TEX PERKINS

Tex Perkins is an iconic Australian singer-songwriter, who is widely known for fronting popular surf/roots band, The Cruel Sea, and legendary swamp/blues band, the Beasts of Bourbon. Tex has also been in Thug, James Baker Experience, The Butcher Shop, Salamander Jim, and Tex, Don and Charlie and released solo records with his own backing bands, The Dark Horses.

PLAYING TIMES

11:00 am ~ GATES OPEN
11:10 - 11:55 am ~ COUSIN LEONARD
12:00 - 12:45 pm ~ THE CASIO BROS.
1:00 - 1:45 pm ~ BLACKCHORDS
2:00 - 3:00 pm ~ JORDIE LANE
3:30 - 4:30 pm ~ ANGIE HART
5:00 - 6:00 pm ~ THE FAUVES
6:30 - 7:30 pm ~ LIOR
8:00 - 9:00 pm ~ TEX PERKINS

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LIOR

Lior's musical style is a blend of contemporary roots and blues with Middle Eastern influences. His music reflects his diverse and eclectic interests in traditional eastern and pop music. His music explores traditional Hebrew, Jewish, Indian and Arabic genres. Lior is a talented guitarist and vocalist; his music has a deep sense of lyric and melody. His laid-back charm lends itself to a great stage presence and live performance.

THE FAUVES

The Fauves are an Australian 4 piece rock band. The Fauves formed in 1988. All of the band members went to school together at Mt Eliza High on the Mornington Peninsula.

ANGIE HART

Angie is an Australian pop singer best known for her role as lead vocalist in the band Frente!. Hart was a founding member of Frente! in 1989. She is renowned for her delicate songcraft, beautiful and original lyrics, and her breathy, little-girl vocals.

JORDIE LANE

With his unique finger-style guitar, blues harmonica, and a commanding voice that jumps from a Jimmie Rodgers yodel to a Springsteen-like roar, Jordie Lane is fast creating a rumble amongst not only Australia's music fans but is gaining much respect from it's songwriters too.

COUSIN LEONARD

Brothers Tom and Marty Williams, currently living in Melbourne, grew up in the happy-go-lucky singalong breezy Fiji Islands, and so is it any wonder that they still sing heartfelt songs of love & community, islander roots music in it's purest form!

BLACKCHORDS

Hailing from Melbourne, Blackchords have been widely acclaimed on their native turf ("One of the best Australian debut releases", Reverb Magazine) with critics raving that their darkly majestic collection of understated songs recalls the best bits of Ryan Adams, Elbow and Jeff Buckley.

THE CASIO BROS.

Fabio, Mario and Demilition B-Girl (aka Demi Sorono - So You Think You Can Dance Australia Top 4, 2008) are the 'Superheroes of Kid-Hop'. This award-winning act sold out 6 shows at the Sydney Opera House last year and have performed at some of Australia's biggest events - including Adelaide Fringe, Darwin Festival, Fun 4 Kids Festival, Melbourne and Adelaide New Year's Eve, The Famous Spiegeltent and even the Big Day Out!