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| 5th | River Mountain Riot. | River Mountain Riot are a traditional bluegrass band who started early last year, based in Brisbane, and includes Jody Bell (mandolin) Gareth Mewes (fiddle) Trevor Tolton (guitar) and Maxine Sutcliffe (d. Bass) These Pickers are passionate about their genre and with all these fast tunes, a hint of c..... Read more
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| | The Leaping Lizards. | The Leaping Lizards have maturated a uniquely rootsy quality into their music, which escapes nailing down exactly what it is.
They possess the ability to create an impressively big sound consistently, from a few lead instruments, a bass & a stomp box, while delivering inventive originals and swanky..... Read more |
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| 12th | Bob Jones | Exploring wider musical interests, Bob Jones began seriously performing bluegrass music in the 1970s, while still appearing at major folk festivals. By the end of that decade, Bob had established a reputation as one of the world’s best bluegrass singers. In the’80s, he began turning ba..... Read more
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| | Slimy Brothers | The Slimy Brothers are Michael O’Halloran and Ross Roache. They started playing and singing together at Larnook (near Lismore) in Northern New South Wales 20 years ago. They sang and harmonised folk, rock and pop songs of the ‘60s, ‘70s and beyond at acoustic music venues around th..... Read more |
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| 19th | The Caroline Hammond Band | Caroline Hammond is an original singer/songwriter of insight, honesty and earthiness, influenced by a diverse range of musical styles from Blues, to Gospel, Reggae, African 'hi-life' and Coffeehouse folk. A longtime study of Afro-Cuban Percussion has made it’s mark on her unique acoust..... Read more
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| | Vincent Cross | Vincent Cross is a roots-oriented songwriter, musician, and composer born in Dublin, raised in Australia and now based in New York City. His first full-length debut album Home Away from Home received strong support from the Bluegrass, Country and Americana communities. In concert he accompanies hims..... Read more |
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| 26th | Cloudstreet |
cloudstreet “…belong in that special pantheon of exceptional Australian musicians and songwriters, and yet they go beyond Oz to be world class” (Sing Out)
Bringing fresh life to the best of the tradition, Nicole Murray, John Thompson and Emma Nixon have carved themselves a ni..... Read more
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| | Murphy's Pigs | A big band, a big sound and almost 50m of suit fabric; this is the 10-piece, award winning Celtic band that the World Health Organisation is warning everyone about. Throw caution to the wind and set forth on a musical journey through the lands of the Celts as Murphy's pigs drag you head first in..... Read more |
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