Hailed as “the most impressive one-man band you will ever see” by Unilad when they showcased him to their 44 million followers, Cam Cole is a singer, songwriter, busker and new age traveler from London, UK who roams around performing on streets and venues as his one man band show influenced by Folk, Delta Blues, Grunge and Rock N' Roll.
Check out the Instagram feed below to see what Cam is up to.
Deadnecks are a Grateful Dead Tribute band from Melbourne, Australia.
With soaring guitar solos, three part vocal harmonies and tight improvisation. Deadnecks specialise in their own style of psychedelic folk country blues jams.
T.K. Reeve has a broad and deep passion for blues music from the beginnings of recorded music, to the contemporary artists of today. He has been working hard on his instrument for a couple of decades, trying to do the music justice as a self-taught musician.
As a singer, T.K. aims for a somewhat relaxed delivery and to sound like no-one but himself.
He has previously released 2 singles, 2 EPS and his first album "I Wanna Feel Good" (2019), which was nominated for Music Victoria's "Best Blues Album" award and subjected to extensive touring around most of Australia.
Multi-Award Winning Blues Vocalist and Songwriter
Owner/Director of Andrea Marr Music School
Andrea Marr is a multi-award winning Melbourne based blues and soul singer/songwriter. Previous bands include Andrea Marr Band 1999-2017 Andrea Marr & The Funky Hitmen 2012-2018. Currently Andrea performs as part of The McNaMarr Project and Urban Praise Gospel Choir. Andrea is also a vocal coach and has run her own music school in Melbourne Australia since 1996.
2020 Blues Music Victoria Hall of fame
Nominee
2019 Winner - Vic/Tas Blues Awards Album
Of The Year (McNaMarr Project Holla
& Moan)
2019 Winner - Vic/Tas Blues Awards Song
Of The Year (McNaMarr Project - Holla
& Moan)
2019 Semi Finalist International Blues
Challenge Memphis TN
(McNaMarr Project)
2019 Blues Music Victoria Hall of fame
Nominee
2018 Winner - Blues Performer Of The Year
(McNaMarr Project)
2017 #1 Album Australian Blues and Roots
Airplay Charts (Andrea Marr - Natural)
2017 #1 Album Roots Music Report Soul
Album Charts USA
2017 #1 Album Roots Music Report R&B
Album Charts USA
2013 Semi Finalist International Blues
Challenge Memphis TN (Andrea Marr
Band)
2012 Blues Performer Of The Year (Andrea
Marr Band)
2009 Australian Blues Music Award Female
Artist of The Year (Andrea Marr - Little
Sister Got Soul)
2009 Vic/Tas Blues Award - Female Artist Of
The Year (Andrea Marr - Little Sister
Got Soul)
2005 Blues Performer Of The Year (Andrea
Marr Band)
2002 Vic/Tas Blues Award - Female Artist Of
The Year
Discography:
2018 Holla and Moan The McNaMarr Project
2017 Natural - Andrea Marr (with the Funky
Hitmen)
2014 Live at the MBAS House Of Blues
Andrea Marr Band
2009 Little Sister Got Soul - Andrea Marr
2005 Watch Me Work It - Andrea Marr
2002 Sassified - Andrea Marr
1997 Inheritance - Andrea Marr
The first offering from The Pleasures (Catherine Britt and Lachlan Bryan’s new outfit) is “The Beginning of the End”. Americana twang meets dirty rock n roll on this sassy single with its themes of mischief and recklessness - the perfect antidote for these austere times. Britt and Bryan’s perfectly matched vocals holler over a stomping, swaggering band, leaving us in no doubt that The Pleasures have come out swinging!
A 70s-psychedelia inspired music video accompanies the single, and it’s filled with the energy and intensity you can expect at The Pleasures’ upcoming live shows.
While Catherine and Lachlan already have established careers, this collaboration which began with a late-night sms exchange, quickly ascended into a feverish fortnight of writing and recording. The project represents a significant stylistic shift for both artists. Their debut album is already in the can and is set for release later in 2022.
“Lachlan and I have always clicked in life and in song” explains Catherine, “and we’ve always had an unspoken understanding and respect for one another. These songs came so easy - they flowed out of us like a raging stream. I just want more honest, real music in the world, and I couldn’t think of a better person to make it with!”
