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THE SUNNY COWGIRLS - Thursday 7th October, 8pm |
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 THE SUNNY COWGIRLS
Summer
It sometimes seems like The Sunny Cowgirls have risen straight from the warm heart of Australia.
They radiate sunshine and that dry, laconic Aussie sense of humour. And Sunny Cowgirls Sophie and Celeste Clabburn are the first to admit that they need a little dirt under their fingernails to create their own very special brand of music.
“The songs we write come from a very real place – they’re always inspired by where we’ve been and the people we’ve met. If we stay away from the bush for too long, we find we just can’t write,” said Sophie.
Like The Sunny Cowgirls themselves, their new album, Summer, exudes warmth and the Australian spirit.
“It’s a happy, fun album full of good times and good feelings. We love our lives and we love this country, and that’s what we’ve tried to capture in the songs,” Celeste said.
The songs for Summer were written in a rush after the girls returned from a trip to Nashville earlier in the year. Ironically, while their trip to the world’s country music songwriting capital failed to result in a single song, the floodgates opened as soon as they hit Australian soil.
“We had a great time in Nashville, and learnt a lot. But we realised that the Americans just didn’t get where we were coming from,” Sophie said.
“We need to be here to write, and I guess the trip helped us to appreciate how lucky we are. The songs just poured out once we got home.”
The result is a stunning collection of very real, heartfelt songs that capture life in the Australian bush in an authentic and contemporary way.
The album’s title track and first single, “Summer”, conveys all those unique, small experiences that make the hot months Down Under so memorable, while the beautiful “Good Spot” is Celeste’s tribute to one of her favourite parts of rural Victoria and the exquisite “12 Trees” is both a song about coming home and a celebration of rural life.
The characters of country Australia are again very much in evidence on this album, from the perennial bachelor of “Born to Be Single” to the tough shearer with a heart of gold depicted in “Soft as Wool” and the hard-working truckie of “Killalottametres” (a song inspired, incidentally, by Sophie and Celeste’s truckdriver father).
The girls’ irrepressible spirit also comes to the fore on Summer, with songs like the wonderful “Naughty Side” – a sure-fire hit – and the beautifully crafted “Remedy”, and full-on party songs like “Get On It” and “Bags Not Driving”.
There’s also a glimpse into the contemporary world of dating in “Not My Guy” and “Beesting”, showing that both girls have turned into skilled and perceptive songwriters.
And The Sunny Cowgirls have provided a unique take on their lives with “Rock Star” – about the way others view their lives as country singers.
“People keep telling us they want to have our lives, being country stars. But a lot of the time, we’d rather be on the farm, working hard with our hands and getting dirty and tired,” Celeste said.
“Fortunately we get to do both the things we love – live in the bush and still write and sing our music.”
Summer is the fourth album for The Sunny Cowgirls, and – like its predecessors – it will well and truly hit the mark with their huge fan base across the country.
“We write about what we know, and we write from our hearts. The reason our music connects with people is because we’ve lived the songs and the country life,” Sophie said.
“We know how lucky we are, and our music is a celebration of Australia and the amazing way of life we have.”
The Sunny Cowgirls will launch Summer with a concert at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre on Wednesday, January 20.
ALL TICKETS: $35.00 each |
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KRAKOUER - Wednesday 3rd November, 7.30pm |
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 “Lively and entertaining” The West
“A bloody brilliant show…bloody funny” Fremantle Herald
Footy.
An unforgiving legal system.
The Krakouer brothers.
Deckchair Theatre presents the much anticipated return season of Krakouer! written by Reg Cribb and based on Sean Gorman’s Brother Boys.
Mount Barker’s most famous sons, Jim and Phil Krakouer took the Australian football world by storm in the early 1980s. Their unique and anarchic brand of football, dubbed “black magic”, captured the imagination of the nation. This is the story of the challenges they faced in their rise to the top of their game; their skill, daring and resilience both on and off the sporting field, and the controversy and adversity that has met them throughout their lives.
In the 70’s no one could touch the Krakouers. Debuting into professional football with the ‘blue blooded’ Claremont, the boys propelled the Tigers to their first Grand Final in decades. In Melbourne they reached new heights with the mighty Kangaroos until injury and personal dramas undid their careers. But this is more than a tale of football prowess. This is about two ‘Brother boys’ who fought with and for each other against racial vilification, gambling addiction, an unforgiving legal system and personal tragedy.
Don’t miss out on this special return season, before our critically acclaimed and hugely entertaining production heads on a regional WA tour in 2010 and a national tour in 2011 supported by Country Arts!
