Andre Camilleri - lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Big Dave - drums James Stewart - lead guitar and vocals, Paul Thomas - pedal steel and guitar Clark Fisher - bass
Influences
George Jones, Gram Parsons, Johnny Cash, Townes van Zandt, Roky Erikson, Jay Farrar, Robert Johnson, Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Bo Diddley
Sounds Like
Robert Johnson, Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Bo Diddley, George Jones, Gram Parsons, Johnny Cash, Townes van Zandt, Roky Erikson, Nick Cave and Jay Farrar
In 2000 Andre Camilleri moved from Malta to Australia, where he continues to follow his musical ambitions. Having served his apprenticeship playing the streets of Berlin and Malta’s capital Valletta, wearing his trademark cowboy hat, his world is one of nostalgic reflections, acute and often intimate observations, tales of heartbreak and disaffection, with the occasional dash of youthful optimism. Expect a rich blend of blues and country flavoured tunes covering a diverse range of material: happy and sad songs, songs about booze, loose women, favourite horses, heartbreak, being on the road, social commentary, more drinking songs, more heartbreak, and a peculiar obsession with trains. His band the Broken Hearts is currently receiving ample air play on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), RRR, PBS Radio and numerous international stations. The band performed two headline shows at the prestigious Melbourne Arts Festival (October 19, 20 2007) and is recording a second album CD, which is due to be in early 2009 . The Broken Hearts are Paul Thomas (Weddings, Parties, Anything) on steel guitar, James Stewart (Overnight Jones, T-Bones) on lead guitar and Clark Fisher on bass and Big Dave Folly (Suzannah Espie, Chris Wilson) on drums. The Broken Hearts first album CD 'One Fine Day & Other Songs' is available on this site and distributed in Australia by Sound Vault Records.
band website: andrecamilleri.com
And this is what significant others had to say:Dave Dawson, Beat magazine: Melbourne’s Andre Camilleri has dipped deep in to the stone country template for his first album with the Broken Hearts… It’s hard to listen to ‘Sad Old Clown’ without thinking of Smoky Robinson’s 1970’s hit, but he didn’t have the Best Whorehouse in Texas stage show player Mitchell playing on his tune!”
Phil Knipe, Radio KLFM: “It's the sort of stuff I like to present - neither super schmaltz (a la Charlie Landsborough et al) nor faux contemporary Nashville like so much Australian C&W. Thanks for the decent music.”
Kristy Edmunds, Melbourne Arts Festival: “And again, I really enjoyed the music.”
www.andrecamilleri.com www.soundvault.com.au
Andre Camilleri’s Broken Hearts's Friend Space (Top 24)
Thank you very much for the Link Up & Sharing Your Music
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Keep up the Great Work!
Wishes you All the Best in 2009!
Enjoy your Week!
Nur noch 9 Tage, du Lump. Lech schon mal die Faltencreme auf (hab dich ja nu schon seit knick knack 8 Jahren nicht mehr gesehen). Freue mich tierisch auf euch. Mirjana
Swizzle A Go Go launch
Friday 11th of September at the Winter Room
(Level 1, 199 Russell Street Melb ... just above the Exford Hotel.
Footscray's finest DJ's playing a mixture of 60's and 70's exotica;
northern soul, sleaze funk, psychedelic cumbia, fuzzy jazz, porno
soundtracks, northern soul and a few tragic 70's Euro-disco numbers.
The Line up: VINCE PEACH (3PBS); BIG SAMMY (JC'S); CHAIRMAN GAZ (Back
from Retirement); DJ MLC (Licorice)
Looking forward to your company. Cheers from Footscray's Finest
Howdy Andre, we're pleased to be invited back to play our swampy hillbilly country blues at our favourite venue, THE DRUNKEN POET, 65 Peel Street West Melbourne. Opposite the Queen Victoria Market is where you'll find, not only the best Irish bar in Melbourne, but one of the best roots music venues in this fair town. Always a friendly, happy. and appreciative clientele as well. The date is Sunday August 2nd from 6:30pm; two mighty sets, (or three if demanded!) and admission as always is free. If'n you get there early you can catch one of Australia's most accomplished musicians, the critically acclaimed guitarist Nick Charles. Nick will be performing from 4pm. A great day indeed! We'll have copies of our "Long Playing Record" CD, a 21 song salute for only $10 also!
Ande! Flug ist gebucht. Kommen am 25.09.. Residieren in Buggiba. Freue mich und hoffe, ihr sagt die Hochzeit nicht ab. Sonst kannste mich mal kennenlernen. Big Hug. Mirjana
Hey Andre, congrats on the upcoming move across town, my new band hit the road next week for the first in series of gigs. Hope you are enjoying Steve Earle's new tribute CD! Catch you soon, John
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Alles wundervolle für das neue Jahr für dich, deine Familie und für deine Band. Hoffe, ich schaffe es in diesem Jahr auf nen Kaffee. Drück alle von mir. Mirjana
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