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ARTISTS WHO HAVE APPEARED AT PREVIOUS BB&AFs

2012
Fiona BoyesFiona Boyes

Blue
                          Heat Blue Heat

Kniki
                          and Mike KNiKi and Mike Beale Band

Fiona BoyesGenevieve Chadwick

Fiona Boyes Luke Watt

And...
The Dirty Souls
An Banna
Aaron Burton & Dave Butler

Waahkala

Mark McCord & Bryn Jones

Brent McLeod Band

BBQ Bob

Wally & da Cats
The Unusual Suspects
Family of Fools
Rob  Wilson
Willie Go Lightly
Martin Potts
Family of Fools


2011

Andrea
                        MarrAndrea Marr Band

Robert Owen CampbellRobert  Owen Campbell


Barrel HouseRay Beadle

Aaron BurtonAaron Burton

Daniel
                        ChampagneDaniel Champagne

MattskiMattski

Barrel HouseBarrel House

rosie burgess triorosie burgess trio

Dirty Soul Society
MIke Jones
Elsewhere
Blue Ruin
Skip Sail
BBQ Bob
Mark McCord Band
Wally & da Cats
Sonia Buckley
Cookies & Cream
Mike Jones
Elsewhere


2010

Richard
                          Perso Richard Perso

Suzannah
                        Espie Suzannah Espie

Lil Fi Lil' Fi

Chubby Rae Chubby Rae & the Elevators

Ian
                        Collard Ian Collard

Pugsley
                        Buzzard Pugsley Buzzard

Aaron BurtonAaron Burton

Shaun Kirk Shaun Kirk

Jay HowieJay Howie

The Friday night Blues Jam was hosted by local outfit Funkhouse.

Other artists who performed in 2010 include:
Mike Marmo
Priest Bros
Tyson Hodges Trio
Plan B
High Spirits with Nicky Moffat
Willy Golightly and the Handsome Devils
The Hannfords
Mossy Potts

And the Bruthen Blue Bees Circus Project, assisted by Circus 3230

2009

Geoff AchisonGeoff Achison and the Soul Diggers

Molten MikeMolten Mike (USA)

Richard PersoRichard Perso

Lisa MillerLisa Miller

Mike Elrington BandMike Elrington Band

Collard Greens &
                        GravyCollard Greens & Gravy

The Sureshot HuntersThe SureShot Hunters

NudgelsThe Nudgels

Anita GeorgeAnita George

Aaron BurtonAaron Burton

Dean Haitani & the Nick Fischer Band



And the Community play:
Taddalik - Where has all our water gone?

Tiddalik




2008

    Lloyd Speigel

    Dallas Frasca (and her Gentleman)

    Chris Wilson

   NickCharles

   The Hornets

   Anni Piper

   Dean Haitani

SAN   SAN

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Street Performances by Cirque Mystique

Congratulations to Jake, Matt & Craig - Winners of the 2008 Blues Jam:
Jake Kilpatrick - a young harmonica player and singer who has been been a Blues Jam regular over the past few years.
Matt - an ‘I’ve only ever played on the front porch’ original singer songwriter guitarist who wowed the audience last year as well.
Paul Aspin - Jam competition drummer of the day.



2007

    Lloyd Speigel


    Rosie Burgess


    Chubby Rae & the Elevators

    Geoff Achison

    The WolfeGang

    Anita George - winner of the 2007 Blues Jam

And special mentions to Shannon and to Matt, runners up in the 2007 Blues Jam

Also playing in 2007 were:

The Dirty Soul Society

Willy Go Lightly

Elston Gunn & the Tar Heels

Thirsty Fish

The Unmentionables



2006

    Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson is one of our finest vocalists, harmonica players and songwriters, fronting the superb Crown of Thorns.

His instrumental gifts have been used on recordings by the James Reyne, Hunters and Collectors, Vika and Linda, Renee Geyer, Archie Roach, Deb Conway and Ross Hannaford's Dianna Kiss. He has performed in the U.S. and has won the respect of many overseas artists including Charlie Musselwhite and Tony Joe White. Bob Dylan once made a special trip backstage to shake Chris' hand after a show together in 1992! 

    Josh Owen

Josh is a singer/songwriter who has been playing around Melbourne at some of the best live music venues in townand has played with some of the greatest Australian names including BOMBA, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Roachford, Ross Wilson, Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows, and Kerri Simpson.

The Josh Owen Band has wowed crowds at music festivals, including the 2005 Frankston Guitar Festival and the 2005 Melbourne International Music Festival.

Featuring Josh on lead vocals and guitars, his love of funk, soul and reggae sees the band stretching the boundaries of roots music and finding a willing audience wherever he goes. Josh's Home Page

    ERTH Street Theatre 

ERTH's unique work combines a highly developed visual aesthetic with performance, using giant puppets, huge inflatables, acrobatics, aerial and flying creatures, stilt-walking, costumes and pyrotechnics to create original theatre productions. Usually performing outdoors, their very accessible work appears both as large scale site specific theatre as well as street style roving performance.
ERTH Home Page

Images and information coutesy of ERTH Visual & Physical Inc.

