JamGrass On The Road

Jamgrass2012

Jambands Australia has announced the first ever JamGrass ‘On the Road’ event to be held at The Red Rattler Theatre in Sydney on 3rd August, 2013. Responding to numerous requests and encouragement to bring JamGrass Music Festival to Sydney, Jambands Australia has partnered with ‘Country Roads’ to host a one-day ‘warm up’ party in August. [...]

Pipi Pickers Play Yinnar

The Pipi Pickers

The Strzelecki Stringbusters will be hosting New Zealand’s premier bluegrass band, The Pipi Pickers, at the Yinnar Community Hotel on Wednesday 1st May this year. The Pipi Pickers are in Australia for their third tour in as many years. They are renowned for their tight vocal harmonies and impressive instrumental skills, and are Festival favourites [...]

The Fastest Banjos in the West

Ross Nickerson

Here’s some news from our friends in Western Australia. Appearing at the Fremantle Workers Club this month (12th April) is a trio of banjo masters including Ross Nickerson from the USA. Smokin’ Hot Bluegrass Banjo featuring: Ross Nickerson – Hired gun from the USA Ian Simpson – One of Australia’s finest banjo slingers Mick O’Neill [...]

2013 Sunshine Fiddle Camp

Sunshine Fiddle Camp 2012

Last year I paid a visit to the Sunshine Fiddle Camp which was held at the Alexandra Park Conference Centre on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. I was keen to see first hand the work done by the Jackson family in bringing this kind of tuition to the Sunshine Coast. It was an eye-opening event. In each corner [...]

Mike Compton on Southern Style

Mike Compton

Jan Dales has let us know of  Mike Compton’s scheduled appearance on Southern Style on Tuesday, 19th March, between 1:00pm and 3:00pm. Mike will be performing live to air and chatting with Jan on PBS FM 106.7 and www.pbsfm.org.au. As always, the programme will be webcast live  and archived on  the PBS FM website. Southern Style with [...]

Stringbusters to Support Mike Compton

StringbustersCompton

The Strzelecki Stringbusters have been to be invited to support world-renowned mandolin musician Mike Compton, at performance at the Northcote Social Club, next Tuesday night, 19th March. Mike is best known for his performance in the movie and soundtrack of “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”, the hit movie featuring George Clooney. Mike is returning to Australia [...]

The Baylor Brothers in Yinnar

Baylor Brothers

Andy, Donal and Peter Baylor hardly need an introduction to enthusiasts of authentic roots music in Australia.  Whether separately or together, they have tirelessly plied their trade over more than 30 years and have a well-earned reputation for their dedication and skills. It’s been a long time coming but at last the planets have aligned [...]

Bill Jackson To Play Yinnar

Bill Jackson

The Yinnar Hotel is gaining an international reputation with the scope and calibre of artists now seeking to play there. The Strzelecki Stringbusters are now well into planning their 2013 season of events for the now iconic hotel attracting some of the most sought after national and international Bluegrass and Old Time musicians to play [...]

Mike Compton, Hardrive and Bluegrass Parkway

BGP

Here’s a concert not to be missed. Mike Compton, Hardrive and Bluegrass Parkway are all scheduled to play Fremantle on 9th March at the Fremantle Workers Club in Henry Street Fremantle. This is a rare opportunity to see two of the country’s leading exponents of traditional bluegrass music along with American mandolin virtuoso Mike Compton in Fremantle this [...]

Karen Lynne on Chicken Hot Rod

Shine Your Light - Karen Lynne

Karen Lynne will be talking with Lindsay Mar about the making of her new album “Shine Your Light” on Sydney’s Chicken Hot Rod Show 2RRR 88.5FM at 11:00am this Sunday morning 17th February 2013. Chicken Hot Rod delivers three hours of Bluegrass, Old Timey and other forbidden delights, and has been broadcasting every Sunday morning [...]

Cripple Creek Gig

Cripple Creek

Here’s some more news from John of South Australia’s Cripple Creek. 2013 is shaping as a good year for Cripple Creek with some near term gigs rapidly approaching including. These include: Whitmore Hotel; Sunday 24th Feb, 4:30 – 7:30pm (kicks off with happy hour) Mt Pleasant Hotel Motel; Sat Mar 16th : 7:00 – 10pm [...]

Faux Grass at the Tyers Hall

Fauxgrass

Faux Grass will be featuring at the Gippsland Acoustic Music Club’s concert on Sunday 3rd February, at the Tyers Hall, from 7.30pm. The group had its origins in February 2011 when Blair Webb and David Aumann, both formerly playing with Fat Chance, decided to pair up as a duo with harmony vocals, guitar and mandolin [...]