Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Hammering on for Rabbie Burns

It has been a few years since Maleny’s Scottish group, Hammer On!, has played their particular style of Celtic music, but they are re-grouping for a special night at the Maleny Bowls Club, in celebration of Scotland’s favourite son, Rabbie Burns. Many will remember the band’s distinctive sound, featuring hammered dulcimer, mandolin, guitars and bodhran (with [...]

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8 Ball Aitken at Beerwah

Since the release of his first album ‘Behind the 8 Ball’ in 2003, 8 Ball has toured across every state and territory of Australia. He has also built a strong international profile, having played festival and club shows throughout Europe, USA, Canada and Japan. 8 Ball Aitken is authentic – a real deal character who rattles [...]

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Doc & Ross … on the road again

The masterful skills of guitarist Ross Williams and harmonica player, Doc Span will be on stage in Caloundra during January. Ross celebrates almost 40 years in the Australian music industry. He began playing professionally at 17 and toured with some of Australia’s legendary artists throughout the 70s and early 80s. Teaming with American-born blues harmonica player [...]

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Roots, Beats and Special Treats

The passing of the New Year will mark 5 years for the Palmwoods hotel as a premium source of top Blues & Roots talent in South East Qld. Kicking off the month for “Roots, Beats and Special Treats” on Sat January 7, fresh from their tour of WA, Caravana Sun (pictured below) make their first Palmwoods [...]

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Beerwah gets Country 2012

Beerwah’s got Country kicks off with a bang in 2012 with the return of Australia’s most promising female country music star Tori Darke. This will be Tori’s third visit to the Beerwah Hotel and with an album that has netted her four top five singles so far, this young lady has already achieved more than some dream [...]

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Pacha Mamma at Palmwoods

Pacha Mamma is a Peruvian word meaning “Earth Mother” and it’s also the band name for these soulful Byron Bay, Australia-based musicians (above),who set the pace at Palmwoods Hotel on February 4. Harnessing a unique and eclectic mix of styles cooking together reggae, blues, roots–‐rock, and funk mixed with the flavours from the lap slide and [...]

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Very Curious at Rosebed Gallery

Follow the white rabbit down into Eudlo this month and experience the magic when Rosebed St Gallery and Studio comes alive with their latest exhibition Curiouser & Curiouser. Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s themes in his novel ‘Alice in Wonderland’, four artists have collaborated to produce a playful collection of artwork that aims to lift the spirits, [...]

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Toni Zaffa at UpFront

Toni Zaffa lives on the Sunshine Coast touring throughout Southeast Queensland with her own jazz and blues band. She hosted a weekend jazz show for two years at the ABC. “ I especially enjoyed being the Queen of the Noosa Jazz Festival”. Toni has also teamed up with a ten-piece band to cover a wide variety [...]

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Mark creates Sunshine Coast Australia Day Awards

So, it is not surprising that the Sunshine Coast Council should ask Mark to design and cast in glass their Australia Day awards for 2012. For Mark’s awards design, he returns for inspiration to the Glasshouse Mountains, which have become the ubiquitous image of our Sunshine Coast environment and lifestyle. Over the years Mark has devised his [...]

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There’s Precious Little at Art on Cairncross

CHRISTMAS seems to arrive earlier every year, bringing with it perceived stresses of trying to fit everything in and what to buy for Uncle Tom, Dick or Harry! So, ‘Art on Cairncross’ is offering “Precious Little”, aiming to bring some enjoyment back into gift-buying and solve some of the dilemmas. For December the gallery features delightful smaller [...]

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