Carnivale Entertainment: Hillbilly Goats

From the Port Douglas Hinterland, Australia, the Hillbillygoats have travelled and performed over 250 live shows at festivals, pubs, clubs and corporate events. The dynamic duo of Bryce and Mahney Wearne take their influence of Hillbilly Roots, Ole Time Music and Modern & Traditional Bluegrass and combine it with Rock’n’Roll Favourites and Australiana to present 4 different shows that have been described as “knee-slapping, toe-tapping, high tempo fun!”.

Melding their energy with “top shelf” session musicians on banjo, fiddle, mandolin, honky tonk piano, accordion and vocal harmonies, the metamorphic line-up creates a sound and experience that can be enjoyed by all age groups.

GIG HIGHLIGHTS:

Yungaburra Folk Festival 2006/07/08/09
Wallaby Creek Festival 2007/08/09
Cooktown Discovery Festival 2008/09
The Tanks Unplugged Feature Act Sep 09
Redlands Bluegrass Convention (Sat concert) 2009
Port Douglas Carnivale 2009
Cairns Blues Festival Roadshow 1 – 2009

The Australiana and Bush Dance Band -

Performing droving, shearing and settlement songs, we not only tell a story of Australia, but get the audience participating in our traditional Australian Bush Dances. Using 4-5 musicians plus our energetic dance caller, let us guide you through the dance steps. We have performed this show for many North Queensland schools, several corporate functions and the Famous Yungaburra Folk Festival Bush Dance (where we had more than 300 dancers in the hall!).

BUSH DANCES include:

The Barn Dance
Strip the Willow
Heel & Toe Polka
Pride of Erin
The Waves of Bondi
The Gallopede
The Stockyards
The Kangaroo Hop (great for kids)
The Hillbillygoat Fling (our own dance)

http://www.myspace.com/hillbillygoats

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