West Coast Blues & Roots Festival
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The West Coast Blues 'n' Roots Festival is an annual music festival held in Fremantle
, Western Australia
. It features many blues
and roots
performers, both international and local.
, which is held on the Easter long weekend in Byron Bay
. The 2010 event saw a return to a single day format and a new home. The festival moved to Fremantle Park from the Esplanade and has stayed at the there since 2010.
Day 2
Sunday, 1 April 2007
Sunday, 16 March 2008
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. It features many blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
and roots
American Roots Music
American Roots Music is a 2001 multi-part documentary film that explores the historical roots of American Roots music through footage and performances by the creators of the movement: Folk, Country, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, and many others....
performers, both international and local.
History
The festival began as a one-day event in 2004. In 2007 it expanded to a two-day event. It is a sister event to the East Coast Blues & Roots Music FestivalEast Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival
The East Coast International Blues & Roots Music Festival, also known as Byron Bay Bluesfest, is an annual music festival held for five days over the Easter long weekend at Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia...
, which is held on the Easter long weekend in Byron Bay
Byron Bay, New South Wales
Byron Bay is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located north of Sydney and south of Brisbane. Cape Byron, a headland adjacent to the town, is the easternmost point of mainland Australia. At the 2006 Census, the town had a...
. The 2010 event saw a return to a single day format and a new home. The festival moved to Fremantle Park from the Esplanade and has stayed at the there since 2010.
2004
Day 1| James Brown James Brown James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr... |
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| Xavier Rudd Xavier Rudd Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1978 and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. He attended St. Joseph's College, Geelong.... |
| Blue Shaddy Blue Shaddy Blue Shaddy is an Australian blues/roots band who formed in 1999.-Biography:Blue Shaddy have independently released four albums and have received national airplay on Triple J.The group has been showcased in the US through Tin Records... |
| B Movie Heroes |
| Dave Mann Collective |
| Mark Hoffman |
| Belly |
| Lucky Oceans Lucky Oceans Lucky Oceans is a pedal steel guitarist and a former member of Country/Western Swing band Asleep at the Wheel. He is now a broadcaster in Perth, Western Australia with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation... |
| Lois Olney |
| Simon Cox |
| Ivan Zar |
| Ben Witt |
Day 2
| Michael Franti and Spearhead |
| John Butler Trio John Butler Trio The John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots and jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums and Gavin Shoesmith on bass guitar... |
| Dr. John Dr. John Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he came to wider... |
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| Xavier Rudd Xavier Rudd Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1978 and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. He attended St. Joseph's College, Geelong.... |
| Rick Steele |
| Carus Carus and The True Believers Carus and The True Believers are an Australian folk/country/roots/reggae band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band which was formed in 1995 has since risen to national prominence as a major band on the new roots-folk scene and are beginning to develop a loyal fan base in Europe and North America... |
| The Wah Trees |
| Pink and White Bridge |
| WAADA |
2005
| Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (musician) Jack Johnson was born May 18, 1975 is an American folk rock singer-songwriter, surfer and musician known for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. He has since released four more albums, a... |
| The Violent Femmes |
| The Waifs The Waifs The Waifs are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by Josh Cunningham , and sisters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson... |
| Xavier Rudd |
| Angelique Kidjo Angélique Kidjo Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, commonly known as Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time Magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". The BBC has... |
| G Love and Special Sauce |
| The Beautiful Girls The Beautiful Girls The Beautiful Girls are an Australian band, predominantly playing roots music. They have released three EPs, Morning Sun, Goodtimes and Weight Of The World. Plus four full length albums, Learn Yourself, We're Already Gone, Ziggurats and Spooks. They played at Dusty Days on 15 March 2008 in Wagga... |
| John Lee Hooker Jnr John Lee Hooker Junior John Lee Hooker Jr is a blues musician, born in 1952 in Detroit. He is the son of the late John Lee Hooker. The younger Hooker's musical style is markedly modernized, featuring contemporary arrangements.... |
| Bob Brozman Bob Brozman Bob Brozman is an American guitarist and ethnomusicologist.He has performed in a number of styles such as Gypsy jazz, calypso, Blues, ragtime, Hawaiian and Caribbean music. Brozman has also collaborated with musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds such as India, Africa, Japan, Papua New Guinea... & René Lacaille René Lacaille René Lacaille is a Réunionnais accordionist, currently based in France. He was born into a musical family and taught himself to play the accordion at age 7 while on tour with his father... |
