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Grass Roots Music Festival |
2007
sees the third annual Grass Roots Music Festival, to be held in the bandstand
at Mount Coot-tha's Botanical Gardens . The festival will be held from 10:30 am
to 4:30 pm on Sunday, 30 September, 2007 and features a selection of Queensland's finest
original roots music, spanning influences including contemporary roots, blues,
folk, country, world music, and acoustic rock.
"The
Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens are one of Brisbane's
best-kept secrets," comments event organiser 8 Ball Aitken. "Walking
through the different pockets of beauty is like stepping into another world --
with an Aussie roots music soundtrack. That is heaven on Earth to me. And early
Spring is sublime; I believe that Brisbane
in September has got world-class weather."
Performers
featured on the day include local artists 8 Ball Aitken & His Band, Juzzie
Smith, Rich Man's Hoax, Sarah McMonagle, Jaxonville, Gemma Doyle, Eritrean
Women's Cultural Group, Tongues of Fire and the Reversals.
8 Ball
Aitken, a young roots artist himself, has pioneered a uniquely 'Queensland sound' and is
keen to highlight local talent at the event.
The
Grass Roots Music Festival '07 is an all-ages, drug and alcohol-free event,
which is suitable for all ages. Best of all, it's FREE... so bring your picnic rug,
and enjoy the gardens to the tunes of this years Brisbane Grass Roots Music
Festival.
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Along with the rest of Queensland, Brisbane operates on
Australian Eastern Standard Time -- which is 10 hours ahead of GMT.
However, during the beautiful hot and humid summers, Queensland doesn't
change to Summertime or Daylight Saving with the rest of the East Coast
of Australia. This means it is an hour behind major commercial centres
such as Sydney, Melbourne and our National Capital Canberra.