You will have an opportunity to donate to the Bush Fire Appeal at the Sunday Sounds event this Sunday. There will be Salvation Army donation buckets and coupons on site.

Program

And what a program it is! We thank the participating artists for their generosity and are heartened by the fullsome response we have had from so many musicians we have approached to appear on February 15.

You will be welcomed onto the site by Jakmani. Sharing a passion for West African percussion and having played together for over two years, the dedicated crew that are Jakmani love sharing the the music of West Africa. Supporting many different charities and causes with their high energy rhythms, Jakmani have drummed all over Melbourne. With traditional and contemporary arrangements guaranteed to get your feet tapping and hands clapping, Jakmani bring fun and energy to every performance
Hosted by Lawrence Mooney, Fred McMillan, Wendy Ealey, Dave O'Brien
Time Performance
11.20-11.30 Welcome and Acknowledgement
11.30-11.40 Pinochio's Nose (Dave O'Brien)
11.45-12.10 Ross Ryan
12.15-12.30 Jess Evans & Wendy Ealey
12.35-1.00 Mike Rudd & Bill Putt + Robbo from Spectrum
1.05-1.30 Shane Howard
1.35-1.55 Andy Rice
2.00-2.20 Leticia Maher
2.25-2.45 Charles Jenkins
2.45-2.55 Speech, Peter Merrett at PBS and Thankyou's
3.00-3.30 Archie & Ruby Hunter
3.35-4.00 Unsung
4.05-4.25 Keith Potger
4.30-4.55 Gospel Belles
5.00-5.25 Brian Hooper
5.30-5.50 Ross Cottee
5.55-6.15 Jo Kelly Stephenson

 

Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach are two of Australia's best loved Indigenous artists. Performing separately and together they express the suffering of Aboriginal Australia with truth and poignancy.
 
We are thrilled and delighted that Keith Potger has agreed to participate in the Sunday Sounds event. Keith has been performing across Australia, promoting his albums and gaining a new audience in addition to his Seekers fans.

Shane & Band @ Port fairy Folk festival - Photo: Rob Harwood

Shane Howard pays homage to the culture of his Irish ancestors and the culture of the Aboriginal people whose land he lives on. He combines a deep understanding of poetic and musical folk traditions and captures something essential of the spirit of Australia in words and music. A treasured Australian songwriter speaking with first hand knowledge of his subject matter.
Jess has been performing her powerful songs with Wendy as her accompaniest since they met in early 2006. Jess writes and sings a mean song.
In early 2002 while on holiday in Japan, Ross, Riff Random guitarist, fell from his fifth floor apartment. He survived and tirelessly worked on his rehabilitation after emerging from a coma and was equally unwavering in playing his guitar and bass at every moment possible. Ross’ lyrics are a snapshot of his life post-recovery.
David O'brien plays with Pinnochio's Nose Folk Band and North Wind (A Blues band), is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Youth worker and Radio Presenter for North West FM (98.9) and has done some Television for Channel 31 (Spirit of Life) and is Chaplin for the Lake School of Celtic Song Dance and Music, and member of the Victorian Folk Music Club
Jo Kelly Stephenson creates songs that range in style from Desert Blues to Country to New Orleans Rag-style numbers. After spending most of her formative years touring Australia with her father's band, music was inherent from an early age.
 

Brian Hooper is best known for his bass playing in seminal Australian acts such as Beasts of Bourbon, Kim Salmon & The Surrealists and collaborations with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and Rowland S. Howard
Mike Rudd and Bill Putt have been treating audiences to their music since well before Spectrum's 'I'll Be Gone' became an enduring hit. We are rapt that they have agreed to be a part of the Sunday Sounds event and happier still that Robbo will be joining them.
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Catch Unsung's huge 'rich chocolate mudcake of sound'. Four songwriters, four hearts, four voices. Wendy, Leticia, Neil and Moira make beeeuuudeeifoool music together.
Sizzling harmonies produced by some of Melbourne's biggest and finest voices.
Leticia will captivate you with her voice as it swoops and soars. Superb!
Known for such hits as 'Blue Chevrolet Ballerina', 'Blood on the Microphone' and of course his signature tune, 'I am Pegasus' - Ross Ryan is one of Australia's finest and most versatile performing musicians and a prolific songwriter with 8 albums to his name.
Charles Jenkins is a compelling performer. Playing style with world appeal, slipping in repeated local references that keep you just not quite sure where you are supposed to be. Riveting.
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PLUS...

 
MCs:
Lawrence Mooney MC
Macca the Mystic MC
Dave O'Brien
Wendy Ealey
and then there're the...
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 || Food stalls
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 || Market stalls
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 || An exhibition of patient art
|| A health check stall
|| Kids Activities including face painting and rides
|| Bazaar
|| Art activities
|| Garden activities
|| Mosaics workshop
|| Wheelchair sports demos
|| Roving circus performers
|| Parks Victoria info stall
    Reptile Awareness Displays of Australia
   

 

 
Sponsors

 

Balwyn Rotary
 
 
 

 

 

 

February 12, 2009