musical highway it’s a show that sees him labelled by The Age as “Australia’s virtuoso of acoustic roots and blues” and by Australian Guitar magazine as “an awesome talent!”

Special guest: Chris Finnen

Ruby for Lucy

One day, with two guitars and shiny voices, Ruby for Lucy set about making songs that they wished to hear. And one day, there was a knock at the door – upon opening they found a present! Ruby for Lucy shook the box and to their surprise, an audience fell out! “What a lovely gift”, they cried, “A smiling audience with ears and EVERYTHING”. Encouraged, they set about making more songs that they wished to hear.

Support Acts:

Xylo

Hallelujah brothers and sisters!
Let the wild horses drag you
from the lighthouse and have
the time of your life.
Watch over me and Julio as
we bop the blues.
Take it easy with
XYLO.
Donna Prusa & Ian Woods

Acoustic duo 22"

has a repertoire ranging from folk to pop, with a strong focus on Australian music. Kirsten Ifould's unique voice blends with Tony Becker's stylish guitar to give a unique spin on both old and new favourites, with quality original music thrown into the mix.

An awesome concert of talent and love

Folk, Roots, Blues and World Music mixin’ it up for compassionate work
The Conscious Music Movement presents ‘Walk A Mile’ - a concert for compassion, celebrating the selfless work given for the benefit of others. 20% of proceeds raised from ‘Walk A Mile’ will be donated to Australian charities SWAGS for Homeless, and With Compassion & Soul to help assist their work.

Featured Performers:

Heather Frahn is an acclaimed singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who presents with deep and mighty vocals. Heather’s lyrics and music promote peace and a global community as part of the Conscious Music Movement.

Chris Finnen is one of Australia's best guitarists in any genre, but he excels when playing the blues. An uplifting performer and South Australian musical treasure.

Jigme Namgyal performs original songs about his beloved mother land, Tibet. A master with Tibetan instruments and vocals, he is a performer bound to open your heart.

The Wandering Minstrels combine the divine vocal harmonies of Kira Starseed and Dylan James with a funky and energetic stage presence, and lyrics to inspire your consciousness!

Eleanor McEvoy

Eleanor McEvoy is one of Ireland’s most accomplished female singer/songwriters. Respected as a fine multi-instrumentalist in both traditional and contemporary music, she is best known for writing “Only A Woman’s Heart”, the title track of an anthology album that’s gone on to be the best selling recording in Irish History. Eleanor’s strong Irish accent adds to her renditions of her quirky, perceptive songs, ranging from love ballads and story-telling to left-of-centre takes on the vagaries of life. Her song “Sophie” about a girl suffering anorexia has become an internet phenomenon with over 1,500,000 hits on YouTube. “I’d Rather Go Blonde” is Eleanor’s eighth album in a twenty year career and features eleven new songs, nine of which were penned by McEvoy, one by former Beautiful South man Dave Rotheray and, finally, there’s a cover of “Good Times” by Sam Cooke. Never one to shy away from the big issues, this album sees McEvoy tackling themes such as alienation, hypocrisy, recent Irish history and romance. Eleanor will be touring Australia in May/June 2011 to promote her new album.

More info:
www.eleanormcevoy.com
www.myspace.com/emcevoymusic

IN CONCERT
Chris Wilson
Sarah Carroll
The Yearlings

The Yearlings songs rock, sad and slow like a chair on an old wooden porch. Robyn and Chris combine a sunset voice and a heart wood guitar to make a river of sound that winds its way past the hustle and flows back into the country.

HEATH CULLEN
and
DAVID ROSS MACDONALD

They may be sharing the stage but when it comes to mechanical Olivetti DORAs and Hermes Baby Swiss mades, sometimes drummer for The Waifs turned tunesmith David Ross Macdonald and the lyrically erudite and captivating Heath Cullen pack their own typewriters and announce a co-conspiratorial national road trip of sorts, the TWO WRITER TYPES TOUR.
Macdonald is celebrating his latest solo effort ‘Thorns To Sleep’ with a special limited issue vinyl release while Cullen expands upon his acclaimed band album ‘a storm was coming but i didn’t feel nothing’ which has been receiving rave reviews.

