Simone Pope
Guided by some of Spain's finest dancers including Andres Peña, Mercedes Ruiz, La Truco, Maria Juncal and Belen Fernandez, Simone's contemporary choreographies transfix the audience with their energy and passion. Simone constantly returns to Spain to immerse herself in the latest technical and artistic directions of flamenco. In Brisbane, she runs The Flamenco Studio where she teaches and hosts workshops by visiting national and international flamenco professionals. Simone's extensive performance experience has taken her throughout the country, appearing at many World Music and Folk Festivals as well as concert halls and theatres in Australia.
Sunshine Coast Guitar Orchestra
The SCGO draws its repertoire from musical traditions from around the world: Spanish, Appalachian, Irish, Africa, Australian and more. Directed by Andrew Veivers, the SCGO is a People’s Orchestra project, a community orchestra model created by Andrew Veivers and performing arts company Red Chair. The SCGO is supported by The Events Centre (Caloundra).
Susanna O'Leary
Weaving her soul into song, Susanna O’Leary is an award winning songstress who wears her heart on her sleeve and draws her audience in with her commanding world vocal style and powerful melodies. Introspective by nature Susanna writes music reflective of her own life experiences and perspective on love, loss, hurt, passion and everything in between. Unable to be boxed into one genre, her musical style reflects her contemporary training, Colombian heritage and exploration into Persian, Flamenco and Irish vocal styles.
Swingin' Martinis
Take a couple of swingers, hand them microphones, slip them into tuxedos & what do you have? The Swingin’ Martinis!! With a double scoop of comedy, a generous serving of musical mayhem and some good old slapstick...The Swingin’ Martinis have put together a cocktail that any self-respecting Swinger will not want to miss out on!
The View From Madeleine's Couch
The View From Madeleine's Couch is one of the finest Brazilian music ensembles in the country, and heading into their 17th year of making beautiful Brazilian music together. With the unmistakably lush voice of Anje West, (singing in Portuguese), and the gorgeous sounds of band-leader Kym Ambrose's vibraphone in the mix, Madcouch's music has taken them from some of the biggest jazz and world-music festivals in Australia, to concert stages in Brazil, where they performed with one of bossa nova's most legendary rhythm sections; Marcio Bahia (drums) and Mazinho Ventura (bass). With a repertoire that features bossa nova, samba, Brazilan jazz and award-winning original compostitions, the band presents an intimate and joyous evening, showcasing their unique take on the music they love.
Anje West: voice/percussion, Kym Ambrose: vibraphone, Andrew Shaw: double bass, Paul Hudson: drums, Bruce Woodward: guitar
Tibet2Timbuk2
World music group Tibet2Timbuk2 takes you on a journey from the meditative to the joyous with Tenzin (Tibet), Shen (tabla), and Marcello (African guitar & further west), with special guests. Afro-Asian galloping tunes! Tibet2Timbuk2 has an eclectic repertoire including group arrangements of Tenzin’s Tibetan songs, Marcello’s English songs, collaborative songs and instrumentals and even classical tabla solo. The overall sound is full and organic, with all three musicians sharing bass, percussion, harmony and melody roles to create a solid yet easy groove.
Van Larkins
He started out experimenting on an egg-slicer at just ten, and now, at 32, Van Larkins is at the forefront of the fingerstyle guitar revolution in Australia. Inventing ground-breaking techniques and highly complex compositions, Van Larkins is hailed world-wide as a leading composer and guitarist in fingerstyle earning him magazine covers, a coveted spot on the CandyRat Records roster, endorsements and praise from the world’s leading artists in the genre, including Andrew White, Phil Emmanuel and Strictly Ballroom’s Antonio Vargas.
Youkali
Inspired by the famous Kurt Weill song, Youkali tells tall tales of love, longing, adventure and discovery, effortlessly drawing from a programme of jazz, folk and flamenco.
Singer Kacey Patrick’s three-octave range is a rare instrument combining sublime intuition and beauty, with instinctive risk taking and vocal soundscapes.
Supporting and interweaving with Kacey’s stunning voice is an instrumental texture created by Spanish guitarist Andrew Veivers and double bassist Andrew Shaw that at times creates a grand cinematic presence before fearlessly embracing adventurous harmonic and lyrical minimalist explorations.
Youkali is an ensemble of seasoned and consummate professionals whose performances take you on a wild and varied sonic journey. Eliciting laughter, tears, sighs and moments of pure auditory delight.