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Music program 2011
Sing Australia
Sing Australia - a national network of choirs with a difference. We call them singing groups
- Saturday November 5th, 10.30 - 10.55am, Festival Stage
Sing For Your Life
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- Saturday November 5th, 11.05 - 11.30am, Festival Stage
Hobart Harmony Choir
Hobart Harmony has a wonderful Musical Director, Russell Bailey, who is involving as many talented members of our chorus as possible to enhance our musical product. Members come from all walks of life, from new mums, to grandmas and we even have a mother and daughter duo, but we all share a real enthusiasm for the fun and challenge of performing Barbershop music.
- Saturday November 5th, 11.35 - 12.00pm, Festival Stage
Dominic Francis
Honest, witty and insightful, Dominic explores and reflects upon themes such as love, grief, fatherhood and mateship. With a great deal of self observation in response to these subjects, it is the clear, emotive lyrics and hidden word plays that absorb the listener on a transparent, humorous and quirky journey.
The debut album "Expression of Interest" was released in 2009, the same year that Dominic was shortlisted for an APRA PD Award.
- Saturday November 5th, 12.10 - 12.55pm, Festival Stage
Little Bear
Little Bear is a six piece ensemble melding electric and acoustic in a diverse sound that draws on Jazz, blues, country, ambient and rock influences with exotic folk-overtones.
Original works draw on influence from eastern European heroines such as Mum and Stina Nordenstan, early jazz/blues legends, interstate indie artists such as Sister Crayon, JP Shilo & The Hungry Ghosts to the ethereal/ambience of AOKI Takamasa. Blending traditional instrumental with electronic techniques with a strong focus on vocal.
"It draws it's diverse influences from each band member, bringing enough music complexity to blend and contrast for a strong experimental sound." - Lisa Hynes (www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/little_bear)
- Saturday November 5th, 1.05 - 1.50pm, Festival Stage
Grand Master Trash
Blending syncopated binstrumentalism with call and response mardi gras street vibes and hiphop beat thievery to create a a funky and unique CommUnity Arts style,
dedicated to the involvement of people in high energy funk music and culture - all bundled together with environmental sustainability ethic.
- Saturday November 5th, 2.00 - 2.45pm, Festival Stage
Serenation
Serenation is an acoustic folk duo from Tasmania comprised of violinist Jhana Allan and piano-accordion player David Elliston. Jhana was the violinist in Turkish-Macedonian folk band from Armidale 'Turkish Delight' and is now studying classical violin and honing her talent at the conservatorium of music in Hobart. David is self taught on the piano-accordion and is often seen busking along Salamanca place in Hobart as well as on stage with a myriad of other artists. The two of them together play a broad arc of tunes and original compositions inspired from klesmer, tango, jazz, Balkan, Celtic and bluegrass traditions.
- Saturday November 5th, 2.55 - 3.40pm, Festival Stage
The Cutouts
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- Saturday November 5th, 3.50 - 4.35pm, Festival Stage
Edwin Morris
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- Sunday November 6th, 11.00 - 11.35am, Festival Stage
Jade Ulani Young
featuring Hugh Foley and Marisa Somssich
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- Sunday November 6th, 12.15 - 12.55pm, Festival Stage
Hannah May
A piano songstress serenading by candelight, while you fall in love over a deep glass of red wine" — Attitude - The Mercury
- Sunday November 6th, 1.05 - 1.50pm, Festival Stage
Andrew Marshall
Often compared to the likes of James Taylor and Radiohead, Australian indie singer-songwriter Andrew Marshall combines stirring vocals with an earthy, acoustic instrumental blend. Andrew infuses elements of rock, roots and folk into his intimate live shows, drawing in audiences with his creative instrumentation and lyrical storytelling
- Sunday November 6th, 2.00 - 2.45pm, Festival Stage
Honeysuckle Creek
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- Sunday November 6th, 2.55 - 3.40pm, Festival Stage
Samm Forsyth
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- Sunday November 6th, 3.50 - 4.30pm, Festival Stage
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- Sunday November 6th, 10.30 - 10.55pm, Festival Stage
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