Kick your shoes off and put your hoe-down.... the Hillbillygoats will have you up whooping and a-hollerin as they perform their up-tempo arrangements of Mountain-Grass Music and Old Time Blues.
Smashing & headlining the Nth Qld Festival scene in 2011, the Goats are leaving an impressive hoof-print everywhere they go! 4 years of gigs, festivals and functions have seen this band emerge into far-northern favourites with a herd of goat-fans in convoy.
Their latest 2 CD's have been released through Lifestyle Music including "The Big Aussie Xmas" which was produced for National Geographic Australia. This CD and "Munchin Mountaingrass Music" are available through 1500 outlets across the nation.
December 2011 will begin the first of the Goat's "Far North Hillbilly Sessions". Performing with Bill Chambers in a trilogy of shows, the band will weave in and out of Bill's set with instruments and harmonies, as well as performing their own show of "Down from the Mountains".
"DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAINS" is a 1hr show the Goats have put together for festivals. It is a progressive musical journey that begins centuries ago with the settlement of immigrants in the Appalachian Mountains. Due to lack of entertainment, they created their own fun through music. Singing songs they brought with them from their native countries evolved over time and rooted itself as a new form of music that was influenced heavily by a mixture of Irish, Scottish and African rhythms. This "Mountain Music" has endured for hundreds of years, giving birth to what we now know as Blues, Bluegrass and Country music along the way.
So whether you are a pub, club, festival or individual wanting a great band for your own function, the Hillbillygoats have a show that will not let you down. Featuring Banjo, Bones, Mandolin, Double Bass, Guitars, Dobro, Harmonica, Drums, Spoons, Harmonies and Comedy, this band is a whole lot of yeeha!
"...this energetic band would create a fabulous, fun night out....the musicianship is outstanding and the arrangements are well constructed using clean honest vocals with an emphasis on storytelling..." Lonnie Martin, The Folk Rag (Nov 2011)
Varies from show to show, but is sure to include some originals, some bluegrass, some Johnny Cash, hillbilly blues & roots, folk, old timey songs, upbeat country and audience participation numbers....all topped with a dash of hillbilly and sillybilly!
Harmonies abound in every song....
Influences
Traditional & Contemporary Bluegrass
Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings
The Old Crow Medicine Show
The Waifs
Paul Kelly
Michelle Shocked
The Dead Ringer Band
Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
Nickel Creek
David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, Peter Rowan, Bill Monroe
Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers
Gig Highlights
Far Nth Hillbilly Sessions with Bill Chambers (Dec '11)
Mission EVOLVE 2011
Essence Festival 2011
Tablelands Folk Festival 2010/11
John Moffat Festival 2010/11
Wallaby Creek Festival 2007/08/09/10/11
Yungaburra Folk Festival 2006/07/08/09
Cooktown Discovery Festival 2008/09/10
Port Douglas Carnivale 2009/10
Redlands Bluegrass Convention 2009/10
Coast Acoustics Festival 2010
Cairns Blues Festival Roadshow #1 - 2009/10
The Tanks Unplugged Feature Band Sept 2009
