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Special Guests
We carefully select the special guests that will be performing with us on stage. They are chosen regionally based on where the show is playing. As no rehearsal is needed for this show it gives us the flexibility to bring a variety of upcoming and established songwriters on board.
Here are some of the talented artists we have worked with.
Slim Pickens
Australian artist Slim Pickens sits squarely in the Americana genre.. Country Blues and Old Timey music from the 1920s and 30s onwards. He loves a song that tells a story and, in performance, likes to talk about the origins of these songs.
Slim lived in the Byron Shire in Northern NSW for 23 years and while there played thousands of gigs both locally and overseas including Byron Bluesfest x 3, Blues On Broadbeach x 5, The Gympie Music Muster x 4, Mullumbumby Music Festival x 3, Bangalow Bluegrass Festival x 2, Dorrigo Bluegrass Festival, Karuah Bluegrass Festival, Tamworth Music Festival, Sement Blues Festival (Norway), Sjyrock Music Festival (Norway) x 2
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Sarah McKenna
Sarah is a lady with an exceptional voice, an acoustic guitar and a innate passion for singing. She delivers a raw and beautiful musical experience not too be missed whether it be some classic covers or her exceptional own songs !!
Born into a musical family Sarah has always loved to sing and write songs. In 2021 Sarah began performing professionally , sharing her folk inspired original and cover songs to delighted audiences all along the East Coast of Australia.
Charlie Davis
Charlie is an up and coming new singer songwriter living in Coffs Harbor. He has a a passion for writing and delivering his own and very unique style of music. He uses his soulful voice, talented guitar playing and heartfelt lyrics to discover new sounds to deliver to audiences. He blends his originals with selected covers to provide audiences with a warmth from his music.
Charlie gives us a beautiful variance on stage, that is so important when delivering this sort of showcase.
River Williams
River’s music is introspective, lyric-driven and emotionally intense. She delivers intimate truths about her world with a compelling vulnerability.
River has been a psychotherapist, a poet and an off-grid permaculture hermit. She is a survivor of many things, and is passionate about humans’ ability to transform emotional pain into beauty.
She brings all of this to her music. River’s vocals are unapologetically heart-wrenching and her lyrics pack a psychological punch.
Influenced by artists like Sara Bareilles, Eva Cassidy and Missy Higgins, River and her piano make for an alt-pop-jazz sound that is distilled, artistic and a little quirky.
Ash Davis
Firstly Ash is no relation to Charlie, although they do share the same passion for delivering heartfelt songs based on their lives and what they see around them.
Ash comes from a long line of family country / rock performers , the Graham family. They have been a huge part of the local music scene in the Northern Rivers for decades. Music is in their blood.
Ash's strength is her vocals, audiences lose themselves in their haunting sound. She brings a beautiful serene presence to our stage.
Zee Gachette
Born in East London to Trindadian parents, Zee Gachette is an underground artist that spans genres and dimensions with her expansive talent as a performer, songwriter, musician and producer. Zee has her own label, Muthastar Records, in Brighton (UK) run with her partner, and Muthastar Productions at OH Studios in Lewes.
Her reputation as a live performer spans the globe, with performances on international stages to audiences of up to 250,000 including Bestival, Glastonbury, Womad, Showtime London Olympics, Arezzowave, Roskilde, Villa Ada, Polish Woodstock, Blues Passion, Usada Jazz Festival and more.
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Snez
Sydney’s multi-award winning artist, SNEZ has never been afraid to bare her soul and share her deepest feelings through her songs and to her audience. As she casually says, “It’s what I do.” Indeed, it is what SNEZ does. And, her accolades and awards over the last few years are proof that the gypsy soul come tomboy does what she does well. Very well. With her first studio album, Gypsy Soul out through Regal Records and MGM, SNEZ gets up close and personal and exudes a naivety and darkness with her emotive tales of love, loss, exploration and stories about traveling.