| Carus |
| Jeff Lang Jeff Lang Jeff Lang is an Australian songwriter, singer and slide guitarist. A leading performer in the Australian roots music scene and purveyer of his self-described "disturbed folk" style, which incorporates primarily folk, blues and rock... |
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| Eugene Hideaway Bridges |
| Ash Grunwald Ash Grunwald Ash Grunwald is an Australian radio announcer and blues musician.-Early career:... |
| Vasco Era |
| Hat Fitz |
| Zydecats |
| Mia Dyson Mia Dyson Mia Dyson is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She shot to fame with her 2003 album Cold Water and her subsequent follow-up album, Parking Lots, which won "Best Blues & Roots album" at the 2005 ARIA Awards.... |
| Mark Hoffman (Em Dee) |
| Blue Shaddy |
| Toby & Code Red |
| B Movie Heroes |
| Dom Mariani & The Majestic Kelp |
| Saritah Saritah Saritah is an Australian singer-songwriter. Her own website describes her music as "vibrant rootsy acoustic earth grooves". She was born in Seoul, South Korea and brought up mostly in Perth, Western Australia. Nowadays she is based in Melbourne.... |
| Dave Mann Collective |
| Ben Witt & Ivan Zar |
| Honeyriders |
| Ric Steele |
| 43 Cambridge |
| Kill Devil Hills |
| West Coast Blues Club Showcase |
2006
| Jackson Browne Jackson Browne Jackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone.... |
| The Black Keys The Black Keys The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S.... |
| Bernard Fanning Bernard Fanning Bernard Joseph Fanning is a musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and frontman of Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger from its formation in 1989 to its dissolution in 2010.... |
| Michael Franti |
| Damian Marley Damian Marley Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley is a Jamaican reggae artist who has won three Grammy awards. Damian is the youngest son of Bob Marley.... |
| Pete Murray |
| Jamie Cullum Jamie Cullum Jamie Cullum is an English pop and jazz-pop singer-songwriter. Though he is primarily a vocalist/pianist he also accompanies himself on other instruments including guitar and drums. Since April 2010, he has been presenting a weekly jazz show on BBC Radio 2, broadcast on Tuesdays from 19:00.- Early... |
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| The Beautiful Girls |
| Keb' Mo' Keb' Mo' Keb' Mo is an American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.-Early life:From early on he had an appreciation for the blues and gospel music... |
| Mia Dyson |
| Carus |
| Lucky Oceans |
| Ash Grunwald |
| Blue King Brown Blue King Brown Blue King Brown are a Melbourne-based, Australian urban roots band. They have released a self-titled EP and a full length album, Stand Up . They released their follow-up Worldwize Part 1 - North & South on 20 August 2010... |
| Josh Pyke Josh Pyke Josh Pyke is an Australian singer-songwriting musician.-Beginnings and Feeding the Wolves :Josh Pyke was in his first band by age 12 and played his first performance in front of 650 parents and students at his primary school graduation. Playing guitar and initial song writing efforts came aged 14... |
| Bobby Blackbird |
| Blue Shaddy |
2007
Saturday, 31 March 2007| John Butler Trio |
| Wolfmother Wolfmother Wolfmother is an Australian rock band from Erskineville, Sydney. Formed in 2000, the group was originally a trio composed of vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett. Wolfmother released their self-titled debut album in October 2005,... |
| The Cat Empire |
| Xavier Rudd |
| Gomez Gomez (band) Gomez are an English indie rock band from Southport, comprising Ian Ball , Paul "Blackie" Blackburn , Tom Gray , Ben Ottewell and Olly Peacock . The band is distinguished for having three singers and four songwriters, employing traditional and electronic instruments... |
| Lee Scratch Perry |
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| Tony Joe White Tony Joe White Tony Joe White is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie"; "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970; and "Steamy Windows", a hit for Tina Turner in 1989... |
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| Bob Evans Kevin Mitchell (musician) Kevin Edward Mitchell , is an Australian musician, known for his role as the vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Jebediah and also his solo work under the stage name of Bob Evans.... |
| The Pilgram Brothers |
| Blue King Brown |
| The Vasco Era |
| Diafrix |
| The Bamboos The Bamboos The Bamboos may refer to:* The Bamboos - 1980's alternative rock band from Perth, Australia* The Bamboos - 2000's deep funk band from Melbourne, Australia* Bamboo - 2000's alternative rock band from Manila, Philippines... |
| The Fumes |
| Andrew Winton Andrew Winton Andrew Winton is an independent, solo, Australian musician, combining acoustic guitar, lap slide, dobro and seven-string lap guitar/bass , with hollers and stomps to provide an engaging and authentic performance.... |
| Blue Shaddy |
| Fall Electric |
Sunday, 1 April 2007
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| The Waifs |
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| Larry Carlton Larry Carlton Larry Carlton is an American jazz, smooth jazz, jazz fusion, pop, and rock guitarist and singer. He has divided his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with various well-known bands... Blues Project |
