Live Music Artists
The Angels, with Dave Gleeson upfront, will showcase their favourite songs from their new album Take It To The Streets, and deliver the greatest of their hits, at the Sydney Blues and Roots Festival.
Respected as one of Australia’s iconic musicians, Ian Moss delivers an unforgettable sound – not only as a telling soloist on guitar but especially with his silken voice, ringing with clarity and resonating with pure soul.
Blues
Harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite’s life reads like a classic blues song: born in Mississippi, raised in Memphis and schooled on the South Side of Chicago. A groundbreaking recording artist since the 1960s, Musselwhite continues to create trailblazing music while remaining firmly rooted in the blues.
This talented singer-songwriter channels the voice of a bygone era, and places it in a thoroughly modern context.
Mixing a dash of 50s rock ‘n’ roll with a pinch of blues and rockabilly on her debut album ‘To The Horses’, Lanie Lane serves up a heady dish of tunes about love, heartbreak and a cowboy.
Blues
Known for her whisky-tinged voice and liken to Lucinda Williams & Bob Dylan.She has released 3 critically-acclaimed albums, toured the world and opened for Stevie Nicks, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt & Joe Cocker.
Blues / Soul
Ray Beadle (Australia)
After more than ten years in the business, Ray Beadle is still regarded as young for his considerable talent! He was discovered in the early part if this century performing a three month residency with the house band in B.B King’s Club in Memphis and has also performed at Buddy Guy’s Blues Club in Chicago as well as several Southern Blues festivals in the USA.
After more than ten years in the business, Ray Beadle is still regarded as young for his considerable talent! He was discovered in the early part if this century performing a three month residency with the house band in B.B King’s Club in Memphis and has also performed at Buddy Guy’s Blues Club in Chicago as well as several Southern Blues festivals in the USA.
Rock
By the beginning of 2010, the Trews were feeling a little lost.
The band had been on an upwardly mobile streak since “Not Ready to Go” first came pumping out of Canadian radio back in 2003.
Blues / vaudeville
Mic Conway and Jim Conway have re-ignited a hot 8-piece band to present the songs, silliness and satire from The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band — including “Wangaratta Wahine”, “My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes”, “Who Walks in When I Walk Out?”, and many more.
Delta Blues
Iconic Australian blues group – Backsliders – are leaders and virtual pioneers in their own genre – ‘delta-blues wall of sound’. As a three piece, they can lift the roof off any venue – moving from straight ahead, ‘amped up’ original blues to ‘all-acoustic way down south’ delta blues.
Blues-Rock
This year’s winers of the MusicOz award for best live act, Chase The Sun continue to make a name for themselves as probably Australia’s best, loudest and most loved blues-rock bands, with guitar superstar Jan Rynsaardt playing better and better as the years pass by.
Jill Barber has always had stars in her eyes. It’s a natural side effect of gazing up at the moon and composing songs bathed in its silvery glow.
From her modest beginnings as a shy acoustic folkie on the local coffeehouse stage, Barber’s recent career has been reaching starry heights.
From her modest beginnings as a shy acoustic folkie on the local coffeehouse stage, Barber’s recent career has been reaching starry heights.
Blues based.
Billy TK Jnr NZ’s premier Blues Guitarist prepares for a Huge 2012!!!
Internationally recognized Kiwi guitar player Billy TK Jnr has been busy touring, recording his 3rd album, fronting a massive road safety campaign in NZ as well as sponsorship deals with Maton guitars, Westpac, Holden NZ and prestigious NZ wine company ‘Greystone Wines’.
Blues
BB.. The Reigning Queen of Beale Street delivers the blues with awakening emotional strength and satisfaction guaranteed to rock your soul. Performing around the world for the past 35 years and on Beale Street 5 nights a week for 15 years you gotta getcha some!!!
Blues / Jump
Big Wheel boasts an absolute all-star line up of musicians who share Jim Conway’s passion for Blues, Jump and Swing. These uniquely talented and stylistically distinctive musicians are drawing from a wide source of influences: collectively they exhibit an instantaneous and uncanny empathy.
