THE IRWELL STREET STRING BAND //
With.. Sam Lemann: Guitar/Ukulele/Mandolin,
Andy Baylor: Guitar/Mandolin, Leigh Barker: Double Bass
Hetty & Sam met in 2008 whilst playing around Melbourne in different bands.. and soon formed a friendship over their shared love of late brunches, sweet songs, champagne and cha-cha’s. This band makes a fun team, whilst tipping their caps to the swingin’ jazz duo’s of the past such as Peggy Lee & Dave Barbour and Mary Ford & Les Paul.
2009 – A Late Brunch on Irwell Street | 2011 – 11:60PM
Visit: www.irwellstreet.com
HETTY KATE & THE TWENTY 20s //With.. Dale Lindrea: Tenor Guitar, Steve Purcell: Double Bass, Dean Hilson: Saxophones,Vinnie Bourke: Trumpet, Sharky Ramos: Drums
A band choc full of Melbourne’s most swingin, blues’n'roots musicians – all bringing their own influences and voices to new arrangements of Americana, Punk, Bubble-gum Pop and Standards. Creating a new sound.. surf club lounge, meets midnight martinis, meets beatnik rock. Laser beams and whale-song, David Bowie in the Hollywood hills, David Lynch under the moonlight, cigarettes and sharp suits..
2011 – Uh!Oh!
Visit: www.wearethe2020s.com
VIVE LA DIFFERENCE //With.. Christophe “Grenouille” Genoux: Vocals/Saxophones, Steve Grant: Piano Accordion, Jon Delaney: Guitar, Frank Di Sario: Double Bass
English born Hetty Kate & Parisian Christophe Genoux get together with this quintet to do their bit for cross-channel European relations! Showcasing French songs, songs about Paris, and melodies written whilst the composer ate a snail, this is a group full of humour and fun that often has audiences singing along. Keep your eye on the upcoming show page for dates in Melbourne with this quintet.
OTHER PROJECTS //Hetty often works in a trio/quartet/quintet format, and also is invited to guest with Melbourne’s Pearly Shells Swing Orchestra, The B# Big Band and Hong Kong’s Stray Katz Big Band. As well as being seen with Joe Stephenson’s Rockets when she pops past!
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