program and artist profiles
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program and artist profiles
DRAFT PROGRAM AND ARTIST PROFILES GOLD COAST FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL, 20-21 September 2014 Country Paradise Parklands, 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road The Gold Coast Folk Music Festival, sponsored by Coast Acoustics and the City of Gold Coast, will be held on 15 hectares of rural property in the Gold Coast Hinterland. There will be over 20 bands performing on 4 stages plus workshops on guitar, banjo, ukulele and songwriting. Headline acts include Wes Carr, John Schumann, Round Mountain Girls, Coolgrass, Hat Fitz and Cara, Michael Fix, The Company and more. Music starts at 12 pm Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER Time Act 12.00 SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER Stage Time Act Rex Miller 2 12.00 Jonnelles 1 12.30 Welcome to Country (Yugumbeh) 1 12.00 KK guitars 3 12.30 Mama Juju 3 12.30 Peter Van Herk 2 12.45 Have a Go Circus 4 1.00 The Company 1 1.00 Michael Fix 1 1.00 Songwriting (John Schumann) 4 1.45 Out of Abingdon 3 1.30 Leaping Lizards 3 2.00 Erwin Zerbe 2 2.00 Balyana 2 2.00 Ukulele workshop (Mama Juju) 4 2.15 Have a Go Circus 4 2.30 Coolgrass 1 2.30 Wes Carr 1 3.15 Old Man Friday 3 3.15 Quatro 3 3.30 Guitar workshop (Michael Fix) 4 3.30 Frank Stoove 2 3.30 Callista 2 4.00 Hat Fitz and Cara 1 4.00 Round Mountain Girls 1 4.45 Owl Valley Bluegrass 3 5.00 Milan Martin 2 5.00 Banjo Workshop (Coolgrass) 4 5.30 John Schumann 1 6.00 Open mic 4 6.15 Quatro 3 6.30 Fuglissimo 2 7.00 Bush dance (Leaping Lizards) 1 7.30 Coolgrass (Town and Country) T&C CONTACT Rob Saunders, Festival Director Phone: 0420861911, Email: [email protected] www.coastacoustics.com.au Stage SATURDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER MAMA JUJU 12.30 Saturday REX MILLER 12.00 Saturday Americana Country/Folk singer/guitarist influenced by the likes of Guy Clark, Towns Van Zandt, Kris Kristofferson and John Prine. WELCOME TO COUNTRY AND YUGUMBEH CHOIR 12.30 Saturday With a powerful voice, a deftly plucked uke and a harmonica, Mama Juju hollers the blues and sings sweetly of old timey romance, drinking, murdering and man stealing. Mama Juju will feature on stage with Slim and also at the ukulele workshop. Yugumbeh will open the festival with a welcome to country and performances by the Yugumbeh Choir and Didgeridoo Orchestra. The Yugambeh Youth Choir consists of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth singing in Yugambeh language. Their songs reflect local stories and include the National Anthem. Led by Kombumerri woman, Candace Kruger, the group were officially launched at the Yugambeh Mobo Festival on 1 June 2014. The Yugambeh Didgeridoo Orchestra is made up of boys and men living on Yugambeh country who are passionate about playing the didgeridoo. Aiming to build and feature at the Commonwealth Games 2018 the group welcomes all men with basic playing skills and a passion to connect. Coordinated by local Yugambeh man, Mark Watego, the group recently featured as part of a special composition and finale concert by Yugambeh Mobo Ambassador and Creative Director, William Barton. Although she has played guitar for many years, the portability and sweet sound of the ukulele has been an inspiration for recent performing and songwriting. “I can take the uke anywhere and write and play things on it that I would never dream of doing on a guitar”. Based in Brisbane, Juju has played at festivals from Tassie to far North QLD. She will be joined for this performance by the debonair Sugar Cane Slim on smoking fingerstyle guitar. Vintage style Jazz, Folk, Americana and Blues with attitude. The ukulele is part of a worldwide musical revolution, it is accessible, portable, easy to learn and an entry level instrument is not expensive in comparison to many other instruments. It is easily the most popular and highest selling instrument in the world today and can be enjoyed by all ages, young and old. In Canada and now in Australia the ukulele is rapidly replacing the recorder in school classrooms. Although she has played guitar for many years, the portability and sweet sound of the ukulele has been a real inspiration for recent performing and songwriting. “I can take the uke anywhere and write and play things on it that I would never dream of doing on a