Source: Adelaide Fringe Festival official website

Updated:15 February 2012

adelaide fringe festival: sa music shows

The largest arts event in the Southern Hemisphere - Adelaide Fringe 2012, starts on 24 February, and the MUSIC category has been getting bigger every year! This season is no exception, with well over 100 selections for you. We've put the spotlight on some of our favourite South Australian acts. For details on the full music program & more, see the official website.

		Au Bonheur Des Dames The Fiddle Chicks, GingerLily Events and Mercury Cinema present the legendary 1930s French silent film 'Au Bonheur Des Dames', together with the stunning musicianship of The Fiddle Chicks performing a live soundtrack based on the original score, plus boutique fashion parade and prize for best 1930s dress - an unforgettable evening! Dates, times & tickets >>

		Blues Royale Persia is one classy singer...sassy, struttin and stylish! She has a backstage pass to some random moments of blues royalty. Lush and swingin' with some fine musicians, led by guitarist George Grifsas, it will have all that is old, new, borrowed and of course very Blues Royale...CD launch on 16th March at The Promethean. Dates, times & tickets >>

		Cold River Blues Emily Davis, Cal Williams Jr and Kory Horwood invite you to wade with them through the deep, dark waters of Cold River. With acclaimed musicianship and gripping on stage chemistry, these troubadours perform original blues and folk songs, inspired by the dark, divine and disturbing events of their sojourn downstream. Dates, times & tickets >>

		Etypejazz Top Hats and Tales Ladies, gentlemen, boys, girls dust off your top hats, tails, stockings and pearls. Join the glamour and the glitz, Etypejazz are puttin' on the Ritz. From Goodman to Gershwin, Bernstein to Berlin, the band will be visiting many great hits. Step back in time for a night not to miss! Dates, times & tickets >>

		Germein Sisters Award-winning songwriter Georgia Germein's beautifully crafted songs are brought to new heights with her sisters Clara & Ella for one show only. This young acoustic/pop/roots band will inspire, engage, inform, and entertain. "Definitely a family of young talents" - Lowdown Magazine. "9/10" - AU Review. **** Adelaide Advertiser. Dates, times & tickets >>

		Heather Frahn Band & The JMG Band Dynamic Adelaide Singer/Songwriter and sound artist Heather Frahn brings the rich sound of a 6 piece band to her performance of original contemporary songs in concert with the exciting JMG Band featuring songs from its recent 'Out of the Cage' CD. Acoustic, blues & roots, rock & funky rhythms! Dates, times & tickets >>

		Jay Hoad Band Fijian born didgeridoo and stringed instrument virtuoso Jay Hoad will be back in Australia for this year's Fringe Festival with his high-energy seven-piece band and a whole lotta new material. "An eclectic sound of global proportions" – Maryland News Journal, USA. Dates, times & tickets >>

		MICROmacro MICROmacro is a dynamic new music and live art performance by Zephyr String Quartet and Jo Kerlogue. Organic and raw, the performance explores themes of nature on a micro and macro scale in a fifty-minute intimate sensory experience for the eyes and ears. An extraordinary live performance! Dates, times & tickets >>

		SCALA Showcase Live Come and enjoy Adelaide's SCALA - Songwriters, Composers And Lyricists Association Inc. at this FREE showcase where SPOKE presents five of their home grown acts. Relax in the gloriously deported Shimmering West and enjoy a collection of performers who write their own words and music to tell their stories of love, lust and life. Featuring: Don Morrison, Andy & Marta, Emily Davis, Self Preservation Society Dates, times (free event) >>

		Soursob Bob Soursob Bob is a story-teller through songs and spoken word, finding comedy in life's misadventures. At the next breath he offers emotionally provoking recitals, laden and almost awkward with authenticity. This will be an intimate, characteristic and colourful performance in the charming cellar of an 1840s heritage building. Dates, times & tickets >>

		Stealing the Moon "If I could steal the moon for you would you come away with me? Together we could always find our way..."  The Fiddle Chicks and Adelaide Planetarium present 'Stealing The Moon', a magical night of music, and songs. Lie back under a canopy of stars and be carried away! Dates, times & tickets >>

		Swinging Thru WW2 Sold out three days after ticket sales opened at the 2011 Fringe, BecJM & Ellington's Heirs are back with their exciting show 'Swinging thru WW2'. BecJM performs popular swing music from the 1940s, with 7-piece band led by pianist Jason Hammond. Dance floor and grand piano. Discounts for group bookings. Dates, times & tickets >>

		We as Art, We as Artists Live at the eclectic Grace Emily Hotel, six diverse singer-songwriters, usually writing and performing alone, join together with guest musicians and visual artists to delight, move and entertain you with their original songs, specially arranged for six voices, percussion and strings. Come along, let us paint you a picture. Featuring Mary Webb, Simon Peter, Simon Basey (The Timbers), Kelly Menhennett, Fergus O’Regan, Courtney Robb, Sarah O’Brien (The Timbers), Jono Webb, Craig Atkins, Wendy Paterson, Sarie Tardif, Miriam Crellin Dates, times & tickets >>

.... and more, including:

Big Seventies Bush
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Conscious Music Festival
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Fuse @ Fringe
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Fuse East & West Showcases
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Semaphore Songs Project
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The Guitar Toolbox (Workshop by Cal Williams Jr)
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The Wheatsheaf Ukulele Collective
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This Could Be Big feat. Don Morrison
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This is only one small section of Music events at Adelaide Fringe! For details on the full music program & more, see the official website.