2010 Carnivale Street Parade Entertainment!
2010 Port Douglas Carnivale Street Parade will explode in a ball of hi-octane street entertainment designed to turn the evening into a true street party! With entertainment zones up and down Macrossan St there will be something to keep everyone entertained from 5 pm till midnight (stopping for the fireworks at 9 pm)!
Crazy Shirlee Sunflower will be looking for love in all the wrong …
ROCK N BLUES BLASTS TO BEX MARSHALL
ROCK N BLUES BLASTS TO BEX MARSHALL
Organisers of the Carnivale Rock N Blues Bonanza have just announced UK’s Bex Marshall will take to the stage at Rex Smeal Park on May 23rd at this inaugural event. Kim Hurley from Radio Port Douglas said having Bex Marshall on the bill was a huge bonus, and resulted from a late line up change when Jesse Dean Freeman was unable to attend the …
Carnivale Club Entertainment: Take Five featuring Wilma Reading
Wilma Reading
If Australian Australian entertainment history has an unknown fairytale it is the story of Wilma Reading.
As a young seventeen year old Wilma left her hometown of Cairns to appear on the Australian television show Bandstand. After recording for Festival Records in Sydney Wilma did the unthinkable for a young girl of her background and age, she embarked on an …
Carnivale Club Entertainment: Los Caracoles
Biography LOS CARACOLES
Songs of Love & Nature
The lyrics of the song list of Los Caracoles cover a wide range – love, nature, the environment and even social issues. Los Caracoles is a Latin folk/dance/world music band who sing in English, Spanish and sometimes Italian. Some of the songs are slow and wistful, some are fast and “pumpy” and people like to dance to them. Los …
Carnivale Entertainment: Simon Asquith
“Onstage , Simon lets his soulful nylon strings and sensual, life affirming lyrics coax the audience into the uncertain future with all the strength and hope that love and music can provide” ( T. Marke 2008 )
Described as “ edgy, soulful, and a mantra for the modern world” , Simon’s original slant on the roots/indie acoustic scene is gathering momentum with a strong …
Carnivale Club Entertainment: The McMenamins
THE McMENAMINS
The McMenamins are a brother and sister duo from Far North Queensland. Fleur (guitar and vocals) and Simon (violin, mandolin, banjo, harmonies), entwine their honeyed vocal harmonies with driven instrumentals to create beautiful, often footstompin’ folk/alt country acoustica. Rolling Stone magazine described their gigs as ‘rock solid folk’. Their two …
Carnivale Club Entertainment: Matt Kirsch
“Matt Kirsch has this ability to take a melody and deconstruct it until it is almost unrecognisable, apart from the occasional hint at the riff and then to bring it back together just in time for a loving full stop.
Kirsch prefers the laid back and late night sounds, hence the tile of the album “nightmusic”. He loves to slow down the melody, off beat and pre-emptive until he is …
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 …
Carnivale Club Entertainment: Kan’d Peaches
http://www.myspace.com/kandpeaches
Band Bio: Emerging on New Years Eve 2008 with their first single ‘Party Boy’ at their first ever gig, Kan’d Peaches have gone on to perform at various music events and festivals and have even had their music video played on Channel TEN. Within the first year they had won both the Mossman and Cairns Under 18 Highschool Battle of the Bands with …
Carnivale Entertainment: 1RAR Big & Jazz Bands
1 RAR Band is known throughout North Queensland as the premiere military band of the north. Not only does the band carry out ceremonial tasking for the Army, it also finds itself in great demand from the public for performances. This goes hand in hand with the band’s role in raising the profile of the army to the civilian community. It is often said that the band is the public face of …
Carnivale Club: Rafters Party
P OST STREET PARADE!
Carnivale Club Evening Session (7 – 12 pm)
DJ Juzi, DJ Smoothie, DJ Sammy J, DJ 911, Spinn Sisters Hoopstars,
Juzzie has been in port douglas for 15 years , a passion for electronic music for over 20 years started me playing here in port at mango jam back in the day and at various partys over the years , always for the love of the music and people , playing …
Carnivale Entertainment: Savidas
SAVIDAS are performing at the Carnivale Club Sunset Session before the Street Parade kicks off on Friday, and also at entertainment zones all along Macrossan Street between 8.30 pm and midnight.
The music of Savidas is a seamless wave of acoustic rootsy grooves, haunting melodies, and deep vocals that pose the question within the answer. Having been described as Michael Franti meets John …
2010 Port Douglas Carnivale: Carnivale Club at the Sugar Wharf
Photo by Shaun Guest for Port Douglas Photography
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For 10 days during May, the tropical fiesta of Port Douglas Carnivale turns the seaside village into a living postcard of tropical culture. This year, organisers have added an element sure to appeal to lovers of live music and chilled cocktails fine wine. The Carnivale Club will operate nightly from 5.00pm till …
2010 Port Douglas Carnivale: Douglas Rock N Blues Bonanza
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Radio Port Douglas , Events NQ and Carnivale proudly presents the Douglas Rock N Blues Bonanza.
The Tropical North’s favourite blues musicians will take the stage during the inaugural Carnivale Rock ‘n’ Blues Bonanza on Sunday 23rd May at Rex Smeal Park, with organisers confirming Johno’s Blues Band (entire line up) Jesse Deane-Freeman, plus The Flying Libido …
HOT SPELL! Carnivale Cabaret at the Clink.
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By definition Cabaret can be described as entertainment, often of an improvisatory, satirical, and topical nature; a form of theatrical entertainment consisting mainly of political satire with skits, songs, and improvisations.
Ms Klara McMurray (aka Miss K ), from Melbourne will perform the final of her trilogy, on stage @ the Clink Theatre backed her travelling …
2010 Port Douglas Carnivale Douglas Songwriters Challenge
2009 Douglas Songwriters Challenge Julatten Heat Entrants, featuring heat winner Bob Maguire third on right.
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The Douglas Songwriter’s Challenge is an event designed to encourage local performers both amateur and professional to perform their own original material to a panel of 3 judges. The top 3 amateurs and pros from the 3 regional heats will be asked to perform on the …
Carnivale 2010 dawns….
Greeting Carnivale fans far and wide! Welcome to the dawn of the 2010 Carnivale social media extravaganza.
2010 sees Carnivale becoming even more community-oriented than ever before with the launch of a whole range of interactive social media options for people to stay fully informed about all things Carnivale. News releases. Events. Special offers. Ticketing, Gossip. Venue information. …
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