guitar”. HAVE A GO CIRCUS 1.45 Saturday Circus fun with Louise Moriaty invites everyone to stretch their possibilities. Her simple, colourful setup makes everyone feel like they have run away to join the circus. Louise has over 25 years experience in running circus workshops incorporating games, juggling, hoops, spinning plates and more. MICHAEL FIX 1.00 Saturday Michael began performing in his home town of Wollongong at the age of 12, and in his early twenties moved to Sydney, where he was discovered by the legendary Tommy Emmanuel. Emmanuel became a mentor to the young guitarist and spent several years teaching and working with him. In 1999, Michael was recognised with his first Instrumental of the Year Golden Guitar, for the catchy ‘Mr Wonglepong’. He went on to win the award the following year with ‘Walkin’ the Walk’, and took it out again in 2003 with ‘Mulga Dan’. Michael’s distinctive, eclectic yet accessible style make him a popular concert performer at everything from guitar festivals to jazz and blues festivals, folk festivals and country music events. Michael Fix is widely acclaimed as one of the world’s finest acoustic guitarists. He has won three Golden Guitars and numerous other awards in Australia, and tours widely throughout the world, particularly in Europe. Over the past two decades, he’s released 13 albums, together with several singles, DVD's, songbooks and EPs, and has established himself globally as a leading festival and concert performer. He’s also toured with artists as diverse as Albert Lee, Christine Anu and Anne Murray, as well as appearing with the world’s greatest guitarists, including Tommy Emmanuel, Leo Kottke, Joe Robinson and Martin Taylor. Michael regularly presents guitar workshops, and tutors at music camps to aspiring musicians who are captivated by his expertise on the guitar, and his insightful seminars on performance and stagecraft. OUT OF ABINGDON 1.45 Saturday His latest release is the evocative Time Lines, featuring a collection of exquisite new pieces, inspired by Michael’s travels over the past few years as well as experiences closer to home, together with unique arrangements of some of the songs that have inspired him over the years. As a Maton guitar endorsee (with his own popular signature model guitar), his guitar workshops are in high demand all over Australia and internationally. When you put a guitar into Michael's hands, the emotional possibilities of music are suddenly released. He has the power to create myriad sensory experiences through his music – it captures and conveys emotions, experiences and images with ease. Over the last 5 years, with hundreds of performances branching out from Brisbane, Australia to Europe, the United Kingdom and India, duo Warwick Hargreaves (Guitar and Vocals) and Tina Fullerton (Double Bass and Vocals) have developed a sound both sensual and sumptuous. Their music grooves, soothes and seamlessly weaves together their combined instruments and influences, creating unique interpretations and passion-fuelled original tunes. Toad Rage (2004), Jaguar Breakdown (2006), Never Put The Banjo Down (2009) and Most Peculiar (2012). OLD MAN FRIDAY 3.15 Saturday Theirs is an understated elegance that draws the listener in…. ‘Remarkably smooth contemporary jazz…this duo create a soulful atmosphere where unpretentious musicianship is firmly centre stage’ - Lewis Wade ERWIN ZERBE 2.00 Saturday 60's & 70's Folk Rock, Simon & Garfunkel, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Mamas & Papas plus some good old Rock & Roll. Erwin is a regular at Coast Acoustics, Folk Redlands, Red Hill Folk, The BUG and the Artist Tree. MAMA JUJU 2.00 Saturday - Ukulele workshop COOLGRASS 2.30 Saturday Like all good surf bands Old Man Friday was conceived whilst having a chat between waves on a Friday morning surf session. Influenced by surf music new and old they explore various styles from down the line rock to ukulele based island songs and even harmonica and lap slide blues. In the short life of the band they released their self titled debut album, played in beautiful ocean side locations, featured on radio programs and were the ABC Gold Coast Exhumed winners.2014 looks to be an exciting year with new material being released, songs being used in film and surf clips, and continuing the dream of playing in exotic locations. MICHAEL FIX 3.30 Saturday - Guitar workshop ROUND MOUNTAIN