Harrietville 2007 |
Well another Harrietville festival has been and gone. I've just about recovered from it! I got some great picking in with old and new friends, and appeared on stage with Bluestone Junction, which was ...
Posted by Pete Fidler on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:43:00 PST |
Sun sets at the Tower Hotel |
After a residency of over a year, the Somervilles are no longer playing at the Tower Hotel on monday nights. The pub has changed hands and no word so far as to whether there will be any live music the...
Posted by Pete Fidler on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:11:00 PST |
Solo CD - work in progress |
Just an advance notice to say that I'm happily working away at my first solo CD ... although it's not exactly solo as I have a heap of great guests appearing on it. It's a collection of my favourite d...
Posted by Pete Fidler on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:49:00 PST |
Monday Nights at the Tower Hotel |
Just because your banjo player is whooping it up sumo-style in Kyoto, doesn't mean your monday residency at the Tower needs to suffer. Myself, Chris and Rod are keeping it going under the working titl...
Posted by Pete Fidler on Wed, 30 May 2007 03:46:00 PST |
Country Sundays at the Tower |
It seems as if I practically live at the Tower Hotel ... anyway for the next few weeks at least I'm working with the velvet-voiced Chris Jacobs (ex-Hardrive Bluegrass Band, currently with Bluestone Ju...
Posted by Pete Fidler on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:35:00 PST |
Palookaville |
Had a few nice Tuesday gigs with Sunshine Harvester at a new venue in Brunswick St, Fitzroy; Palookaville. It's going to be a regular Tues nite, starting 7pm til 9pm (depending on the mood, we played ...
Posted by Pete Fidler on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:44:00 PST |
Discography |
These are the bluegrass/roots CDs I've appeared on recently.2007 - 'Lonesome Traveller' - Bluestone Junction- dobro/producer2006 - 'Between Trains' - Sunshine Harvester- guitar/dobro/co-producer2006 -...
Posted by Pete Fidler on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:33:00 PST |
Sunshine Harvester Recording |
I've been working on the new Sunshine Harvester CD and just want to post that it's gonna be a corker ... a great collection of bluegrass favourites. I'm there as dobro and rhythm guitar player and try...
Posted by Pete Fidler on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:13:00 PST |
Beechworth 2006 |
Just a rundown on the Kelly Country Pick at Beechworth in August 2006 ... The Somervilles opened (and closed) the convention at the Old Priory, with heaps of Victorian bands present ... Redfish, Hardr...
Posted by Pete Fidler on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:41:00 PST |
Open Mic - Tower Hotel Collingwood |
I'll be running the open mic at the Tower Hotel in Collingwood (351 Wellington St) while Nick Charles is on tour in the US ... hoping to encourage more bluegrass pickers to turn up. Thurs nights, 8pm ...
Posted by Pete Fidler on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:38:00 PST |
