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Shane Flew

Shane Flew - Australian Singer/Songwriter/Musician

About Me

Originally from Bowral in the Southern Highlands of NSW, Shane began playing Rock & Roll in a band at age 11.Eventually he moved to Sydney and turned professional in 1976, developing a music career as a 'singing' drummer, evolving from one band to the next. Along the way learning new instruments and studying music theory.In the past 25 years, Shane has worked with most major names in Australian music,singing and playing drums and percussion, covering all style variations, Rock & Roll, Pop, RNB, Country, Blues, Soul, Swing, Celtic, Cajun, Latin & Folk. Appearing in the country..s smallest pubs to the city..s largest stadiums and everywhere in between.Shane has played and sung on over 40 albums and performed his way through innumerable jingles and soundtracks. All this time he was an aspiring songwriter, having had some of his tunes recorded by other artists.After many years of touring a decision was made to work harder at his guitar playing and focus on his songwriting. All with the intention of forming a solo career.His debut solo CD ,"7,000 Miles" was released independently in 2002. Made up of 13 original acoustic guitar based songs full of melody and harmony, in what has been described as "Rock Americana" or "Folk Rock".Shane is now a regular contributor to the Sydney live music scene performing as a solo artist and adding musicians to the unplugged duo or trio format. He also has his five piece band, "The Cuckoo's Nest", made up of some of the very best musicians the city of Sydney has to offer!Touring up and down the East Coast of Australia as well as the inland cities and country towns. So far having performed at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Mildura Country Music Festival, Balmain Peninsula Guitar Festival, Music in the Vines at Joadja Winery, Gympie Music Muster, Southern Highlands Country Music Festival, the Freshwater Fair, Undara Country Rock & Blues Festival and the Kidgeeridge Music Festival, with more to come!In 2007, Shane released his his second album titled "Shaking Up The Mystery", showcasing 11 brand new original songs.Released on Regal Records,distributed through MGM (Australia).Available on line at http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7393205/a/Shak ing+Up+The+Mystery.htm and http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&ind ex=music&field-artist=Shane%20Flew&page=1."7,000 Miles" is available on line at http://cdbaby.com/cd/shaneflew .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/14/2006
Band Website: shaneflew.com
Band Members: I work as a solo performer and in a duo or trio unplugged. I also work with a 4 or 5 piece band which includes bass,drums,keys and guitars. The Sydney based musicians I play with are; Rex Goh, Mark Punch, Matt Fell, Dan Johnson, Clare O`Meara, Lloyd G, Glen Wilson, Garry Steel, Hal Tupai, Matt Hanley, Tony Boyd, Brad Johns, Dave Marsalis, James Gillard,Bernie Segeden, Ian Lees & Chrissie Thomas. To name a few!I also record with most of these players and singers as well as with; Victor Rounds, Andy Burns, Peter Northcote, Bill Risby, Jamie Wilson, Greg Royal, Suzy Connolly,Stuart French, Lisa Maxwell, Ben Cripps, Tim Wedde, Andy Gray, Sandy Chick, Michael Carpenter, Zia Islam,Catherine Lambert, Rick Price, Lori Matherson, Anna Kingy, Claire Nobke, Michele Rose, Kevin Bennet, Maggie McKinney, Justin Connor, David Pritchard-Blunt,Dario Bortelone, Ricky Ho & Jackie Bristow.
Influences: Rolling Stones, Beatles, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder, Little Feat, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Rait, The Band, Joni Mitchel, The Beach Boys, Shawn Colvin, JJ Cale, Taj Mahal, Neil Young, Sting, Joe Cocker, The Eagles, Bill Withers, Paul Simon, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, Sam Cooke, Bob Wills, John Foghety, Wilson Pickett, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Wonder, U2, Hank Williams, Bob Marley, The Neville Brothers,Paul Rogers, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Tony Joe White......................... etc.
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Record Label: Regal Records Distributed in Australia by MGM.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Outback Country Rock & Blues Festival - APRIL 18th - 20th

The Undara Outback Country Rock and Blues Festival APRIL 18th - 20th 3 Days, 23 ARTIST, 2 STAGES, AND OVER 20 HOURS OF LIVE MUSIC !! TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST !! BOOK NOW - CALL 1800 990 992 or email r...
Posted by Shane Flew on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:28:00 PST

New Album Review Capital News May 07

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Posted by Shane Flew on Mon, 07 May 2007 07:36:00 PST

New CD Review

CD Review in Country Update Magazine Issue 44 April 07 By Kim Cheshire ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />  "Shaking Up The Mystery"  - Shane Flew  Reg...
Posted by Shane Flew on Tue, 01 May 2007 01:37:00 PST

April Residency

Every Sunday arvo in April, Shane Flew and friends will be performing at the Steyne Hotel in the Sydney beach side suburb of  Manly.Each week Shane will be joined by Mark Punch, Brad Jo...
Posted by Shane Flew on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:02:00 PST

New CD Release "Shaking Up The Mystery" - Shane Flew

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Posted by Shane Flew on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:39:00 PST