3WAY FM Hank Williams/Johnny Cash Tribute 2006

Venue: Royal Hotel Warrnambool -- Musicians gathered to sing songs by Hank Williams (in honour of his birthday on Sept. 17th) and Johnny Cash (in honour of his death on Sept. 12th)

Date: Thursday 14th Sept. 2006

 

Andy Alberts

 

Atom Splitters

 

Peter Struth

 

Eddy Boyle

 

Garry McColl

 

Peter Daffy Band

 

Helldorado

 

Jane Little

 

John Hudson

 

Trevor Keilar

 

Lost in Suburbia

 

Louie and the Cashins

 

Michael Schack, Wayne Stewart, John Maroniti

 

Peter Daffy Band

 

John Maroniti, Prof Walters

 

Hack and the Thoroughbreds

 

Rusty Bucks

 

Tommy Grigg

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Trevor Keilar, accompanied by Brett Holbrook (harmonica) and Michael Schack (bass)

Port Fairy Uke Group

Don Cowling with Trios Ingognito

Trios Incognito featuring Brett Holbrook

Rod Brugman and the Poor Boys

Louise Clancey and Darren Ely

Photos from 3WAY Hank night 2005 - Royal Hotel Warrnambool - 15th Sept. 2005

 

Ben McDowell, Mark Struth

 

Billy Bevan

 

Tommy Brooks

 

Don Costa, Wayne Stewart

 

Steve Gilchrist, Peter Daffy

 

Phil Jones,  Rohan Keert, Dan Rondeau

 

Dusty Diamonds - Ezra Matzenik & Kate Gane

 

Lost in Suburbia - Murray McDowell, Wendy Goyen, Rohan Keert, Trevor McKenzie, Peter Bird, Michael Schack

 

Louise Clancey Band

 

Louise Clancey, Peter Bird

 

John Maroniti, Prof Walters

 

Carly Moorfield, Rod Hind

 

Rusty Buckets

 

Damien Webster

 

Wayne Stewart

Inaugural 3WAY Hank Williams birthday tribute -- Sept. 17th 1999

This event was held at Proudfoots, Warrnambool, 17th Sept. 1999
Ken Smith
The opening act for the night was Ken Smith, local country music singer and latter day 3WAY-FM presenter with a legacy of a 1980s residency in the famed "Bull cutters arms" or "Last Chance Cafe" - the Commercial Hotel. Despite opening his set with a non-Hank Williams song ("Wild side of life") he settled into "Jambalaya" before heading off to have a beer with Lee Kernaghan.
Stuart Prince
One of the publicised highlights - the appearance of "a dog named Hank" - followed.  Safely cradled in Heather Martin-Trigg's arms, "Hank" was lulled into restfulness by  His Master's Voice as 3WAY rock trivia expert and "Cosmic cowboy"  Stuart Prince (accompanied by Michael Schack (guitar), Peter Bird (bass) and Mark Struth (drums)) rattled through "Hey Good Lookin'" and "Settin' the woods on fire".
Georgia Henderson
As Hank was taken away to a more suitable canine condominium, Georgia Henderson provided the first of several renditions of "I'm so lonesome I could cry", ably accompanied by herself on acoustic guitar and Ruben Shannon on double bass.
Hannah, Sophie and Wendy
Ruben stayed on stage for the following act - an innovative three piece harmony presentation of Hey Good Lookin' (with only bass accompaniment) by Wendy Goyen, Hannah Schack and Sophie Barratt.
Sarah and Danielle
Wendy's prowess as a singing teacher was again evident in the following act - Sarah Franzoni and Danielle Carey - which gave the night the second version of "I'm so lonesome I could cry". Trevor McKenzie added guitar to the girls voices.
Danny Grigg and the Hank Kerchiefs 

The sixth act for the night had the engaging name "The Hank Kerchiefs" and would have featured Gavin Steer (Monaros) on bass had he been there on time. As it was, Danny Grigg, Mark and Peter Struth grabbed a stand in bassist and Tony Beks on fiddle to launch into "Lovesick blues", "My bucket's got a hole in it" and others. At the end of their set Danny's father Tommy followed family tradition by joining the band to sing "Your cheatin' heart"

Granny's Grave
Granny's Grave - recently reformed with Peter "Prof" Walters, Eric Read, Tim Netherway and John Maroniti - gave the crowd an acoustic set which featured "I'm so lonesome I could cry" and "Jambalaya". They had special dispensation to include non-Hank songs and featured Tim on mandolin for the  Amazing Rhythm Aces's "Out in the snow"
Old Spice
Tim was not given much of a breather as he was required for the next act - "Old Spice" - which featured Netherway on guitar, Eion Cameron on drums, Michael Schack on bass, Garry McColl on guitar and was supplemented by Murray McDowall on pedal steel guitar and Marty Atchison ("Dead Livers") on a guest vocal spot. Songs included "Honky Tonk Blues", "Moanin the blues" and "I can't help it if I'm still in love with you"
Mark and Andy Alberts Andy and Mark Alberts, along with Peter Bird and Murray McDowall did a great set that included "I saw the light" and "There's a tear in my beer", along with the fourth version for the night of "Hey Good Lookin'". The various interpretations of repeated songs were providing interest rather repetitiveness, and this was no exception.
Peter Daffy presented some great solo versions of "Lovesick blues", "Ramblin man", and "Honky tonkin" and was acclaimed by many audience members to be among the best of the evening. Arty Hoey, from Port Fairy band "Streamline", followed with a song about Hank Williams. Local poet Mick Ferrier recited a poem about and Hank and former T-Bones/Emu Creek/Lost In Suburbia/Slap n the Cats drummer Rohan Keert sang an Australian song that spoke of Hank.
Duncan McKenzie
Duncan McKenzie's act grew from a duo to a full band as Tony Beks (fiddle), John Hudson (dobro), Heath Cameron (drums), Marty Atchison (backup vocals), Michael Schack (bass), Brendan Dowd (harmonica) were all joined by Kate and Steph from Tukan Sam for "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Half as much" and others. John Hudson stayed on for a great solo rendition of "Take these chains
from my heart" - accompanying himself on dobro.

