Chanel Lucas
Warm, pure vocals and gentle folk guitar are Chanel’s signature sound. Her music allows you to stop and take a breath and enjoy the moments outside of the busy day-to-day. A writer and songwriter, she has traveled across the world with Brisbane folk-pop act women in docs. Newly influenced by bluegrass, country, a little bit of jazz and her new ukulele, Chanel returns to Neurum Creek to delight audiences once again.
Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet’s performances are packed with vitality, humour and excitement, as they breathe new life into some of the great songs of the Australian, English and Celtic traditions and carry the tradition forward with original songs and tunes.
The Company
The Company are a four piece Bluegrass outfit with a passion for high-energy original and traditional acoustic music. The playing and singing is crisp, melodic and soulful. In concert you witness the band’s virtuosity but also a wry humour and engaging camaraderie. Highly regarded for their originality, they’ve appeared at major music festivals around Australia and the UK.
The Jar
The JAR play traditional and contemporary folk music with a modern edge. Songs merge into tunes; airs take off into jigs and reels, and always an irresistible energy, driving the music along and lifting the spirits of any company.
The Poachers
Brisbane trio The Poachers have been performing together again since late 2010, presenting new arrangements of traditional and contemporary folk songs with a smattering of originals. In April 2012 they released their second CD Back in the Woods and have been performing at festivals and concerts including Woodford, Neurum Creek, Maldon and National Folk Festivals.
Rebecca Wright and Donald Mackay
Their music is like a good Scotch whisky: delightfully smooth, full of character and highly addictive. Donald’s traditional and original songs from his native Scotland are beautifully complemented by Rebecca’s insightful Australian originals and thoughtful selection of contemporary gems.
Steve Tyson and the New Felons
Tyson has mined his well of experience to create his new album Green Side Up. For much of the inspiration for this new record, Steve had to look no further than his family history, with stories of his great-grandmother’s tough life in rural Queensland, his great uncle’s capture and imprisonment during the Great War, intertwined with matters of the heart, political satire, and a dose of black humour.
Steve delivers these songs live with passion, soul, humour, and fine musicianship, with his longtime bandmates, The New Felons.
Stockade
Stockade meld roots and blues tradition with Celtic, country swing & gospel. Their songs are ‘quintessentially Aussie, spanning times & places, stories & shared emotions, delivered with passion and quirky humour.
Whiskey Remorse
Whiskey Remorse plays independent mainstream folk pop alt-country – a progressive and eclectic mix of modern, traditional, original, and re-envisioned songs and tunes. They place no limit on genre in the belief that a good song is a good song. An inescapably folk sound flows from their fingers in their desire to create a polished performance without taking themselves too seriously – if it’s not fun, it’s not done.
Wayne Tritton and Don Jarmey
Slick, hip and fashion forward since 1984, these two friends know how to party, know how to perform and know how to sing a damn fine song. Wayne grabs hold of the joy, sadness and love of everyday life, shakes them around and pours out a sensational story in song. Don takes the song, the stage and owns it with an energy that takes everybody along for the ride. They play the hell out of a show the way only lifelong friends can.
The Genes
Brothers Nolan, lead singer, guitarist, and harmonica with Morgan, vocals, on drums play their bluesy folksy original stripped back acoustic songs that reflect contemporary life, with its struggles and joys. Their driving beat and evocative lyrics take the audience on a musical journey. Their expanding repertoire of songs are taken from their past 10 albums recorded since 1992 up to the present latest release “Deep in the heart of the rat race”.
Phil Smith
Music with stripped-back soul, songs that speak to the inner stillness and sadness, an album that echoes after you stop playing it. This is how you could describe folk-country artist Phil Smith’s latest offering ‘Year Of The Dog’ — his 3rd full-length album, following 2008’s ‘Goldmine’, and 2010’s live studio album ‘Second Hand Heart’ which was produced by Scott Horscroft (Birds of Tokyo/ The Sleepy Jackson/The Panics/ Silverchair).
Soulman O’Gaia
His dynamic groove-laden rhythms on guitar, didgeridoo, mouth-harp, slide and assorted percussion move from toe tapping country-funk and blues, to road-ready rock’n’roll and journey on through folksy balladeering to Caribbean style reggae all in the service of the most positive and inspiring songs played back to back…anywhere. Soul has a big voice that reaches out with great range and clarity and it is his most powerful calling card. When he sings you see the intensity of emotion on his face shift to the joy of a smile welcoming the presence of the soulful gospel jazz and blues of his musical ancestry.
The HooHa Band
The HooHa Band plays sassy acoustic swing – vibrant versions of well- known standards, folk-jazz fusion and originals. Known for lush vocals paired with infectious gypsy rhythms, driving swing bass and exuberant percussion. Sometimes sophisticated, sometimes groovy, always vibrant – the HooHa Band promises to sparkle and shine.