Rock, Blues, Punk
Buffalo’s Dave Tice vocals power his performance of his cross genre rock, punk and blues while partner in crime former AC/DC bassist Mark Evans drives his Gibson acoustic guitar adding his Rock’n’Roll roots into the rhythm of this hard-edged duo.
Blues/folk/roots.
This dynamic duo are a unique combination that have skilfully blended the music of the hill country / delta blues with old time folk and as a result they are established as firm festival favourites on the international circuit.
Blues,Rock,Soul
Darren Jack continues to re-ignite rock ‘n’ blues fans at venues with his powerhouse Hammond Trio. The bands performance live exudes emotion and a feel for every note, beat and rhythm emanating from the stage.
Canada
Folk blues rock’n’roll
Matthew Barber is a singer-sonwriter from Toronto who has released 7 albums over the past decade and toured extensively across Canada with inroads into Europe, the US and Australia.
Throughout his rock and roll career, Sam Cutler was responsible for organizing some of the largest rock and roll shows in history outside of Woodstock including The Rolling Stones in Hyde Park, the Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 tour and the Dead’s participation in the Festival Express train tour across Canada.
Dave Tice has reignited song writing with his four on the floor rock n blues band. Performing a spate pub gigs around Sydney the band are set to light the stage at Sydney’s Blues and Roots Festival
| October 26, 2012 9:30 pm | Windsor Mall Stage 1 (Guy Stuff Stage) |
Blues
Don Hopkins, piano and vocals with Rob Grosser, drums and percussion. Their music draws from the rich vein of blues and jazz of the 1920s and 30s through to the R&B, soul and gospel sounds of the 1950s and 60s with an emphasis on the New Orleans, piano styles and songs.
Blues, Roots and Rock
Nat Col & the Kings is the combination of guitarist Nathan Cavaleri and former Screaming Jets Drummer Col Hatchman. Two individually amazing artists, from very different musical backgrounds, it’s clear that together as NC&TK, Nathan and Col are making their own rules as they continue to grow their own style and sound.
Blues & Roots
Hailing from the Blue Mountains near Sydney, award-winning Australian solo artist Claude Hay blends slide guitar, sitar, bass and electronic percussion in a unique loop-driven performance. The resulting sound invokes the best of stomping traditional blues and booty-shaking funk, all delivered with chops to burn and a vocal range to match.
Pop/Folk
Microwave Jenny is indigenous, Australian duo Tessa Nuku and Brendon Boney. With a name that stems from classic Aussie film “The Castle”, Microwave Jenny’s genre-defying style is determined to bring fun and optimism back to the Australian musical landscape.
Starting as a young musician, this soul songstress has had unique experiences touring around the world. Along the way Ashleigh has found herself part of a diverse family of musicians who she has been proud to work with on various tours, festivals and collaboration projects.
Indie Blues
Minnie’s fresh groovy style, showmanship and fearless obsession towards her music is pushing the limits of her guitar, vocals and performance to new levels. While being compared to John Butler by punters her performances are like a pack of fruit tingles being thrown into a bottle of coke.
Blues
Mojo Webb: a unique stage presence, a soulful voice and world-class musicianship.
Stalking and prowling the stage and brandishing some fiery electric blues guitar and harmonica, Mojo loves to cut loose!
Stalking and prowling the stage and brandishing some fiery electric blues guitar and harmonica, Mojo loves to cut loose!
Blues
No stranger to Aussie blues fans, Pete Cornelius has gone through some phases over his 11 year career. Originally a hard hitting Texas blues man, playing Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix, Pete’s song writing and performances have evolved a new groove, while remaining true to his blues roots.
Swamp-blues
8 Ball Aitken’s new live swamp-blues album ‘Alive In Tamworth’ is out now. Rocking more than 200 gigs a year across Australia and overseas, 8 Ball Aitken rattles the roof, stomps the planks, and gets his audiences whooping and hollering along in a frenzy of fun.
