DENIS WALTER AND GRETA BRADMAN

TO SUPPORT IL DIVO IN MELBOURNE

Friday 27 January 2012 – Live Nation are thrilled to announce that popular entertainer Denis Walter and soprano sensation Greta Bradman will support international superstars Il Divo at their upcoming show in Melbourne at the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster.

Entertaining Australians for more than four decades, Denis Walter remains one of Australia’s most successful performers.  Denis burst onto the Australian entertainment scene in the early ‘70s and remains as popular as ever today, hosting 3AW’s high-rating afternoons program as well as performing at many corporate and charity events across the country. In November 2011 Denis released his 16^th album, Songs From A Southern Land – Volume One. This included Denis’ unique interpretation of Australian classics including Ship Song (Nick Cave), Wings Of An Eagle (Russell Morris), One Perfect Day (Little Heroes), Girls On The Avenue (Richard Clapton) and an acoustic version of Cold Chisel’s Forever Now.

Greta Bradman has recently emerged as one of the foremost sopranos of her generation. Greta is a beautiful young singer with a powerhouse voice and commanding stage presence, and has received rave reviews across Australia for her performances. Music runs deep in Greta’s family, with a jazz musician father and both grandfathers talented amateur musicians. Particularly close to Greta’s heart is a song she recorded written by her grandfather, the iconic Australian cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman. This was the only new recording featured in a compilation of songs selected from his own record collection for a double CD release Don Bradman: The Music He Loved (ABC Classics 2009). In addition to having two award-winning independent CDs, Greta received an ARIA nomination for her debut solo album with Sony Music, Forest of Dreams (2010) and was shortlisted as Best Newcomer in the 2010 ABC Limelight Magazine Awards. In 2011 Greta released her second album with Sony Music, Grace, to much critical acclaim.

The world’s most successful classical crossover group, Il Divo, won the hearts of media and fans alike during their November visit to Australia where they announced their upcoming national tour at Melbourne Spring Carnival. Their Australian tour kicks off on Valentine’s Day at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday 14 February 2012. Fans can look forward to all the emotion, beauty and power of Il Divo’s unique vocals and operatic arrangements as they take audiences on a journey that combines opera, pop and musical theatre.

“We’re so excited to be kicking off our 2012 tour in Australia. Valentine’s Day, performing at the Sydney Opera House, is going to be such a memorable start to a world tour … it really feels like coming home. It’s a country full of my favourite things: Tim Tams, Whale Beach, shopping on Chapel Street and one of the best zoos in the world. We can’t wait to have the time whilst on tour to enjoy it all!” – Sebastien Izambard (Il Divo)

With a new show designed by Creative Director, Brian Burke (Artistic Director of ‘La Reve’ & Celine Dion’s five-year run of ‘A New Day’ at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas) and the support of the Il Divo orchestra, the 2012 tour promises to incorporate a stunning visual and musical mix of fan favourites as well as premiering songs from their new album Wicked Game.

The record-breaking quartet – Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, baritone Carlos Marin from Spain, French pop artist Sebastien Izambard and tenor David Miller from the USA first came together in 2003, the culmination of an exhaustive search by music producer Simon Cowell to find four singers of distinctive individual gifts who could, as a group, create musical magic. The results have been stunning – with more than 25 million album sales, 150 gold and platinum discs, more than 2 million concert tickets sold and the only crossover classical album Ancora ever to enter the US Billboard Top 200 at number 1.

Don’t miss your chance to experience the magic of Il Divo live in 2012. Il Divo Wicked Game is out now through Sony Music Entertainment. Greta Bradman Grace is out now through Sony Music Entertainment. Denis Walter Songs From A Southern Land – Volume One available now.

FOR FULL TOUR & TICKET INFORMATION VISIT WWW.ILDIVO.COM

LATEST NEWS – THREE WEEK COUNTDOWN!

