The Lawnmowers

Sublime & ridiculous! Naught is safe around the Lawnmowers.....they keep the audience (and each other) on tippy toes with a high-voltage selection of bluegrass classics, spiced up with beautifully composed contemporary acoustic pieces. Sample some home-grown Australian ‘newgrass’ at its best! Warning: stage must be fireproof!
Forming in 2003, The Lawnmowers have quickly established themselves as a force in Australian bluegrass, performing at over twenty festivals and recording two albums. Three times national banjo champ Dave Hellens and veteran all-rounder Andrew Clermont (Totally Gorgeous, Dya Singh) join with jazz guitarist Robbie Long (Kate Fagan Band), well known and loved bassist & vocalist Liz Frencham (JigZag) and internationally recognised harmonica player Tony Eyers, to create a distinctively contemporary Australian bluegrass sound. Selections from the classic bluegrass repertoire are treated with reverence, yet given a ‘fresh coat’ with contemporary arrangements.
The Lawnmowers’ original material reflects the band’s creative energy & musical diversity ~ from the traditional to the edgy, from the hard driving to the lush & spacious. On stage, The Lawnmowers have a rare energy and spontaneity, which is supported by superb musicianship and a genuine sense of fun & excitement.
Select appearances to date include: Bruce Mathiske’s HUMfest 2004/2005/2006 and ‘Strings of Fire Fest’ 2006, Dorrigo Bluegrass Festival 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006, Harrietville Bluegrass Festival 2004 & 2006, Tamworth Country Music Festival 2004, 2005 & 2007, The National Folk Festival 2004, Illawarra Folk Festival (Jambarroo) 2004, Woodford Folk Festival 2004/2005, and Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival 2006, Cobargo Folk Festival 07, Port Fairy Folk Fest 07, as well as gigging regularly all over Australia.