Early Blues, Boogie, Noir
Mojo Juju sings songs that sound like that night you can’t remember, in that bar you swear you weren’t at, with that girl you promise you’ve never met.
Blues
Deriving elements from the earthy sounds of the ‘40’s and ‘50’s blues masters, the magic of ‘90’s & current crop of successful blues and roots artists, soulful feel of ‘60’s and ‘70’s British blues and a new twist on electric harmonica to make your ears prick up.
blues /rock / alternate.
From humble beginnings, Mason ”it started as a weekend thing playing bongo’s with my father, Billy Rack”. ‘Now , the Mason Rack Band plays major festivals and tours internationally… why ?
rock’n’roots
Glenn Cardier has taken his crack touring band the Sideshow into Sydney’s legendary
Alberts Studio to record Stranger Than Fiction. Released in May 2012, the CD
immediately became ABC’s album of the week and picked up a 4-star review in the
Australian.
Alberts Studio to record Stranger Than Fiction. Released in May 2012, the CD
immediately became ABC’s album of the week and picked up a 4-star review in the
Australian.
roots/folk rock/blues
Two years, four hundred shows and thousands of CDs are in the hands of punters all over the country. BENJALU are seeing venues becoming more crowded and the sing alongs getting louder at their live energetic shows, while clocking more kilometres then most people could ever imagine.
Blues rock
With 9 albums, a swag of awards and 21 years on tour around the world, Lloyd Spiegel has fit more into 33 years than many do in a lifetime.
Rock
Australian rock band The Lazys are hitting the road once again in support of their brand new EP, ‘Temptation Never Liked You’.
Aiming to capture their unique raw sound, the band mixed things up and decided to record ‘Temptation Never Liked You’ at popular Newtown music venue Notes Live.
Roots, rock
The Widowbirds were born in late 2010 calling of heart for long term brothers in arms and co-writers Simon Meli and Tony Kvesic. Living in the inspirations of Otis Redding, Frankie Miller, The Band and Neil Young, The Widowbirds deliver a soulfulness and truth, long missed in today’s music.
Blues/Rock/Roots
The Australian music scene has a long history of uncovering phenomenal talent and the occasional larrikin. Marshall Okell is one man who embodies both attributes. Back performing under his own name in 2012, Marshall Okell will be bringing a new band and new sound to audiences all over the world.
Blues/Roots/Rock
With her smoky, vivacious vocals, gutsy stage presence, outstanding guitar work and a cache of superlative original material, Genevieve Chadwick is an extraordinary live performer. Catching attention at last years festival, three headliners in a row invited her up on stage including Ash Grunwald and The Baby Animals.
Old school funk & soul
SUPERHEAVYWEIGHTS take you on a rollercoaster ride of old-school funk & soul cooking up a full bag of killer super-heavy grooves. Think James Brown meets The Meters, Al Green, Lee Dorsey and more.
Is it Rock? Maybe..
Fearless Sydney 11-piece presents the music of Frank Zappa. Careening between FZ’s many genres, their shows are about performing the way Frank would hopefully have enjoyed hearing it – an eyebrow-wiggling blend of total respect and utter irreverence.
Soul, Blues
A graduate of Bondi Beach’s thriving ‘90’s funk scene, Cass Eager’s music takes heed of Soul and Blues, solidly dished up with Roots and Rhythm. Her distinctive pipes have drawn comparisons to everyone from Janis Joplin to Bonnie Raitt, but Soul Sister Cass is no pale imitation.
Surf Gypsy Ska
Since the inception of the band in 2009 Caravãna Sun have built a reputation for first-class live shows laden with dance worthy boppy ‘gypsy ska’ grooves and down to earth soulful lyrics.
Folk blues country pop
The AU Review said “Eli Wolfe was outstanding…his roots-centric guitar playing stupidly impressive, especially when he ripped out an epic instrumental number. Props.” Drum Media said “Refreshingly honest and heartfelt…the vocals seem to reach out and grab you.” An artist, poet and acclaimed guitarist, Eli offers a mesmersing musical experience.
