Hailing from the northern Victorian town of Yackandandah, Pete Denahy describes himself as a comedian and a bluegrass musician, a songwriter and a singer who also runs his own travel company specialising in music tours around the globe.
When Pete talks about his own show, he says, “It’s not rocket science; I’m not the best singer, fiddle player or guitar picker in the world, but as far as I know, no-one else is doing my show.”
Pete takes his audience on a journey that travels from the gold rush days of the mid-19th century to buying toilet paper at the local supermarket.
It’s perhaps not a show formula many managers would suggest their acts follow, but it seems to work for Pete.
He blends fiddle tunes, bluegrass style original songs and madcap comedy to provide the audience with an escape from reality most of them feel is worth their while.
Pete cut his teeth with the Ploughboys in Melbourne in the mid ’90s and went on to tour as fiddle player and comic with Slim Dusty, Sara Storer and Troy Cassar Daley in the early 2000s before focusing on his solo career.
And a successful solo career it has been to-date, with five Golden Guitars, Australian Country Music’s highest award and being in constant demand for appearances the length and breadth of the country.
Singer/songwriter Angela Easson.
Also providing entertainment on the day will be vibrant, up-and-coming singer/songwriter Angela Easson.
Blitzing Australia’s modern country scene with her hard-earned reputation for mixing infectious melodies with her intensely personal lyrics, Angela is rightly regarded as a rising star.
Now based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Angela started her career in South Australia where she grew up in Mount Gambier before moving to Adelaide in her early teens.
Since releasing her debut album Wanted in 2015, Angela has had four singles from her album in the National Country Tracks Chart top 30 with her first single Once Upon A Time reaching number 13.
Her video clips have been played on the Country Music Channel and her songs can be heard nationally on Australian radio.
She has toured nationally twice and played at some of Australia’s major country music festivals including Deni Ute Muster, Mildura Country Music Festival, Norfolk Island Country Music Festival and Tamworth Country Music Festival.