Tag: Music
Brass off to WWI festival in France
By LINDSAY TOULMIN
Dedication to their instruments has paid dividends for two Geelong Memorial Brass Band members.
Christina Bowden and Belinda Whitehand have been invited to...
Crooner Tony Pantano in Sphinx gig
TONY Pantano has been compared to stars from Tom Jones and Elvis Presley to Englebert Humperdink and great classical tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
But to Tony...
Hulsman is dead set to tour album
By Sam Brimacombe
A gardening job at a deceased estate has become a dive into the music industry for Geelong's Tim Hulsman.
He told the Independent...
Young pianist shines in Star Search quest
STAR SEARCH, the region’s premier talent quest for young musicians, has been taken out by a young pianist barely into his teens.
Highton’s Kelvin Liu won...
Talent granted for Queenscliff Music Festival
By SAM BRIMACOMBE
Early-bird tickets have gone on sale for November’s Queenscliff Music Festival.
Festival director Andrew Orvis said this year’s line-up would be released at...
Leo and music mates in Good Times
By SAM BRIMACOMBE
Music legends Joe Camilleri, Richard Clapton, Russell Morris and Leo Sayer will join forces on stage in Geelong this weekend.
The four music...
Taylor made for fame
By SAM BRIMACOMBE
Ceres' Taylor Henderson is coming home six months after wowing audiences and capturing Australian hearts on TV’s X-Factor.
The 21-year-old said he was...
Highly strung for Celtic fans
By Sam Brimacombe
Some of Europe's leading Celtic musicians are set to play at Portarlington next month.
National Celtic Festival said the event's line-up of international...
Frenzal brews
By Sam Brimacombe
Australian punk band Frenzal Romb will play in Geelong as part of an Australian tour coinciding with Good Beer Week.
The quartet has...
Come on Over for song debut
By SAM BRIMACOMBE
Doctors held little hope for family man Michael Stangel after invasive surgery for brain and heart tumours in 2013.
But after competing in...
Dragon to fire up for Geelong …
By NOEL MURPHY
GOOD songs have a happy knack of longevity, as Todd Hunter will happily attest.
Playing at Christchurch’s Great Kiwi Beer Festival in March...
Troubadour Carus gets folks grooving
By MICHELLE HERBISON
IT’S NOT often a folky singer-songwriter gets their audience up and dancing but Carus Thompson has mastered the art.
Thompson quickly realised his...
Farm visit finds birds resting
A few weeks ago, I arranged to conduct my Birdlife Australia ‘Birds on Farms’ survey in Wallington, and when the weather forecast predicted a...
