STILETTO SISTERS

 

 

 

http://www.stilettosisters.com/

Friday July 4th at Albert Park Port Lounge

 

Location - Port Lounge - Albert Park Yacht Club. Aquatic Drive Albert Park Lake Reserve

Next to the Point Restaurant

Rollup time: 7:30pm

Cost $20 per head. $15 concessions

Drinks from the bar at reasonable bar prices

Melbourne’s best Turkish Bread & Dips provided on arrival, Finger Food provided in the interval. No extra cost.

 

Bookings to Cliff Ellery taxman@bigpond.net.au or 03 96901233 or 0418 179411

 

 

Luscious, exciting, virtuosic gypsy melodies, seductive tango rhythms, popular, traditional, old continental favourites & love songs from Europe and Latin America…music to swoon by! 

Like their name, Stiletto Sisters are passionate, sexy, and emotive. You will love this night. Come & be part of it! The women are true virtuosi and have a strong following! I know it’s a cliché but in this case it’s true. Book early to avoid disappointment!!!

These women are sensational. The last time the Club hosted Stilettos we were sold out and packed to the rafters. Come and find out why!!

 A scene from Mango. The predecessor venue to Don’t Tell Tom.

Every second Tuesday Night of the month a wonderful gathering takes place in Brunswick.

The last few have seen a large number of attendees, and some pretty good musicianship. Don’t Tell Tom is becoming the Place to Be.

Next DIY Music Night will be on Tuesday July 8th 2008.. at DON’T TELL TOM - 420 Sydney Road Brunswick.

The sessions at Don’t Tell Tom are wonderful. Lots of people (but everyone gets their fifteen minutes of fame) look forward to each monthly gathering, Don’t Tell Tom is at 420 Sydney Road Brunswick. Have a look at http://www.donttelltom.com.au/ for details of location etc..

Come and greet your friends (old and new). As the evening progresses many of those friends play guitars and other instruments, and sing songs, travelling around the circle as it were but with the opportunity to “jam” if others know or can follow the song. Participation is welcome but entirely voluntary. Audiences are welcome too. It is one night’s relief from the working month, a getaway into a musical world where you can relax and be amongst friends. Food and of course drinks will be available but not compulsory. If you just want to come along and sing or play or listen and enjoy a few drinks that too is fine. Email me at taxman@bigpond.net.au for more information or with any questions. Bookings are not necessary.

The sessions over the last year have been growing as people come to realize what a great opportunity it is to relax, listen, strut your stuff if you want to, and just chill out for a few hours. We have a lovely time and you can too.

 EMILY SMART & THE CLEVER GIRLS

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SAM LOHS (FRUIT) & EMMA WALL

 

 http://www.emilysmart.com.au/

HARMONY ROW SUNDAY JULY 12TH

 362 PIPERS CREEK PASTORIA ROAD PIPERS CREEK
LESS THAN AN HOUR FROM THE CITY

12NOON LUNCH - 2:30PM SHOW

  Cost $39.00 two course lunch & show (preferred seating)  $ 15.00 Show Only.

Drinks from the bar at bar prices

  BOOKINGS & ENQUIRIES TO DENNIS harmonyrowvineyard@bigpond.com
  or 0400 804855or 03 54235286

Emily Smart is a master craftsmaker of “rainy day” music. Typically consisting of light, breezy, and relaxing melodies created by subtle acoustic guitar. Smart’s songs are a balanced blend of genres, including acoustic, jazz, folk and pop. Despite the slight physical presence, Smart has an emotional inheritance in her vocals that is both simultaneously a soft whisper and a raging soul. Her lyrical intellect is stunning, focusing on love, longing, hope, regret and sorrow as her main themes. All this she delivers with the clear deliciate voice of an ethereal poet and the strains of shining pop. Emily’s beautifully structured songs boast uncluttered arrangements with surprising little moments.

On stage her presence is undeniably compelling. She has been described as having amazing charisma, wooing her audiences with lyrical embraces, spine tingling vocals and catchy melodies. Smart’s background in music and drama also provides her songs and performances with a light sense of theatricality. In a very short time Emily has managed to become one of South Australia’s most watched up and coming acoustic soloists - playing gigs at venues all around Adelaide. She also routinely performs as lead singer/guitarist of acclaimed rock trio Illicit Eve which has representation in Australia, USA and the UK.

Born in Adelaide South Australia, musician/singer/songwriter Emily has been songwriting since she was thirteen years old and was headhunted by a prominent record label, signing her first record contract when she was just sixteen. Emily plays a variety of instruments including guitar, bass guitar, keys and percussion, and but only recently came out of the woodwork to perform her solo compositions after years of playing in original bands.

Her debut solo EP ‘The Escape Plan’, supported by Arts SA and due for release in early 2007, has been described as beautifully crafted - with its outstanding, memorable and moving lyrics it is impossible to ignore Smart’s message. However, she describes her music as delicate, colourful poetry.

Self-produced, ‘The Escape Plan’ has already garnered praise from industry professionals in USA, England and Australia. Her sophisticated original compositions combine pop melodies with exciting rhythms and interesting quirks, while her lyrics communicate fragility, joy, interpersonal conflict, resilience and hope.

Passionately vibrant, Emily Smart, with her richly moving voice and charming music, is destined for stardom. Discover and enjoy the timeless and hypnotic experience as Emily Smart takes you through the emotional spectrum from joy, love, sorrow and despair in her debut EP ‘The Escape Plan.’

 

SAM LOHS

 

 http://www.fruitmusic.com.au/meet/sam_txt.php

Melbourne based Sam Lohs has been a lead member of the internationally acclaimed and fiercely independent outfit, Fruit, who have recently celebrated their 11 year anniversary as one of Australia’s most popular touring acts.

