guitar:
Ian 'Mocha' Morrison
Cassie Wood
Annika Schmarsel
Bass:
Susan Breen
Georgia Kelly
Drums:
Maddy Kirby
Jess Elwood
Sarah Giggens
Emma Haden
Horns:
Maddy Clarke
Jacque Wong
Alice Kelly
Jacqueline Graham
Bea Fisher
Ross Lipson
Grace Rogers
Fiona Lawrie
Laura Johnson
Matilda Baker
Kirstin Stratton
Marisa Bacon
Elsbeth Everest
Flute:
Bea Fisher
Mel Calwell
Sound technicians:
Toni Rae Hawke
Taz Matthews
Sarah Luck
Musical Director:Ross Lipson
Band Manager:Rick McLean
Band Captain:
Phoebe Stretton Smith
Board Rep:Ashleigh Watson
Influences
Influences:
The Funk Brothers
Marvin Gaye
James Brown
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Dusty Springfield
Candi Staton
Etta James
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Diana Ross & The Supremes
The Temptations
Stevie Wonder
Otis Redding
Sharon Jones and the Dap-kings
Rufus Thomas
Sam and Dave
Sam Cooke
Prince
Chaka Khan
Amy Winehouse
Jill Scott
Candy Dulfer
Mark Ronson
Sly and the Family Stone
Booker T and the MGs
Dionne Warwick
Anne Peebles
Janis Joplin
Jackson 5
They are the future of Australian soul music, an extraordinary act, full of passion and fire. It’s unique to see a big band of young women, who sound like they’re straight out of Memphis. They are adventurous and ground-breaking, taking classic sounds and bringing them to life in fresh, unexpected ways.
The girls have received accolades over three tours of Europe. They have played the prestigious Montreux Jazz and Poretta Soul Music festivals twice. They’ve also captivated audiences at the Luzerne Blues Festival and Parma Summer Festival. They are constantly in high demand to appear at festivals and corporate events thoughout Australia.
Sweethearts are based at Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Victoria, Australia, where members can study Certificate IV in music, the highest musical qualification available in any school in Australia.
Sweethearts have redefined the possible throughout their twenty year existence. They are the only school based band in the world that operates in professional settings.
Where ever they go the crowds just love them. Don’t miss them!
“Sweethearts were the highlight of the Apollo Bay Music Festival”
Gus Exposition, 106.7 PBS FM, 2007.
"Sweethearts are an essential act for any major festival"
Neil Mumme, Director Great Southern International Blues Festival 2004.
"I saw the band rocking Stage 4 off its moorings and really impressing music fans around me. The playing, singing and arrangements were fantastic...you nailed it!"
Jamie McKew, Festival Director, Port Fairy Folk Festival 2006
"We couldn't have been happier with the girls' performance.
They stole the show."
Luke Jackson, General Manager and Corporate Event Organiser, Leisure Corp. 2008
crush biscuits finely, add coconut and cocoa, mix well, add rum and sherry, stir in condensed milk, form into balls and roll in coconut or choc sprinkles, makes 40-50
real rum, real balls
can you please bring these to the gig? thanks a lot! but if you can't make it, make balls
