Jordie Lane
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Featuring two of Sydney's finest vocalists Josue Vilches and Emily Hanks supported by a killer 6 piece band, they will pierce your hearts and take your breath away as they present an amazing repertoire of Soul and Roots music celebrating the likes of Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Donny Hathaway, Tower Of Power, Earth Wind & Fire & Roberta Flack to name but a few.
Not to be missed!!
The Band:
Jason Bruer – sax (BB King, Eric Clapton, Sting, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas)
Nick Sinclair – bass (Sydney Jazz Orchestra)
Ramsay McInnes – guitar & vocals (Christine Anu, Ola Onabule)
Adrian Veale - trumpet (John-Paul Young, Olivia Newton-John, James Morrison)
Andrew Byrnes – drums (Physcho Zydeco, Big Ol' Bus Band, Luna Loops)
Sam Boyd – keys (Guy Sebastian, Gail Page, The Beautiful Girls)
Josue Vilches – vocals
Emily Hanks – vocals (Righteous Voodoo, Stan Walker, Peter Garrett)
Julz Parker is recognised amongst her peers as one of Australia's finest guitar players, with a tone and approach that sits stylistically between Jimmy Page, Peter Green, Django Reinhardt and Tom Morello.
Leesa Gentz's powerhouse stage presence, soaring vocals and massive smile will steal your heart, have you hanging on every note and leave a tingle dancing down your spine.
It is now 10 years since they released their debut album, Life Plays Out, and Hussy Hicks are currently on the road introducing fans old and new to their fifth full length offering, 'On the Boundaries'. This album experiments with their sound and production to create something familiar yet fresh and the results are nothing short of stunning. They run the gamut of musical genres incorporating blues, folk and riffy rock with gypsy, surf, alt country and soul, cheekily woven together with beautiful vocal harmonies.
"Hussy Hicks Rock!" – Michael Franti
"A not to be missed act that are ready for the world" - Peter Noble, Bluesfest Director
"These girls epitomise everything I admire about great music - instinct, passion, courage, creativity and a distinct refusal to compromise their vision" - Kim Cheshire, Country Update Magazine
"Watching Julz Parker play her custom-made acoustic dreadnought is nothing short of breath-taking; a stark reminder of the huge gap between simply 'playing guitar' and the ability to make an instrument the extension of your musical imagination."
- Sabian Wilde, X Press Magazine
"Probably the best band you've never heard of" - Planet London
It is a voice that has taken him around the world, performing major festivals in the US, Canada, UK and Australia, and touring with the likes of international legends, Gotye, Billy Bragg, Old Crow Medicine Show, Neko Case, Cat Power, The Weakerthans, Ruthie Foster, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and The Moody Blues.
Lane has performed duets with US artists, Mary Gauthier, Ruthie Foster, and Eilen Jewel, and most recently toured as Opening act and backing band for songwriter Kim Richey. He's been a guest on hit Australian TV shows, 'Spicks & Specks' and 'Rock Wiz', and was also invited to perform Triple J Radio's coveted 'Like A Version' with fellow Australian & Milk Records artist Jen Cloher.
Jordie's songwriting and musicianship have taken him places off the regular touring circuit including composing the score and soundtrack for Australian Documentary 'Spirit Walker - Clinton's Walk For Justice.
He also co-wrote and starred in the sell-out season of 'Scotty & Son', at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, which almost took home the gong for 'Best Show of The Festival'.
Meeting co-writer, producer and multi instrumentalist Clare Reynolds was where a truly magical sound for the ages was formed. A vocal and instrumental harmonic quality matched by few other partnerships, their symbiotic connection has been likened to floating somewhere between Gillian Welch & David Rawlings and Shovels & Rope.