The Central Coast’s own BluesAngels will be duelling banjos with Newcastle’s Whistle Dixie at Hotel Gosford’s fi rst Saturdays’ blues, jazz and roots evening on November 5.
Whistle Dixie are a new four-piece country and bluegrass outfi t featuring original songwriters from Newcastle. The quartet present double bass, guitar, banjo, harmonica, percussion and the sweetest harmonies. The group has taken their sound from Newcastle cafes and bars to the Lost Highway bluegrass festival, headlined Lizottes at Newcastle twice ,and supported acts such as The Whitlams, Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson and Alex Lloyd, with the sounds and feel of Hank Williams, the CarterCash consortium and the incomparable, Dolly P.
Perhaps some of their style will rub off on rumbling house regulars BluesAngels, Tom, Cec and Hugh, bassless in November, for a folksier evening of good food and drink, civilised listening and fi ne acoustic blues, jazz, jug, folk, bluegrass and country at Hotel Gosford, the like of which you won’t fi nd anywhere else on the Coast. BluesAngels kick off from 7-9pm with Whistle Dixie taking the stage from 9-11pm. Entry, as usual is free and booking a table for meals is recommended.
Media release, Oct 18, 2016 Tom Flood, BluesAngels