“I don’t think know anyone else who feels and understands country music the way Catherine does”, says Lachlan. “She sounds authentic because she is authentic. When she opens her mouth and sings you can hear the neon lights buzzing, you can taste the tequila and you can barely see for the cloud of smoke. It’s all that stuff that people try and fake – they try and put in on – but it’s like she was just born with it”.
“The Beginning of the End” was released January 21 2022 through Beverley Hillbilly Records via MGM Distribution.
The Pleasures will play their first shows in February at the following venues:
Wednesday 9th February – The Grant Junction Hotel – Maitland NSW
Thursday 10th February - Lazybones Lounge – Marrickville NSW
Wednesday 16th February – Ziggy Pops – St Kilda VIC
Thursday 17th February – Brass Monkey Cronulla NSW
A rescheduled show in April at the Welders Dog in Tamworth for
Tamworth Country Music Festival will be announced soon.
Australian singer, Julie O'Hara is a freelance performing and recording artist from Melbourne.
Julie O’Hara, is a veteran of the Melbourne music scene, performing since the late 80’s.
Julie began her professional jazz singing career as a teenager with residencies enabling her to work with some of the county’s finest jazz musicians. The desire to evolve musically to communicate with her peers began in those early years, inspired by the musicianship around her.
Now an established musician, songwriter and recording artist, Julie has regularly toured Europe, Asia and Australia, playing at jazz and music festivals or performing as a guest vocalist, (The Cat Empire, Hoodangers, The Pearly Shells, Mistaken Identity). Although Julie performs predominantly jazz music, she also writes for pop, bluegrass, hip hop, R&B, neo soul, country and EDM.
Julie writes songs across various genres, having freelanced in different musical scenes for almost thirty years. Julie features on over thirty recordings, including Aria award winning album,
‘Cities’ by The Cat Empire and ‘Midnight Sun’ with George Washingmachine (nominated for a Bell Award for best jazz vocal album). Julie has won numerous song writing awards for jazz, contemporary pop and EDM.
Julie works as a music educator, lecturing in jazz and contemporary voice and improvisation at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash University and teaches song writing at Melbourne Graduate School and Monash University.
Julie has a background in Speech Pathology and voice science. Julie has taught singing, song writing and improvisation at NMIT, VCA, Melbourne Conservatoire, Melbourne Polytechnic, Victoria University and RMIT.
Julie is currently studying Estill Voice Mechanics and music production.
The Caledonian Castaways are a group of ex-pat Scot musicians from Melbourne. They perform their own songs of Scotland influenced by the blues and roots of the many bands they play with.
Singer-songwriter Jeff Lang has built up a reputation for startlingly original performances, working without a set list, allowing the unique energy of each night to shape the songs. While Lang will talk of his admiration for the elemental blues of Skip James, the raw gospel of Blind Willie Johnson, the devastating guitar work of Jimi Hendrix, the masterful slide guitar of Ry Cooder, and the sublime songwriting of Bob Dylan and Richard Thompson, comparisons to these artists fails to paint an adequate picture.
Bella Frankie are duo Ajita Cannings and Michael Turner (ARIA winners Wild Pumpkins at Midnight), who hail from the mud flats of Bundjalung Country Northern NSW. Joined by baroque cellist Tash Kraemer (The Australian Haydn Ensemble) and virtuoso harmonica player Steve Gilbert, they weave folk-yarns with whispering auto-harp, three-part harmonies, guitar and ukulele.
Their 2022 debut album “Falling in the River” was recorded on Flinders Island in the Bass Strait and their second album "Cut-folk Fables" was released on October 2023 and both have received numerous ABC and local radio airplays. This fresh emerging folk group share stories of love, flood, community and their black dogs, Bella and Frankie.
Campbell's blend of folk, blues and country aligns him with modern Americana but it's clear his influences are wide ranging, from iconic artists such as Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and The Allman Brothers to contemporary songwriters such as Paul Kelly, Neil Finn and Bernard Fanning.
Campbell's songs are a sidewalk cafe, a mood, a glimpse in the mirror. His voice is authentic and intimate, floating with a warmth and a country quality filtered through urban dust. Campbell will release his debut EP in 2022.