Bands

  • 4 letter fish is a brit 60s and 70s rock and psychedelic review. Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Bowie, Free and more. The music is raw, often spontaneous, and utterly fascinating. 4 letter fish is a 5 piece band.

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    4 Letter FISH
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  • A classically-trained vocalist, actor and presenter with special interests in music theatre, jazz and children's entertainment.  Allison performs beautifully solo, as a duo with Andrew Short  and with trio "Swoon".  An exceptional performer whose credits include prominent Tasmanian Festival of Voices, Community Christmas Carols and numerous lead roles in major theatre musical productions.  Allison can adapt to a number of styles (including pop, folk, country, classical and music theatre). If you want to add a touch of class to your event Island Entertainment will work with you and Allison to find the perfect show stopper. Allison Farrow Equally at home in front of an orchestra or in a country music hall, Allison is a versatile performer with almost 30 years of performing experience across a number of genres. She has performed throughout Australia, Europe and Asia and has been involved in festivals worldwide, including Edinburgh Fringe, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Ten Days on the Island, Festival of Voices, MONAFOMA and TasPride. A classically trained soprano, Allison has played roles including Christine in The Phantom of the Opera, Lily in The Secret Garden, Papagena in The Magic Flute, Cosette in Les Miserables, Johanna in Sweeney Todd, Claudia in Nine, Judy/Ginger in Ruthless! The Musical, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Sylvia in the world premiere of For the Term of His Natural Life. Her one-woman cabarets I’m a Stranger Here Myself: the Songs of Kurt Weill, In the Still of the Night: an evening with Cole Porter, and Dumb Blonde: the genius of Dolly Parton have played to popular and critical acclaim. In 2013 she presented Spring Fever: Allison Farrow with Kelly Ottaway and band with the Theatre Royal, Hobart. For Bel Canto Young Opera, Allison has performed the role of Serpina in Pergolesi’s The Perfect Wife and the title role in Peter Maxwell Davies’ Cinderella. She has also worked with IHOS opera, in productions including Rapture and The Divine Kiss, and recorded a solo work for soprano, Incantation Echo, which was broadcast on Classic FM. Allison performed in Dylan Sheridan’s chamber opera, starchild, as part of MONA FOMA in 2013. Allison provided the voice for ‘Betty Bug’ in Blue Rocket’s animated television series Buzz Bumble and featured numerous times with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, narrating/singing for Little Red Riding Hood in 2014, Maximus Musicus Visits the Orchestra in 2015 (and again in May 2019) and The Tale of Gibson in 2016. Her children’s shows have been a regular fixture in the Festival of Voices and include Sing a Rainbow (2016), Rhymes My Nanna Taught Me (2017), More Rhymes My Nanna Taught Me (2018) and Jazz Hands (2019). Allison performs regularly with her jazz quintet Allison Farrow & Friends for corporate and festival events, and is a member of the glamorous female harmony trio Swoon. Allison Farrow and Andrew Short Allison and Andrew have been performing together for more than 25 years, sharing the stage as the Cosette and Marius in Les Miserables (2000), Christine and Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera (2013), and Eliza and Freddy in My Fair Lady (2019). Known as the gorgeous couple behind the Festival of Voices perennial sell-out event, Afternoon at the Ritz, the duo have also featured for the Clarence Jazz Festival with their show Lullaby of Broadway, and featured in Judy Tierney’s Burning Desire Festival in 2020. Allison and Andrew are both local artists with extensive lists of individual credits.
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    Allison Farrow
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  • This band features musicians of high acclaim, committed to delivering a quality performance with a playlist that- includes classics to contemporary jazz & pop tunes that will have you humming, some you'll remember & others you'll want to hear again. This classy lineup of performers will inspire and feed your soul! Heading the band, Angela will woo you with her unique and delightful vocal style. Guitarist, Adrian Bryan brings experience and capacity which is hard to rival. Shaun Brady's percussive excellence and Nigel Hope's innovative & soulful bass playing provide the strong roots for the band.