| Eugene Hideaway Bridges |
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| Carus and The True Believers |
| Ben Kweller |
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| Kill Devil Hills |
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and The RootsThe RootsThe Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
were originally included in the line up but were a late withdrawal and the spot was replaced by Xavier Rudd. The line up for the 2007 West Coast Blues & Roots Festival (31 March to 1 April 2007) at the Esplanande Reserve, Fremantle was as follows: http://sunsetevents.com.au/Event/West_Coast_Blues_n_Roots_Festival_2007/?Display=246
2008
Saturday, 15 March 2008| Sinéad O'Connor Sinéad O'Connor Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U".... |
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| Buddy Guy Buddy Guy George "Buddy" Guy is an American blues and jazz guitarist and singer. He is a critically acclaimed artist who has established himself as a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound, and has served as an influence to some of the most notable musicians of his generation... |
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| Ian Brown Ian Brown Ian George Brown is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses, which broke up in 1996 but are confirmed to reunite in 2012. Since the break-up of the Stone Roses he has pursued a solo career... |
| Keb' Mo' |
| KT Tunstall KT Tunstall Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from St Andrews, Scotland. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland... |
| Xavier Rudd |
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| Jeff Martin Jeff Martin Jeff Martin may refer to:*Jeff Martin , lead vocalist for the bands Surgical Steel and Racer X*Jeff Martin , guitarist/singer-songwriter and frontman for the Tea Party... |
| The Bellrays The Bellrays The Bellrays are an American group that combines garage rock music with soul singing styles. The band consists of Lisa Kekaula , Bob Vennum , Justin Andres and Stefan Litrownik . The group, founded in the early 1990s in Riverside, California, prides itself on its independence... |
| Clare Bowditch Clare Bowditch Clare Bowditch is an Australian musician from Melbourne, Victoria. She released her fourth album Modern Day Addiction via Island Records on 13 August 2010. It became both 3RRR Album of the Week and ABC Radio National's Album of the Week. MDA is the first of Bowditch's album's to enter the Top Ten... & The Feeding Set |
| Angus & Julia Stone |
| Jason Mraz Jason Mraz Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved... |
| Hayley Sales Hayley Sales Hayley Sales was born on August 31, 1986 in Washington D.C. She is a singer and songwriter who rose to fame after the release of her album Sunseed. She is best known for her two songs 'What You Want' and 'Keep Driving'... |
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| Common Ground |
| The Shinkickers |
| Will Stoker & The Embers |
| Sneaky Weasel Gang |
| Rick Steele |
Sunday, 16 March 2008
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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.... |
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| Ozomatli Ozomatli Ozomatli is a seven to ten piece band playing primarily Latin, hip hop, and rock music, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and their wide array of musical styles - including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, rap, and others.In a 2007 NPR interview, band... |
| Vusi Mahlasela, |
| Lee Ritenour |
| Patty Griffin |
| G Love & Special Sauce |
| The Beautiful Girls |
| Galactic |
| Salmonella Dub |
| Mia Dyson |
| Jeff Lang |
| Seasick Steve |
| The Audreys |
| The Angry Tradesmen |
| Sugarland |
| Ivan Zar |
| Worldfly |
| Abbe May & The Rockin' Pnuemonia |
| Matt Gresham |
| The Funkalleros |
2009
| John Butler Trio |
| Jason Mraz |
| Missy Higgins |
| Paul Kelly Paul Kelly (musician) Paul Maurice Kelly is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers. He has worked with other artists and groups, including associated projects Professor... |
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| Tony Joe White |
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| Ben Kweller |
| Seasick Steve Seasick Steve Steven Gene Wold, commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American blues musician. He plays guitars, and sings, usually about his early life doing casual work.-Childhood and early life:... |
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| Blue King Brown |
| Bob Evans Bob Evans Robert "Bob" Evans is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in 11 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 1 March 1975. He scored no championship points... |
| Eric Bibb Eric Bibb Eric Bibb is an American acoustic blues singer-songwriter. He is based in London and launched his career in Europe. Today he lives in Finland.-Biography:... |
| The Special Beat |
| Luka Bloom |
| Blues Traveler |
| C.W. Stoneking & The Primitive Horn Orchestra |
| Charlie Parr |
| Little Red |
| Ruthie Foster |
| Kev Carmody |
| LABJACD |
| Rodney Crowe |
| Whitley |
| Kora |
| Little Bushman |
| Mama Kin |
| Bonjah |
| Mister And Sunbird |
2010
| Crowded House Crowded House Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States... |
| John Butler Trio |
| Buddy Guy |
| Jeff Beck Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds... |
