Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Kristina Olsen back in Montville

Montville’s annual Kristina Olsen concert is on again, this year with support from Brisbane-based local singer, songwriter, Jessiah at the Montville Hall. Kristina is a professional musician. She loves Australia and this year become a permanent resident. She was previously Los Angeles based, and spends her time travelling the world attending festivals. She particularly loves our [...]

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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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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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It’s Xmas Panto time again…

The spectacular scenery of the Maleny Players’ Christmas pantomime Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is the handiwork of Marianne Osborne. She has the task of creating the interior of the Chinese Emperor’s palace and the market square of Old Peking. Said Marianne, pictured left with the striking dragons she has created that decorate the Emperor’s throne [...]

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Rapskallion … on the deck

Rapskallion takes to the eastern road again this summer, pedalling their new five track E.P “Le chat et Fiddle” from Melbourne town to Crystal Waters in a blaze of sweat, colour, feathers and accordion powered riffage. “Le Chat et fiddle”(The Cat and Fiddle) is a collection of musical vignettes from a realm inhabited by back alley [...]

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