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    Angela Bryan Quartet
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  • ATOMIC are a 5 piece band featuring some of Tassie's most accomplished musicians, playing hugely popular, but different selection of hits from bands such as The Eagles, The Bangles, Toto, Tom Petty, Supertramp & many other popular artists. Each band member has been playing around Australia in popular bands for many years. The band: - Kalo Lowe - lead vocals - Sean Brady - Drums/vocals - Lachlan Court - keyboards/vocals - Rod Lowe - Bass/keyboards/vocals - Dave Wilson - guitar/vocals That's 5 vocalists! Atomic have tailored their song list to be different to most cover bands & take pride in performing their songs with professionalism & joy.- Perfect for all audiences! With the bands instrumentation & 5 vocalists, softer songs & duets- such as Stevie Nicks' & Tom Petty's - Stop Dragging My Heart Around, 10c.c.'s - I'm, Not in Love- & Supertramp's - Give a Little Bit- come to life & mix with songs such as Bette Davis Eyes, JUMP, You Shook All Night Long- & You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet- to give pretty much any audience a night to remember. ATOMIC's set lists can, if the client wishes, include songs from 2016 right back to the 1960's, ensuring there is plenty of music for all to enjoy. Although a more tailored set can be requested by the client.
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  • Australian Rock from then till now! Australian Made is a tribute band to the greatest pub rock in the world, from the greatest country - Australia! Spanning decades of culture and music, Australian Made will take you on a nostalgic musical journey with songs that will jolt your memory banks into life and within minutes you'll be out on the dance floor. If you watched Countdown or are a fan of classic Australian pub rock then you know what to expect! The members of Australian Made, in their many guises, have toured the country since the early 80s, entertaining crowds in most Australian states and have supported many of the acts that they now cover. The classic repertoire contains over sixty songs and counting, covering artists such as Hoodoo Gurus, Midnight Oil, Gang Gajang, Mental As Anything, Divinyls, Powderfinger, INXS and many, many more. If it's nostalgia and professional entertainment you want, be sure to book Australian Made for your next function.
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    Australian Made
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  • Baba Bruja are Tasmania’s only all original Afrobeat collective. Featuring some of Hobart’s best loved musicians, our 6 horns and scorching hot rhythm section are raucous, colourful and groovy as all get out. Led by non-binary trombonist and composer Stevie McEntee we have played at some of Tasmania’s premier festivals including the Taste of Tasmania, Falls Festival, the Clarence Jazz Festival, Dark Mofo, Mona Foma, Party in the Paddock, the Mid-Winter Arts Festival, Panama Festival, Festival of Voices and Junction Arts Festival. We have shared the stage with The Bad Dad Orchestra, Boil-up, The 7-Ups and Sex on Toast.
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    Hobart, Willing to Travel
    Baba Bruja
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  • Baby Come Tack play the smoothest, most soulful hits from the 70s and 80s, wrapped up in a stage show that will knock your Hawaiian shirt clean off! The band features a 'who's that?' of Tasmania's professional music scene. Baby Come Tack is Yacht Rock extravaganza that you will have you singing the night away and dancing your boat shoes off. The man at the helm, is our Musical Director and pirate of percussion Matthew Ives. Our vocalists Brett ‘the Bosun’ Budgeon and the ‘Mistress of the mainsheet’ Mel Brown. On bass guitar ‘Admiral’ Adrian Smith and holding up the backline with him, and proving justifiable nepotism is alive and well on the high seas, on drums Felix Smith. No yacht rock band is complete without super smooth horn sounds and we’ve got the smoothest of the them all.  Give it up for Derek 'Derrick' Grice. On keyboards, a young virtuoso who I don’t think had even heard of the genre when he was asked to join this scurvy crew, Sheng Yuan-Lynch. On lead guitar and backing vocals, a man who lays down searing and tasty licks, Captain Tom Howard. On rhythm guitar is it George Benson? No it's Joel ‘Breezin’ Roberts. And guiding our audience on the sublime seas of smooth-atude, is our navigator Peter Gee.
