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Submitted by Stephen Loss – WA What makes three grown men fly across this large country for a weekend of music? My apologies to those expecting a punch line. The answer is the Redland’s Bluegrass Convention. Two colleagues and I flew from Perth to Brisbane to attend the 2011 Redlands convention on 8th to the [...]
This month has been a busy one for Karen Lynne who is currently filming a new music video for another of the Wishing Well tracks, a self-penned co-write with Richard Porteous, Blue Mountain Rain. The video is being shot by Dusk Music Video Productions and is expected to be released to CMC in the coming [...]
Submitted by Neil and Cilla Wills – Qld. The weather was kind for July in Queensland, clear sunny days and cold nights. Friday night started with a concert after dinner, featuring The Wayward Sisters, The O’Donnell Family, Redland Bluegrass Boys, Pirate Brides, Innes Campbell & Present Company, Groundspeed and closed with Brendan Radford’s Glasshouse Mountain [...]
After a very successful weekend at the Redland’s Bluegrass Convention this month, David Long and his band Midnight From Memphis have been taking their music to various places in New South Wales and are soon to head in to Victoria. Debbie Smith went to the concert in Tempe, and here’s what she had to say: [...]
For those of you who frequent the Redlands Bluegrass Convention each year please take some time to read the following on behalf of the Save Kindilan campaign. Kindilan is under real threat from the Redland City Council’s proposed Waste Transfer Station (WTS) to be built beside the Kindilan site. Council are in the final weeks [...]
David Long and Band On Tour For those fortunate enough to witness David Long and Midnight from Memphis last Saturday night at the Redlands Bluegrass Convention would certainly attest to the musicianship displayed by the US visitors. This young band shows that the future of acoustic and bluegrass music is quite secure. Midnight From Memphis [...]
News from the Redlands Bluegrass Committee is – ‘I guess we are ready.’ Sue Dwyer called us this week and spoke about a number of new initiatives they have put in place as preparations continue for this year’s Redlands Bluegrass Convention to be held from 9th – 11th July. Now in its 16th year the [...]
Redlands – 9th to 11th July 2010 This year marks the 16th year for the Redland’s Bluegrass Convention, Australia’s friendliest bluegrass gathering. These days people travel from all over the country to be part of this great weekend’s festivities. The first festival was held back in 1995 and featured Gary Vann, Ian Tredennick, Terry Contini [...]
Submitted by Tony Lake The 16th annual Redlands Bluegrass Convention will be held on 9th to 11th July 2010 at Redland Bay in south-east Queensland. The convention is well-known throughout folk and bluegrass circles in Australia as a most enjoyable weekend. Each year it’s attended by highly respected bluegrass musicians from all over Australia and [...]
The lineup for the 2010 Redlands Bluegrass Festival has been announced. This year’s international act is The David Long band featuring David Long, Scott Simontacchi, Kevin Kehrberg and Preston Schmidt. There is a great selection of Bluegrass Artists from around Australia and New Zealand including: Bluegrass Parkway Kristy Cox The Davidson Brothers Johnny Possum (NZ) [...]
USA’s Barry and Holly Tashian were among this years Redland’s Festival guests and I got to chat with them on the Saturday night prior to their concert performance. Their workshops and performances were a treat and enjoyed by many over the weekend. I asked if it would be possible to give us an insight into [...]
The Redlands Bluegrass Festival is over for another year. It is one of Australia’s leading bluegrass festivals and the word from festival goers is it is without doubt Australia’s friendliest festival. I was introduced to Redlands Bluegrass Convention some 8 years ago by Allen Shaw from Mount Isa, who incidentally is also responsible for introducing [...]
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