Alligator
Smile
Melbourne-based, female-fronted blues band playing an eclectic
mix of bluesy covers with a particular emphasis on material
outside the normal repertoire of most blues covers band.
Cold
Snap
One of the hottest live blues acts in Australia and
must be seen live to be truly appreciated. You only need
to see the bands and artists they have played with to get
an indication of the calibre of these players. Victoria,
Australia
Collard
Greens & Gravy
One of Australia's hottest blues trio's.
Crosscut
- Melbourne Rhythm' n Blues Band
Rhythm'n'Blues / Boogie Band based in Melbourne. Four musicians
who love Blues, especially early 1970's Australian Blues
/ Rock. People comment that Crosscut have a real "feel"
in their playing.
Dutch
Tilders
Blues folk singer, songwriter and Patron of the MBAS.
Fiona
Boyes
Established as Australia's premier female blues guitarist,
both as a soloist and fronting her electric band, The Mojos,
Fiona's growing international reputation has her in demand
throughout Australia, Nth America and Europe. Winner International
Blues Challenge 2003. *
Geoff
Achison
Hailing from rural Victoria, Australia, Geoff Achison has
forged an international career playing his 'Souldiggin'
brand of R&B music, delivering a rolicking set of blues,
funk & soul flavoured originals. His bare bones solo-acoustic
gigs feature a punchy mix of stripped down ballads, blues
and rockers. *
John-Luke
Shelley & High Speed Steel
Blues band with a unique & distinctive "blues rock"
feel. Based in Geelong and playing around Victoria, Melbourne
& Geelong, High Speed Steel skillfully engage their
audiences with performances suitable for a diverse range
of music styles and tastes.
Hurricane
The Duo
Melbourne-based Duo performing music styles, from 60's dance
& party music to current songs. Great harmonies, fun,
humour & audience interaction for a festive atmosphere
for any occasion.
Indiana
Phoenix
Brian Cain (Indiana Phoenix) has played harp and
sang for the last 35 years. Recently diagnosed with depression
going back an estimated 30 years when he left his family
in the UK and came to Austrlaia. Treating the disorder has
completly turned his life around and is back on the scene.
Location: NSW
Hey
Gringo
All original Groove Injected Funky/Blues Roots combo from
Melbourne Australia.
Jimmy
Hocking
Songwriter, singer and guitarist, Jimi has also written
music for film and TV, and played for many other artists
in a career now spanning 25 years. He continues to write,
record and perform with astonishing enthusiasm.
Leigh
Sloggett
Melbourne-born singer-songwriter who plays six-string acoustic
guitar and lap-slide. He performs original mellow blues
and roots music often with a political edge or personal
slant.
Lloyd
Spiegel
Lloyd is a highly talented 25 year old singer, songwriter
and guitarist from Melbourne, Australia, who has been performing
Blues since he was10 years old, has released 4 albums, played
at venues and festivals all over Australia and has toured
the USA 6 times. *
Steve
Romig
Melbourne singer/songwriter, Steve Romig, has been singing
and writing songs since he was 15, with a history of back-up
vocal gigs for Oz stars including Tommy Emmanuel, Renee
Geyer and Darryl Braithwaite.
Spectrum
(Mike Rudd / Bill Putt)
Mike Rudd and Bill Putt are the founding members of legendary
'70s Australian rock bands Spectrum, the Indelible Murtceps
and Ariel. They still play and record today in Melbourne
as Spectrum.
Synergy
Blue Melbourne Rhythm & Blues Band
Live Blues Band with a high energy electric sound, and a
raw Texax blues, rock & boogie feel. Based in Victoria
The
Blucatss
Australian swing blues, funk 'n' rock blues. Sizzling twin
electric guitars, groovy doublebass, mighty drums, and lotsa
vocals. Make your body shake… down under...
The
Blue Dukes
Every now and then, a band comes along with something special
- fantastic songs, great vocals, superb musicianship and
a real love of the music they play. The Blue Dukes are such
a band.
The
Lyman Debut
The Lyman Debut offers blues/jazz sound, and explores the
roots of the music they admire. Striving via the use of
electric and acoustic instruments to find the dynamic sound
and energy that the blues needs.
The
Wolfe Gang
The WolfeGang is a Melbourne based soul and R&B band
sharing a love of blues in all its forms.
Tompo
James Thompson (Tompo) is an Australian blues and roots
singer, songwriter,artist, guitarist and hamonica player,
who has captured the blues and made it his own - with deep
and soulful vocals, reminiscent of the past struggles of
men working on a chain-gang, or in the cotton fields in
the deep south in the days of slavery.
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