Soul, Funk
The Hammond organ maestro behind The Hands, Jimmy Barnes and Powderfinger goes it alone with his first solo project. Soul pyrotechnics from one of Australia’s best musicians.
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| October 28, 2012 1:00 am | Macquarie Arms Hotel |
| October 28, 2012 2:00 pm | Restaurant 22 (Fitzgerald Printing Stage) |
Blues/Soul
Labelled as “The most interesting blues talent this country has seen in a long time” (Matthew Frederick, PBS FM), Shaun’s flair for playing six percussive sounds with his feet, whilst delivering quality guitar and blues- harmonica performances, is undeniably impressive!
Blues
“Stray Roots” is the brainchild of two very different characters, Andrew Ford and Troy Dwyer who met at the first “Sydney Blues Festival”, hatching a plan to create a band with a difference , The Stray Roots and lay claim to being the Hawkesbury’s finest rhythm and blues outfit.
Pop / Acoustic / Rock
Morgan is not new to music, she’s been self-employed as a full time musician in Perth and has racked up an impressive 900 shows to date and counting!
R&B / Blues
Charlie A’Court is synonymous with impassioned performances that grip an audience the very moment he takes the stage. Charlie is an emotionally charged and soul moving performer. Fearlessly bridging genres and challenging stylistic conventions, Charlie’s modern blues style mixed with his contemporary songwriting, gutsy vocals and solid guitar playing have made him an audience favorite on festival and concert stages across Canada and abroad.
Tipping his hat to the great Mississippi delta bluesmen of the 1930s as well as the reckless abandon of the 1960s…”…no one can take away Frank’s uncanny ability to make you feel that desire to stop and listen to what he is saying.” – J.
BLUES
Joe Glover is a 20 year old harmonica player. He’s played with Chris Wilson, Jim Conway,The Backsliders, Chase the Sun, The Hands and many other Sydney blues and roots bands.
Blues, Roots, Swamp Rock
Roc Boots sponsored Two Girls Will are a three piece swamp rock act who infuse infectious blues/roots guitar riffs with driving dance beats. A band of multi talented musicians attacking sax, drums, harp, slide, resonator, electric and accoustic guitars fronted by a surprise package of powerful female vocals.
Rock/Reggae/Folk
Penny and the Mystic’s musical genre is hard to categorise as they combine elements of reggae, rock, folk and funk to make a very original and appealing sound. Their live shows are injected with so much energy and fun that you won’t be able to keep yourself from dancing.
Rock Blues
Since the beginning of his musical career over twenty years ago, MAX has never done things by halves. Renowned for his energetic and always entertaining live performances, he is just as passionate about his song writing and recording.
Blues
MOJO BLUESMEN are the real deal!
They live in their van & tour the country delivering their raw style of dirty powerhouse blues wherever they find an audience. You will find them anywhere from a street corner busking – to the stages of some Australia’s leading music festivals.
They live in their van & tour the country delivering their raw style of dirty powerhouse blues wherever they find an audience. You will find them anywhere from a street corner busking – to the stages of some Australia’s leading music festivals.
Tyran Hall is a Singer/Songwriter whose music radiates good vibrations. He has an infectious smile and certainly gets his audience going with his energy and enthusiasm – he compels them to move!
Folk
Dylan Wright is a young artist who has learned his craft busking the streets of Sydney. His unique voice and sensitivity will inspire you to sing aloud. Three lads combine to create a soulful sound with percussive beats, doing what makes them feel happy.
Funky Folk
A three syllabic expression for a guitar wielding, foot stomping, vocally vivacious and slightly eccentric singer songwriter who will not only bring a world of spirit and soul to the stage, but may just break out the belly dance and fire just for the fun of it.
This mountain’s 18 year old is often seen playing as a rock duo but is also a solo singer/song writer performing a range of original and dynamic songs with cross genre influences.
Australia
Bity Booker is an Australian/Italian singer/songwriter and performer.
With her unique song writing style Bity Booker weaves elements of folk, country, and blues together with her classical guitar to create a distinctive sound that is all her own.
