... and now, just when we thought all the Indians were beaten ... Evan and the Brave ..
Daniel Mifsud has built a strong line up of musicians, playing a sort of country and blues based eclectic set ... very professional. Get up, get out, go and see them. You'll be so glad you did.
I was lurking in the Chai Temple at Peats Ridge, I found The Lurkers lurkin'.
Double bass, banjo ... Australian hill-billy ? Not at all - this is excellent. It's cheeky, it's compelling, it's full of life, it's modern ripalong and folksy without the bluegrass stuff. I hate bluegrass. It is d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-t ... get to see them. I liked them. Thought they were were refreshing. Great stuff.
The Gin Club, great name for a band. All very serious ... but quality, even a cello.
They seem to change their members depending on who is available, but here I think we have Bridget Lewis on cello, Ben Salter on drums, Conor Macdonald on guitar and voice and Dan Mansfield on bass. I dunno, this is sort of Sonth Pacific folk and soft rock. Good stuff.
On the big stage on New Year's Eve arvo, stepped Kate Miller-Heidke ... everyone was jumping around .. apart from me, I was trying to shoot her ..
Kate is another grad from the Queensland Con (like Megan Washington and Katie Noonan) and is a very accomplished singer - it was a family day, and she is very sweet and she can sing .. no, there is more, she has a great band ... I like her accompanying "woof" singer too, Nicole Brophy.
Daniel Lee Kendall creates some rich musical arrangements - songs of love and disappointment ..
.. without lust or desperation, always warm and sort of "comforting". He brought his own fanclub which seemed to be mainly young, enthusiastic ladies, dressed for a very hot day - so I liked him !
Seriously - Daniel is very talented indeed and has a big future I am sure.
They are great musicians and include banjo, trumpet, saxophone, trombone, accordion, mex bass, flute, guitars and drums. Certainly entertaining and fitting for the Festival.
