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  • Sumner

    Sumner hail from the native woodlands of lutruwita / Tasmania. As a duo, Chloe and Jack explore themes of intimacy and isolation from their cold-climate doorstep. Their songwriting emits a warmth, lit by their unique perspectives as young Australians.

  • Gretta Ziller

    Gretta is an alt-Country/Americana performer whose roots span jazz, blues, rock, pop and classical. Gretta has a family connection to the island, and if you listen to her "Slaughterhouse Blues" you could feel that it has been written for King Island. 

  • Claire Anne Taylor

    Claire Anne Taylor's music is reflective of her wild, elemental upbringing with songs that stir the deepest of emotions and a gut-wrenching voice that is like a hurricane, like wildfire, like a tsunami and which has been likened to Janis Joplin at its most formidable and Jeff Buckley at its most tender. Bet you listen more than once to "Devil"

  • The Smokin' Elmores

    The Smokin' Elmores are a classic pub rock & blues band - with a mix of big-sound originals and some of the best high-energy cover versions of artists such as John Fogerty / Creedence Clearwater Revival, Eric Clapton, Imelda May, Divinyls, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, and many more.

  • Riley Catherall

    Riley Catherall has recently burst onto the Americana scene and has built credible status as a one of the country’s most promising songwriters. In 2019, Riley released the first single since the breakthrough EP, a track called "Pray That I Won't Be Long", which addressed the superstitions of the last mile home. In March 2020 Riley released of a song for his Mum, titled "Mother Please"

  • The Dead Maggies

    The Dead Maggies are a high-energy punk-folk roots, shanty-singing, fiddle-playing, banjo-banging, bass-thumping mob that will have your Nan dragging you up on the dance floor and pulling moves that you won’t believe.

  • The Zap Show

    Zap animate lives and cause happiness earthquakes with their rambunctious show full of bogan swing, perverted puppetry, extremely physical theatre, tenacious tap dance moves and cymbal splashing comedy. We doubt that King Island has ever seen a more zany band - check out some of their videos.

  • Gimme Gimme

    Will and Esther Henderson are the siblings stuck in the dream era of the naughties making modern pop soul for the melodically inclined.. Check out their latest single "Silk".

  • 2020 Artists

    Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier - Fanny Lumsden - Mitch King - Tom Richardson - The Spindrift Saga - JAX and the Wayward - The Sheyana Band - True Spirit Revival (Yoga to Music) - Gabrielle Miller / ZAP Duo - 40° South - Clare Woodburn - Rusty Falcon - The Lankys

  • 2019 Artists

    The Getaway Plan - Andrew Swift - Brian Ritchie Trio - Tom Richardson - Gretta Ziller - The Spindrift Saga - The Saxons - Laura Hill - Rose Zita Falko - Miss K - Flick'n The Switch - Clare Woodburn - The Lankys - True Spirit Revival (Yoga Loves Music).

  • 2018 Artists

    Bobby Alu - King Social - Wanderers - Silent Garden - Tom Richardson - Ange Boxall - Pete Cornelius - Cygnet Jazz Collective - 40° South - Rusty Falcon - Flicking the Switch - Clare Woodburn - The Lankys - True Spirit Revival - Emily Holebrook - Joy Bhatti.

  • 2017 Artists

    Dave Faulkner & Brad Shepherd (Hoodoo Gurus) - Kim Churchill - Shaun Kirk - Benny Walker - Tom Richardson - JAX and the Wayward - The Saxons - 40° South - Tom Day - Rusty Falcon - Mark Porter - Clare Woodburn - Richard Kerr - True Spirit Revival - Miss K

  • 2016 Artists

    Elliot Maginot - Boo Seeka - Bootleg Rascal - Lyall Moloney - Claire Anne Taylor - The Spindrift Saga - New Black Shades - Leash & the Dusty Boots - The Mud Peas - Nick Saxon - ZAP - 40º South - Clare Woodburn

  • 2015 Artists

    Caravãna Sun - Kim Churchill - Benjalu - Little Georgia - Lyall Moloney - The Saxons - Laura Hill - Nick Saxon - Shaun Kirk - Adam Cousens - Simon Astley - Red Whyte & Surfusion - Dane Overton - 40° South - Houseguests From Hell - Sheyana - Trez - Tommy Castles Music - Dirty With The Country

  • 2014 Artists

    Kim Churchill - Benjalu - Cameron Oates - Red Whyte - Ashleigh Mannix - Dane Overton - Trez - "Local Band" - Found but Still Lost - Sophie Thorn - Liam Barnes - Dirty with The Country - Kelly Lancaster

  • 2013 Artists

    Tim Woodburn - Scott Petric - Clare Woodburn - Trez - Sophie Thorn - Red Whyte - Richard Kerr & Lucas & Bree - Cameron Oates - Kim Churchill

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2020: Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier - Fanny Lumsden - Mitch King - Tom Richardson - The Spindrift Saga - JAX and the Wayward - The Sheyana Band - True Spirit Revival (Yoga to Music) - Gabrielle Miller - 40° South - Clare Woodburn - Rusty Falcon - The Lankys

2019: The Getaway Plan - Andrew Swift - Brian Ritchie Trio - Tom Richardson - Gretta Ziller - The Spindrift Saga - The Saxons - Laura Hill - Rose Zita Falko - Miss K - Flick'n The Switch - Rusty Falcon - Clare Woodburn - The Lankys - True Spirit Revival (Yoga Loves Music).

Programme

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Getting There

  • From Tasmania: www.sharpairlines.com.au
  • From  Victoria:     www.sharpairlines.com.au regular flights or charter

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