News Form Gold Coast Acoustic Music Club.
While at the Redlands Bluegrass Convention this past weekend I met Rob Saunders, chairman of the Gold Cosat Acoustic Music Club, who told me of a music festival planed for the Gold Coast this year.
The Annual Gold Coast Acoustic Music Festival is scheduled for 18th and 19th of September 2010. This year’s festival features bluegrass bands including Coolgrass, The Stetson family, Redeemers, Hillbillygoats, Bushfire and Balyana.
There will also be workshops on flat-picking guitar, banjo, mandolin and fiddle.
Sat 18 Sep.
- All Sports Club from 5:00pm to -10:00 pm – $10 featuring Hillbillygoats, Stetson family, Mark Cryle and the Redeemers, Daniel Champagne, Tracey Davis, Mick McHugh
Sun 19 Sep.
- Free Concertat Glennon Park and All Sports 12-5pm featuring Coolgrass, Phyllis Sinclair, Cheynne Murphy, Brisbane Ukulele Club, Bushfire, Karl Farren, Steve Carter, Balyana, plus more
- Workshops – $10 11-1pm: Guitar, Banjo, Songwriting, Mandolin, Fiddle.
Coast Acoustics meets every 3rd Sunday for open mic, jams and concerts. Please email or phone me on 0420861911 for more details.
Go to www.coastacoustics.com.au for further information or call Rob on 0420 861 911.
Urban Country Festival 30th April – 2nd May
Tracey Davis and Bushfire Band will be appearing at this year’s Urban Country Music Festval – Caboolture Qld.
Queensland’s singer, songwriter Tracey Davis hit the airwaves with her first original country bluegrass album, first single and video clip called It’s Hot, co-written with Dave Luxmoore, and played on CMC and Country Radio.
Tracey followed with a second single and video clip called Horses & Harleys which is currently played on radio and CMC.
Tracey’s recent single It’s Hot won the Scenie Rim Music Video Awards in 2009. Tracey Davis and Bushfire, featuring Dave Luxmoore, Rob Davis and Phil Eizenberg, performed at The People’s Choice Awards and came second in the Toohey’s New Country Music Band Search at the 2009 Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Tracey Davis and Bushfire Band appearing 2nd May at The Song Writer’s Cafe at 11.30 am;
Next Generation Station Stage at 2.30pm and The Farewell Concert at 12.30 pm.
For more information visit the Tracey Davis website. or her Myspace page.
Here’s some more news from Bushfre Band from Queensland.
Tracey and Bushfire will be in Tamworth 2010 for the Tamworth Country Music Festival and you will see them at The Meet and Greet Fan Team on the 20 Jan 2010 at 10.00am.
Tracey Davis and the Bushfire Band won the Best Music Video Award for It’s Hot at 2009 The Scenic Rim Music Awards held at The Centre in Beaudesert, Qld. You can also see them at the WJO Second Showcase at 9.30am at the Cattleman’s Steakhouse, Tamworth.
Bushfire Band – Bluegrass Live
Bushfire Band hail from south-east Queensland and offer a blend of down to earth Aussie arrangements, with Dave Luxmoore on fiddle, mandolin and guitar, Tracey Davis on bass, Rob Davis on banjo, and Phil Eizenberg on guitar and Dobro.
The CD opens with a very bouncy and fast version of the Salty Dog Blues, in fact the band presents some great bluegrass classics in their selection of tracks which include Oh Suzanna, Ol’ Joe Clarke and Comin’ Round the Mountain. They do a great job of it and clearly enjoy their time together. They have also included some other favourites recently brought to light through the movie and soundtrack of Oh Brother Where Art Thou? with tracks such as In The Jailhouse Now and Man of Constant Sorrow.
Unlike other albums from this fine band, Rob Davis does most of the lead singing while Tracey and Dave support with fine harmonies. Tracey gives us a bouncy rendition of Keep on the Sunny Side, originally penned in 1899 and made accessible by the Carter Family in the early 1900’s.
In all, this is a great introduction to bluegrass music from a band that needs no introduction to the Australian bluegrass music scene. Award winning Bushfire Band have been playing and performing around the south east corner of Queensland for many years.
You can visit their website Bushfire Band.
The Bushfire Band – Dave Luxmoore, Tracey & Rob Davis and Phil Eizenberg – came a close second place to Craig Morrison’s Little Cowboys in the Tooheys New Country Music Challenge Band Search. The challenge was held at the Family Hotel on 19th January, as part of the the annual Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Bushfire was selected as one of the final six bands who came from all over Australia. Tracey sang her original songs to the judges, (co-written with Dave Luxmoore) from Bushfire’s latest CD, It’s Hot. Rob, Dave & Phil topped the set off with catchy bluegrass songs.
Tracey said Bushfire is very proud to receive the runner up prize of $500 from Tooheys, an EV microphone package and promotional support packages from The Country Music Bulletin and Musicians Headquarters. All four members of BUSHFIRE have been performing most of their lives and look forward to many more years doing what they love to do.
BUSHFIRE Band was a daily busking feature outside the Regent Theatre from the 19th to the 25th Jan. All agree it was a rewarding experience meeting lots of new people. The band also played at the Peoples Choice Awards, Andrew Clermont’s Supper Club, Main Stage Peel St, a spot with Simply Bushed and had lots of fun jamming with many musicians who dropped in and payed while busking.
Watch out for Bushfire’s current first single It’s Hot on the Country Music Channel, which you can go on line and request everyday.
Visit Bushfire Website
Tamworth 2009 is going to be the official NSW release of Bushfire’s 1st original CD ” It’s Hot “, which features Tracey on vocals & bass, Dave on guitar, mandolin & fiddle and Rob on banjo & accordion.
You can hear the trio live at their busking location outside the Regent Theatre in Brisbane St from 9.00 am till midday every day from the 19th to the 26th Jan.
Bushfire would like to thank everyone who has voted for ‘ It’s Hot ‘ on radio & CMC and to all the radio stations & CMC for putting ‘ It’s Hot ‘ on their playlists, and to friends & associates who have helped us get their music heard.
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