    Dallas Frasca

    Rosie
Stomping away on her home made stomp box, & sliding away on her slide guitar, rosie keeps herself warm with an energetic, engaging performance, using guitar, cello, harmonica and mandolin to accompany her vocals. Her music flows straight from the heart and blood - at times edgy and intense, at times raw and beautiful, it is always original and gripping.
rosie's Home Page
Buy rosie's CD :)

    Danni Carr

 
    Danny Burton

 
    Padma Newsome


    Robyn Munro www.eggigguide.com/robyn



2005


ALEX BURNS - RON TABUTEAU'S CHICKENHEAD - THE VANGUARDS - DUTCH TILDERS and the BLUES CLUB

GEOFF ACHISON - ANNEMARIE SHARRY and DALE LINDREA - HARPER and BEN HARWOOD
DEBI CANDLISH and BRENT OTTLEY Elston Gunn & the Tarheels

Alex Burns
http://users.bigpond.net.au/rooster/alexburns.html

Ron Tabateau's Chickenhead

Dutch Tilders & the Blues Club

The Vanguards
http://users.bigpond.net.au/rooster/vgindex.html



2004

THE BRUTHEN BLUES JAMMERS - LOTUS
GET FUNKED! - ASH GRUNWALD - SALTY DOG
KERRI SIMPSON & RON TABUTEAU
COLLARD GREENS AND GRAVY - FIONA BOYES
ROD PAINE and the FULL TIME LOVERS
PETE MASKELL - CRAWFISH DAVE


 
2003


THE BRUTHEN BLUES JAMMERS - LOTUS
DEBI CANDLISH - TERRY LOCKWOOD & DAMIEN NEAL
CHRIS WHITE & ROSS WARD - THE VANGUARDS
NICKY MOFFATT - BLAIR DAWES - DIRTY RIVERS
CHRIS WILSON & the SPIDERMEN
PD HALE & the BLUE ROOM
SURFIE - ANNEMARIE SHARRY
THE SOUTH OF THE RIVER CHOIR - GEOFF ACHISON
ANDREA MARR'S BLUES TRAIN - BEACHHEAD


 
2002


THE BRUTHEN BLUES JAMMERS - JOHN MAZUR
DEBI CANDLISH - TERRY LOCKWOOD & DAMIEN NEAL
HOT WHEELS BLUES - JAY WAGSTAFF
BROCOLI BROTHERS - SERIOUS JIMS - SKIP SAIL
GIT - COLLARD GREENS and GRAVY
GEOFF ACHISON and the SOULDIGGERS
NICKY MOFFAT - LLOYD SPIEGEL BAND - THE MOJO'S



2001


THE BRUTHEN BLUES JAMMERS - NICKY MOFFAT - BROCOLI BROTHERS
TONY LUKE and SODA POP - QUIRKIE and SURFIE - DEBI CANDLISH
TERRY LOCKWOOD - DUTCH TILDERS - BO JENKINS BAND - SALTY DOG
MARCO GOLDSMITH - 12 BARS FROM MARS



2000
THE BRUTHEN BLUES JAMMERS - NICKY MOFFAT - BLUEPRINT - SUSPICIOUS MINES
BROCOLI BROTHERS - FIONA BOYES - COLLARD GREENS and GRAVY - JAN PRESTON
RAY BEADLE and the KING BROTHERS - TAHANA BAND - BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE
GEOFF ACHISON - ANDY COWAN and BIG MAMA'S DOOR



1999
THE BRUTHEN BLUES JAMMERS - NICKY MOFFAT - SUSPICIOUS MINES - SANDY CLARK
COLLARD GREENS and GRAVY - ALEX BURNS and NICK CHARLES
ROCKBOTTOM JAMES and the DETONATORS - THE MOJO'S



1998
THE BRUTHEN BLUES JAMMERS - NICKY MOFFAT - COLLARD GREENS and GRAVY
DUTCH TILDERS



1997
THE BRUTHEN BLUES JAMMERS - DUTCH TILDERS



1996
THE SWANNY BLUES JAMMERS - GEOFF ACHISON

The blues jam used to be held at Swan Reach each month and the first Blues Bash was a celebration of the Jammers 1st Birthday. After this it then moved to Bruthen and has never looked back. The Jam was established by Trish and Ian (Wags) Wagstaff and their family involvement continues today with son Jay running the monthly Bruthen Blues Jam.

THANKS TO THE BRUTHEN BLUES SPONSORS

 

Bruthen: 2006 Regional Community of the Year Award winner for towns under 5000 people!

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