Larry Mitchell

Get your dancin’ boots on & get your mates together for the BIG SKY ALT-COUNTRY ROUND UP! Featuring the finest purveyors of Alt-Country, this side of the border; HUSSY HICKS, HAT FITZ & CARA, LARRY MITCHELL (USA), DELSINKI & BUD ROKESKY.Dress ups encouraged. Doors open at 5pm. Music starts @ 530pm.HUSSY HICKSStraddling the line between Folk, Blues, Country, Rock and Roots, Hussy Hicks have earned themselves a mighty reputation, growing from festival openers to festival favourites, with the group now appearing at the biggest blues and roots festivals in Australia, the USA and across Europe while selling out their own tours across the three continents.The band led by the duo of Leesa Gentz’ (vocals) and Julz Parker (guitar) have spent the last fourteen years touring and forging their place as one the most treasured and celebrated working musical duos, whilst being equally comfortable performing as a trio or in full band format. Hussy Hicks have taken home the Gold Coast Artist of the Year and Album of the Year honours. The band have released seven studio albums and played 1000’s of gigs, festivals, carving out a global reputation for their emotive lyricism, energetic live shows and fiery, frenetic instrumentation."Some artists need to be seen to be believed, and Hussy Hicks fit that category." - Sarah Howells, Double JHAT FITZ & CARAClassed as Convict Rhythm and Roots Fitz and Cara are among Australia’s most talented roots music artists. The husband-and-wife team have clocked up over 14 years of worldwide touring, festival performances and 5 album releases. Hat Fitz & Cara have also just released a 6th album which was recorded live from their home in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland featuring Andrew Szumowski aka (The Mouse).While the singer/songwriters are both multi-instrumentalists, it's Fitzy's weathered vocals and soaring, blues-soaked guitar combined with Cara's pounding drums and soulful honey coated voice that show them at the peak of their creative power.Winners of Blues Album Of The Year at the 2013 Australian Chain Awards and UK Spiral Earth, Hat Fitz & Cara also won Best Vocal Of The Year at the 2015 Chain Awards and were finalists in the 2015 Memphis International Blues Challenge in the USA.LARRY MITCHELL (USA)Larry Mitchell is a Grammy Award winning Guitarist, Producer, Engineer and first-class performer. Showing incredible versatility, Larry has toured the world playing guitar with well-known artists including Tracey Chapman, Billy Squier, Ric Ocasek and the list goes on even to Steve Vai. In his original compositions, Larry skilfully weaves guitar textures that showcase his impeccable skills and virtuosity.Larry has released nine solo records and won many further awards. DELSINKIDebuting at #3 on the ARIA - Australian Country Music chart Delsinki’s album City/Country is produced by Cameron McKenzie (Mark Seymour & the Undertow). A bower bird par-excellence, Delsinki's approach contains traces of author Tim Winton and painter John Brack alongside his musical influences, giving him a unique artistic vision of contemporary Australian life. Like some sort of city-bound bush poet, Delsinki sings of his environment - from carbon monoxide and asphalt plains to lockdowns and the dream of escape - and he feels the ever-present lure of nature.BUD ROKESKYBud Rokesky has spent the last few years behind the wheel, mostly in solitude, seeking out stories that dwell in the deepest parts of the soul. With a new cache of songs, 2021 will see Bud touring and recording with some of the best in the industry. A native of the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Bud has performed at festivals such as Groundwater Country Music Festival, Gympie Music Muster and Woodford Folk Festival, as well as gigs at The Old Museum Building, Lights On The Hill Memorial and the Nightquarter Main Stage.Big Sky Alt-Country Round Up event is proudly supported by the Australian Government RISE fund.This is an 18+ event.