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I AM SUSIE KEYNES - I am a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist. I love the sound of guitars and slowly i have collected many.I started writing songs when i was about 8. "My shirt is the best in town" i remember still as my first attempt. It appears from time to time - the song, not the shirt.I confess - I love to rock. I am the quintessential rocker girl who chooses a guitar for its tone... and then its colour. When both are happening it's a very good day.I have notched up a lot of years on the road - the last dozen years with Sam Lohs and Mel Watson in the Australian, female fronted, harmony heavy band FRUIT. We travelled far, sung strongly, played furiously and built wonderful friendships and audiences across the globe. An irreplaceable experience and one still unfolding..
For now, however, FRUIT is taking an extended break and i find myself having fanned the fire in my belly for even more music after managing only a very short period of time naval gazing.INTRODUCING REDHEAD.REDHEAD is the rockin' combination of Susie Keynes, CJ Rhodes (Bass) and Yanya Boston (Drums). CJ and I first met in Nashville where, after a gig, we watched the AFL grand-final of Pt Adelaide vs Brisbane Lions in a sports bar at 3 am - we connected. Then much later in our home town of Adelaide we decided to hook up and combine his effortlessly organic style of bass playing with my shape-shifting songs. Again, we connected. He is a funky dude with much heart and that heart is evident in all of his playing. YANYA and I spent many years on the road together with FRUIT. He lives and plays by feel and it delights me no end to be with him again in this band. Yanya is, to me, an alpha dog. He is uncompromisingly strong and solid and has an enormous understanding of all things musical. There is never any doubt that Yanya is in the room and i love him for that : )AND FINALLY - ABOUT MUSIC - I think live music is sustained by people who are sustained by good sounds, harmony, musical connection, songs with relevance and a desire to make the world a better place. I'm hoping that sentiment is a growing one.
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