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As one of Australia’s premier independent bands, Bluehouse have stamped out their own unique style by combining folk-flavored pop melodies meshed with powerfully intricate harmonies and inspired guitar and bass playing (along with healthy doses of sardonic wit thrown in between songs)! The dynamic duo, Jacqueline Walter and Bernadette Carroll, met in a pub in Melbourne in 1995 and moments later were singing together on stage. They have since forged a successful career, by honing their performance skills through beautiful singing, clever thinking and near constant touring. They have consistently received five-star reviews from critics and created a loyal fan base all over the world.

Bluehouse have independently released two EP’s and three full-length CD’s –”big”, 6 Minutes of Breathable Air and the most recent, “These Days’. After performing sold out shows all over Australia, they moved on to play to audiences in Europe, including spots at WOMAD and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Beginning with their first tour of North America in the summer of 2002, they have wowed audiences at many prestigious music festivals and showcase venues including California WorldFest, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the US National Folk Alliance, Kerrville Folk Festival, the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, Berkeley’s Freight and Salvage, The Birchmere near Washington DC, the Cactus Cafe in Austin, the House of Blues (LA) and many more.

Bluehouse have shared the stage with Neil Young, Cowboy Junkies, UB40, Elvis Costello, Tommy Emmanuel, Neil Finn (of Crowded House) and other artists. They’ve also played to an estimated worldwide listening audience of 200 million on the ‘Mountain Stage Radio’ show based in West Virginia and have appeared on the nationally syndicated Woodsongs Radio Hour.

The Sydney Morning Herald recognized the band’s essential eclecticism, terming their music “delicious folk-pop…tinged at times with sweet gospel soul, before plunging into raucous guitar riffs” and “exuberant, sad, wise, harmonically dazzling…a lively display of both instrumental and a cappella with attitude and polished pop.”

“This acoustic duo from Melbourne have been winning rave reviews…. they write powerful radio-friendly tunes and twist them with a quirkiness which keeps them outside formula pop.” Lesley Sly of ROLLING STONE

An immensely entertaining and engaging live show has been the hallmark of their success, garnering them such praise as “the best night you’ve ever had” with “glorious harmony work and individual voices ranging from teardrop soft to thunderstorm forceful”- Geoff Wilson SCENE magazine.

Bluehouse toured the USA yet again late last year began recording of their new album in December 2006, with Australian guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel, producing. They are off to tour Holland immediately after this concert.

www.bluehouse.net

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www.myspace.com/bluehouseaustralia