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Have you always been musical?During my late teens, I committed myself to some private guitar lessons, which kick started my musicaljourney, meeting so many like-minded people, that motivated me to write and perform music, which is avery rewarding passion and career. What/who are your musical influences?Currently, the amazing technique and music of John H Clarke,…

Have you always been musical? Evie: I’ve been musically inclined for as long as I can remember! I began singing and playing piano at a very young age. Singing/performing/entertaining is one of the most important aspects of my life – it helps me to express and release my emotions, gives me a source of inspiration…

Have you always been musical?Most definitely – since I was young I have been around music and enjoyed singing. What/who are your musical influences?I grew up listening to what my parents played, so I love older bands such as the Beatles, ABBA and the Eagles. I really get drawn to great songs, so it doesn’t…

Written by Shaun Ryan The Maryborough Excelsior City Band is gearing up for a massive 2021. The band has felt the impact of Covid-19 this year and has not performed since Australia Day. Treasurer and tenor horn player, Brett Davis said the end-of-year period would normally be one of their busiest of the year. “It…

DEXTEROUS, DEVOTED, DETERMINEDLike a sponge he’s soaked up the most intoxicating ingredients of the best music since birth and now it’s his turn to perform Some musical artists are so incredibly talented they seem to possess something that only comes along once in a lifetime, and can never be replicated. But then, lo and behold,…

– by Kerrie Alexander BAY SINGER FIGHTS BACK AFTER BRAIN ANEURYSM – Keri  McInerney THERE are no more “what-ifs” in life for  award-winning country and blues singer-songwriter  Keri McInerney.  Her life changed in an instant after doctors  discovered a brain aneurysm behind her right  eye in January last year, which was removed  with a high-risk surgery. …