The Saturday Afternoon Blues Tram (as part of this year’s Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival) will be a contrast in Styles, and full of fun! Both acts, a reggae/soul/funk loopster and an old school blues duo, making their Blues Tram debut!
Enjoy the sights of Bendigo’s architecturally stunning CBD from on board the sensationally restored vintage W Class tram, while being suitably entertained by these two great acts:
Simon Wright:
Live Looping has progressed leaps and bounds over the past few years. Artists like Ed Sheeran and Tash Sultana have pushed the once misunderstood performance technique into the lime light. Simon Wright is a master of the tools and has spent the last 2 years touring the world with his loopstation on his never ending tour dubbed #looptheworld. Watch him effortlessly lay down a full band sound with vocal and guitar layering and beatbox rhythms. Seamlessly weaving between soul, funk, blues and hip hop.
Miss Whiskey:
MISS WHISKEY is a Melbourne-based blues duo putting their raw and original stamp on harmonica driven swamp blues. As 2015 Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society Blues duo of the year, they represented Melbourne at the 2016 International Blues Challenge in Memphis Tennessee. With Anna Scionti on guitar and vocals and Julie Noble on harmonica, this gritty female duo play classic blues standards from the greats like Junior Wells, Slim Harpo and Big Mama Thornton. Making their mark on the blues scene in Australia, their independent album ‘One Cold Night’ debuted at No. 3 on the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Charts in March 2016.
Saturday Nov 11th
Blues Tram, feat: Simon Wright (VIC) + Miss Whiskey (VIC)
Departing Central Deborah Goldmine (76 Violet Street) at 2pm, returning 4:30pm.
Tix: $35 from Bendigo Visitor Centre 1800 813 513 or http://www.bendigotourism.com/bendigo-blues-tram
Follow The Blues Tram here: https://www.facebook.com/TheBluesTram
Strictly no BYO – drinks and snacks are available for purchase.
The Blues Tram is organised and staged by Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival Inc, a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers.
Please Note:
This is a music appreciation event. For the enjoyment of all patrons, any rowdy or loud behaviour will not be tolerated. If you don’t think you can resist talking during performances, perhaps this event is not for you. Event management reserves the right to refuse admission or evict patrons if requests to manage noise levels or other behaviour are not complied with; in this unlikely event, tickets of offenders will be forfeited and no refund will be available.