Lost in Suburbia
Lost in Suburbia featuring Trevor McKenzie, Wendy Goyen, Rob Bevan, Peter Bird and Murray McDowall performed "I saw the light", "I'm so lonesome I could cry" and "Take these chains from my heart" before accompanying Tony Beks on his Cajun version of Jambalaya. Brendan Dowd joined the band for this song.
Granny's Grave's final set included some more Hank songs, as well as some aliens. Wally Edney fronted the band for their opening number - a blues oriented version of "Move it on over". The finale of the evening was a rousing version of "Mind your own business" during which all remaining musicians joined Granny's Grave on stage

Locals pay tribute to Hank Williams

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‘A lot of young people don’t realise they are Hank’s songs they are hearing.’ — Michael Schack (pictured)

HANK Williams would be 76 tomorrow if the legendary country singer-songwriter had not been lost to the world at the age of just 29 in 1953. Williams died in the back of a Cadillac, doped up on pills and alcohol, on his way to a New Year’s Day gig in Canton, Ohio. His legacy has had a profound effect on music fans and recording artists over the past 20 years, including people like Bob Dylan, who once described Williams as the person he would most like to meet. To celebrate the magic of Hank and raise some much-needed funds, Warrnambool community radio station 3WAY-FM is holding a tribute to the country star, to be held tomorrow night at Proudfoots. Michael Schack, a presenter at 3WAY, said the fund-raiser would include performances by Andy Alberts, Granny’s Grave, Lost In Suburbia, Rohan Keert and Brendan Dowd, among a host of local performers. Schack said the process of organising the event had uncovered a lot of closet Williams fans among artists in the area. Notable among them was Andy Alberts. “He was a Hank Williams fanatic, they were some of the first songs he learnt to play.” Schack said songs penned by Williams during his six-year career had since been recorded by artists as diverse as Linda Rondstat, John Fogerty and Taj Mahal. “A lot of young people don’t realise they are Hank’s songs they are hearing,” he said. Schack said he “grew up with the Beatles and Rolling Stones”, but became a Williams fan later in life, just like his father, who used to sing Hank’s songs. He said Australian country star Lee Kernaghan, who will be in the south-west on a regional tour, had been invited to the event and had expressed his enthusiasm, but his attendance was not confirmed. The fund-raiser promises to be a great night of entertainment, and will even include an appearance by the dog belonging to 3-WAY announcer Stuart Prince, named — you guessed it — Hank.

Guy Smilie Trio

Trio is on the scene

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Naming a band after a notoriously cheesy Sesame Street character is risky business, but the Guy Smilie Trio’s original blend of funk gospel, jazz, pop and little bit of country  is a far cry from it’s insincere name-sake.  Launching themselves into the Warrnambool music scene after a few rare performances at Tafe gigs, the Guy Smilie Trio is hopping to build a strong fan base locally.  Principal songwriter Richard Tankard (piano, guitar, vocal), Ruben Shannon (electric guitar, double bass, vocals) and John Emry (drums) are seasoned performers and have appeared in many local bands, but all are members of the free-form musical experiment Endoscope.   Tankard said the band had recorded “half” a CD at Motherlode Studios, with the finished product due out next year.  He said trying to establish a band in the local scene was hard work, but added that it was better than breaking into the Melbourne scene.  “I think we’ve got a better chance of getting something going successfully locally,” he said.  “Melbourne’s a rat race- there are so many bands there you hear of them playing for nothing.”  Tankard said the Guy Smilie Trio had been rehearsing for about a month with five-hour sessions to prepare for their launch onto the Warrnambool scene.  He said band members had brought in their own original songs, but they planned to write more songs together.  “Because we’ve come together as individuals, as we rehearse more we’ll be able to write as a band,” he said.  The Guy Smilie Trio will perform both originals and covers including Foo Fighters, Vince Jones and Ben Harper at the Hotel Warrnambool on Sunday.

Band to record

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Warrnambool’s Guy Smilie Trio will record a CD at ABC studios.
ALTHOUGH being reasonably to the music scene, the Smilie Trio have received boost to their career after scoring recording time at the studios in Melbourne and on air appearance. Being given a spot on Melbourne’s 3LO morning program earlier this week, GST recorded a mini CD of tracks to on file at the studios. Proving that it’s not what know, rather who you know, Richard Tankard (guitar, keyboards and vocals) said he organised the stint through morning program presenter Knight, who happens to be an old friend. "I went to school with him in Mildura and he supported BlueHeat (Tankard’s former band) and he said when the project’s up and running to give him a call, so I did,” Tankard said. The band would benefit from its recording session, he added. “We’ve only got a certain amount of time in the studio so we want to get the songs right first time,” he said. GST was formed just over eight months ago and Tankard said the chance to record a CD for the ABC was a major coup. “It’s a definite kick start to have that level of exposure for a band that’s still relatively new,” he said. Tankard said the band wasthrilled tha t the ABC would continue to hold a copy of the recordings and hoped that it may lead to something bigger. “It will be good in terms of exposure and in terms of using it as a CD to try to get into festivals,” he said. Listeners will get a chance to hear the tracks today between 8.30am and midday on local station 3WL or Melbourne’s 3L0. The Guy Smilie Trio will also perform at the Hotel Warrnambool at 3pm this Sunday.