WHEELERS & DEALERS

http://www.wheelersanddealers.com.au/

 ALBERT PARK YACHT CLUB PORT LOUNGE FRIDAY OCTOBER 29TH 2010
AQUATIC DRIVE ALBERT PARK LAKE (NEXT TO THE POINT RESTAURANT)
COST $20/$15 CASH AT DOOR. DOORS OPEN 7:30PM
COST INCLUDES MELBOURNE’S BEST TURKISH BREAD & DIPS BEFORE SHOW AND HOT PARTY FINGER FOOD IN INTERVAL. DRINKS FROM BAR AT BAR PRICES. BOOKINGS taxman@bigpond.net.au or 03 96901233 BH

I came across the Wheelers & Dealers at one of Andrew Pattison’s wonderful musical events. They were the backing band for the amazing Albert Lee. Albert being an absolute superstar and one of the best guitarists in the world (have a look at the DVD of Concert for George (Harrison) sometime.  Now why would Albert Lee choose a band like the Wheelers & Dealers? Well you are just going to have to come along and find out.

In the forefront of exciting contemporary interpretations of folk music, multi-award winning band Wheelers and Dealers features the exceptional fiddle playing of Mike Kerin, the powerful rock influenced guitar of Ged Corben, the percussive upright bass of Michael Vidale and the evocative accordion of Tinker Duffy, setting off malt whisky vocals from acclaimed folk singer Christine Wheeler.

The band’s repertoire offers a musically rich and intimate tapestry of songs that tell tales of love and celebration, of grief and longing, of emigration and adventure. They are stories that set the social and political scenery of their times, whether past or present. Feel the pain of a drover’s wife during a drought, through the words of Henry Lawson set to music. Travel alongside a rogue Irishman with a Robin Hood complex. Sit outside a rough hut in the Appalachian mountains listening to the fiddle dance.

‘If they remind me of Colcannon, my personal benchmark for really great traditional music, it’s for all the right reasons, strong singing, a range of styles held gently and treated with real respect.‘ Adelaide Advertiser

‘Wheelers and Dealers make music that is arrestingly beautiful, with the power to sweep audiences into its embrace.’ Playhouse Hotel, Barraba NSW