Chris Altman
QUE PASO
with the Wildes

Chris Altmann is touring around Australia playing songs off his stellar debut solo album Que Paso. Spanish for “What Happened”, Que Paso is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the change from the hard rocking style that fans have come to expect from Altmann’s better known group, The Vandas. The sound is influenced by the Texas border town grooves of Doug Sahm and Jerry Jeff Walker, combined with the up tempo country rock beats of Chuck Berry and Levon Helm. Musically light-hearted with lyrics that are at times deep and introspective, it's an album that's designed to make you feel good, and the band's superb musicianship is sure to keep the crowds dancing. He will be joined by fellow Melbourne group, The Wildes for this intimate show.

James Cruikshank

Acclaimed guitarist and keyboardist for the Cruel Sea, James Cruickshank comes to the Singing Gallery with a fantastic new show as part of his national tour and CD launch.

Cruickshank has created an idiosyncratic career as bohemian bard-auteur, a kind of latter-day hillbilly beat poet – the Serge Gainsbourg of the bush.

Flashes of Sam Cooke, David Bowie, Tom Waits and Beefheart reveal in the swinging gait and crooked instrumental passages of a moody serenade through Cruickshank’s yellowed back pages. Tinkering with strings and keys, swamp jazz and electronic propulsion, these meditations on maturing in a Peter Pan era could have been recorded in a time capsule, but the production, resolutely 21st century, lands it safely in a contemporary quarter.

The Dylan Bros

A group of seasoned musicians including Steve 'the voice' Brown, Quentin Eyeres, Leigh Marshall,Karl Ross on drums and Chris Rann on stand up and electric bass. A treat for Fleurieu audiences ,The Dylan Bros Circus came from an idea hatched on the Southern Fleurieu by a group of musicians who inadvertently were ardent Dylan fans. The nucleus of the idea came from Leigh Marshall a singer, songwriter, guitarist who assembled everyone. He was joined by Steve Brown, a fellow singer, guitarist and front man for some of Adelaide’s best bands, known and admired for his soulful,powerful delivery.

Dylan fans will love this show with it's favourite standards and discerning music lovers will enjoy the professional musicianship and interpretation from this group of seasoned performers.

Singing Gallery Sessions

A showcase of talented acoustic artists from around Adelaide.

Peter Clayton can be described as a blend of folk and country with an emphasis on fingerpicking, and influences ranging from Tom Paxton and Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison.

Clancy Retallick is a storyteller who sings from her heart and soul. In her own words "I think of my songs a poetry in sound and motion, pure expression and release."

David Rogers has been performing and writing songs since the '70s and has been successful in national competitions. Influenced by artists such as Neil Young and James Taylor, David gives emotive performances of both original songs and classic covers.

Acoustic duo 22" has a repertoire ranging from folk to pop, with a strong focus on Australian music. Kirsten Ifould's unique voice blends with Tony Becker's stylish guitar to give a unique spin on both old and new favourites, with quality original music thrown into the mix.

Paul Robert Burton
and his Band of Gypsies

Paul Robert Burton is a Multi-tasking, Multi instrumentalist,Singer/Songwriter/Producer & Sound Engineer. Beginning his career some 25 years ago as a session musician, Paul has performed with Elvis Presley’s drummer D J Fontana, James Brown’s drummer Toni Cooke and has an extensive list of musical associations with a veritable “who’s who” of the Australian Music Industry.

Paul performs a highly eclectic repertoire of originals and unusual traditional musical pieces. Blending Blues, Celtic, Gypsy, Middle Eastern, Gospel, Bluegrass, Swing, Jazz, Country and Folk Rock influences together into an evocative musical soundscape. He combines rich vocals, traditional acoustic instruments and modern technology together to perform music as the universal language of unity.

