Dog-eared & Torn – Deebee Bishop Album Launch
I recently had the privilege of contributing some violin, mandolin and vocals to my good friend Deebee Bishop‘s new album titled Dog-eared & Torn.
Bob Dylan and Tom Petty – Proof Sheet
This photographic proof sheet was found on a Sydney street by a friend. It’s clearly Bob Dylan and Tom Petty but I’ve no idea who the photographer is, when it dates from or if it’s from a time they were in Sydney together.
The Ukelles
The Ukelles are another fun band based around the Ukulele but with a good collection of other instruments and musicians. I’ve been playing Violin and Mandolin with them for some time now, so much fun.
The fUKErs
The big men of little music are renowned as one of Australia’s most entertaining ukulele ensembles. This quirky eight piece band boasts numerous ukulele players, jazz guitar, double bass, drums, violin, mandolin and an array of odd-ball percussion toys for some numbers. Heaps of fun and well worth seeing live.
The Bob Dylan Revue
The Bob Dylan Revue musically captures the essential story of Dylan’s prolific and creative life. It will entertain, inform and move even the purest of Bobcat fans.
Tenderhooks
The Tenderhooks band was an originals outfit fronted by Douglass Bishop, singer songwriter (Douglass is in the middle in the image above between Guy Chapman at the front and T-Rev Champion). We played original music around Sydney pubs for a number of years… had a ball.
Twang – Whatcha Gonna Do?
Twang was an originals band from Sydney, Australia. They played all over town in the ’80s and ’90s
The Dullards
The Dullards got up to all sorts of things… busking, fringe club, kings cross new years eve stripper, harold park, name changes, strawberry hills, punters club in Melbourne, recordings to convert… but for now, here’s one letter of recommendation from John Noble of the Adelaide Fringe Festival…
Small Talk
Small Talk was a contemporary acoustic music show that Douglass Bishop of Tenderhooksmusic held every second Sunday afternoon at a couple of different pubs in Sydney back around 2002-2003.
The Hotdogs
A covers band that used to play Rock classics from the ’60s & ’70s. The Hotdogs captured the sound of a period when music was raw and real. The five-piece band fronted by Douglass Bishop had a repertoire of great songs from the era of the greats like: Otis Redding, Neil Young, Sam Cooke and Little Richard – to mention just a few.
Bagel House
The Bagel House was a great Sydney cafe, near Taylor square, I played some jazz there in the ’80s with friends in an outfit called Jazabilly, or some times The Dullards. I wonder what became of the Portelli family? Lovely people, think our band played at their house for a birthday some time too.
The Bob Dylan Revue – fresh gigs
The Bob Dylan Revue are playing again this week in Sydney. Being a Dylan fan from his late teens, Douglass is a great choice to play the roll of Bob Dylan. There is an uncanny resemblance to the man himself. Douglass has a natural feel for the Guitar, Blues harp and that distinctive vocal style… even Dylan himself would be a little puzzled at first… but he’ll come around.