Day of funky, groovy frivolity that’s ENTERTAINMENT
short ‘n’SWEET
ALL of the funky, groovy fun of the Wollombi Music Festival will return this moth with a high- energy line-up guaranteed to please. The second annual festival will feature 13
bands on two stages, a plethora of market stalls and more creative surprises than you can poke a stick at. Two of the major drawcards at
this year’s festival are sure to be Rapskallion (pictured) and Marshall and the Fro. Rapskallion have delighted audiences
around the globe with their own brand of vaudeville, cabaret and junkyard gypsy blues for more than half a decade. Reminiscent of 1920s Paris bohemia transported to a Romanian
tavern and then set adrift on the high seas, their original music is strongly infl uenced by the music of Eastern Europe, Greece, France and Spain, as well as hip-hop and hobo jazz. The band has toured Europe extensively for
the past two years, playing at some of the top festivals in the UK, France and Germany. They have completed residencies at The Famous Spiegel Tent, and also at the National Gallery of Victoria as part of the Salvador Dali exhibition in 2009. They have undertaken two Australian east coast tours, one of which culminated in rapturous performances at Woodford Folk Festival in 2009. They are currently recording their second
album in Byron Bay, which will be released in November.
Marshall and the Fro are a household name these days on the roots festival circuit and in their home, the north coast surfi ng mecca of Lennox Head. They have made a name for themselves as raucous purveyors of roots music with a harder twist, known for their powerful, pulsing roots/rock music, the soundtrack to the summer for many a carefree festival freak or surfer. Their songs feature in cult surf fi lms such as David Bradbury’s Going Vertical. Having played virtually every big festival in the land, they’ve also had tracks on Australian TV shows, including East of Everything and No Way San Jose. And they’ve just completed a new album, Friends for Life, that looks set to eclipse these landmarks. On the Friends for Life album, Marshall established his intent beyond doubt, with a potent collection of songs that defi ned an artist and band in a blazing trajectory – but still fi rmly anchored to their roots. The title track Friends for Life is the breakthrough, a life-affi rming festival romp bound to be a massive hit on the circuit. The Wollombi Music Festival will be
on Saturday, September 17 and info is at
wollombimusicfestival.com.au.
THE PENN’S mightier than THE SWORD
ZANE Penn is one of Newcastle’s most talented young performers, and with experience playing almost anywhere from nightclubs and pubs to cruise ships and parties, he has the ability to work just about any crowd. Hailing from Queensland’s sunny Gold
Coast, Penn eventually fl ew south to a cooler clime, and has been hotting up Newcastle venues ever since. A talented lead guitarist with personality plus, Penn is guaranteed to have even the most cynical music snob nodding their heads with abandon. Zane Penn plays at Mavericks on the Bay on Friday, September 11.
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THE NEWCASTLE POST Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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