Hayward Williams

"...Williams' is the voice of maturity and restraint, and by voice I mean not only his deep, resonant singing, but his approach, attitude, songwriting- the whole deal." - Martin Jones Rhythms Magazine June 2010
"He's an alt-country guy in the vein of Ryan Adams or Jay Farrar, possessing a knack for melody and an honest recording approach allowing the instruments to breathe; the lyrics room to be heard and absorbed" - Jo Roberts MAG magazine
Hayward's live shows have been described as having "...everything you could hope for... message, melody, and hooks" (Vital Source), and feature his facile guitar and thoughtful, distinctive tenor (imagine the honeyed side of Ryan Adams, Jay Farrar's earthy grit, the playfulness of Sam Cooke). Built on a foundation of folk, blues, and soul, Hayward's songs in performance display the raw inten-sity common to these forms, tempered by his own easy self-possession and wry charm.

Support Act Palmer St Fusion.

DOLKAR LHAMO
and
WANGYAL PHENDYTSANG
.

Enjoy an evening of Tibetan culture with us!
..., singing , dancing ... Songs from Tibetan Opera as well as popular Tibetan songs and the Hindi ones that Tibetans love. .
Cabartet Style .. so bring your snacks and drinksTogether with friends they’ll present a sharing of their culture and songs with us

- FRINGE SHOW -

Adventures of the HMS Brucie

The Fiddle Chicks

A rollicking tale of two tuff fiddle chicks on a high sea adventure.Two fiesty women take you on a journey through high seas, cross dressing, dangerous love, broken hearts and revenge.
Fiddle with their hearts - if you dare
The multi-award winning Fiddle Chicks invite you on a brand new voyage of tall tales, epic ballads, saucy maids and riery tunes. Miss this Fiddle-fuelled duo at your own peril.

- FRINGE SHOW -

Fleur Miller
MAD FOR MOZART

Donna Elvira has escaped her opera - "Don Giovanni" and is discovering Mclaren vale in 2011. Is she a Mozart heroine gone 'walk about' or an opera singer with a screw loose? In Fleur Millar-Brockman's one woman show "Mad for Mozart" be dazzled by show stopping tunes and heart pounding heroines as she sings some of the most thrilling and beautiful music ever written. With tales of passion, revenge, loyalty and love, you'll leave the theatre with at least one great Mozart aria in your head, learn a thing or two about the worlds greatest composer, aid Donne Elvira in her quest to discover where she really belongs and become totally - "MAD for Mozart!"
Piano accompanist, Andrew Georg.

CHRIS FINNEN

Blues and Beyond

Spiral Dance & Brillig
IN CONCERT

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Spiral Dance - play high energy folk rock that will make your senses go into overdrive! With seven albums to their credit and veterans of national and international tours, this band will rock your ancestors with rousing tunes and haunting vocals that conjure up songs of magick, myth and legend. Presenting original music that is as lush and intoxicating as it is lively and energetic, and with a rhythm section tighter than the drummer’s landlord, predictability is not in Spiral Dance's vocabulary.

Brillig - Combining sea shanties, murder ballads, tender tales of lost love & lost life, Their inimitable style is enchantingly melancholic, beautifully tragic, and... strangely uplifting...!
Driven by the vocal harmony & interplay between lead singers and multi-instrumentalists Matt Swayne & Elizabeth Reid, Brillig's trademark sound features a graceful combination of acoustic guitar, viola, autoharp, harmonica, banjo, piano accordion and ukulele. Bassist Denni Meredith combines thoughtful melody with smooth rhythm.

In Concert

- Blues and Beyond -
CHRIS FINNEN

- Master of Boogie Woogie -
PAUL HAY

support act

Kathy Townsend
&
Dave Clark

The Little Stevies

Melbourne folk-pop darlings, The Little Stevies have built up an exceptional reputation as a must see live act, drawing keen, loyal, Little Stevie-loving fans wherever they go. Charming songs, unpredictable on-stage banter and overall uplifting aura are winning hearts throughout Australia. I challenge you to not be glowing after seeing them play.

Tour Down Under