Association Bands
Crosswind - Association members and vocalists Maura Nankivell and Alex Sreckovic formed the band Crosswind with bass guitarist Brendan Coady, keyboardist Keith Scott and drummer Michael Morgan. All these musicians have long histories playing in local bands. Crosswind plays a wide range of country classics and country rock across the 60’s through to the 90’s.
Red Dirt Road - Red Dirt Road is the contemporary face of the association’s country artists. Formed by long term friends Rob Frencham & Quentin Fraser who both have had long histories playing in professional bands spanning more than 30 years. Guitarist/vocalist Rob is joined by Quentin who is an expert on lead guitar, lap steel, pedal steel and dobro. Both Rob & Quentin have had their considerable musical skills go into studio recordings for various artists. They are joined by drummer Alan Robinson and bassist Owen Bignell both who both carry a huge amount of experience playing in many bands and various genres over many years. Red Dirt Road will bring forth some of the latest country hits from artists such as Luke Combs, Brett Young & Kameron Marlowe along with a sprinkle of great 90’s and new millennia country songs and artists such as Clint Black, Brad Paisely and the late great Toby Keith.
Him & Me - Him & Me includes the talented vocals of both Keiran Shepherd and Gary Whalley. Together with bassist Trish Shepherd and drummer Michael Marmara, they cover a wide range of country artists from the 60’s through to 2000’s including Garth Brooks, George Strait and Australian country artists such as Lee Kernaghan, Troy Cassar-Daly and the classic Slim Dusty.
Doin' Time -