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Legends of Blues 2010 |
- Kevin Borich Band
- Andy Cowan Band
- Bondi Cigars
- Phil Manning Solo
- Fiona Boyes Band & Solo
- Ray Beadle Band
- Gail Page Band
- Don Hopkins & Rob Grosser
- Dai Pritchard Band
- Chase the Sun
- Darren Jack Band
- Alison Penny Band
- Brian Fraser
- Steve Edmonds Band
- Sugarcane Collins
- Chris Mawer Solo
- Phil Edgeley
- The Heavy Mellows
- The Black Schu Band
- Blue Murder
When the house is rockin' with the big horn section and Cowan's soulful vocals and keyboards are right out front, this is killer stuff.
(Jeff Glorfeld - The Age Entertainment Guide)
His songs and style reach back into the very heart of Blues and Soul. Cowan shows himself to be a great songwriter and musician.
(Ed Nimmervoll - Music Australia Guide Magazine)
One of Australia's most experienced and talented singer/songwriter/pianists in the Soul-Blues idiom, Andy has been described justifiably as the "King of the Keys". He ripples, rolls and rocks through original compostitions with passionate and soulful vocals, wrapping the audience in his energy and weaving an emotional and spellbinding magic. Andy has evolved into a refined and sophisticated songwriter/performer, arriving at his music after a long and winding journey - the resulting confidence, maturity and taste are well earned and deeply embedded.
Andy's musical career began in Melbourne, Australia, growing up in a household surrounded by music. Following classical piano studies, he began exploring improvisation, and absorbing musical ideas from soul, blues, and folk artists developing his very own signature style that has matured over time.
In his late teens Andy played and recorded with many well-known Australian and overseas musicians, as well as piano and keyboard arrangements on many film scores - including the cult movie Stone .
A founder and continuing member of the now legendary ‘Chain’, Phil Manning has long been regarded as the most effective blues guitarist produced in this country as well as a fine session player. (Chain are the only blues band to ever have a number one (‘Black’n’Blue’), they also had a number two (‘Judgment’).
As well as headlining his own shows he has toured with a remarkable number of artists including Muddy Waters, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee, Albert Collins, Freddie King and dozens of others to the most recent Doobie Brothers Down Under Tour this year.
Tours of Ireland, UK and New Zealand in recent years have begun to reveal his original take on blues/roots music to a much wider audience. Manning received great radio accolades from the south of the USA to the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Israel, Portugal and Italy.
Phil Manning is best witnessed in live performance. It is here the sheer artistry of his work shines through & it is for this his audience loves him. “…an Australian national treasure…can play the hell out of an acoustic instrument so good that it leaves you breathless…” – Folk Roots magazine, U.K. |