I'm going to be a button accordionist extraordinaire!!

The other day I was given the most beautiful instrument by my parents, a gorgeous little button accordion ( or melodeon). It was bought off Ebay from a man in New Zealand and is in great condition. Made in Germany by Hohner, it would be very interesting to find out where it's come from and how old it is.

While at high school I did actually have some piano accordion lessons on my Opi's (Grandfather) old Hohner but I just found it too big and heavy for my poor little hands and arms. So this one is perfect! Tiny in size but not in sound!

Here's a video of an amazing button accordionist playing a Hohner which is almost identical to mine. His name is Bobby Gardiner. He's apparently legendary, but me being new to this scene have never heard of him. He is pretty incredible with those buttons!!

EPK for Brazil

Have a look at our EPK for Brazil. Some great pics, footage and music.

Jarrah Thompson Band in Brazil!!

It's still hard to believe it's happening, but in a couple of weeks time on the 2nd of July the Jarrah Thompson Band will depart Melbourne in a jet plane bound for Brazil. We will be in Brazil for 6 weeks playing 22 live performances at significant venues and festivals and recording an album. The album will have a different vibe to the 2008 release of Stargazer, with a more raw and live sound.

It's going to be an amazing journey for us all, sharing our music with the people of Brazil!

Check out the Jarrah Thompson Band tour website (in Portugese, but still worth a look): http://jarrahinbrazil.wordpress.com/

Here's the tour outline:

8 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: Armazén Bar,Bauru,SP,BRAZIL
9 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: St. Patrick's Pub,Sao Carlos,SP,BRAZIL
10 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: Bar da Montanha,Limeira,SP,BRAZIL
15 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: Rio Rock & Blues Club,Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL
16 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: New York Pub,Poços de Caldas, MG, BRAZIL
17 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: Vitrola Bar, Londrina, PR, BRAZIL
18 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: Vila Dionísio, S.J. do Rio Preto, SP, BRAZIL
22 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: Casa do Rock, Araraquara, SP, BRAZIL
23 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: Clube do Vinil,Americana, SP, BRAZIL
24 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: Cia Paulista Música & Bar Rio Claro, SP, BRAZIL
25 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: Vila Dionísio, Ribeirão Preto, SP, BRAZIL
29 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: John Bull PUB, Curitiba, PR, BRAZIL
30 Jul 2010,11:00 PM: Ahoy Tavern Club, Blumenau, SC, BRAZIL
3 Aug 2010,11:00 PM: Casa Meva, Criciúma, SC, BRAZIL
4 Aug 2010,11:00 PM: Mississippi Delta Blues Bar, Caxias do Sul, RS, BRAZIL
5 Aug 2010,11:00 PM: John Bull PUB, Porto Alegre, RS, BRAZIL
7 Aug 2010,11:00 PM: Delta Blues, Campinas, SP, BRAZIL
8 Aug 2010,11:00 PM: Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro(STATE FOREST,Rio Claro,SP,BRAZIL)
12 Aug 2010,11:00 PM: Estação Cultural,Piracicaba, SP, BRAZIL

The BIGGEST flute in the world!!

Was doing some research on amplifying flutes actually, but stumbled across this great video and had to share it with you! I'll let you know when I've figured out the best solution for amplifying a flute, it's a tricky one!

This is possibly the silliest and most amazing instrument ever invented, the subcontrabass flute! ENJOY!