Barry Leef band
When her big sister, former Crocodiles singer and Australian recording star Jenny Morris, invited her to sing backup on her 1991 tour, Shanley slipped the demo cassette into her luggage as an afterthought.
Less than a year later, Jenny had played the songs to the head of an Australian label and he offered Shanley a seven-album deal.She recorded three albums for the label, including the 1998 ARIA Music Awards Best Country Album My Own Sweet Time, and has toured Australia and made several trips to Nashville where she performed on the Grand Ole Opry with US country institutions Loretta Lynn and Skeeter Davis.
in January 2019, husband and wife combined their vocal talents to produce and independently release the EP Shanley Del – James Gillard.
James is no slouch either. He has played in the Richard Clapton band , Mondo Rock and Mental as Anything.
Simon has just released his seventh album entitled "Another Day in San Jose", recorded at Reed's in San Jose during his 2020 California tour. The album features Blues legend Robben Ford (Miles Davis, George Harrison and more) performing on Simon's new original " Dagger Eyes ". It follows his previous albums "Catfish" & "A Day In San Jose", both that reached #1 on The Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Charts.
5-time Grammy Winner Steve Lukather (Guitarist from Toto, Michael Jackson) comments on Simon's 2016 release 'Street Blues'. "Great man. Your voice has a little Bonamassa in it…which is cool. Love the tune too. KILLER solo!"
"An incendiary guitarist who simmers and burns!" – Bucky O'Hare, Blues Blast Magazine (USA)
"Simon Kinny-Lewis is the full package. Live, he beams with energy, soul and passion for the music. His guitar playing is up there with the best guitarists of today, conveying all of the right elements that make an enthusiast satisfied, including tastefulness, technique and great tone." – Ethan Burke, Bluessource.net
"Absolutely wonderful playing, you can hear the smiles on their faces as they bust through this set. Great on all fronts." – Josh Smith, leading US blues guitarist.
"Simon has a great command on the guitar and vocals along with wonderful songs, teaming up with my friend Robben Ford to make a great, contemporary blues record." – Kirk Fletcher, leading US blues guitarist.
Moving to Sydney - working in Clubs, Festivals and touring the country with legendary bands Bakery, Supermarket Barry eventually formed the Barry Leef Band which became the in-house band at The Sydney Musicians Club.
Barry soon became involved in studio work and became one of Sydney's best known voices featuring on hundreds of TV and Radio advertisements over 3 decades. He represented Australia at many song and music festivals around the world. He has performed with Frank Zappa, Elvin Bishop, Tom Jones, George Duke and Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter to name a few.
Barry is in constant demand performing and headlining his timeless shows… WEST COAST ROCK, CROSSROADS, GROOVIN' AND RHYTHMIZED.
In 2018 Barry released his latest album 'Rhythmized'
His band for the Fig will feature star guitarist Peter Northcote, Victor Rounds on bass & Kimi Taupau on drums.