Since launching last September with big name acts including Colin Hay and Mark Seymour, 2012’s inauguralRiverboats Music Festival is set to rock the mighty Murray from 17-19 February. With just 3 weeks to go, the festival is thrilled to have recently added 22 piece Congolese Choir ‘The Angel Voices Band’ to the incredible line up.

The Angel Voices Band is a group of 22 young Congolese musicians and singers hailing from Shepparton, Victoria. Formed in the backyard of a band member’s house back in 2006, the Angel Voices aim to promote a harmonious society free of racism and based on a respect for all Australians.

Angel Voices have performed across the Goulburn Valley at events including the Shepparton Arts Festival, the Shine Multicultural Youth Festival and National Youth Week, as well as being featured on the ABC’s 7.30 Report in September 2010.

Signed guitar up for grabs

Organisers of Terang’s second annual Country Music Festival have secured a signed guitar that is sure to attract interest from far and wide.
The acoustic Yamaha guitar is signed by Australian country music stars Troy Cassar-Daley and former Terang resident Adam Harvey.
Event spokesman Ray Worland said the guitar would also be signed by all the artists who appeared at this year’s festival on March 16 and 17.
“We are going to raffle the guitar and I expect it will be a pretty highly sought after prize amongst the hoards of music lovers who attend the festival,” he said.  “The proceeds of the raffle will go towards the running of the festival and provide some important capital to ensure we can continue to grow this event into one of the south-west’s most successful festivals.”
Mr Worland said a small army of volunteers were hard at work preparing a bumper program for this year’s festival.  “In addition to the music, there are many logistical details to work through to ensure the event runs smoothly,” he said.  “Ultimately we want people to keep coming back, to tell their friends and help spread the word that our event offers great family entertainment.
“It was always our aim to boost the local economy and we’re more confident than ever that this year’s event will be bigger and better then our inaugural festival last year.”

Chris Mylrea better known as cTrix to run the final Right Click Records ‘All Things Music’ Workshop for young musicians

Who: Chris Mylrea better known as cTrix,
What:  to run the final Right Click Records ‘All Things Music’ Workshop for young musicians
Where: Ballarat Learning Exchange
When: 15^th December 2011
Contact: Rebecca Stewart on 5332 3896 / 0417 304 782, rebecca@leadon.com.au

Lead On Ballarat and the Ballarat Learning Exchange are excited to be able to bring Chris Mylrea to Ballarat to work with 20 young musicians as part of the 2011 Right Click Records Development Workshops. The workshops funded by Regional Arts Victoria, running for the past 3 months, have been well attended with 20 young people learning about all facets of the music industry.
‘This is a unique opportunity for our youth to learn from an experienced and well known musician,’ said Vicki Coltman, Lead On Ballarat Executive Officer.

More about cTrix….
cTrix has played at parties around the world including in the UK, Germany and Australia. He will join the young musicians of Right Click Records to run a Music Business and Marketing workshop.
cTrix makes music with oldskool computers from 1977 – 1992. He then takes them to a gig, sets everything up to run live and lets burst a range of syles.
His music has been described as: “a phat and funky breaks/house style mixed with early 90′s vokal rave samples, buzzing oldskool sounds and early jungle D’n'B all mixed into one show.” His additional works span progressive rock, 80′s business funk and psy.
http://chipmusic.syntaxparty.org/ctrix.html

More about ‘All Things Music’ project…
The All Things Music Project is a series of 10 workshops covering all aspects of the music industry run by industry professionals to build the skills and capacity for regional youth musicians.
The Project is supported by Regional Arts Victoria and funded from a Regional Arts Fund Toe in the Water Grant. 

