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GOTTANI SISTERS

Date: 24/08/2024

Winning several music competitions opened the gates up for the sisters to
perform with such acts as Slim Dusty, Lee Conway, Bullamakanka & Redgum.
Gaining experience the girls first travelled to Nashville to compete for
Australia in the Seagrams 7 International Battle of the bands where they met
George Jones & Buck Owens, it was an honour.
Now back in Aussieland they recorded their first album “By Request” with
great local success & much airplay, the sisters moved to the big smoke of
Brisbane & Sydney performing shows with Johnny Cash, Gene Pitney & Des
O’Connor, winning awards at the “Queensland Country Music Awards” &
appearing on TV. They recorded their 2nd Album “Drops of Water” on Nicholls
& Dimes for RCA. The album consisted of modern country songs & originals, it
produced number one songs & received two golden guitar nominations in
Tamworth.
Touring Australia extensively, they supported the great Slim Dusty on his
Celebration Tour, opening the Stockman’s Hall of Fame in Longreach, then
back to the USA representing Australia at Fan Fair & performing in front of
25,000 people, being introduced on stage by Country great, George Jones.
Then back in the studio to record their 3rd Album, they ventured back to
Nashville to appear on the Nashville networks “You Can be a Star”.
Residing in Sydney, they performed up & down the east coast of Australia,
they teamed up with Owen Blundell to record a single & video, which earned
then a Gold guitar nomination for video of the year.
They perform a mixture of country, country/rock, blues, roots & bluegrass
music, along with self-penned songs & their trademark sound Pauline & Jenny
hope to be coming to your town.

Mothers 2nd Choice

Date: 24/08/2024

A unique blend of a stand up drummer/ lead singer with a heavy guitar drive, Townsville
rockers Mother’s 2nd Choice.

The combo of Tony Carter (drummer, front man) and Clinton Joyce (guitarist) have been
together since the early 2000s, making a name for themselves in FNQ and Western
Queensland as the ultimate covers act playing everything from Creedence, Bon Jovi, Red Hot
Chilli Peppers, Pearl Jam, Goo Goo Dolls, Luke Combs, Garth Brooks, Blink 182, Luke Bryant,
Cold Chisel, The Killers and even a little of John Denver.
When the pandemic landed, the time off from their touring schedule allowed the pair to
look at writing and recording their own originals.
So far we have penned seven songs that have received airplay across the FNQ airwaves.
Their latest release is ‘Lie Straight To The Wind’, a song about people telling tall stories.
Mother’s 2nd Choice play in party venues across Qld at weddings, rodeos, race days, stock
shows, campdrafts, corporate functions and galas.

Tim Sheed

Date: 24/08/2024

I am an Australian Bush Poet, Performer, MC, Enrichment Speaker on Cruise ships,
been an On-board Performer on The Ghan and even had a role in the recent movie
“The Dressmaker”.

I have worked most of my life as a Stockman, Stationhand and Farming Manager.
I realised a dream to bring a Bush Festival to the Picturesque Seaside town of
Portarlington where I now live. As they say “You Can Take the Boy Out of the Bush,
but you can’t take the Bush Out of the Boy”.

There was three days of fair dinkum Australian Stories, Music, Yarns and Classic
Aussie Poetry to Promote and Preserve Australian Folklore with a special
performance of “The Man From Ironbark” from Geoffrey Graham, Bush Poet
Breakfasts, Art Show, Dreamtime Storytelling, Bush Music and Poetry and
Songwriting Workshops.