Aug 2014

Two great gigs this week

This Thursday night lots of music for the swing and jive dancers and lovers of R&B.
The new West Coast, Jump and New Orleans R&B band I’m leading is back again at
The Rock Lilly room, in the fabulous Star Casino this month. Thursday 21st of August. Despite being housed in the giant Star Casino this room has a small groovy venue with bar perfect for our style. With Joel Davis (Feral Swing Cats, Cajun Combo) drums, Andrew Baylor (Baylor Brothers, Dance Hall Racketeers) guitar & vocals, and Bruce Allen (Dynamic Hepnotics, Bell Hops) tenor sax and vocals. Lots of music for the swing and jive dancers with classic and rare R&B from the 1940s and 50s.
Please note the new start time is
10pm - 1

Thu 21 Aug Rock Lilly - Star Casino 10pm - 1 Free
Don Hopkins & his Band
40s and 50s R&B with Andy Baylor Guitar, Vocals,
Bruce Allen Ten Sax, Vocals and Joel Davis Drums
Level 1, Casino, The Star 80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont NSW 2009
http://www.star.com.au/rocklily

And on Sunday 24th of August at 4:30 pm Honky Tonk Machine will be at the Marrickville Bowling Club. The perfect venue for their country Honky Tonk sound. Featuring myself vocals and piano and the amazing hot guitar licks and vocals of Stuie French, with Joel Davis drums and vocals (both Feral Swing Cats) and Artie Taylor on the upright bass. Songs from Merle Haggard, Johnny Paycheck, Hank Williams, George Jones, Charlie Rich, Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings....

Sun 24 August Marrickville Bowling Club 4:30 - 7:30pm
with Stuie French and the Honky Tonk Machine
91 Sydenham Road Marrickville NSW

also
Sun 7 Sept Dee Why RSL, Flame Lounge 6.30 - 9.30
Don Hopkins at the grand piano
www.deewhyrsl.com.au/Entertainment/livemusic.cfm

August News

There are three special gigs this month along with my regular bookings like this Sunday at Dee Why RSL Club.

First is a Harbour Cruise “Blues On The Water”. Myself with Cass Eager and her band Velvet Rope. I worked with Cass on the recent Robert Johnson Tribute and if you haven’t seen her she is one hot blues mama who not only has a great voice and instrumental skills, but really knows how to entertain. I’ll be doing a set as well as playing keys with the band.
That’s on Saturday 9th of August. Best to book early as only a certain amount are allowed on the cruise. I played on a cruise earlier in the year and it’s easy to forget how stunning Sydney is when experienced from the water.

If you are not familiar with either performers, check them out:
At $55 per person, this cruise is guaranteed to be a great afternoon.  Boarding time is 11.45am on Saturday, 9 August from No. 6 King Street, Darling Harbour.  

What's included:
  • Live music with award-winning Blues acts performing
  • Bar onboard with reasonably priced beverages - guaranteed not to burn a hole in your pocket!
  • Friendly people who know how to have fun and enjoy themselves and
  • 4 hours on spectacular Sydney Harbour!
Tickets can be purchased thru Trybooking so check out the link below - "Make Your Purchase".  If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to contact us on 0414 854 749 (Tony), 0411 985 982 (Leah) or email bluesonthewater@bigpond.com http://bluescruise.com.au/tickets-events/
Make Your Purchase

Next, a free one. The new West Coast, Jump and New Orleans R&B band I’m leading is back again at The Rock Lilly room, in the fabulous Star Casino this month. Thursday 21st of August. With Joel Davis (Feral Swing Cats, Cajun Combo) drums, Andrew Baylor (Baylor Brothers, Dance Hall Racketeers) guitar & vocals, and Bruce Allen (Dynamic Hepnotics, Bell Hops) tenor sax and vocals. Lots of music for the swing and jive dancers with classic and rare R&B from the 1940s and 50s.

And on Sunday 22nd of August at 4:30 pm Honky Tonk Machine will be at the Marrickville Bowling Club. The perfect venue for their country Honky Tonk sound. Featuring myself vocals and piano and the amazing hot guitar licks and vocals of Stuie French, with Joel Davis drums and vocals and Artie Taylor on the upright bass. Songs from Merle Haggard, Johnny Paycheck, Hank Williams, George Jones, Charlie Rich, Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings....

See gigs page for details of these and other gigs.