GIRLS 4.00 Saturday Coolgrass win and delight audiences with their hilarious take on bluegrass, and are favourites at major festivals throughout Australia and New Zealand. See their performance and banjo workshop. They have been featured at Australia’s National Folk Festival, the Auckland Folk Festival, Port Fairy, the Harrietville Bluegrass Convention, the Redlands Bluegrass Festival, the Fairbridge Folk Festival, the Tamworth Music Festival and many more, plus many folk clubs, wineries, town halls, arts councils, pubs and so forth across Australia and New Zealand. They have recorded 4 CDs – Demand for performances at all the major festivals and a stack of awards means there must be something special about this conglomerate of offbeat musicians. Nothing is sacred and no genre safe from the RMG mincer and until you have witnessed their joyous, uplifting live show you won’t have realised that you were missing something in your life. Their music is infectious, raucous, passionate and tender in equal measure, and is delivered with an energy and musicianship few other bands can muster. It’s a rare and unique combination and one that has served them well in the quest to stand out from the crowd. “They play like they own the place, never has a band seemed so comfortable up on a stage” Sam Fell, Rhythms Magazine CALLISTA 3.30 Saturday Callista is made up of active members of Coast Acoustics with a line up including guitar, banjo, woodwind and vocal harmonies. They perform old and not so old covers with a sprinkling of original music and are bound to get you singing along and tapping your feet to music that you know and love. A young musician from Murwillumbah, Milan regularly plays guitar, didgeridoo, stomp box and harmonica around Tweed and Byron. His highlights include performing at Splendour in the Grass, the Sea Sheppard with Bobby Alu, OKA, and Xavier Rudd and touring with Wes Carr. COOLGRASS 5.00 Saturday - Banjo workshop JOHN SCHUMANN 5.30 Saturday OWL VALLEY BLUEGRASS 4.45 Saturday Formed in 2012, the members of Owl Valley have played in various award winning bands for over 20 years. Influenced by American Bluegrass icons Earl Scruggs, Lester Flat, Bill Munroe and Doc Watson, Owl Valley creates their own blend of Bluegrass. MILAN MARTIN 5.00 Saturday John Schumann is one of the very few songwriters who have changed the way a nation thinks. He is best known for his leadership of the legendary folk-rock band Redgum, and his Vietnam veterans’ anthem, I Was Only 19. John Schumann has recorded ten albums and, with Redgum, toured the UK, Europe and Ireland where his songs are still played. In nearly 30 years in Australian music, as a member of Redgum and as a solo artist, John Schumann has received almost every award the industry has to offer – some twice over. The Vagabond Crew features John’s close mate from Redgum, Hugh McDonald and music industry keyboard legend, Mal Logan. Special guest artists featured on the Lawson album include his mates Rob Hirst (ex Midnight Oil), Shane Howard and Russell Morris. This weekend John will be appearing with The Vagabond Crew’s violinist, Alex Black and Adelaide guitarist, Anthony Thyer. QUATRO 6.15 Saturday Signed to his new label ABC/Universal Music in 2007, John released Gelignite Jack - The John Schumann Collection and Behind The Lines, recorded with The Vagabond Crew. Packed venues and standing ovations demonstrate how, in a very short time, John Schumann & the Vagabond Crew have earned for themselves a stellar reputation on the festival circuit as an inspirational, intelligent and defiantly Australian concert act. John Schumann and The Vagabond Crew have played at a host of important and high-profile events including the Australia Day Concert in Canberra, the Anzac Day Match at the MCG and the 40th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in Vietnam. John and the Crew have also travelled to East Timor, Afghanistan, the Solomon Islands and Tanzania to entertain the Australian forces deployed there. Described by rock historian Glenn A. Baker as “One of the finest songwriters this country has produced”, John’s songs have been paid the ultimate compliment by becoming the property of the people and the country they were written about. His lyrics are on reading lists in schools, colleges and universities throughout Australia. Quatro is a dynamic young female group of talented musicians from