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    Hobart, Willing to Travel
    Baby Come Tack
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  • Rock band Barrelhouse has been having fun moving and shaking audiences in Hobart and around the state since 2012. Despite the band's name, they don't play barrelhouse jazz  -  defined as "a raucous, driving, unsophisticated style, usually in a small, cheap old-time saloon with a row of racked barrels along the wall", - (although they admit parts of that description may apply to the band at different times). They can also chill out and put down a quiet, tasteful set for you.
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    Barrelhouse
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  • BELLE RICHARDSON BIO Belle Richardson is a Hobart based soul-pop-RnB singer with a love for connecting and sharing through her music. With over 8 years of experience in the music industry, Belle is constantly evolving and pushing herself musically and has a passion for performing for and with other music lovers. Belle has a focus of creating a sense of community within the arts in Tasmania and strengthening the connections between artists. BELLE’S BOYS BIO  Nestled in the serene landscapes of Tasmania, a hidden gem awaits – Belle's Boys, a soulful R&B and pop sensation, led by the captivating vocalist Belle Richardson. For half a decade, they've been making waves, enchanting audiences with their harmonious melodies and unshakable rhythm. Each member of this extraordinary ensemble brings a wealth of musical experience to the stage and together they have cultivated their signature contemporary sound. Featuring vocalist Belle Richardson, guitarist Michael Chater, bassist Eric Amani, drummer Matt Meehan-Lam and keys player and vocalist Dan John.
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  • Black Coffee have been one of Tasmania's most successful blues, soul and jazz bands for more than 20 years. In the 2000's they had weekly engagement residencies at pubs and clubs, as well as major corporate, sporting and seasonal events, and these gigs continue throughout the 2020's. Black Coffee can perform as a 3 piece jazz outfit, all the way to a 5 or 6 piece band, in which form can also play dance music from most eras. Whether it's a crowded wedding, an afternoon jazz cafe or a end of year dance night, Black Coffee will get it happening.
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    Black Coffee
    Bands| Covers| Jazz & Swing

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  • Blueflies are a 4-piece originals/covers band with Paul Huxtable lead vocals and guitar, Steve Rogerson lead guitar and vocals, Jeff Reeve bass guitar and Kevin Regan drums Blueflies are sure to appeal to lovers of Blues and Roots. Paul and Steve started playing together as a duo in 1995 thru to 1998,-  known as 'Helen's Idea', with residences at the Good Woman Inn and the Blue Note during that time. In 1999 Jeff Reeve joined the band on bass guitar. The trio continued playing blues venues around Hobart notably the Republic Bar from 2000.-  In 2004 Kevin joined on drums. Along with originals penned over the last couple of years, they also cover songs in tribute past masters; Willie Dixon, BB King, JJ Cale, Tom Petty, Tony Joe White and living masters, Buddy Guy, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Jonny Lang, Tom Waits, Ben Harper, Mavis Staples, Bonnie Raitt and more. There is always something special or unexpected with this band having such an extensive catalogue. Paul's vocals and rhythm guitar, Steve's firing guitar solos plus the- rhythm section of Jeff and Kevin keeping it tight.-  They provide a top night's entertainment and always have something to keep the dancers happy.