More about Right Click Records . . .
Right Click Records projects provide young people between the ages of 12-25 with an opportunity to learn new skills in all aspects of the music industry.  Right Click Records is an initiative of Lead On Ballarat Inc., the Ballart Learning Exchange and the State Government.
Right Click Records provide young people with invaluable opportunities to gain experience in many facets of the music industry while working to expand Ballarat’s music scene.  Right Click Records is an innovative collaboration of young people, for young people. With a genuine passion for music, our aim is to produce great music and support Ballarat’s music community.  www.rightclickrecords.com.au
More about Lead On Ballarat . . .
Lead On Ballarat is a not-for profit community organization providing opportunities for youth (ages 12-25) to get involved in free programs and activities which offer them the chance to work with professionals to gain real life skills in a number of areas including:

• Filmmaking (Get Reel)
• Music (Right Click Records)
• IT, website and smart phone app design  (Log­_on)
• Writing, journalism and photography (Loop)
• Event Management (event4YOUth)

Lead On programs are designed to integrate all segments of the community, thus forming strong links between youth, business, civic, education and community organisations.
Community development is a core value of Lead On Ballarat with our programs designed to assist young people not only to become engaged with the community, but to empower them to have a voice and to encourage them to undertake personal development.

PORT FAIRY FOLK music FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES MORE HEADLINERS

Second Major Act Announcement!   
• INTERNATIONAL HEADLINERS
The line-up for a wonderful long week-end of superb music continues to build as we now announce over 25 more acts for 2012. Twenty-three international acts will come from all over including Finland, Sweden, Canada, UK, USA and French-Algeria to join a fantastic feast of the best in Australian roots music. ADAM COHEN is now confirmed to play Port Fairy on his first Australian tour; JOHN BUTLER will be doing his rare fabulous solo shows; CHRIS HILLMAN of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers and who is credited as a founder of the Country Rock genre; the amazing KRYSTLE WARREN returns after sensational appearances on her recent brief visit; Port Fairy favourites, THE BATTLEFIELD BAND return with the sounds of Scotland. This is shaping to be another Port Fairy not to miss! Make sure you lock-in tickets soon.
Adam Cohen – USA    Singer songwriter Adam Cohen is heading to Australian shores for the first time. The son of legendary poet-balladeer Leonard Cohen, Adam Cohen will showcase his unique and distinctive voice that has made him a success in his own right. Adam’s latest offering ‘Like A Man’ is an intimate, romantic yet shrewdly reflective plain speaking album that evokes something of his father just as in any child you can discern the echo of the parent. www.adamcohen.com
John Butler  The John Butler Trio have toured extensively around Australia and The World. In 2012 John Butler is stripping it back to the bare bones and embarking on a solo tour. Port Fairy audiences will experience the first of these unique shows, with an intimate performance from the singer/songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire. The multi ARIA Award winning artist will reinterpret his early songs, play his hits, share stories from the road and enchant with his candour and wit.  www.johnbutlertrio.com
The Battlefield Band – Scotland    Under their banner ‘Forward with Scotland’s Past’, Battlefield Band have been a bedrock of talent for over four decades, and continue to lead the way for Scotland with their inspired fusion of ancient and modern traditional music and song. Angry, joyful, raucous, contemplative, their music is distilled from their own unique form of the Scottish spirit and bottled in concert and onto disc. www.battlefieldband.co.uk
Krystle Warren – USA   After years busking and hustling in New York and Paris, Missouri-born singer-songwriter Krystle Warren has suddenly become hot property. Warren’s voice is an extraordinary instrument ranging from tender murmurs to growling intensity recalling Nina Simone in its depth and smokiness. She appeared alongside Teddy Thompson, Robyn Hitchcock, Vashti Bunyan and more in ‘Way To Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake’ tour in January 2010.   www.krystlewarren.co
Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen – USA   Arguably the pioneer of the genre known as “Country Rock,” Chris Hillman has carved a permanent niche in the history of contemporary American music through his work with such notable bands as The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and the Desert Rose Band. Together, these two country-rock pioneers explore the back roads of American folk with a collection of songs that reflect the depth and vitality of their skills.      www.chrishillman.com     www.herbpedersen.com
• NEW NATIONAL HEADLINERS
Today we also announce HARRY JAMES ANGUS, ARCHIE ROACH, EAGLE & THE WORM, JIMI HOCKING, THE BORDERERS, DANIEL CHAMPAGNE and more…
• AND ALREADY ANNOUNCED
INTERNATIONAL ACTS: JUDY COLLINS,  ERIC BIBB & STAFFAN ASTNER, FRIGG, HARRY MANX, BEOGA, BEN SOLLEE, KRISTINA OLSEN, NATHAN ROGERS with DRYBONES, MADISON VIOLET, PASSENGER, PETER ROWAN BAND, PIERRE BENSUSAN, PIETA BROWN, SHARON SHANNON BIG BAND, THE LONESOME RANGERS, NORIANA KENNEDY, ABIGAIL WASHBURN with KAI WELCH  and many more.
NATIONAL ACTS:  AMI WILLIAMSON, MAMA KIN, THE BAMBOOS, CLARE BOWDITCH, TRIPOD, MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE, JEFF LANG, LANIE LANE, STIFF GINS, KAMERUNGA, CLAYMORE, DAVIDSON BROTHERS, FLAP!, MARCE HOWARD & ROSE BYGRAVE, GEORGE KAMIKAWA & NORIKO TADANO, HAT FITZ AND CARA ROBINSON, THE JUNES, TINPAN ORANGE, SWEET JEAN, LOST IN SUBURBIA, THE PIGS, WATUSSI, THE WOOHOO REVUE
PLUS: BLUE HEAT, CARUS THOMPSON & BAND, CLAYMORE, DALRIADA, DAMIAN HOWARD & BAND, FRED SMITH & LIZ FRENCHAM, LOST IN SUBURBIA, THE GATHERING, BLUES ON THE BOYLE, JUGULARITY, SWEET JEAN, LUCIE THORNE  AND ALSO STREET INvaderS, CHILDREN’S FOLK CIRCUS ACTS, frINge, Workshops & HOSTS.

