The Company and Tin Star
Boasting two Australian Bluegrass champions on guitar, fiddle and banjo, THE COMPANY have a passion for high-energy original and traditional acoustic music. The playing and singing is crisp, melodic and soulful. In concert you witness the band’s virtuosity but also a wry humour and engaging camaraderie. Highly regarded for their originality, they’ve appeared at major music festivals around Australia (Port Fairy, Woodford, Tamworth Country Music Festival, Queensland Music Festival, National Folk Festival, Mountain Grass Festival etc) and the UK (Hebridean Celtic Music Festival, Belladrum Music Festival) and have been featured on local ABC radio and ABC Radio National.
The Company includes George Jackson (Fiddle/Banjo), Michael Patrick (Mandolin/Fiddle), Markus Karlsen (Bass) and Jamie Clarke (Guitar).
TIN STAR are a Brisbane band melding traditional folk tendencies with a bit of rock and roll and comprises members of The Poachers, Doubting Thomas and Jeremiah. Soaring vocals and sparse but powerful instrumentals present songs with heart, both original and borrowed.
Tin Star have the prerequisite ‘folkie’ acoustic guitars, fiddle, accordion and three-part heavenly harmonies, but their sweet sound is more reminiscent of the burgeoning folk scene of 60’s Greenwich Village. Penny Boys has a pure, unrestrained voice that would make the most jaded of listeners sit up and take notice. However it is the combination of three powerful singer/songwriter/instrumentalists that makes Tin Star unique, a group far greater than the sum of its parts. They are renowned for their nuanced, heart-on-the-sleeve sound that forges an intimate space for a spontaneous, playful and utterly charming live show.
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