Artist Profiles
Welcome to Country
The Parade will be followed by an Aboriginal ‘Welcome to Country’ behind the grainstore in Baromi Park. The Watba-limba dance group promotes the local traditional Gunnai Language of song, story and dance. It is led by Wayne Thorpe, a traditional custodian of the Gunnai country (Mirboo North is on its Western Boundary). Wayne, supported by local Indigenous dancers, will conduct a traditional Smoking and Welcome ceremony.
Wayne Thorpe
The Big Sing
Mirboo North’s Vocal Nosh invites YOU to join us in a BIG SING Saturday, 12th May 2012 at the Arts Pit, Grandridge Brewery from 3:00 – 5:30pm. All welcome, no previous singing experience necessary. Admission is $5 to cover the afternoon tea! Bookings: Call Betty on 5634 7692.
We’ve got Music!
We have two stages operating thoughout the day from 9:30- 4:00pm showcasing local talent, located in Baromi Park and at the Bullock Dray Cafe.
The Nigellas are a Gippsland based group that perform traditional folk, Celtic tunes and bluegrass style ballads. Featuring fiddle, tin whistle, banjo, guitar, mandolin and bodhran, the blend of acoustic instruments, when combined with Nigella, the double bass, produces a rich melody. Singing that is motivated by the band’s Celtic heritage rounds out a rich and pleasing sound that is as enjoyable today as it was in the days of old. Performances are all about having the ‘craic’ and sharing the group’s love of Celtic and folk music. Band members are Fergal Allen, Paul Clark, Elke Frank, Kate Reiske and Charlie Twomey and they have performed at the 2011 and 2012 Boolarra Folk Festivals and many local venues and events.
Brody
Young is an up and coming all-original singer, songwriter from Gippsland, Victoria.
With a multitalented acoustic blues / folk sound and a strong percussive
background, he creates both a soulful and intense rhythm through his music.
Brody is a plumber by day, musician by night.
Brody’s first album ‘Dream a Little’ was well-received and welcomed by
versatile audiences, prompting the release of his second album ‘Changing Winds’
in June, 2010.
Salubrious are a five piece Gippsland band formed in early 2009, They deliver fresh and original songs. The versatility of their style comes together with reggae influenced bass and guitar with a strong vocal arrangement riding on solid roots, rock and reggae beats. Jesse Evans- Lead Vocals Amy Miller - vocals, Mark Aparo -bass, Michael Rutjens -guitar and Ang Manuele- drums
MNSC Guitar Ensemble
The Guitar Ensemble has been going at the school for 4 years now and is made up of a group of students and teachers who are exceedingly passionate about their music: Ryan Littlejohn (guitar), Shane Clark (drums/piano), Tom Rech (guitar), Jared Best (guitar), Jack Swallow (Bass), Adam Kennedy (guitar), Jess Potter (singer), Wendy King (Guitar) & Clayton Cupples (coordinator/ guitar/vox). While the focus is mainly on playing pop/rock & metal tunes of a contemporary nature, they also dabble in pieces composed by such greats as Bach and Mozart. One should never forget the greats of any era. Sight reading is also valued in this group, as is improvisation and of course, musical diversity. The Guitar Ensemble’s last great string of performances were as the school production band for the big hit: Rockin’ Robin. The band were tight and the crowd absolutely loved them. Their performance at this year’s Arty Gras will not be one to miss, and will encompass a selection of old favourites and new tunes chosen via democratic process within the group
Jane Coker and Tanya Nolan.
Jane has taught singing and voice for 25 years, and is passionate about helping people to use their natural voice with ease. She teaches using the Alexander Technique to help with singing, public speaking and voice and breath problems. Jane works with Community Music Victoria, and was a key promoter of the recent Fiddlehead Festival in Boolarra. This was a wonderful day of music sharing and community participation. She plays mandolin.
Tanya Nolan plays guitar, uke and guitjo (hybrid guitar banjo). Her dusky voice blends with Jane’s to create fabulous harmony. They are particularly fond of bluegrass vocal harmonies with their main influences being Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings as well as Lucinda Williams, Tracey Chapman and Tiny Tim.
The Simpletones
seen above in the tent they live in 24 hours a day practising their unique brand of popular music, belong to Mirboo North like no other band, except maybe for Salubrious ,Double Collision, Acoustic Kitchen ,the Raunchy Strawbs . the Nigellas or any of the other bands, features Steve Bastow keeping the beat, Alexis “the professor “Batschawanow laying some out of this world bass runs and Paul Evans is irresponsible for rhythm . They don’t seem to get any better But who said you need to improve on perfection