Discount Tix until Dec 18th                                                  
Around 15000 fans a day enjoy three full days and nights of music, dance, workshops, street performances, theatre, busking, craft fairs, a Children’s Folk Circus, the Free Festival of the Streets and the many local tourist charms of the historic coastal fishing village.
“This is an iconic cultural celebration – exciting, amazing, beautiful”
Produced by the Port Fairy Folk Festival Committee Incorporated.
PO Box 176, Port Fairy, Victoria, 3284, Australia Phone: +61 3 5225 1232  Fax: + 61 3 5225 1211 www.portfairyfolkfestival.com

The Electric Sunkings

November 28, 2011 by Cat
On Thursday the 24^th of Nov 2011, John, James & Kobi from The Electric Sunkings came into the studio for an interview on “Off The Tracks”. As Phil & Face were away that night Caitlin, Davina & myself (Cat) had the pleasure of talking to the guys about their upcoming EP launch at the Bended Elbow.
John and their manager Allen ‘Chief’ Jones came in again on “Like A Daydream” on Saturday night, once again I had the pleasure of filling in the show and getting to spend the entire 2 hours with them in the studio. If you missed it, or not, make sure you don’t miss the EP launch which may be filmed for their first film clip. Where and when you ask, well the details and some pics of them on Thursday night are below…………….

Friday,  December 16 at the Bended Elbow

Doors Open:    8:00pm
Tickets (Door)  $12 or $15 w/copy of EP (EP -self titled  $5)
Support Acts: The Mimes, Fields of Reign, Monkeytin & Kohl
Website: www.theelectricsunkings.com.au

