 Broderick Smith, Uncle Bill Booking No. 19 $20/$16 Friday 19 March, 8.30pm. The Penny Black, 420 Sydney Rd, Brunswick catch tram Route 19 to Stop 23 
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| BRODERICK SMITH Its been a busy year in Broderick Smith land; he released a brilliant new solo album, his 10th. featuring Shannon Bourne and Matt Walker on guitars and Garth Hudson (The Band) guesting on some tracks, with Brod at his best on vocals and harmonica, "It's stripped back and true. It's from the heart of a man and the heart of the land. It's about dark forces and ordinary people caught up in events they may not be able to handle. From the opening track you know it's going to take you on a journey through Unknown Country". His ground breaking mid seventies country rock band The Dingos were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame; and in the early part of this year Broderick made the trip to Tucson Arizona to Kerryn Tollhurst's studio reuniting with his fellow Dingos to make a brand new studio album, the first since 1979. Broderick and his band will perform a full show, and the festival is delighted that Broderick has chosen Brunswick to officially launch Unknown Country in Melbourne. View Broderick Smith Website UNCLE BILL Originally formed in 1996, Uncle Bill re-introduced Australians to music they were already familiar with, as well as old-style traditional tunes, with instruments many had not seen played live in pubs before. Hale chose songs he had enjoyed playing with well-known local writers: Colin Hay, Paul Kelly, Broderick Smith, Paul Norton & Steve Boyd. Paul Kelly and Renee Geyer saw the band play at a small hotel, and both used Uncle Bill as their backing band in 1997 on the fine country compilation CD from W. Minc, Where Joy Kills Sorrow. Early in 1999, Paul Kelly collaborated with the band to work on a CD of his songs entitled SMOKE, some old gems, and some new ones, all given the special treatment of Uncle Bill’s Bluegrass instrumentation and harmonies. The album scoring three industry awards from the Victorian Country Music Association, Best Group (open), Best Group (Victorian), and Album Of The Year. The band disbanded in 2001, but an itch within Gerry caused him
to reform it in July 2009, but with an entirely new line-up, a surprise
to many on both counts. “I am really excited by the new
line-up, the chemistry of the band is exhilarating. There have been
several versions of UB, but my new band is most definitely the best
combination so far. I wouldn’t have done it again any other
way,” Quote in Sept ’09 by Gerry Hale.
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