Country folk band The Morrisons will perform at The Gearin Hotel, Katoomba on Saturday, December 5.
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Winners of the 2014 folk/acoustic song of the year at the Australian Song Writers Association Awards, The Morrisons fuse Australian stories and sounds with the spirit and intensity of old time American bluegrass, country and folk. With high, lonesome singing, fast picking and original songs inspired by folklore, family and their lives as young Australians, they are a modern day string band like no other.
Featuring banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, bass, washboard, harmonica and four-part harmonies, they deliver a live show full of raw energy and emotion.
The Morrisons have performed at major festivals around the country including The National Folk Festival, Out On The Weekend, Secret Garden, and supported highly acclaimed international artists Lindi Ortega and Lake Street Dive.
In 2014/15 they co-presented a bi-monthly night of country music in Sydney with Lost Highway (Universal Music’s country label), where they hosted artists like Shane Nicholson, Catherine Britt and Emma Swift.
Their show, ‘Man of constant sorrow’, a tribute to the music of Oh Brother Where Art Thou, has sold out three years in a row, with a cast featuring Ngaiire, All Our Exes Live In Texas, Luke Escombe, Brian Campeau and Tommy Dean.
They have appeared regularly on ABC and FBI radio and recently performed Paul Kelly’s two highly acclaimed bluegrass albums Smoke and Foggy Highway at Sydney’s iconic venue the Basement.
Australian music news website The Music described The Morrisons: “Gathered centre-stage around a single microphone, performing a consummate set of bluegrass music. Solos were aplenty and all band members showed their ability to shine in the spotlight before pulling their instrument back into the cohesive and brisk pluck and strum of their collective sound”.
Blue Mountains locals Lime and Steel will support The Morrisons.
Doors to the show open at 8.30pm.
Tickets are available from Katoomba Music, 140 Katoomba Street, online at www.fusionboutique.com.au or on the door from 8.30pm (unless sold out).