Tom Dickins live @ The Cellar, Craig’s Royal Hotel

Tom Dickins, of award winning cabaret duo, The Jane Austen Argument is returning to his hometown of Ballarat for a night of cabaret-styled, sumptuous solo music in the depths of The Cellar at Craig’s Royal Hotel this Thursday, the 1^st of December.
Born in Ballarat, Dickins’ comes armed with a suitcase full of songs and stories, having just returned from a tour of the UK, Europe and the United States. During this tour, The Jane Austen Argument played in the most wild and varied group of shows they have yet experienced – from screaming profanities in a converted Church in Scotland, to sharing the stage with Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer and Tim Minchin to 1000 folks in London, performing to 350 non-english speaking high school students in Berlin, to a book store appearance in Long Beach, California, and finally to crowds of 1000′s in a tour of the US West Coast. You may even hear of the strange goings on that found Dickins’ exiled in Vancouver.
Thursday night marks the beginning of a string of solo shows for Dickins’ – showcasing new and old music that will make you choke back tears of angst and laughter in equal measures.
For this show, he has also partnered with Ballarat’s own MAD Hatter Clothing – so there will be costumes galore – and if you dress in your finest cabaret get-up you may even win a surprise prize. Whatever your plans are, cancel them and get to the cellar!!!

7pm
1 December 2011
The Cellar, Craig’s Hotel, 10 Lydiard Street South, Ballarat
$10 entry at the door

REAL ESTATE and TOTAL CONTROL added to Golden Plains Sixxx

Golden Plains Sixxx’s sonic smorgasbord of a LineUp has just been expanded to include REAL ESTATE and TOTAL CONTROL.
REAL ESTATE are from the Garden State, New Jersey and play a dreamy, catchy, breezy brand of guitar pop. Latest album Days has rave reviews all over the place. This will be their first trip to Australia and their hammock-rock-pop will be ideally suited to a lazy autumn afternoon in The ‘Sup. You don’t have to be anywhere tomorrow.
TOTAL CONTROL are from Melbourne. Members of UV Race, ECSR, and Straitjacket Nation come together to make a proper band out of people from other bands. Bleak ballady electro; predicting the future from the past to pick the musical frontier that appeals to them the most. At the time.
Tixxx to Sixxx are now 95% sold out, with the last lot available only from www.goldenplains.com.au.
Golden Plains is a premium festival set in the greatest of outdoors on an epic long weekend. There are no commercial sponsors or commercial signage onsite, its BYO and it all happens at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre at the start of Autumn.
REAL ESTATE and TOTAL CONTROL join BON IVER with nine-piece band at Sunset, CHIC featuring NILE RODGERS, BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY, ROOTS MANUVA, BLACK LIPS, ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI, LANIE LANE, ROKY ERICKSON, WILD FLAG, CHARLES BRADLEY, CELIBATE RIFLES, FIRST AID KIT, URGE OVERKILL, TWO BRIGHT LAKES DJS, DJ/RUPTURE, HARMONY, KISSTROYER, DEXTER, CANYONS, NAYSAYER AND GILSUN, HUNTING GROUNDS, THIS THING, LOST ANIMAL, ENDLESS BOOGIE, SEEKAE and more.
GOLDEN PLAINS SIXXX, MARCH 10-12, MEREDITH SUPERNATURAL AMPHITHEATRE, near the town of Meredith in the Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.

MATTHEW FAGAN’S CD LAUNCH

“ONE DAY IN NASHVILLE”
WITH FLAMENCO DANCER LAURA UHE
CASTLEMAINE ART GALLERY
Matthew Fagan is a virtuoso guitarist who has toured with Billy Connolly,The Buena Vista Social Club, Shirley Bassey, Michael Crawford and Natalie Cole.
Recently he performed for his Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Parlaiment of World Religions
Saturday 5th of November, 5.30pm-7.30pm
14 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine
Bookings: 5472 2292
Tickets $25/ $20 concession/ Children U12 Free
www.castlemainegallery.com
The concert will feature Matthew Fagan on 10 String Guitar and Electric Ukelele performing Spanish Flamenco, Brazilian, Latin, Celtic, Folk, Bluegrass Fingerstyle, Contemporary Arrangements and Matthew’s own compositions.   Featuring songs from Matthew’s new album “One Day in Nashville”and previous recordings, Voyages and Journeys and Indigo Moon.

