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| 1st | Mark Dalton and friends. | Singing and performing in the region for as many years as he or anyone can remember, has established Mark Dalton as the augury harbinger of the South East Qld musical scene.
From Woodford to Woolloongabba, this doyen of Irish Trad, classic rock and euphonic folk has mentored, fostered and encouraged..... Read more
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| | Swoon | This dynamic songwriting partnership comprises of Angela Smith on vocals and percussion and Josh Notting on guitar, vocals, stompbox and foot tambourine. Their style of folk rock is full of epic crescendos and heart breaking melodies. Influenced by their own Kindred, Love, Led Zeppelin and Jigzag t..... Read more |
| | Thornlands | Described by festival goers as "Lively Celtic infused folk rock", the music of Thornlands ignite the songs of Australia, Scotland and Ireland, original and traditional folk with a modern twist. They are entertainers who bring out the best in each other and manage to draw their audience into the mood..... Read more |
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| 8th | John Malcolm | John was inspired at age 11 to learn guitar so he could join in campfire sessions at Torquay Beach Victoria, and was soon strumming along to the likes of "Down By the Riverside"
At 14 he sang the anti-war song "Strangest Dream" on TV.
When in the same year he submitted an original essay on F..... Read more
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| | Steve Dorahy & Tim Palmer | Steve Dorahy (Pizza Resistance. Ciderhouse) seizes the opportunity to grab long time friend and musical associate, Tim Palmer , off the same bill to assist him in constructing a set of old Blues tunes representative of the Delta and Piedmont styles, along with some Jimmie Rodgers white man blues. S..... Read more |
| | Tim Palmer and the Honkytonk Blues | Brisbane based songwriter, guitar player and singer Tim Palmer formed the band to play only upbeat, up-tempo Honkytonk music - " the sort of band I'd like to go and hear". They have been busy at numerous venues around the South-East and are starting to make inroads into the larger scene, most r..... Read more |
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| 15th | Enosi | Enosi is two people sharing a common interest in landscaping, not in the literal sense of the word but in the music we write. As an acoustic duo they enjoy nothing more than painting a picture in the mind of their audience, to hopefully share a journey through interpretation and bridge the gap of po..... Read more
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| | Pirate Brides | Pirate Brides - walk all planks – from small intimate functions to a crowd of thousands. With a repertoire spanning acoustic originals, bluegrass, contemporary folk and old -time, these seasoned performers combine great four-part vocals with tasty guitar, accordion, mandolin, clawhammer banjo,..... Read more |
| | Rocky Towey and friends | Rocky Towey is a skilful box player from out of Ireland. He hails from a family of musicians and plays percussion in the family band back home. At the Bug, he will be performing with Michael Tully and John Logan (the younger), so expect some good tunes and be inspired to dust off the box at the ba..... Read more |
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| 22nd | Dreams of Flying | Dreams of Flying is an occasional band, piloted by Dave Burton but sent soaring through the wonderful musicianship of some of his friends. At times light and acoustic, at other times more electric, but always following the dark themes explored through his lyrics, whether serious questions or quirky..... Read more
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| | The Westerlies | From the downs beyond Mount Tyson, down through the fields of the Tent Hill Valley, come The Westerlies. Playing their own brand of Roots Country and Western Gothic, Nick Weinert and Shane Murray bring you songs of working and driving, loving and dying...... Read more |
| | Tim O’Brien | Fingerstyle guitar wizard, Tim O’Brien has a knack for executing impressive guitar arrangements. For nearly three decades, Tim has enjoyed a career as a performer and teacher. This wealth of experience has been infused into his interactive guitar concerts, which combine entertaining stories ab..... Read more |
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| 29th | Fiddlesticks | Fiddlesticks play fiddle, sometimes together, sometimes separate, mostly acoustic, sometimes electric, mostly with voice, sometimes with feet but always with energy, emotion and fire.
Fiddlesticks have been on a musical journey for 20 years, touring extensively throughout Australia and New Zeala..... Read more
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| | Maureen O’Brien | Contemporary singer/songwriter and touring performer, Maureen writes from the heart and sings it with passion. An interpretive vocalist, she has a rich, mellow vocal sound and selects material that best suits her vocal style. An evolving songwriter, her current work is a distinctive fusion of Jazz-F..... Read more |
| | Seamus Duffy | “Brought up in Dublin, left in 1973, arrived in Melbourne when there was a folk club on every night except Tuesday. Went bush picking grapes at Mildura. Headed north for the National Folk Festival in Brisbane, stayed for several years before heading for the bright lights of Sydney and the dubi..... Read more |
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