rural Queensland. All the girls are highly musically trained winning countless awards and accolades. The lead player Amity has performed with the likes of Little Brittan, Bindi Irwin, Totally Wild and Outback 8. Incorporating this stage experience with music and joining forces with equally artistic Claudia, Vanessa and Radha bringing a colossal energy to the group. The Group was chosen by Jonny Young from over 30,000 auditions Australia wide to be the first contestants on the new young Talent Time Show at Channel 10. FUGLISSIMO 6.30 Saturday In January 2014, John Schumann was awarded an OAM for services to Australian music and victory community. His song, “I was only 19”, has recently been published as an illustrated children’s book by Allen and Unwin - with amazingly emotive illustrations by Craig Smith. It has proved to be one of the best selling releases of the year thus far John Schumann still lives in Adelaide. He has upset many people in positions of importance both there and interstate. He claims not to care. Hailing from the Gold Coast Fuglissimo are a 4 piece band of UK Ex-Pat’s who skilfully blend a mix of Blues, Soul and Rockabilly classics guaranteed to lift your spirits and get your feet tapping. Fuglissimo is a word normally used to describe gaudy Italian fashion that is both ugly and loud; however, there is nothing ugly about the bands lead singer Chrisc. As the daughter of a Trained Opera Singer, it wasn’t long before Chrisc was following in her mother’s footsteps and wowing audiences on the English pub and club circuit with her powerful and wide-ranging vocal abilities. As luck would have it Chrisc also managed to pass on her musical talent to her son Christian who performs the role of band drummer and sound engineer. Although the youngster in the band, Christian brings a wealth of experience from the UK music scene and is both a professionally qualified sound engineer and practicing music teacher. Completing the rhythm section is the bands bass player Gary a veteran of the Glasgow and London circuit who has played in a multitude of bands over the years including Ceilidh, Blues and Celtic Rock. Gary provides a driving and melodic backing via his minuscule Ukulele Bass which has to be heard to be believed. Completing the lineup is the bands lead guitarist Jon. Jon describes himself as a self taught and musically illiterate guitarist who learnt his craft on the Pub Band circuit playing for crisps and beer; however, those who have heard him and his Clapton-esque guitar licks know that what he may lack in musical theory is more than made up for in raw talent. LEAPING LIZARDS 7.00 Saturday (Bush dance) The Leaping Lizards are truly one of the most experienced ambassador bands of their time. Multiple award holders and first choice in Aussie cultural entertainment to greet thousands of local and overseas gala corporate and community events. 2014 marks the 30th anniversary of the Leaping Lizards as a band! From good foundations set in 1984, the band has since had the perseverance, persistence, fortitude & resilience to adapt and roll with the punches. Here in 2014, the Leaping Lizards add an influentially edgy and determinate weave to the Australian musical fabric of our times. Don’t miss the Leaping Lizards Bush Dance from 7 pm Saturday. COOLGRASS 7.30 Saturday at the Town and Country Motel SUNDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER THE JONELLES 12.00 Sunday 60s, Country, pop and roots. BALYANA 2.00 Sunday KK GUITARS 12.00 Saturday Father and son duo PETER VAN HERK 12.30 Sunday Urban Folk THE COMPANY 1.00 Sunday The Company are a Brisbane-based bluegrass band with a passion for high-energy original acoustic music. From fast finger-picking to soulful songs with sweet harmony singing, these blokes do it all. They've appeared at many of the major festivals in Australia (Woodford, Port Fairy, National Folk Festival) and the UK and are highly regarded for their fervour and originality in the genre. Boasting two Australian Bluegrass champions on guitar, fiddle and banjo - this band has the credentials, not to mention numerous other major music awards to their names. The Company includes George Jackson (Fiddle/Banjo), Michael Patrick (Mandolin/Fiddle), Markus Karlsen (Bass) and Jamie Clarke (Guitar). Their latest album is out now featuring all original material from the band. JOHN SCHUMANN 1:00 Sunday – Songwriting workshop