Newcastle and Hunter Valley Folk Club inc.

Saturday, 06 August 2011, 07:30pm

The multi award winning Bob Corbett & The Roo Grass Band adventurously burst out of the world of folk / country music. Audiences from coast to coast have showered this highly entertaining four-piece band with standing ovations and encores. Their energy, musical virtuosity and heart felt easy-going nature makes them an Australian band not to be missed. With every performance Bob Corbett's award winning song writing is backed with amazing harmonies, guitars, banjos, fiddles, mandolins and dobros played by Roo Grass Band members Dave Carter, Sue Carson and Rob Long.
 
Their current album Silver Lining (2010) launched the group on a massive 21,000km tour around Australia. Since then Roo Grassers have been invited to appear at many of the country's great festivals including The National Folk Festival in Canberra, The Tamworth CMF, Gympie Optus Music Muster, Whittlesea CMF, Festival Of The Sun in Port Macquarie, Urban CMF in Caboolture, the Karuah River Of Music Bluegrass Festival and the illustrious Blue Mountains Folk Festival.
 
However, it is not just the live shows that define this band. Two of Bob Corbett & The Roo Grass Band's music videos are currently broadcasting nationally on CMC. Their new single Mandolin has been included on the 'CMAA Independent's Day' Compilation CD out on EMI, featuring Golden Guitar Winners Felicity Urquhart, The Davidson Brothers and Kevin Bennett.
 
Mandolin has also been included on the Capital News Official Festival Guide Compilation CD, featuring Luke Austen, Bill Chambers & Anne Kirkpatrick.

Their yet to be released single Down The Road is set to feature on the upcoming 'Best Of' Compilation CD out on WJO.

And there isn't any slowing down for the band. A new album is scheduled for release in July 2011 which will see the band continue to rise in profile amongst the Australian folk and country music landscape.
 
In the past, Bob Corbett has received nine 1233 ABC Music Awards over the last four years including Best Country Song, The APRA & ABC Music Publishing Songwriter Recognition Award, Broadcasters Choice and the 1233 Tour support prize, which saw him gain invaluable assistance from publicity guru, Paula Jones (Midnight Oil, John Butler, Silverchair). In 2009 Bob received the $10,000 Contemporary Music Touring Program Grant from the Australian Government. This launched Bob and his band on an extensive national tour from coast to coast. In 2008 Bob released the critically acclaimed album, Storyboard and reached the national finals in both the MusicOz and Australian Songwriters Awards. In 2003 Bob released his award winning debut album The Hurricane Inside which is still held as a favourite by many of his long time fans.
 
Bob Corbett is also an accomplished solo performer and can be seen in his home town of Newcastle wielding an acoustic guitar and an uncanny ability to use a loop pedal. His live looping abilities are astonishing. Audiences are left wondering how on earth he gets away without having pre-recorded anything as he layers his rhythms and vocal harmonies one on top of the other. It is this creativity and innovation that has seen Bob invited to open shows for many of Australia's premier acts including Sara Storer, The McClymonts, Richard Clapton, Diesel, Ross Wilson, Russell Morris, Brian Cadd, Marcia Hines and Daryl Braithwaite.
 
Bob can also be seen performing with the popular Newcastle duo The Loonatic Fringe and Guitar Quartet 24 Strings. Bob also plays the slide guitar the Mark Wells Band (2008 Road To Tamworth Winner). Bob is also an award winning film maker (Best Film at The Newcastle Shootout 2000 and Best Film at The Newcastle Film Festival 2001) and has directed several music videos that can currently be seen on CMC including Mark Wells' Sly and The Roo Grass Band's, The Alpine Plunker and Mandolin.

Support: Ken Maclean

DATE: 7.30pm Saturday 6th August, 2011

WHERE: WESLEY Centre Hall, 150 Beaumont St. Hamilton – opp. The Exchange Hotel

ENTRY: $14.oo Adults $12.oo Conscession. $10.oo Club Members Kids 16 /under free

Contacts: Lainey (02) 4943 1552, 0421 412 358 or Bilbo (02) 4958 4033, 0410 584 533