Laura Uhe captures the raw authentic skills of  flamenco dance and together with Matthew, they both create an intimate connection with the audience through their superb technical ability and emotionally fiery execution
Gallery opens 12pm – 5pm
Special event before performance LEN FOX PAINTING AWARD on Saturday 5 November at 2.30 pm.
The Len Fox Painting Award is an acquisitive award of $20,000 initiated and funded by author, teacher and historian, Len Fox (1905 – 2004) whose uncle was the Australian born Impressionist painter, E. Phillips Fox.
The award is for a painting of an Australian subject in sympathy with the work of E. Phillips Fox
Other Exhibitions are -MARK CLARK: AS TIME GOES BY AGAIN Linocuts that have three themes -  girls, land/seascapes and heroes

GOLDEN PLAINS SIXXX TIXXX ON SALE SOON.

BIGGEST BALLOT IN HISTORY.
The Ballot for Golden Plains Sixxx is now closed. It was the biggest ever in Golden Plains history – the most amount of people (by a hefty margin) entered in a quest for tickets. Announcing Bon Iver and Roky Erickson early kicked it off to a good start, but the Oct 17 announcement of the rest of the LineUp was The Thing that sent the Ballot Machine whirring into overdrive.
Accordingly, the most amount of people in GP History have been unlucky in the ballot, and so they will be keen to know details for the next two allocations of tickets:

STORE SALES
Happen on Thursday 3 November at the select stores below. PLEASE NOTE: We do not expect the store allocation to last the day at any of the stores. Stores have as many tickets to sell as last year but indications are that they’ll be gone by sundown at the latest. Golden Plains staff will be on hand from early morning to ensure nobody queues unnecessarily, and to let people know if there are tickets left at other stores etc.

ONLINE SALES
Happen at 11am on FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER at www.goldenplains.com.au. You need a credit card or PayPal account (with sufficient credit).

OPEN TO ALL COMERS
You do not need to have a Golden Code or be a subscriber to purchase at Stores or Online. There is a maximum of 4 tickets per customer. Golden Plains is for people 18 years of age and older – under 18s must bring along a legal guardian. Good one Dad.

IF YOU WON THE SECOND ROUND OF THE BALLOT
You have until 10pm sharp on Wednesday 2 November to purchase. That’s when the Code self-destructs.

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
There is one type of ticket only and it gets you the Full Golden Plains Sixxx Experience from Saturday morning to Monday afternoon. There’s no ticket price increase: it’s $289 plus $9 booking fee and $6 registered postage – camping & parking included. Golden Plains is BYO with no commercial sponsors, a No D!ckhe@d Policy, world’s-best-practice facilities and the lush, spacious Funpark that is the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre.

STORES SELLING TICKETS:
Greville Records Prahran – on sale from 10:00am
152 Greville Street, Prahran

Polyester Records Melbourne City – on sale from 9:00am
288 Flinders Lane, Melbourne (near Elizabeth Street)

Polyester Records Fitzroy – on sale from 9:00am
387 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

Karova Lounge Ballarat – on sale from 12:00pm
15 Field Street, Ballarat (corner Camp Street)

Go Cafe Geelong – on sale from 7:00am
37 Bellarine Street, Geelong (corner of Little Malop Street),

Swell Cafe Jan Juc – on sale from 7:00am
Stuart Avenue, Jan Juc

(No credit card or EFTPOS facility)
Golden Plains Sixxx at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, March 10-12, 2012. www.goldenplains.com.au
BON IVER at Sunset * Disco legends CHIC feat NILE RODGERS * Psychedelic Godfather ROKY ERICKSON * BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY feat The Cairo Gang * BLACK LIPS * ROOTS MANUVA * ARIEL PINK‘s Haunted Graffiti * URGE OVERKILL * CHARLES BRADLEY * WILD FLAG * LOW * ENDLESS BOOGIE * FIRST AID KIT * DEXTER * LANIE LANE * KISSTROYER * SEEKAE * THE CELIBATE RIFLES * CANYONS * NAYSAYER AND GILSUN * HARMONY * LOST ANIMAL * HUNTING GROUNDS * THIS THING * TWO BRIGHT LAKES DJs * DJ /RUPTURE * couple more.

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