With her unique song writing style Bity Booker weaves elements of folk, country, and blues together with her classical guitar to create a distinctive sound that is all her own.
Australia
Central Coast singer songwriter Bob Pigott blends the sounds of country and folk with a blues and roots edge, creating a sound that has become as unique as the Australian landscape.
Blues-Soul-Rock
Since the release of his debut EP “Links In The Chain” Brett O’Malley has enjoyed the success of having his material recieve repeated airplay on local radio, Rage and Landed Music TV,over 13000 hits on Youtube and recently in the Top 10 of Triple J Unearthed.
Ancient
Gramophone Man utilizes the world’s only ‘steam powered’ mobile Gramophone DJ Cart to play original shellac jazz and blues 78′s from the 20′s 30′s and 40′s. Combine this with suave patter and some unfeasible and ill advised dance moves and you have street theatre of the highest order.
Australia
Calling Mayday began touring the music scene in 2010 and quickly developed their own hard rocking style that has drawn influences from The Living End, The Ramones, Children Collide and Green Day.
Australia
After having just about finished my first EP “Young Gun From The Big Smoke” I am now looking at completing the follow up “More to the Point”. This time I will be having my band perform with me to try and capture our live sound.
Australia
The first single Workin’ off Chris E Thomas’s debut album “Monkey Off My Back” was honoured at the Canberra Country Music Awards receiving the award for National Country Honky Tonk Song and the award for National Country Swing Song of the year.
Australia
Based in Sydney, Halfway Homebuoy has a rock/ indie/ folk style. They originally formed in the Swiss Alpes. After playing in various bars during the ski season, they entered the UK’s biggest band comp ‘Live and Unsigned’ and ended up in the top 100 out of 10 000.
Australia
Daxton Monaghan is a blues/rock singer song writer from the Central Coast. Daxton can be best described fun laid back guy who can bellow out great blues songs, with a stomp box and guitar there’s not much he can’t do, he has performed shows In Nashville & Hollywood and has more than four albums to his name.
Australia
From the heart & soul of Sydney’s inner west, 7 piece Aussie roots & reggae act ‘Jesse Morris and the 3 Beans 5’ hit the road to celebrate the release of their 2nd feature album, ‘Stepping Over You’.
Australia
Michael Peter is a singer/songwriter that entwines musical stories with an acoustic mix of folk, roots, soul, pop and rock. He has toured extensively all over Australia building a reputation as a captivating live act.
Australia
Listening to classical guitarist Alex Chudnovsky you cannot help being moved by his evocative, lyrical playing. This Russian born musician now lives in Melbourne. Alex was inspired by a friend to play the classical guitar, and when he started playing, he discovered his natural talent for composing.
Rock/Blues
From clubs and festivals all over Oz to supporting national and international acts, Asa has taken his songs and dynamic show across the world and is coming to the Sydney Blues and Roots festival to share a piece with you.
Blues Rock
Bones Atlas plays a unique brand of music. Fusing swamp rock, groove driven funk, dirty blues, astral psychedelia into a mind bending concoction that will leave your body unconsciously moving to the rhythm and your bones rattling the depths of your soul.
Rock, Fusion, Folk
Joe Robinson plays guitar like Ali boxed, like Einstein knew theoretical physics and like Hitchcock made movies.
If the chipper twenty-year-old from Temagog, NSW, were two or three times his age, his sheer six-string ability and compositional insight, which have already earned Robinson a world-wide following, would be no less astonishing.
If the chipper twenty-year-old from Temagog, NSW, were two or three times his age, his sheer six-string ability and compositional insight, which have already earned Robinson a world-wide following, would be no less astonishing.
Australia
Sydney songstress Sam Buckingham brings her very own breathtaking brand of angel voiced folk/pop to this years festival. After playing alongside the likes of Washington, Lior and Angus & Julia Stone and signing a worldwide publishing deal with Alberts, Buckingham has finally released her latest offering ‘Fragile Heart’ – a stunning collection of heart on your sleeve tracks as Buckingham embraces fear, vulnerability and all the questions the beauty of love can bring.
