Artists Summer Warm Up 2023
Accidentally on Purpose
An amazing young trio from the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, driven by the gorgeous vocals of Shelby and the sweet harmonies and multi-instrumental wizardry of Siena and Lexie. They play intricate arrangements of classic rock and pop tunes, fiery instrumentals and their...
Amanda Gilmour
Amanda Gilmour is a singer songwriter from Brisbane who lives on the Sunshine Coast. She has an amazing voice, spellbinding. She writes songs with emotional depth crafted with relatable stories from the heart. With her guitar and beautiful melodies she welcomes you...
Antiri
Antiri joins us at our Feb 2023 Warmup Event! Straight after their Woodfordia debut. Seeing and playing good tunes is the aim of Antiri, taking it's name from Palantiri in the Tolkien's Elvish world. Samuel De Santi, who leads the project, has been seeking and playing...
ASLEEP AT THE REEL
Asleep at the Reel evoke the sound of the lively Irish pub, of flying fiddles and rich voices in harmony around an open fire. In 2018, Asleep at the Reel released their debut cd, The Emerald Dream, a rich and diverse collection which joins the dots between Celtic...
Carl Lynch
Carl has been wowing audiences for 30 years in a professional capacity and has become a household name in SEQ due to consistent quality and entertainment value. Carl takes the stage with the goods to please guitar fanatics along with lovers of Songwriting and clear,...
FUNKLAVA
This dynamic 4 piece integrates exotic Greek and Balkan melodies with modern Funk grooves to create a sound that is both unique and highly danceable. With drums. bass, sax, flute, and electric resonator bouzouki (the Rezouki) this ensemble brings together the best of...
Gardner Bridge & Dunlop
Australian Songwriters Assoc. once described Noel’s award winning songs as creating ‘Strong Messages In A Velvet Glove Of Music’. With the addition of Alex’s beautifully harmonising voice, bass and the added texture of Jem’s superb mandolin to Noel’s guitar and...
Haystack Mountain Hermits
Award-winning family band Haystack Mountain Hermits are all related, all multi-instrumentalists and all go. The band was forged whilst travelling tens of thousands of kilometres around Australia and then steam-hammered into shape upon the busking anvil. Haystack...
Karen Law
Karen Law is a songwriters' songwriter whose honest folk songs always tell a story. She's been improving her craft for the last 30 years and believes the best is still to come. She was awarded the Alistair Hulett award for songs of social justice in 2020 and was a...
Kelly Cork
Kelly's well-crafted songs are inspired by his observations of the mysterious and sometimes cruel irony of life's journey, with poetic lyrics that only a top songwriter can create. With his varying musical styles, Kelly takes his audience on a journey - he is a true...
Mama Buluku
This Maleny based performance troupe has formed out of a shared passion for the joy, vitality and kinship experienced through African drumming and dancing. Lead by dance instructor/percussionist Pascale Richy, supported by musicians Natalie Richy, Jacinta Foale &...
Mermaid Avenue
Formed in 2015 around the Songwriting of Peter Clarke, Mermaid Avenue are a 6-piece Americana/alt-country band with‚ an "incredibly endearing sound" (Happy Mag). They recently released their second album‚ Sugartown‚ and are looking to release album 3 in 2023. The...
Michael Fix
Multi-award winning acoustic guitar virtuoso Michael Fix tours internationally, presenting an eclectic mix of original instrumentals and distinctive arrangements. His influences are diverse, and his music is enhanced with stories and humour. Michael's unique style‚ is...
Round Mountain Girls
Scenestr Magazine's Bluesfest 2022 stated, "My face is beaming a smile as wide as the sky because this band is totally bonkers‚ All in a great way!If there is a description that fits the conglomerate of music genres that holds their set list together, I've never read...
Sam Shepherd
Sam's unique playing style draws from a wide range of influences. Jazz, country and everything in between, Sam plays it all, blending styles to make a sound that's distinctly his own. https://youtube.com/channel/UCA6hHfJ53RcZqnu6mOzy_0g ...
The Landscape Band
Musically celebrating landscapes and those caring for them- environmentally conscious folk rock/country and a little country blues- promoting dancing, participation and thought- vocals, guitars, bass, drums, mandolins, accordion, harmonica. ...
Zac Gunthorpe
Zac Gunthorpe is going to give you a chance to go beneath veneers of simplicity into understated complexity and nuance. Listening, you might begin to hear why he doesn‚It need anything more than his guitar and his voice to enchant the night. ...
Zumpa
Be transported with Zumpa to forgotten Italian fishing villages, moonlit olive groves and a hard life under a hot sun where peasants play music to celebrate life with a fierce sense of humour. They provide the sounds and energy of folk, gypsy and Italian world music...