| Newton Faulkner Newton Faulkner Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. Known for his guitar playing, which involves rhythmically tapping and hitting his guitar's body, Faulkner came to prominence in 2007, with the release of his debut studio album, Hand Built by Robots... |
| The Swell Season The Swell Season The Swell Season is a folk rock duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. "The Swell Season" name is derived from Hansard's favourite novel by Josef Škvorecký from 1975 bearing the same title... |
| John Mayall John Mayall John Mayall, OBE is an English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, whose musical career spans over fifty years... |
| Angus & Julia Stone |
| Ozomatli |
| Gogol Bordello Gogol Bordello Gogol Bordello is a Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring.Much of the band's sound is inspired by Gypsy music... |
| Taj Mahal |
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| The Backsliders |
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| Wagons |
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| Hayley Sales |
| Mary Gauthier Mary Gauthier Mary Gauthier is an American folk singer-songwriter.-Life and career:Gauthier was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Given up at birth by a mother she never knew, Gauthier was adopted by an Italian Catholic couple in Thibodaux, Louisiana... |
| The Blues Preachers |
| Jordie Lane |
| Andrew Winton Andrew Winton Andrew Winton is an independent, solo, Australian musician, combining acoustic guitar, lap slide, dobro and seven-string lap guitar/bass , with hollers and stomps to provide an engaging and authentic performance.... |
| Red Shoes Boy |
| The Joe Kings |
| The CBC Jazz Orchestra with Lee Sappho |
2011
| Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly... |
| Grace Jones Grace Jones Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits. In the late 1970s, she adapted the emerging electronic music style and adopted a severe, androgynous look with square-cut hair and... |
| Elvis Costello and the Imposters Elvis Costello Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader... |
| The Cat Empire |
| Rodrigo y Gabriela Rodrigo y Gabriela Rodrigo y Gabriela , also known as "El Rodri y La Gabi", are a Mexican musical duo who specialize in playing fast, rhythmic acoustic guitars... |
| Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is an Indigenous Australian musician, who sings in the Yolngu language.He was born in Galiwin'ku , off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Australia about 350 miles from Darwin. He is from the Gumatj clan of the Yolngu and his mother from the Galpu nation... |
| Michael Franti and Spearhead |
| The Blind Boys of Alabama The Blind Boys of Alabama The Blind Boys of Alabama are a gospel group from Alabama that first formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind at Talladega, Alabama in 1939. The three main vocalists of the group and their drummer/percussionist are all blind.... with Aaron Neville Aaron Neville Aaron Neville is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. He has had four top-20 hits in the United States along with four platinum-certified albums... |
| Rockwiz Live RocKwiz RocKwiz is an Australian television quiz show series, focused on rock music, and broadcast on SBS One. It premiered in 2005.-Summary:The forty minute program airs on Saturday at 9:20 pm, and is hosted by Julia Zemiro. It is shot in The Gershwin Room at St Kilda's Esplanade Hotel, commonly... |
| Mavis Staples Mavis Staples Mavis Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist who recorded with The Staple Singers, her family's band.-Biography:... |
| Robert Randolph and the Family Band |
| Toots & the Maytals Toots & the Maytals Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic, "The Maytals were key figures in reggae music... |
| Washington Megan Washington -Studio albums:-Extended plays:-Singles:-External links:* *... |
| Ruthie Foster Ruthie Foster Ruthie Foster is an American singer-songwriter of blues and folk music.Foster is from Gause, Texas and comes from a family of gospel singers. She studied music at McLennan Community College and then worked in the US Navy, where she started performing. Her debut was released in 1997 and she has... |
| James Teague |
- The 2011 West Coast Blues & Roots Festival also included a live showing of the popular music quiz show RockwizRocKwizRocKwiz is an Australian television quiz show series, focused on rock music, and broadcast on SBS One. It premiered in 2005.-Summary:The forty minute program airs on Saturday at 9:20 pm, and is hosted by Julia Zemiro. It is shot in The Gershwin Room at St Kilda's Esplanade Hotel, commonly...
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2012
| Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| The Pogues The Pogues The Pogues are a Celtic punk band, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before... |
| The Specials The Specials The Specials are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups... |
| My Morning Jacket My Morning Jacket My Morning Jacket is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky.The band consists of Jim James , Tom 'Two-Tone Tommy' Blankenship , Patrick Hallahan , Carl Broemel , and Bo Koster .-History:My Morning Jacket was... |
| Buddy Guy |
| Keb' Mo' |
| Steve Earle Steve Earle Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play.... |
| Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue |
| Husky |
| Felicity Groom |