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Heather Mandich & Southern Alliance

About Me

Heather Mandich is a seasoned songwriter, vocalist and mandolin picker, whose honest delivery will take you to foot stomping, thigh slapping, bluegrass highs, and move you to tears with songs of lost love and gospel redemption. Her bubbly personality, infectious enthusiasm, and genuine love of performing, further endears her to her audience.

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Member Since: 7/21/2008
Band Website: www.heathermandich.com
Band Members: .. -- The Orphanage Sessions --

Original Australian country/roots music in one of Sydney’s intimate and personal venues.

The Orphanage Sessions return in 2009 featuring The Orphans and guest artists The Blues Preachers, Lucie Thorne, Karl Broadie, Caitlin Harnett, Lianna Rose, Nick & Liesl, Racz 'n Waters, Heather Mandich and Southern Alliance, Angie Takats and Ronni Rae Rivers.

For more info visit www.theorphans.com.au/ theorphanage .

.. -- /The Orphanage Sessions --

Influences: Janet Beazley, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, J.D Crowe, The Cox Family, Ralph Stanley, Dolly Parton, Dwight Yoakam, The Country Gentlemen, Emmylou Harris, Hank Williams Snr, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Penelope Foote,

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Sounds Like: Australian Bluegrass
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Destination Life- International Debut- Rhonda Vincent

Heather 'Feather' Mandich (front woman for the band Heather Mandich and the Southern Alliance and Internet Radio DJ on World Wide Bluegrass Radio) has come together with the accomplished "Queen of ...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:30:00 GMT

The Illawarra Folk Festival 2009

There will be 120 acts with 500 performers: including bluegrass performers:Blue Mountain Rain, Heather Mandich & Southern Alliance, and from the US of A,my good friends The Whitetop Mounaineers! c...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:56:00 GMT

20th Annual Harrietville Bluegrass Convention Part 2

This year we were lucky enough to have 4 acts from the USA performing at Harrietville!The Patuxent Partners:Founding band member since  1975- Tom Mindte (mandolin & vocals), Bryan Deere (guit...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:01:00 GMT

20th Annual Harrietville Bluegrass Convention Part 1

Well, the Australian National Bluegrass Convention in Harrietville, is over for another year!........... sigh! Its all ways such a let down coming home after such a good festival! Back to the daily gr...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:11:00 GMT

Yay! Finally back online!

Well its been a hairy couple of 5 days!I never knew 5 days without the internet would matter so much to me!I am so relieved to be online again - to all those who sent me messages - sorry for the delay...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:32:00 GMT

Gig Alert- Folk Blues and Beyond Concert- Bowral

Heather Mandich & Southern Alliance are guest artists at The Bowral Folk Club in their  Folk, Blues and Beyond  Concert Night at The Scottish Arms Tavern, 69 Boardman Rd, East Bowral on ...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:02:00 GMT

Wall to Wall Bluegrass- With Geoff Morris

Geoff Morris Bluegrass Radio.Could this be Australia's best-kept bluegrass music secret?Geoff Morris sits in his lounge-room at home in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia,playing and talking about bluegra...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:13:00 GMT

Australian Bluegrass Blog

I wanted to post this blog regarding the Australian Bluegrass Blog which can be found at:The Australian Bluegrass BlogThis blog site is run by banjo picker Greg McGrath, for the sole purpose in promot...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:07:00 GMT

Haworth Guitars and The Bluegrass Marathon!

Saturday the 16th of August dawned clear and bright in Albion Park, and it was with some excitement I prepared for what was to be a Bluegrass Marathon!..................................................
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:25:00 GMT

Thirroul Bluegrass Jam

On the 3rd Saturday of every month, the Seaside town of Thirroul NSW comes alive with the sound of Bluegrass! Now into its 3rd year of meeting, the Thirroul Bluegrass Jam, is a warm and welcoming sess...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:06:00 GMT