Peter Somerville
Peter was born in Melbourne, Victoria where he still lives. He was a comparatively late starter as a musician, taking up guitar at 20 years old. It was not long before he heard the bluegrass records, Old and in the Way and Bill Monroe Live at Bean Blossom Festival and got hooked on learning the … [Read More...]
Jim Fisher
Jim Fisher was born in Perth, Western Australia. As a child he had lived on different continents, traveling to and from the UK by ship twice by the time I was 12. His second stay in England was in the time of the Beatles, 63 – 66, and the whole music scene of the time became his life. He returned … [Read More...]
Doug Wallace
My interest in music, in general, stems from my childhood, surrounded by family who had been involved in the music and entertainment industry for several generations. Scottish folk and country dance music was played by both sides of our family and my mother’s parents were top billing … [Read More...]
Flying Emus
The Flying Emus were one of Australia's leading bluegrass bands from the late 1980's. Several on the band members played in the Slim Dusty band and the Emus were formed during a six-year period when Slim Dusty had stopped touring. Their popularity led them to a range of radio and television … [Read More...]
The Hayes Brothers
While many groups and individuals will feature in this site in years to come, we cannot go on without acknowledging the foundational contributions made by the Hayes Brothers in the early 1960′s. There is little documented on the Hayes Brothers, but we have turned up the following … [Read More...]
Trev Warner
Trev Warner hails from South Australia and like others in Australia has made some major contributions to the ongoing development of Bluegrass music in Australia. Having grown up in South Australia's Riverland, he was listening to country music as far back he can remember. Those days featured … [Read More...]
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