Dan Hannaford is a singer songwriter, blues & roots, alt-country, folk, soul, rock n roll based in Byron Bay. He has opened Australian tour shows for the likes of Charlie Musselwhite, Donavon Frankenreiter, Charlie Parr and Australia’s own Tex Perkins, Ash Grunwald and The Black Sorrows. 

“Rarely do you find anyone who builds from the dust and grit of real life, songs of such power and poignancy – Dan Hannaford is one who does, a true talent, make no mistake”

Samuel J. Fell – Rhythms Magazine.

An experienced singer, songwriter and live looping artist, Josh Lovegrove has a profound ability to bring his audience into the present moment and crack open their minds and hearts.

Through his music, Josh quickly brings a sense of community to crowds, and connection amongst strangers.

With a passion for storytelling and creating intimate performance spaces, Josh’s stage show is complemented by his extensive looping setup to create a tantalising soundscape of groove, musicality, and harmony supporting his unmistakable vocal styling that crosses the boundaries of all genre.

Josh is well recognised within the Australian East Coast music scene, and has performed shows all around Australia. A traveller at heart, Josh has journeyed from Cairns to Melbourne and Alice Springs to Adelaide sharing his art.

He has performed at the Woodford Folk Festival, Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony 2018 (QLD), Tamworth Country Music Festival (NSW), Desert Harmony Festival (NT), Soundz and Boomz (NZ) and countless other performance spaces. He has worked alongside renowned artists like Darren Percival, Tay Oskee and Hailey Calvert, and now travels worldwide sharing his art.

Josh recorded his anticipated and well received EP ‘Infinite’ with Australia’s Mark Sholtez in early 2015 and is currently finishing his new EP alongside ARIA award-winning producer Ben Rodgers. ‘Season’ is due to launch in late, 2020 with leading single ‘The Landing’ hitting the airwaves in June.

SALT AND STEEL
With fiery, soulful force, Salt & Steel deliver an Earthy, Folk, Rock, Roots sound that is wild, raw and ultimately hits the audience on a primal level.
Performing an epiphany of foot stomping rhythms and heart-stirring, hypnotic vocal melodies Salt & Steel empower the listener, taking them on a voyage of growth, from understanding one’s demons to finding and celebrating freedom.
With their recent triple title wins, release of their Debut EP “Breathe. Connect. Grow.” and National radio play, Salt & Steel have been spreading seriously good vibes as they emerge onto the the scene with drive, promise and heartwarming smiles.
Get ready to be captured and released by these wild and free warriors who will hit you like a wave and sweep you up into the storm that is Salt & Steel.

With a strong imagination for inventing and design, Scott Day-Vee has been able to construct a performance method that features simultaneous drum playing (with feet), smooth vocals, amplified acoustic guitar and harmonica solos.

True to his singer-songwriter genre, Scott creates a unique live musical experience as he demonstrates his well-honed vocal capabilities with a collection of strong originals and well-crafted covers. Scott has recently released an EP with his Trio, The Scott Day-Vee Three, a well-known Byron Bay act. A folky, coastal-roots style echoes the semantics of living in the northern NSW hinterland, a haven for song writing inspiration.

They’ve graced the stages of Bluesfest, Port Fairy, Woodford, Gympie Muster, Urban Country, Mud Bulls, Caloundra and Tamworth music festivals as well as some of the most prestigious venues in the nation, rubbing shoulders with the best acts Australia has to offer…

…welcome to the world of Round Mountain Girls.

Round Mountain Girls play Live & Free at Hotel Brunswick on Sunday the 15th August.

Andy Jans-Brown is a prolific multi-disciplined artist, who works through the mediums of film, music, theatre and art. As a singer songwriter Andy has toured extensively both in Australia and abroad. He has opened the show for Nick Cave and the bad seeds fronting his then Sydney band ‘Iris’. He has had his songs played on national radio triple j, and had his film clips broadcast on RAGE.  Whilst leading his band Andy Jans-Brown & Cozmic, he has produced 2 critically acclaimed double albums – ‘Letting Go’ (2012) and ‘Sunshine Avenue’ (2014) .

Andy Jans-Brown & Cozmic have played the Caloundra Music Festival QLD, the Indie Entertainment Summit in North Hollywood, California, USA and the  Wildwood Festival in Port Macquarie, NSW.
Other notable supports include Portugal The Man, ME, The Preatures and Stonefield. 

Uncompromisingly groovy and ever so funky, Catchpole, exploded onto the Australian music scene with their energetic performance, catchy hooks and funky grooves.

The Rock group consists of four young men and a stylish chick who have been making music together since 2016. Jonathon Aiello contrasts tender, breathy vocals with powerful gravel over the atmospheric guitar, melodic riffs and searing solos of Liam Brett. This textured sonic experience is topped off with a funky groove on the bass provided by Archer Platt, alongside colourful yet powerful undertones provided by Oscar Vobr on keys. And at the centre of it all, Jenna Goy pounding out innovative beats and rocky fills, giving the band a sound like no other. Drawing influence from Blues, Reggae, Pop, Funk, Folk, Ska and a boiling pot of other genres, Catchpole’s rock sound keeps their listeners on their toes at every beat.

Josh Lee Hamilton is an indie folk/ singer songwriter from the small yet vibrant surf town of Byron Bay, Australia. After releasing his dreamy and upbeat single, “Golden” in late 2016, and his warm and intimate single “Soul Breaks”,Josh has just has just released one of his more light hearted, catchy, upbeat and endearing tunes , “No Fun”, which is laced with catchy riffs and hypnotic gang vocals. These three songs are a taste of his latest 6 Track EP “Find Your Way”, which is scheduled to be released digitally September 1st. However you will be able to your hands on a hard copy CD of the “Find Your Way” EP at one of his upcoming tour shows along the East Coast of Australia.

Josh has a unique ability to craft songs that express the big and small, the shallow and deep, the in and the out, the head and heart, the soul and spirit, you and me. Josh writes songs that tell stories of love, struggle, relationships, hope and faith and are an expression of both his personal life and observations of the world around him.

Music has always been in Josh’s bones, since he was young. Up until now he always kept his “hand in it” (as encourage by his fanatical music loving grandfather) doing what he can alongside other career paths. However now, in late 2016, he has decided that now is the time to “have a crack at it” and pour his full heart and energy into what comes to Josh most naturally…. music, song writing and performing.

Even though his energy and time has been some what divided and dispersed up until now, he has still managed to achieve musical career milestones along the way, such as being selected as a feature artist on Triple J Unearthed in 2007, being invited to play at Splendour In The Grass in 2015, featuring in a compilation album “Songs For The Sea”, having his song “Mindless Days” synced in a TV series “No Way San Jose”, and releasing his EP, “Lost In Your Time” in 2013.

Jordan Mac is a Rock and Roots performer from Fremantle, WA quickly becoming known for his virtuosic ability on the 12 and 6 stringed guitars. He’s hit the ground running in the early stages of his career, taking out the gong for Blues/Roots Song of the Year at the WAM Awards, as well as supported high profile acts such as Fat Freddy’s Drop and Mat McHugh (The Beautiful Girls) and performed sets at The Woodford, Nannup and Fairbridge music festivals.