CIGAR BOX BLUES + BARBECUE WEEKEND
FRI FEB 2 - STEVE PLATER
7:30 - 9:30 PM - FREE ENTRY
SAT FEB 3 - 8 BALL AITKEN
DOORS 7 PM - SHOW FROM 7:30 PM - TICKETED
https://bit.ly/8_ball_aitken_feb_3
SUN FEB 4 - ANNA SCIONTI
2 - 5 PM - FREE ENTRY
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8 BALL AITKEN
Swamp-blues-rocker 8 Ball Aitken has toured the world for more than a decade performing across twenty countries to date. He’s earned a loyal fanbase from his live shows and internet videos, while paying his dues as a singer, songwriter, slide-guitarist and producer.
Since relocating to Music City, USA in 2012 from his native Australia, 8 Ball has worked with many of the best in the blues business today. In 2021 8 Ball won second place in the International New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival hosted by blues woman Samantha Fish.
During COVID lockdown 8 Ball self-produced three new albums from his house in Nashville. The musicians on the recording include Buddy Guy’s Grammy Award winning producer Tom Hambridge on drums, George Thorogood and the Destroyers saxophone player Buddy Leach, Sydney soul singer Taya Chani on backing vocals, and his brother Dillion James Aitken on keys. 8 Ball played all of the guitars, bass and harmonica on all of the albums.
The single ‘Ice Cream Man’ hit #1 on the AMRAP Australian Metro Radio charts and the album hit #1 on the Australian Blues & Roots Charts in April 2021. ‘Ice Cream Man’ CDs and vinyl are available now from the store page on www.8ballaitken.com.
Home is where the heart is, 8 Ball Aitken has recently returned to Australia and has been performing at many sold out shows and festivals.
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STEVE PLATER
Renown for his wickedly deft slide- guitar playing and expertise across a range of stringed instruments, Steve Plater is recognised as one of Australia's finest multi instrumentalists, performing with his own awesome-sounding Cigar Box guitar creations Salty Dog Cigar Box Guitars and a selection from his electric guitar collection.
Steve has performed on the same billing as BB King, Tony Joe White, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Lil Charlie and the Night Cats, Joe Camilleri, with legend "Chris Finnen" Brett Littlefair, Stringy Bark McDowell, Fiona Boyes and Anna Scionti.
He also supported THE ANGELS and more too numerous to mention! Steve is the founder and director of the successful Great Southern Cigar Box Guitar Festival held in Ballarat for the fourth year 2023!
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ANNA SCIONTI
Anna Scionti Music (pronounced Shon-tee) is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and bottleneck slide player who mixes it up on cigar box guitar, resonator, lap steel and six-string guitar.
The music Scionti makes is her own style steeped in blues, roots and rock. While absorbing influences from her favourite inspirational artists, Scionti walks her own creative path. Driving guitars and honey-soaked, gravel-infused vocals draw you deep in to her world of emotionally charged, electrified rhythmic tunes.
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