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    Blueflies
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  • Boil Up- has a strong Kiwi reggae influence: Katchafire, Fat Freddy's Drop, Sons of Zion: but still play classic tunes by Bob Marley including- Roots Rock Reggae, Could You Be Loved, I Shot the Sheriff and modern reggae tunes of today, like I'm Yours,- and Valerie. Now focusing more on original songs that are fused with hip-hop, rap, R and B rock and ska reggae, the band is slowly finding its feet with a raw sound held together by some of Hobart's finest musicians. A strong vocal harmony- line and a singer with a lot of energy out front keeps the crowd guessing! The band members : Morehu Thompson-Lead vocals, Regina Mistry-Piano and vocals Dave Titherly-Trumpet and vocals Haden Dare-Trombone and vocals Tio Pirere-Drums and vocals Kara Pirere-Percussion and vocals Andry Sculthorpe-Bass guitar
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    Boil Up
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  • Eleven performers pour their passions into a two-set show of guitar based power ballads, soaring solos and rhythmic finesse against a backdrop of compelling visuals and stunning lighting. Songs include 'Breathe', 'Money', 'Us & Them', 'Comfortably Numb' and 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' from the albums 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Wish You Were Here', 'The Wall', 'Pulse' and 'In The Flesh'. Analysing and reproducing their classic hits as well as some of the lesser known numbers has quickened a great respect for the songwriting skills and arrangements which have made this band so memorable to so many. Alan Archer is front and centre as lead singer with 3 sensational guitarists belting out the well known riffs around him; Brendan King, Andrew Cooper and Wayne Rand. Kim Cambridge on bass and Steven Pugh drums complete the rhythm section. Sound effects and piano parts are performed by Richard Fedosojevs and Steve Macfarlane with backing singers Sherry Rand and Tanya Cooper plus Teresa Beck-Swindale on sax, vocals and percussion. A stunning light show with projected images complements the staging.
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    BREATHE – the sound of Pink Floyd
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  • Brett Collidge has been performing around Australia, solo and ensemble, for well over twenty years now. In that time he has garnered an impressive client list, performing regularly for Cocktails For Cancer, Betfair, Tarraleah's Xmas in July function, the Wynyard Tulip Festival + Cocktail Party, the Ben Lomond Bender, Street Eats Franko, the Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race, Sinister Car Show, the Burnie Agricultural Society Show and the GFC Black and White Ball alongside fundraising for the School of Special Education, Camp Quality and Oxfam in the last five years alone. Along with many weddings, birthdays, school leaver's functions and public events he has also performed at Grindelfest, Cradle Mountain Lodge NYE party, Taste The Harvest "“ Devonport, on the Spirit of Tasmania and at functions for Harvest Moon, Mystate Financial, Pitt and Sherry, Avalon City Retreat, Launceston Mitsubishi, GHD Launceston, MIA Radiology Tasmania, Nubco, Tas Alkaloids and Nyrstar just to name a few.

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    Launceston, Willing to Travel
    Brett Collidge
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  • Chicada offers dynamic public performances with the true spirit of the samba schools of Salvador doBahia and Rio de Janeiro. We have danced, drummed, and dazzled audiences at some of Tasmania’s principal events, including Falls Festival, Junction Festival, Cygnet Folk Festival, the Wooden Boat Festival and many more. Chicada is a community based Brazilian band. All money earned from performances is put back into the band. Drums and costumes are bought direct from sources in Salvador de Bahia, and Sao Paulo–Brazil, so the band guarantees it’s authentic Brazilian style. Performance prices vary depending on the size, nature and location of the event, as well as how many drummers are required. The band is flexible and can cater for any events including festivals, fund-raisers, parades or stage performances. Like in Brazilian carnaval, the ensemble is able to perform samba percussion in while parading through an event. Chicada is also able to perform onstage with amplified singing and other amplified instruments to provide added melodies to the percussion. The full samba band ensemble (up to 18+ players) make an absolutely amazing sound that really adds to the atmosphere of any event. Chicada also runs workshops designed to introduce audiences to basic samba rhythms and techniques. Participants will get to try each instrument and learn to play samba rhythms and breaks. The goal is to demonstrate how each member can contribute to a fun and exciting collective sound through community based learning. Chicada’s dynamic teachers will deliver a high standard ofprofessionalism through these workshops. No prior experience is needed and all instrumentation isprovided.
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    Chicada
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  • ContraBand has a great repertoire of soul and pop rock songs. The band  is a mixture of seasoned and young musos. Paul Smith on drums, Rob Gunn on bass, Greg Souter on guitar, Iestyn Parry on keys, Gus Leighton on sax and the very talented Lauren O’Keefe on vocals.
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    Southern Tasmania Willing to travel
    Contraband
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