Director Marcelle Schmitz, Written By Reg Cribb, StarringJimi Bani, Sean Dow & Luke Hewitt, Set & Lighting Design Alan Surgener, Costume DesignAlicia Clements, Sound Design David Milroy & Scott Griffiths Stage Manager Jenny Poh
TICKETS: Adults: $25.00, Concession: $21.00, Groups 10+: $20.00, Child: $15.00, Pensioners: $21.00, QPT Club: $21.00, Seniors: $21.00
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THE BARRON KNIGHTS - Wednesday 24th November, 8pm |
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 It was way back in 1960 when 6 guys got together in Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire to form a pop group based on vocal harmony. They called themselves the Knights of the Round Table but quickly realized it was too many words to put on a poster so for no other reason at all decided on changing the name to The Barron Knights. They spent two years travelling up and down the country singing in dance halls. Transportation was a 27-seater coach, which served as their hotel. 20 seats were removed and 7 beds were installed. Each night they made just enough money to pay for the fuel to the next gig and a trip to the chippie.
By 1962 certain members left either to get married or because the lifestyle did not suit so Barron, Pete, Butch, Duke and Dave were the ones who wanted a full time career. The remaining five brave Barron Knights soon found themselves in Hamburg Germany performing 4 hours a night at the Top Ten club. Along with the Star Club the two venues served as the work places for bands such as the Beatles, The Searchers, Gerry and the Pacemakers and many more. Little Richard and the Everly Brothers were some of the big stars that would come over from America to perform along side all the unknowns.
In December 63 the late Brian Epstein saw the band perform in Liverpool and asked them if they would be part of the Beatles first UK tour ending up with a two week run at the Astoria Finsbury Park London. This raised the profile of the band but after three failed record releases on the Phillips Fontana label they decided to change direction and make comedy records.
In February 1964, “Call Up The Groups” was written as a stage routine. Under pressure from everyone around they were told if it were recorded it would be a hit. The boys were not convinced but took everybody’s advice. After getting over the problem of 17 copyright infringements and begging all the publishers and groups that it is all a bit of fun the record was finally released in the July. In 7 days it had hit the charts. Within two weeks they had sold a quarter of a million records and further sales kept them in the charts for 14 weeks. 1965 was even more successful with another massive hit with Pop Go The Workers and a 26-week summer season at the London Palladium with Ken Dodd. To this day no other show has broken the record for audience numbers.
The Sixties gave the Barron Knights six great hit records and in 1968 while recording at E.M.I. Abbey Rd studios Paul McCartney walked in to play a song he had just penned. He nearly remembered the words and piano chords and sang Hey Jude. He asked what we thought and the BK’s agreed it was a nice little song. It became one of the Beatles biggest ever single records.
In the early Seventies the Barron Knights started to tour overseas covering Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, and of course Europe. This gave them a rest from recording and a chance to get out to perform in front of the fans that had bought the records. That was when the show started to develop into a concert as opposed to cabaret.
In 1977 and on the day Elvis passed away the Barron Knights performed a new number in Tenby South West Wales. It was called Live In Trouble. The reaction was like Call Up the Groups in 1964 so within days they were in the studio. Pete took the track to CBS and a five-year deal was struck. Within weeks they were back on Top Of The Pops and over the next five years sold millions of records all over world giving them a career boost that will last forever..........and it has!!
TICKETS ON SALE SOON!!
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THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE - Monday 3rd January 2011 |
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BLUES BROTHERS with a Belushi Blessing
It seems like yesterday that brothers, Jake and Elwood Blues, played by John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd, invited the world to join them on a ‘mission from God’.
The hit movie The Blues Brothers was a loveable tale of redemption about the pair of paroled convicts, who set out to save the Catholic orphanage in which they grew up, from the taxation department. As the story goes, they re-formed their rhythm and blues band, The Blues Brothers, and organised a concert to raise $5,000 to pay off the debt and save the day.
But things never went according to plan for Jake and Elwood, and their story evolved into a rollicking journey of misadventure, and one of best loved movies of all time.
Now, thirty years on, the Blues Brothers’ live on in the Official Blues Brothers Revue, and Australian Blues Brothers fans are set to get a nostalgic musical fix when the pair arrives from America in March to begin a tour downunder.
Starring Wayne Catania as Jake and Kieron Lafferty as Elwood, the Blues Brothers Revue is the only Blues Brothers show to be officially sanctioned by Dan Ackroyd and wife of the late John Belushi, Judith Belushi Pisano.
Judith, who is an accomplished writer, graphic designer and artist, married John Belushi in Aspen, Colorado in 1976. They remained married until John's untimely death on March 5 1982. Eight years later, Judith remarried to Victor Pisano.
Judith Belushi Pisano and Victor Pisano, along with Dan Ackroyd, continued to fly the Blues Brothers’ flag in John’s
honour. Together, they created ‘The Blues Brothers Revival’ which was written by Victor and produced by Judy and Dan.
After auditioning over 200 Blues Brothers teams for the world premier of their musical, Judith, Victor and Dan came across Wayne and Kieron, who were immediately cast in the lead roles.
Judy, Victor and Dan’s Official Blues Brothers Revival ran successfully for five months in Chicago's Centre for the Performing Arts in 2004, winning rave reviews.
Keep your eye on the local media . . TICKETS ON SALE SOON!
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