Headbelly Buzzard

Headbelly Buzzard play every Friday night at the Railway Hotel in North Fitzroy - a residency that is now in it's twelfth year and has become a sort of local institution. Headbelly Buzzard CDs - Little Rabbit (1996), Live at the Railway Vol 1 (1997), Live at the Railway Vol 2 (2000). Available online at accrosstheborders.com.au or lastrecordstore.com.au Soon to be releasing long awaited new CD. ************** ************* ************** *********"... a kind of Northern Suburbs Grateful Dead revered by their hard-drinking fans for the authenticity of their strange Austro-Appalachian folk music." Tony Thompson, Rhythms *************** "An unforgettable name, an unforgettable band..... recalls the early days of old-timey and bands like the Skillet Lickers .... the band's sound is a historical, unpolished one, rootsy raw with a jam session feel with screeching, droning fiddles, disharmonic banjo plucks, and roughish vocals sounding as if they were bleached in corn liquor... Considering that half way around the globe lies an example of how old-timey once sounded here, Headbelly Buzzard is pretty amazing." Dan Willging, Twangzine (US) ************** ************* *********Headbelly Buzzard painting by Jody Bell. See jodybell.com