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Port Fairy Folk Festival 2013

Im heading down again this year to Port Fariy Folk Festival so come say hi ! www.portfairyfolkfestival.com/

 

Artists


Garry Beers of INXS is currently playing a Tim Kill Custom 5-string upright stickbass. Check out INXS on their upcoming world tour. www.inxs.com Australian solo blues and roots performer Xavier Rudd uses a Tim Kill Custom lap steel guitar. www.xavierrudd.com USA band 311. Front man Douglas Vincent Martinez. Plays an Accoustic custom slide guitar. Check out their great tunes at www.311.com
David Krycer of the renowned Australian Traditional Jewish Band plays a Tim Kill Custom Upright Stickbass. Harry Manx plays the Kill Veena. Harry helped design this custom instrument based on his Mohan Veena. Check out his amazing sound at www.harrymanx.com Jeff Lang uses a Tim Kill Custom lapsteel. Jeff is one of Australia's best known singer-songwriters and guitar players. Check him out at www.jefflang.com.au Mick Hart (of 'Still The Flowers Bloom' fame) plays a Tim Kill Custom Blackwood Weissenborn. Have a listen to his new album at www.mickhart.com.au
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Neil Jowsey and the Pipa Wilson Swingtet playing an upright stickbass in front of Singapore royalty at the Shangri-La hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Neil has played alongside the likes of James Morrison, Shirley Bassey, Charles Aznoval, Harry Secombe, Two Ronnies, Rolf Harris and Philip Black. Peter Howell is playing an Electric Upright Stickbass. He is currently playing with Lil Fi & Dirk Dubosis, Kelly Auty and Phil Manning Trio. Peter has also played with the likes of Bert Jansch, Broderick Smith, Margret Road Knight, The Whirling Furphies, Dutch Tilders and The Bushwackers.

English singer/songwriter Phil Edgeley uses both 6 and 12 string Tim Kill Weissenborns, Phil has 2 albums and tours constantly, check him out at

www.philedgeley.com

Rhys Crimmin uses a Tim Kill Custom lapsteel. Rhys has an album coming out soon, check him out at www.rhyscrimmin.com
Rob Sawyer is pictured playing a custom Blackwood (with spruce top) accoustic lapsteel. Rob is an up and coming solo performer, you can hear his tracks at www.robsawyersound.com Ryan Dobbrick uses a Tim Kill Custom lap slide in his Queensland blues & roots band www.soldiersofthesun.com Phillip Rex plays a Tim Kill Custom Stickbass. Philip is one of a the leading exponent of the Double Bass in Australia. He has performed or recorded with many musicians including Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Cobb, Steve Lacy, Andrew Hill, Arthur Blythe, Vincent Herring, Louie Bellson, Rebecca Barnard and Horace Tapscott. Decoy. Lead guitarist Brian Rimmer of Tenpenny Joke is currently playing a custom 64 piece Stratocaster.
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Joe Creighton used an Electric Upright Stickbass on his last tour with John Farnham. Jo also plays bass alongside entertainers such as Olivia Newton-John and Kylie Minogue.

Rosie Westbrook is a musicain and composer with an enormous depth of style ,she has toured and played with some of Australias top musicanis Check her stick bass action out at

www.rosiewestbrook.com.au

 

 

 

 

Mannas Blackman is based in Canberra Australia and is a true wizard on the Chaturangui expect big thing in the future from Mannas !

Megan Hickey from the USA group The Last Town Chorus with her custom Lappie ,Check out megan's soothing lap steel at

http://www.thelasttownchorus.com/

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Nico Mekisic composes his own solo music with many instruments which you can check out www.myspace.com/nicomusicspace He also play's in Laura Hill and the Tuesday Bandits www.laurahill.com.au Gavin Shoesmith is pictured playing a custom semi-acoustic lap steel bass. Gavin has played with the John Butler Trio, Katamarian and is now performing with his own group "Groovesmith."
 
 

Instruments

Acoustic Lapsteels

Antiques and Reproduction Models

Custom Work

Electric Upright Stickbass

Indian Classical Instrument