Domestic Violets
LAST year's Rhapsody Idol winners Domestic Violets will be back to defend their title on Sunday with an eye on taking home some prizemoney to pay for recording an album. The Port Fairy duo, brothers Wayne and Justin Gysen, tied with fellow local Kate Gane for the top prize in the inaugural competition at the 2004 Rhapsody In June festival. The pair played an original song This Man and a surprise acoustic take on the '80s Roxette hit The Look to share in the prizemoney, which totals $1000 this year. "Yeah, I think everyone had forgotten about that song," Wayne laughed when remembering Roxette. The brothers, who returned to Port Fairy a couple of years ago after a stint in Queensland, used the Rhapsody Idol to kick-start their south-west careers and have played regular gigs in pubs around the region. The Idol win has helped them graduate to one of the feature concerts of this year's Rhapsody In June, joining other talented Port Fairy and region bands in the all-ages Live On Stage concert at the Victoria Hotel 's Drill Hall from 7pm tomorrow. Wayne said he was stoked to be included alongside such local acts as A Bit How Ya Goin', Gane and Ezra Matzenik, Narelle Sharp and The Flannelettes, but added Port Fairy seemed to grow top musicians. "There's a lot of young talent here - there's drummers and guitarists that blow me away," he said. "That's why I wanted to come back here; because it's so musical." Rhapsody In June officially opens at 6.30pm tonight at Wisharts Gallery with the launch of an art exhibition titled Port-folios and a silent auction.
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