As a lead singer, guitarist and songwriter, Sam also performs solo and has recently released her highly anticipated (and very beautiful) second solo album, ‘We Trip Over Things’, a fine addition to her first release, the gutsy ‘6 degrees’.

Sam’s stunning song writing and delivery is poignant, hilarious and engaging and is reminiscent of Joni Mitchell & Ani DiFranco. Sam and Fruit are strumming proof that you don’t need a hit TV series or serious multinational dollars to succeed. Like fellow troubadours The Waifs, John Butler and Ani DiFranco, Adelaide-born Fruit have taken the road less travelled, covering millions of miles and playing thousands of shows since 1996, raising roofs and winning converts across 7 countries.

In 2003 Fruit won the “Best Live Album” trophy at the Australian Live Music Awards.

Over the years, Sam & Fruit have shared stages with the likes of Jewel, Chris Isaak, The Indigo Girls, and many more. They have won over punters, selling out rooms and smashing CD sales records at festivals across Canada and in more than 30 US states.

A little on Sam’s background in Fruit: Fruit’s first studio release was 1997’s “Skin”; then they delivered “Shift Live” in 1999, “Here For Days” in 2001 and 2002’s award-winning “Fruit Live at the Basement”. They also contributed “Give Into My Love” to Stories of Me, the 2003 tribute to master tunesmith Paul Kelly, where they teamed up with ARIA winning producer Chris Thompson. “Here For Days”, which was recorded with UK producer Paul Gomersall (who has worked with George Michael, Phil Collins and Guns N’ Roses) climbed to the #3 spot in the Australian Independent Charts. The reputable AllMusicGuide described the album as “an excellent, chance-taking effort that deserves a great deal of attention”, likening the band to both Swing Out Sister and The Indigo Girls.

Fruit set a sales record at the WOMAD in Seattle, where they sold 680 CDs in two days. They also did a roaring trade at WOMAD Reading, the Vancouver Folk Festival, Bethlehem MusikFest, the Canmore Music Festival and the Owen Sound Summer Fest. In a musical climate where the word “independent” is tossed about a bit too freely, Fruit truly define independence from running their own record label to unloading their own equipment and to planning their own future.

Taking a well deserved year off from rigorous touring Sam is now sharing her solo talents in Australia.

EMMA WALL

 

http://www.emmawall.com/

 Emma Wall is renowned for unforgettable melodies and impressive guitar work. Self-taught, her style of guitar is non-traditional, dynamic, percussive and impressive. Celebrated for her expressive stage presence and powerful lyrics, critics and fans alike emphasise Emma’s ability to engage her audiences with a stage presence that combines easy-going simplicity and thought-provoking content (as well as the occasional very funny joke). In addition to national touring, Emma tours yearly throughout Canada. She is gearing up for a new studio album soon.

JAN PRESTON & PHIL MANNING 

HARMONY ROW VINEYARD
FRIDAY JULY 18TH at

HARMONY ROW VINEYARD

(LESS THAN AN HOUR FROM THE CITY)
362 PIPER’S CREEK  - PASTORIA RD PASTORIA 

 

Dinner & Show preferred seating $45 Show Only $20
Bookings Dennis :Ph (03) 54235286 or 0400 804855

http://www.janpreston.com

 

When the Queen of Boogie Piano joins up with one of the Greatest Blues Guitarists Australia has ever seen, the result is electrifying!

Jan Preston and Phil Manning make an extraordinary musical connection, and their shows together this year have left audiences enthralled. This piano and guitar combination, so rarely heard, challenges the early recordings of Eric Clapton and John Mayall.

Jan Preston can best be described as Australias “Queen of the boogie woogie piano.” Her stunning ability as a boogie, honky tonk and ragtime piano player, is matched by a richly resonant  voice and a joyful and communicative stage personality.

Jan is enormously popular on the festival circuit, having played more than 40 festivals throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Europe in the past 3 years.

She has won 4 Best Female Blues Artist and Blues Artist of the Year Awards, is a regular ABC and RNZ radio performer, and has sold out concerts from the tip of Australia to the very South of New Zealand in main centres and tiny regional towns.

Jan has a way of fully engaging the audience in her shows, and her mastery of the boogie woogie, barrelhouse and honky tonk piano style, leaves listeners in raptures.

In her own words Jan says “I was born in a very small town in a remote part of New Zealand where there was no entertainment so people had to make their own. My earliest memories were of singalongs at the piano to the boogie woogie and honky tonk rhythm, so even when I went on to study classical music, I still had the sounds of barrelhouse in my ears. Later I discovered Professor Longhair, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, as well as many lesser known women players such as Julie Lee, Hadda Brooks, Katie Webster, and Winifred Atwell. I am so grateful to all these wonderful pianists for creating a stylistic tradition I am delighted to pass on in my lifetime. In a world which is, at times, very sad, there is nothing so joyful and uplifting as the boogie woogie piano beat.”

 

http://www.philmanning.com.au/

 

One of Australia’s best known guitarists, Phil Manning has a single handedly turned more Australians onto the Blues than any other performer. Many Australians know him as a member of Chain the legendary blues band whose contribution to Australian music and the development of the blues in this country is unparalleled. . He has featured at all the major venues throughout the country, and the list of international artists he has toured with, performed alongside or recorded with is impressive.  This experience spans three decades at the top of his field. His skillful touch and great passion for the blues have kept him musically progressive, always prepared to interest himself in new musical ideas whilst maintaining his stylistic purpose. The result is a gifted songwriter with an awesome guitar technique.