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LIVE FROM THE QMF This weekend’s festival brought a gathering of people from a wide range of backgrounds and musical tastes; their goal the same - to catch a plethora of musicians playing wonderful music in Queenscliff. We were among the crowds on Friday evening waiting to see our local talent, creatively named the Unconscious Brothers Spectacular, who were performing live on Radio National. The anticipated arrival of well-known actor Guy Pearce on guest vocals and guitar and his college mates, The Unconscious Brothers band members kept us on our toes. The members included vocalist and keyboardist Tim Neal, Simon Dawe on banjo and drums, plus Tim Fullerton on his double bass, who was also debuting on vocals. The line-up included guest vocalist Rebecca Barnard and the
very talented guitarist Josh Owen cutting us a slice of Bill Withers, by belting out a funky rendition of “Kissing My Love”. We heard a song or two from the Unconscious Brothers archives, plus a few jazz and blues numbers, including a Junior Wells classic to delight the jiving crowd. On Saturday morning we went early to catch the local music showcase at Fishnets, and were mesmerised once again by Stephen McEwan’s range of vocals and his band of brothers, the Yes Men. The band is made up of Michael McPherson on guitar, Peter Mavric playing bass, and drummer Shamus Goble. Their line-up included a new song, which had a reggae kick, entitled “Lifes Simple Pleasures”. Continued next page.
Left: Steve McEwan. Right: Rusty, busking at the festival.