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| 5th | Roisin Logan | Róisín was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. she grew up in a large musical family number eight of eleven children. She has played several instruments including cello, guitar and recorder but it is for her beautiful voice that she is best known. Her marriage to John Logan has exposed her..... Read more
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| | Scott Collins | Scott is no ordinary plumber. When he opens up his pipes, he flushes out some good music. Scott is one of the organisers of the Bug and has a passion for not only his own music, but that of all the performers appearing...... Read more |
| | The Jar | Some of the wildest and most original music you will hear around sunny Brisbane. Drawing on traditional tunes and songs from all over, The JAR also incorporates originals, contemporary pop, rock and modern folk. Songs merge into tunes; Balkan dances lead into songs; lyrical airs take off into jigs..... Read more |
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| 12th | Bloke’appella | Simon Wells, Marko Shortis, Mark Cronin and Michael 'Junior' Matthias are Blokeappella. With well crafted arrangements and clever lyrics, these blokes will probably have you crying into you beer. Their style draws on pop, gospel, Anglo-Celtic trad and some foreign language songs, but their..... Read more
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| | Steve Cook | Multi-instrumentalist Steve Cook will drag a few instruments and few old chestnuts out of the cupboard. Fiddle, bouzouki, tenor banjo, maybe some mandolin and a high-mileage voice with not much tread on it. Usually known as somebody's accompanist, this will be a welcome return to the BUg for thi..... Read more |
| | Unsung Heroes | Warning: out of date photo!
The Unsung Heroes ensemble was born out of Sue Wighton’s successful Schonell Theatre concert (fill in a number) years ago. Some things change and some things stay the same. Sue’s still leading the song writing and vocals and Ian Dodd is still superbly joinin..... Read more |
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| 19th | Alex Robinson | Alex is a relative newcomer to the folk scene who brings lots of enthusiasm and passion to his performances. He has a deep, resonant voice that is sure to impress. His influences are – Celtic music; Gospel; Old Timey; British Folk; Country and Early music. He will be ably assisted by some of h..... Read more
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| | East West Hot Club | East West Hotclub are a Brisbane based Jazz Manouche Trio, consisting of Henry "Wango-Django" Wang and Sean "Mr Q" Quinlan on Twin Solo/Rythm Guitars . They're underpinned on the Mighty Contrabass by the amazing Rob "Man of Steel" Reeves. E.W.H.C. Play a broad range of tunes from the pallette of..... Read more |
| | Fallen Angels | Fallen Angels features the exquisite voice of Amanda Gilmour, the tasteful accordion and harmonies of Rose Broe and the ever so melodic precision of Andrew Heath on acoustic guitar and fretless bass. For those who know Fallen Angels, the echoed tones of banjo and mandolin may surely float in the ..... Read more |
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| 26th | Black Dog | Andrew Pashley and Tony Von Wieldt team up, producing a sound drawn from roots, yet more contemporary and out there. If you like Paul Kelly or the Go-Betweens, you are going to love this duo. Andrew writes, sings and plays the songs on guitar, while Tony, from Dirt Music adds colour with mandolin ..... Read more
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| | Mark Shortis | We have had Marko performing or organising performers at the Bug several times in our short six months. Marko came from a musical family and was tutored in classical piano and violin … then he discovered the guitar. His journey has led him through rock, punk and classics, but he has found a ..... Read more |
| | Spot the Dog | YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD DOG DOWN…..
Who let the dogs out?
When front-line Australian group Spot the Dog turned off the mic for the last time in late 2004 music lovers were disappointed but conceded that the band had done its bit. But they're back!! The old dog has some new tricks ..... Read more |
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