The Embers
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The Embers are an Australia
n six piece roots-fusion band based in Launceston
, Tasmania
, Australia
. Musically the band draws on several genres including classical, jazz, folk, country and traditional Mexican music. Their eclectic instrumentation highlights this diversity and also establishes The Embers recognisable style:
.
The success and support of their original music has seen them share stages with some influential international and national acts including the likes of The Violent Femmes, The Whitlams
, Marcia Hines
, The Red Eyes, True Live
and The Exploders.
The Embers have twice played the Falls Festival
, were a part of MS Fest
2006 and in Jan 2007 played the Cygnet Folk Festival. They also performed at the inaugural International Southern Roots Festival
in Hobart
April 2007.
In October 2006 they travelled to Sydney
where they competed in the National Campus Band Competition, winning the National title (previous entrants’ include The Vines
, Eskimo Joe
, George and The Vasco Era
).
The Embers have just finished recording (April 2007) their debut E.P. at Woodstock Studio’s in Melbourne
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n six piece roots-fusion band based in Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Musically the band draws on several genres including classical, jazz, folk, country and traditional Mexican music. Their eclectic instrumentation highlights this diversity and also establishes The Embers recognisable style:
‘…The Embers were tight and original - I loved the Panpipes and the Charango guitar, Violin and stand-up-Bass-what a combo.’ - Sauce, Tasmanian Entertainment Press, Dec ‘05
Brief history
The band was formed by long time friends late in 2005 to compete in the National Campus Band CompetitionNational Campus Band Competition
The National Campus Band Competition is an annual Australian national band competition produced by the Australian Association of Campus Activities. To enter the competition, one band member must be enrolled at a participating university...
.
The success and support of their original music has seen them share stages with some influential international and national acts including the likes of The Violent Femmes, The Whitlams
The Whitlams
The discography of The Whitlams consists of six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, and eighteen singles.-Studio albums:-Live albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Videos:-Music videos:-Awards:...
, Marcia Hines
Marcia Hines
Marcia Elaine Hines, AM is a vocalist, actress and TV personality who achieved success in her adopted homeland of Australia. Hines made her debut, at the age of sixteen, in the Australian version of the stage musical Hair and followed with the role of Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar...
, The Red Eyes, True Live
True Live
True Live is an Australian jazz rap band formed in Melbourne, Australia. They had chart success with "TV" reaching #76 on the ARIA Single Chart and The Shape Of It reaching #85 on the ARIA Albums Chart...
and The Exploders.
The Embers have twice played the Falls Festival
Falls Festival
The Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania Australia since 1993.It lasts four days, from 29 December to 1 January each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, 30 December and 31 December...
, were a part of MS Fest
MS Fest
MS Fest is a music festival, held annually in Launceston, Tasmania Australia since 2006.It is a single day event, held in February or March on a Saturday....
2006 and in Jan 2007 played the Cygnet Folk Festival. They also performed at the inaugural International Southern Roots Festival
Southern Roots Festival
Southern Roots was an annual music festival in Australia, held in Hobart, Tasmania. Similar to the Big Day Out, it is common that the well-known headlining acts will play on the outdoor "Main Stage" which overlooks the venue, and the lesser known acts will perform on the indoor "Pavilion Stage"...
in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
April 2007.
In October 2006 they travelled to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
where they competed in the National Campus Band Competition, winning the National title (previous entrants’ include The Vines
The Vines
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, Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe is an Australian alternative rock band formed by Stuart MacLeod on guitars, Joel Quartermain on drums and guitar and Kavyen Temperley on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia in 1997....
, George and The Vasco Era
The Vasco Era
The Vasco Era is an Australian three piece rock/blues band based in Melbourne, Australia.-Brief history:Originally from Apollo Bay, but now based in Melbourne, the band's members are brothers Sid and Ted O'Neil and Michael Fitzgerald...
).
The Embers have just finished recording (April 2007) their debut E.P. at Woodstock Studio’s in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
Band members
- Michael Attard - Acoustic Guitar / Lead Vocals
- Joel Delphin - Drums / Percussion / Vocals
- Katy Humphries - Saxophone / Violin
- Leonardo Martinez - Panflutes /Andean Flutes/ Charango/ Vocals
- Stu van Riel - Electric Bass / Double Bass
- Mark Vincent - Electric Guitar
- Michael Woods - Trumpet