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Kelly’s Wayke

Kelly’s Wayke was actually born at an Irish wake for Mick Murphy, brother of band member Brian Murphy and family friend of the Kelly’s. So when the Kelly’s & the Murphy’s got together to celebrate Mick’s wake, all the old Irish songs our parents had taught us when we were growing up were played to celebrate Mick’s life! We were playing & drinking for about 6-7 hours in the back room of the pub, when the publican come into the room. We thought he was going to kick us out for being too noisy, but he said, No! We turned off the jukebox hours ago, we’ve been listening to guys all night! A quick phone call from Damien to Brian & Paddy the next day and Kelly’s Wayke was born! We Love to Celebrate Life and Everything in Between!

Kellys Wayke play a mixture of original songs & traditional Irish songs, so it’s the old meeting the new, it’s a joyous journey through laughter, love & Life!

Kellys Wayke is:

  • Damien Kelly – Vocals, Bodhran
  • Mae Traeger – Fiddle, Vocals
  • Carl Pink – Guitar, Vocals
  • Emma Hinchey – Piano Accordion, Tin Whistle, Vocals
  • Gage Stead – Mandolin, Vocals
  • Paddy Kelly – Bass, Vocals
  • Paul Cooper – Banjo, Vocals
  • Barry Evans – Drums

Milestones:

  • 2025 Tamworth Music Country Festival, 2025 Golden Fiddle Award for the “Best Band with a Fiddler”
  • Finalist in the SA Music Awards for “The Peoples Choice Award” 2025
  • Released their 3rd Studio Album “Stranger than Folk”
  • Played numerous festival including in SA, VIC & NSW.

Deep South Brass 8

South Gippsland’s newest eight-piece high-energy band delivering the raw infectious spirit of contemporary New Orleans jazz and funk.

Homebru

Four siblings from lutruwita/Tasmania, Homebru are known for their intricate compositions that ebb and flow through driving rhythms and infectious spirit. Drawing inspiration from celtic music, they create a unique blend of contemporary and traditional folk that is vibrant, whimsical, and bold. They are equally at home with a crowd of wild dancers as with an audience of observant folk enthusiasts.

Harry Manx

The New York Times called him ‘deliciously addictive’ and said when you listen to Harry Manx ‘you are listening to an original.’ Seven time Maple Blues award winner, Folk Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, six Juno nominations…..welcome to the Harry Zone. Harry Manx has spent years fusing eastern musical traditions with the blues, switching effortlessly between conventional guitars, harmonica, and banjo and the decidedly different Mohan veena, a 20-stringed instrument invented by Manx’ Indian mentor Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Manx is often referred to as the “Mysticssippi” Blues Man because musically Harry lives where the depth of Indian music meets the deep groove of the Blues. Blend Indian folk melodies with slide guitar blues, add a sprinkle of gospel and some compelling grooves and you’ll get Manx’s unique “mysticssippi” flavour.

It’s hard to resist and keeps audiences coming back for more.

 

Downbeat Magazine said that “Manx’s real talent lies in creating a place where Blues and Indian Classical
are a seamless fit”.

Billboard Magazine called Harry “Canada’s most expressive Blues player”.

Bruce Springsteen (after seeing Harry perform “I’m On Fire” at the International Guitar Festival in NYC): “Watching Harry play tonight I feel like I learned something new …. ”

Frank Hadley, Downbeat Magazine: “Harry’s real skill lays in creating a rare musical place where blues, country, folk and Indian classical music co-exist as some spirit force”

Brett Franke Trio

Brett Franke plays a Powerhouse of Footstompin, Blues Roots, Grunge Funk and Progressive Acoustic Rock powered by 12 String Guitar, Bass and Percussion!

Imagine a cross, a fusion if you like of Blues, Roots, Rock and Grunge! Improbable as descriptions may sound, it is exactly what is achieved with a highly distinctive sound.

Based on the songcraft and unique 12 string acoustic stylings of Brett Franke. Forer front man for Temple of Tunes , Brett has achieved much since. Including a full length album release in 2010, extremely well received appearances at the Anglesea, Glenfest and StKilda Music Festivals and gigs at The Espy and Prince of Wales in St Kilda, The Penny Black and several key Victorian, New South Wales and Queensland regional live music venues.

The band also won a prestigious Californian FM Radio song contest in 2009, which is testament to the power and quality of Bretts songwriting.

Brett has recently opened shows as a solo performer for “The Badloves” and Jon Toogood of “Shihad”.

Sunny Luwe

Singer-songwriter. Storyteller. Sunny Luwe’s music invites you to laugh, feel and be wildly yourself.

She’s optimistic, sunshiney and will blow you away with her incredible vocals. A 3x QLD Music Award finalist Sunny has released two albums, played line ups with Emily Wurramurra, Nai Palm, Lime Cordiale, Death by Denim and more. She
has played BIGSOUND, St Kilda Festival the 10th Gold Coast Music Awards and many more showcases and festivals.

Sunny is a proud First Nations (Wayilwan) woman who is also of Dutch and English ancestry, and carbon offsets her music via Gondwana Rainforest Trust as her way of caring for Country.

Bromham

Bromham is a community of musicians whose passion for music, life and joyful silliness is infectious. They take influences from all over the world and create songs that tell stories about the people closest to them.

Their live show is a raucous celebration that never fails to leave audiences feeling uplifted. Hailing from the Adelaide Hills, this big family is becoming well loved all around Australia from their numerous festival appearances at the likes of Womadelaide and Woodford Folk Festival. Come and find out why audiences are
falling in love with this joyous bunch!

The Beez

Once Berliners, now Australian residents-Deta C. Rayner, accordion and Vocals, and Rob Rayner, guitar and vocals, present a bitingly satirical but eminently danceable wealth of genre-bending original material from the sublime to the ridiculous, with Deta’s bass baritone accordion front and centre.

Whether ABC TV´s Spicks and Specks or Folk Festivals from Vancouver Island to Woodford, Dublin to Port Fairy, The Beez deliver a dizzying pastiche of comedy and music that leaves their audiences reaching for the German-English phrasebook. The Beez- in one word?  Prost!”

The Watershed Stringband (Bushdance)

Cat & Clint, join Dave and Wendy from The Cartwheels, to form Watershed Stringband featuring red-hot fiddle and banjo, dreamy vocal harmonies, snappy guitar pickin’ and juicy double bass. This all-star lineup bring a unique blend of vintage country from driving bluegrass and old time dance tunes to Western swing and Australiana