LEAPING LIZARDS 1.30 Sunday “Folk Surfin bluegrass” Balyana is Rob and Jackie Saunders and friends. Rob and Jackie established the popular Gold Coast Acoustic Music Club “Coast Acoustics” in 2005 in an effort to find some friends to jam with. After almost 10 years, over 800 musos and music lovers have become members and the lounge room jam sessions have grown to become open mic, concerts and jams every month at Country Paradise, culminating into the Gold Coast Folk Music Festival each year. In 2013, Balyana secured a spot in the ABC Exhumed finals with their single “Surfin on My Waves”, which laments over lonely waves. Balyana draws inspiration from Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Paul Kelly, Bill Munroe and Hank Williams, blending Bluegrass with the music of the 70s surf culture. Balyana can be found at festivals and folk venues around the South East Queensland. They have performed at the Gold Coast Acoustic Festival, Bring on Spring Festival, GC Music in the Parks, Dorrigo Bluegrass festival (NSW), Redlands folk festival, Illawarra Folk Festival (NSW) Maleny Folk Festival and Cygnet Folk Festival (Tasmania). HAVE A GO CIRCUS 2.15 Sunday WES CARR 2.30 Sunday Frank plays grooving original songs that have a way of making you move to the beat. He mixes it up with funny material and is a very entertaining character. Frank can often be found in the West End cafe scene and other music venues around Brisbane. Festival appearances include Coast Acoustics, Redfest, Cygnet, Tamar Valley, Inigi Day Out and Wintermoon. HAT FITZ AND CARA 4.00 Sunday From his early days fronting Silverchair offshoot Tambalane, to his well‐publicised success on Australian Idol, Wes has well and truly paid his dues and already lived several musical lifetimes before reaching the age of 30. Buffalo Tales sees Wes return to his organic singer/songwriter roots and is an intimate and natural fit with folk and alt country overtones that lets his music speak for itself. “Here is something universal and raw in Carr’s sound as he negotiates life from his rural hometown in South Australia via Sydney and ultimately to the big lights of L.A. Blood & Bone is a pensive reflection that plays like a series of diary entries tracing his journey through the past while remaining grounded in optimism and the present – Natalie Salvo, The 59th Sound. This dynamic duo has skillfully combined their hill style country blues with old time folk. This song gave me the chills the first time I heard it - Kate Winch, moscamedia.com.au “Hat Fitz and Cara make beautiful, raw, exciting music that never fails to grab me” Jeff Lang, Australia QUATRO 3.15 Sunday “They pack more energy, emotion and sheer musical exuberance into one song than most manage in a whole career”. Spiral Earth, UK FRANK STOOVE 3.30 Sunday Hat Fitz & Cara have just finished recording their new album “Do Tell” engineered and produced by the great Jeff Lang. After just 2 days of being released in Europe, the album was picked for the Amazon Charts. Hat Fitz and Cara have featured at Byron Bluesfest, Woodford Folk, Apollo Bay, Port Fairy, Belfast Royal Opera House (Ire), TF Royal Theatre (Ire) Electric Picnic (Ire), Shetland Islands Folk Fest (UK), Port Eliot Fest (UK), Cambridge Folk Festival, largest in (UK), Cognac Blues de Passion (France). Draft – subject to change GOLD COAST FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 20-21 SEPTEMBER 2014 Saturday 20 September Time 1.The Barn 12 pm 12.15 12.3 12.45 1 pm 1.15 1.3 1.45 3. Coffee shop 4. Workshop Rex Miller Welcome to country Mama Juju Have a Go Circus Michael Fix Out of Abingdon 2 pm 2.15 2.3 2.45 3 pm 3.15 2. Club stage Erwin Zerbe Uke with Mama Juju Coolgrass Old Man Friday 3.3 Callista Guitar with Michael Fix 3.45 4 pm Round Mountain Girls 4.15 4.3 4.45 Owl Valley Bluegrass 5 pm 5.15 5.3 5.45 6 pm 6.15 6.3 6.45 7 pm Milan Martin Banjo with Coolgrass John Schumann open mic/jam Quatro Fuglissimo Bush dance with Leaping Lizards 7.15 7.3 7.45 8 pm Coolgrass plays at the Town and Country from 7.30 pm Sunday 21 September Time 12 pm 1.The Barn 2. Club stage 3. Coffee shop 4. Workshop Jonnelles KK Guitars 12.15 12.3 12.45 1 pm Peter Van Herk 1.15 1.3 1.45 2 pm 2.15 2.3 2.45 3 pm 3.15 3.3 3.45 Wes Carr 4 pm Hat Fitz and Cara 4.15 4.3 4.45 5.pm Songwriting with John Schumann The Company Leaping Lizards Balyana Have a Go Circus Quatro Frank Stoove Open mic/jam