Homemade Jam

Diverse musical chorus sings for cancer funds in Warrnambool
By Matt Neal Warrnambool Standard July 10, 2012,

Among the 16 bands to take part in next month’s event are Jo Brooks (front left), Sheree Duncan (front right), Russ Goodear (back left), Brett Holbrook, Michael Schack, Andrew Savage, Tommy Lie and Kev Stier.


ONE of the most diverse musical line-ups Warrnambool has seen will come together at the Lighthouse Theatre to raise money for cancer research and Peter’s Project.

Billed as Homemade Jam — A Concert For Cancer, the event will take place on August 18 from 7.30pm.

While the primary focus will be to raise money for the Australian Prostate Cancer Research, the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Peter’s Project, it will also serve as a showcase of the various styles of music played by musicians in the south-west.

From classical to folk, Irish to rock, and country to jazz, organiser Russ Goodear said the line-up had been assembled with the aim of finding a range of musical genres from the region’s pool of talent.

Artists include Port Fairy jazz pianist Gavin Franklin, the Warrnambool Symphony Orchestra, Port Fairy alt-pop group Melva Vs Salvador, the showtune stylings of Jonathan Cox & Nathan Wright, folk singing historian Dennis O’Keeffe, indigenous artist Paul Kelly, young duo Tommy Lie & Didi Peters, pop duo Louise Clancey and Darren Ely, Celtic-pop group Aniar, choirs The Resonators and Cantori, country-folk act the Russ Goodear Band, young prog-rock band Atlas and more.

The concert will be the first time many of the artists have performed at the Lighthouse Theatre, and more special guests are expected to be added to the bill in the near future.

Tickets are available through the Lighthouse Theatre box office.