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Rockabilly Legend At The Sandgate Bowlo

Story: Aleasha Bliss
Published On : Jul 28, 2021
Rockabilly Legend At The Sandgate Bowlo
Slim Gritty will spoil his audience at Sandgate Bowls Club with his roots, rockabilly, and Americana vibe as he croons his way into town.

Slim Gritty is the first act for the Sandgate Bowls Club's Hot August Nights events, and he will also be releasing a six-track EP on the evening that will delight his rockabilly fans.

Slim Gritty, aka Tim Collett, has been in the music industry since he was 13 and has toured Australia, South East Asia, and Europe with his bands over the years.

He said his new EP A Lil' bit Country heavily draws on hillbilly and roots country-influences, unlike his prior EP that was a lot more pared back.

This particular EP is a little bit of a journey away from what I normally do, Slim said. I've pulled in other musicians that play fiddle, banjo and mandolin, so it has a sort of rockabilly rockin' beat on most of the songs.

Slim said that rockabilly had become quite in vogue again from its humble beginnings in the 50s, and many people saw rockabilly as a way of life, wearing the fashion, loving the music, and dancing to the beats.

I'm pretty sure we're getting quite a high percentage of the dancing fraternity that loves rockabilly music to dance to, he said. So, I cater to that audience ' most of the material that I play is around the dance beats and stuff that they like.

He said he felt most alive when performing his new music, and an intimate venue was ideal for an EP launch as he could connect on a personal level with the audience.

As an artist, this is your life, and it's a moment of reckoning when you are putting up new material, he said. This is the true test to see how people respond to it as an artisan performer.

Slim said he was really looking forward to performing at Sandgate Bowls Club and was impressed with what the organisers were creating.

I think it's a great new venture what the bowls club is doing, he said. Creating another avenue around music and culture is a really good thing.

Get your tickets to Slim Gritty here: www.trybooking.com and search Hot August Nights at Sandgate Bowls Club.

Rockabilly Night: Slim Gritty
Friday, 6 August, 7:30pm-10:30pm
Sandgate Bowls Club
Keogh Street, Sandgate