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2010 Support Acts

Revival Corporation
Mike Miers - Keyboards/Guitar/Vocals
Dave Wishnowsky - Vocals
Eddie Ovenden - Guitar
Graham James - Guitar/Vocals
Shane Hamill - Bass Guitar
Revival Corporation is a dynamic 5-piece covers band with a repertoire focused around the multi-textured and layered sounds representative of the 80’s; also playing songs from the 60’s and 70’s.
This technologically advanced band play songs that have a special edge - songs that will have you singing and grooving without even realising it.
Revival Corporation has been independently reviewed as “one of the best covers bands you’re ever likely to hear”. You will hear songs from artists such as Tears for Fears; Thompson Twins; Human League; Police; U2; Dragon; The Beatles; Earth Wind & Fire and more.
Contact : Mike Miers 021 645 978 or 0064 6 3535187
www.revivalcorporation.com
 
Darcy Perry Band 
Darcy Perry is renowned for his live shows. He performes with passion, intensity and a ferocious band; Norways finestblues piano player Simen Taylor and New Zealand harmonica master Craig Bracken stamp an authentic New Orlines meets Chicago feel.
Craig Bracken (Harmonica)
Daron MacDonald (Piano)
Emanuel Comer (Drums)
Adam Sharplin (Bass)
Sister Jacqui Baldwin (Gospel Singer)
  
Mick Charles and Mike Garner
Nick Charles has been a performing and touring acoustic musician for over 20 years on the local and national scene. He has been invited to and performed at the Edinburgh Festival and supported a 'who's who ' of musical visitors to this country from B.B King to Guy Clark.
A winner of the Australian Songwriters Competition and 'Roots Album of the Year' Award, Nick Charles is known for both his instrumental virtuosity and original compositions.
 Following a successful and much acclaimed journey through the 'blues scene' both Australia wide and overseas, Nick launched his solo career in 2000 with 'My Place' -a brilliant release according to all reviews and establishing once and for all Nick's standing as an acoustic stylist and composer par excellence!
Mike Garner is a musician living and working in Aotearoa - New Zealand. He grew up listening to and playing blues in England and moved to New Zealand in 1988. He lives in Rotorua - tourist capital of NZ and a wonderland of geysers, mountain lakes and volcanic activity.
Mike has played in New Zealand, England, Australia, Italy and Germany. His 5th CD was released in January 2007. He toured New Caledonia in August 2007, The Cook Islands in 2008 and at the Himalayan Blues Festival, Kathmandu in 2009.
 
Daniela Young and Friends
Daniela Young: Daniela was the 2008 Hawkes Bay Young Musician of the Year and won a First Aggregate Prize in the Rotorua Aria Awards, 2009, amongst numerous other music awards and scholarships over the last five years.  She has also played the lead role of Belle in the Woodford House production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast 2008 and the role of Ellen in Napier Operatic’s Miss Saigon2009.  She is about to start her first year at Victoria University School of Music, specializing in opera singing.
Backing musicians/singers:  Kate Murphy, Katelyn Fenton (vocals), Paul Jones, Hannah West (keyboards)  Atareta Wilson (cello), Aly Miller (drums), Matt Brebner (guitar/songwriter)
Background info on band: all girls are current students or recent graduates of Woodford House Girls School in Havelock North, Hawkes Bay.  Paul Jones is a musician currently studying in Wellington and Matt Brebner Matt.Brebner@woodford.school.nz  is a teacher at Woodford House.