Laura Bishop: vocals, percussion, violin, uke, mouth trumpet :)
Influences
Music played on sunny days by our parents :) Also: folk festivals, Joni Mitchell, Crowded House, Sufjan Stevens, Ani Difranco, Loren, Carus, Dave Mann Collective, Tecoma, Paul Greene, Freya Hanly + Joannie, The Waifs, John Butler, Michael Franti, Mal Webb, Ben Harper, Damien Rice, Joanna Newsom, The Wise Family Band, Suzanne Vega, The Cat Empire, Saritah, Junkadelic, Kavisha Mazzella, Frencham & Smith, Desert Child, Coldplay, Travis, Jeff Buckley, Holly Throsby, Fourplay, Hothouse Flowers, Tracy Chapman, Bob Marley, Geoff Waldeck, Clare Bowditch, Kristina Olsen, Lior, Dyslexic Fish, The Beatles, Sue Cunningham, The Whitlams, Xavier Rudd, Ella Fitzgerald, Reinhart and Grappelli, The Beautiful Girls, Triple J in general, our awesome music teachers, the record collections of various family members, drunken folken jams...
Like an unhinged jazz composer and his ragtime band on a mission to rework Vivaldi into a 90s pop song, The Lonely Brothers bring together warming strings and soulful harmonies into folky, unforgettable, fun music that takes you back to your favourite barefoot shenanigans. With a repertoire of heartfelt, mercurial songs which hop merrily within the margins of folk, jazz, classical, blues and contemporary roots, their music is a hymn to the unpredictability of the everyday.
The Lonely Brothers have been bouncing around WA of late, sharing the stage with the likes of Paul Kelly & The Stormwater Boys, The John Butler Trio, Carus & The True Believers, Paul Greene & Rob Hirst, Loren & The Grow Your Owns, Freya Hanly and Double Entendre. They've also played at Fairbridge Folk Festival, Nannup Music Festival, Perth International Arts Festival, West Coast Blues & Roots Fringe Festival and Albany's Harboursound Festival. Watch out for their debut EP 'Maybe You Can Remember' (2007).
"I like it when they play the Brian song!" Poppy, fan (age 5)
"The Lonely Brothers are an affable cloud of musical wonder on a biscuity base dipped in moist melodies that make my insides happy" Rose, boffin
Rootsy Adelaide Trio Alias & The Jams are kickin’ off the Winter WA Tour with the release of their self titled Debut EP from the 7th - 28th June.
Jam’in out tunes over the West Coast, to increase awareness about Carbon Neutral and raise money for Trees For Life.
One effective way we can combat greenhouse gas emissions is to plant trees. Going carbon neutral is an easy way that we can all contribute to a solution by taking responsibility for the carbon dioxide emissions we create with our cars, airplanes and energy use.
Hi girls, Freya's cousin Tess here. I have been listening to one of the copies of your EP that you sent over here to Vic. Your music is awesome, keep up the good work!! Hopefully I will be able to come and see you play one day :)
Hey, I go to Cyril Jackson and i heard you play the other day WOW you Girls are AWESOME!! You're so talented! I'm a huge fan :) keep up the good work! :) Sarah
when ur next down, get in touch and we shall catchup for sure. either way im sure youll have a gig or something so be sure to keep us posted with anyofd those kind of details.
CD was awesome also, loved the production of it to, definately looking at getting some stuff printed up like that very soon. who did you get it through? im looking at "Firestarter".
Hey yooous, must do the coffee thing, when I well again, and when you're all settled in freo-land! yay, we be neighbours, everybody needs.... xxxx lotsalove, freya
lonely bros r sexi beasts :) much love 'last nite i met a girl, who said she has connections in the melbourne independent music community' i told her to take a modesty pill xoxo
that's right ladies, trying to do my bit by helping even up the score with band robberies on the western side of the nation. i'm well thanks- hope you are also:). ox amira
We invite you to listen to DIAL-A-DIVA on Saturday 8th September.
VOCAL PERFORMERS from around the world have signed up for a 24 hour arts extravaganza that's shaping up to be one of this year's cultural highlights.
DIAL-A-DIVA connects an audience and performers by telephone, for 24 hours on September 8th 2007.
Each artist's performance is transmitted via their telephone into a conference call. The audience can then dial in to listen to the phonecast. An internet webcast will also be available. The event will start in New Zealand at 8pm local time. We will follow 8pm around the world with artists participating throughout Australasia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas. It will culminate 24 hours later as 8pm crosses the dateline once more.
A-HAAAAAA!!! Cool - Glad that the paper got it right in the end. (Doh!) so will they let you in thius time.. Hope so. Look fwd to catching up with you there CHeers P
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