Pirate Brides
Bloody excellent fun band playing all the crowd favourites from Piedmont, USA to Neurum Creek, Orstralia.
Red Crow
RedCrow are a four piece blues & roots band that fuses Americana and roots music with ambient soundscapes into concise and melodious 3 minute songs.
Pandora
Ann and Helen first worked together in the women’s band, Tangled Web, in the mid 1990s. Since then, they’ve continued to develop their musical connection over countless Friday mornings and cups of tea. As a duo, Helen and Ann create an intimate performance with renditions of their own songs and tunes, and their favourites from other Australian songwriters.
Barleyshakes
The Barleyshakes – Irish music at the core with tasteful interpretations and modern influences. The tradition of Irish music is long, deep and wide and remarkably brilliant. That the Barleyshakes manage to hold hands with this awesome history while simultaneously infusing it with a fresh and contemporary spirit is remarkable.
Fiddle Music of Joe Yates
Joe Yates was a prolific fiddler, providing a genre of fiddle dance music, popular in the gold rush town of Hill End from the 1900s. Joe who learnt the music from his father, mother and grandfather, was first recorded for the National Library in 1983 at the age of 88. Cath recorded and played with Joe Yates in 1984. Cath has dusted off some of the material, bringing it back to modern audiences via CD and live performances.
Glenys Anderson Duo
Glenys is a singer songwriter whose songs have won awards in music oz and Australian Songwriters. With past performances at other Queensland festivals diverse and prestigious, Glenys will move you with her warm voice. She will take you on a journey from tears to roll in the aisles laughter as she shares herself through her songs.
Jumping Fences
The musical partnership of Sue Monk and Lachlan Hurse combine imagery of contemporary Australia with a dynamic music style that highlights their long association with Latin American music and culture. Their extended arrangements showcase experienced musicians Ross Gwyther on tenor saxophone and clarinet, James Harper on percussion, Dan Simpson on drum kit, and Robbie Stewart on lead guitar who add a vibrancy to their repertoire.
Sadie and Jay
Jay grew up in a family deeply rooted in traditional folk music whilst Sadie has been a singer of jazz, folk, blues & roots. Sadie & Jay play beautiful songs sung with earthy and soaring harmonies accompanied by intricate style finger style playing. Their repertoire of originals and eclectic covers is mixed with moving ballads, humorous ditties and high paced musical romps.
Sue Wighton
Brisbane-based singer songwriter, Sue s joined by local friends to perform beautiful songs that tell stories about life and love.
The Famous Jimmies
Real traditional Irish music with songs in Irish (Gaeilge), uilleann pipes, mandolin, bouzouki, fiddle, whistles, flutes – and plenty of craic – blended with African, jazz and other rhythms for a rollicking good time.
The Good Ol’ Boys
Knee slapping, tear swelling, beer swilling mix of original songs and others delivered with tongue in cheek.
The Hot Club of Park Road
In a return to his Django roots, Ewan has assembled a line-up playing the standard gypsy jazz repertoire as well as his original tunes, featuring Tom Owen – aka Pixy Tom – on violin. Tom is a recent arrival from the U.K., has extensive experience working in gypsy jazz bands and is an exciting young violinist with a passionate gypsy sensibility.
The Lost Mountain Preachers
The Lost Mountain Preachers are a folk twangin’, country slangin’, swampy tonkin’, balladeerin’ semi acoustic combo, playing original songs; songs inspired by living on the edge (of the Range).
The Shot Band
The Shot Band make friends from strangers every time they step onstage. Energy, wit, sweet harmony and great songs make The Shot Band a guaranteed good time for all. A lean, stand up acoustic band whose warm harmonies and onstage vitality serves to showcase three very distinctive singer/songwriters. Songs steeped in a love of folk, Americana and the imagery of classic storyteller song writing. Themes of trains, guns, alcohol and women are offset by a delivery and humour that is distinctly antipodean. These are no ten gallon hat wearing neon cowboys, The Shot Band are as happy covering Motorhead as they are singing their rich accapella harmonies.
Two Lions
Northern NSW based folk duo “Two Lions” deliver well-crafted songs with a rare onstage chemistry that will leave you wanting more. Chris and Kara’s acoustic music is a delicate mix of depth and humour woven into a colourful tapestry of vocal harmony. The duo have shared the stage with Clare Bowditch, Jordie Lane and performed at music festivals and venues Australia wide.
Gospel Singalong
Sister Anne and Sister Mary have been saving Neurum Creek sinners since 2008 but it seems each year there are more needing rescue. So come to the meeting early Sunday morning – it’s never too early to be saved – and once again they’ll do their best to banish ol’ Satan from the valley.
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