Biography
The Gin Club has established a reputation as one of the most impressive Australian bands of recent memory; Keeping their audiences perpetually intrigued and interested with a revolving live and studio-based line up of multi-instrumentalists and songwriters.
Based in Brisbane, Australia, The Gin Club are a musical collective who perform an eclectic mix of rock, pop, folk, blues, country, and everything in between.
-Thus the Gin Club were formed.
Thus the Gin Club were formed.On stage they will feature anywhere from 2 to 10 members playing everything from organ to cello, banjo to mandolin, violin to saxophone and more; Drawing influence from the attitudes of artists such as The Band, Neil Young and The Wu-Tang Clan.
Since their formation through a chance meeting at an Open-mic night in 2003, The Gin Club has released three albums to public and critical acclaim, namely, their most recent release: 2008’s Junk. This double album features 26 original songs, covering a breathtaking amount of musical ground and granted them several accolades including Song of the Year award at the 2008 QSong Awards.
The inimitable troupe have toured Australia and abroad, playing with many varied acts such as Paul Kelly, The Drones, Tim Rogers, You Am I and Pete Murray, as well as performing at major events including The Big Day Out, East Coast Blues and Roots, Splendor in the Grass, Woodford Folk Festival, Canadian Music Week, Musicexpo LA and many more.
2009 will see the diverse band that includes 7+ songwriters, recording a follow up to the highly acclaimed Junk as well as touring Australia and overseas.
Instrumentation
Ben Salter - vocals, guitars, drums; Scott Regan - drums, vocals, guitars; Conor Macdonald - vocals, guitars, saxophone, harmonicas; Ola Karlsson - vocals, piano, guitars; Adrian Stoyles - vocals, guitars, accordion, piano; Bridget Lewis - cello, keys; Angus Agars - drums, percussion; Brad Pickersgill - vocals, guitars; Dan Mansfield - keys, guitars.
Discography
"Virginibus Puerisque" (Album) - 2003
"Fear of the Sea" (Album) - 2005
"Gabriel/Drugflowers" (Single) - 2005
Links
| http://www.theginclub.com.au |
| Facebook Page |
| Official Website |
| Myspace site |