Events

Join us from 6:30pm for a free show of Country Music and Bush Poetry. Great family Fun.

John Kennedy has played in country bands over the past 16 years. He plays both rhythm and bass guitar. John’s entrepreneurial skills saw him in the role as a highly professional organiser of country shows around Gippsland, importing artists such as Casey Chambers, Adam Harvey, Stephen R. Cheney, Olive Bice, Tracey Killeen, Tracey Coster, Darren Coggan, etc. He has also orchestrated three music tours for both he and Susan, travelling thousands of kilometres around the country performing in clubs, caravan parks and markets. In 2010 the “JBS on Tour” has also been created and managed by John.

On one of the Kennedy family music trips around Australia John became very interested in comedy Australian bush poetry, and was inspired by Australian poets such as Milton Taylor, Bobby Miller, Neil Macarthur, Mark Gliori and others. John has performed both locally and around the country, leaving his audiences in stitches with his extensive comedy poetry repertoire.

Bruce Green plays the pedal steel and is renowned throughout Australia and beyond for his amazing skill and diversity. His sensational sounds range from the surreal on the pedal steel, to the haunting sounds of the Dobro guitar, blasts from his country & blues harps and the cracking sounds from his 5 string banjo and these have enthralled audiences all over the country.

Bruce has worked with countless artists in his 40 year career, including The Kernaghan Family, Ray, Lee, & Tania; The Hawking Brothers, Alan Hawking, Johnny Chester, Dianna Corcoran, Alison Durban, Short Notice, The Howie Bros, Cash Backman, Eddie Lowe, Ian Castles, Reg Lindsay, Reg Poole, Wayne Horsburgh, Phil Younger and the Johnny’s Cash Band, The Singing Kettles, Bobby & Lawrie, Adam Harvey and Denise Morrison.

His musical expertise and skills as a session musician have been called upon to record on over 80 albums for various artists, and currently Bruce has 3 albums of his own, namely: “Instrumental Favourites”, “Romancing The Steel” and “For The Good Times.

Susan Kennedy has been performing in country and rock’n’roll bands for over 30 years. She has also sung at country music festivals including Mildura, Bunyip, Castlemaine, Tamworth and Hopetoun. She has been to the recording studio four times, producing quality albums for sale at local venues and on touring trips around Australia.

In 1994, after recording two band albums with her band “Short Notice”, Susan recorded a solo album entitled “Make a Dream Come True”, produced and directed by Graham Howie of the Howie Brothers. Graham made comment on the insert of the album:

“When you listen to Susan Kennedy sing you know immediately that you are listening to a lady who possesses great natural talent. For here is a voice that is true in pitch, sweet in texture and full of feeling.” This album has received air play both locally and around Australia. Susan plays keyboard.