Australia
Hard Rock
The Childs are a hard rock band from Sydney’s Shire born from blues, roots and the Sydney rock scene of the 90s. Hard loud and fast, The Childs will leave your ears bleeding and your senses rocked to their bones.
Australia
BONEZ is the alter ego of Sydney born musician Tomi Gray.
Coming into existence at the dawning of 2012 after the collapse of prior projects and responsibility, BONEZ is obsessed by life on the road, living out the back of his van he creates music and experience while learning and growing along the way and using the universal language of music to share stories with others.
Coming into existence at the dawning of 2012 after the collapse of prior projects and responsibility, BONEZ is obsessed by life on the road, living out the back of his van he creates music and experience while learning and growing along the way and using the universal language of music to share stories with others.
Australia
A smack in the mouth by a bear holding a wet salmon with gravel rash… Blake Saban 3 rocks you with their blues ‘n’ roots grooves from your heart to your feet.
In March last year I set off on an adventure to Ethiopia with
my younger sister Jade. I decided to accompany her as it
was her first trip abroad and Ethiopia didn’t seem the safest
destination to explore.
my younger sister Jade. I decided to accompany her as it
was her first trip abroad and Ethiopia didn’t seem the safest
destination to explore.
Folk / Rock
Only just back in the country from LA, Crooked Saint has just announced the release of his new double A side ‘Hot & Heavy / Outta Sight Outta Mind’, and accompanying launch dates.
rock, pop , adult contemporary, alternative
Full of flavour serving up intriguing songs that linger of infused catchy hooks peppered by superb influences, revolving around modern day alternative light rock ballads.
Folk
Two guitars, two voices; songs born out of truth. Lake Nash is strongly influenced by their time spent in Central Australia – a place that confronts us with the reality of life pared back to what is essential, and reminds us that music gives us truth.
Blues / Rock / Soul
With his gravelly blend of blues, roots, soul and country, and a voice that belies his 28 years, along with his unflinching ability to sing it sweet and play it dirty, Owen Campbell creates a perfect blend of melody that’s simple, but right, as is the way with blues.
Indy Folk
A live show from Oxford (Sam Stephenson) is a soulful and honest experience. He will charm you with his husky tones and dreamy summer tunes.
| October 28, 2012 12:00 pm | Market Place Stage |
| October 28, 2012 2:30 pm | Trentinos on George |
Fock
Steve Balbi has transformed from one of Australia’s leading songwriters, first with NOISEWORKS, followed by ELECTRIC HIPPIES and UNIVERSE, to become a dynamic solo performer. His compelling music and unique style transcends generations.
Alternative / Indie
Hailing from the rugged heartland of the New South Wales south coast, Steven Smyth’s roots in music can be traced back, past adolescent forays into punk, folk and rock, to a childhood of Sunday gospel sessions.
Folk Pop
Matt Lyons writes songs that contemplate the human condition and the roads we take towards our inevitability. He is one of those rare performers who bare themselves with immense vulnerability.
pop
After a very busy 2010/2011, Nicholas Roy has been writing and recording new songs for his upcoming EP release, with producer Jaime Jimenez. 2010 saw Nicholas’ song “It’s All My Fault”, become a favourite around the country, with high rotation airplay on Triple J, ABC DIG Music and community stations.
Drum Workshop
OHS – ears most important instrument a musician will have.
Technique and finding your voice re style, tuning etc..
THE ROLE OF THE DRUMMER-support the song.
Sounds- Different sticks, brushes etc..
OHS – ears most important instrument a musician will have.
Technique and finding your voice re style, tuning etc..
THE ROLE OF THE DRUMMER-support the song.
Sounds- Different sticks, brushes etc..
Swamp Rock
With their bolo ties, sweeping locks and two-steppin’ dance moves Adeliade four piece The Bakers Digest are at the forefront of the folk n, roll revival. Even as a band in their infancy, their style of buoyant swamp rock has taken them to great heights including into the studio to record their debut release.
| October 27, 2012 5:00 pm | Sounds Like Cafe Stage |