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"…blowin' up a storm!"
From raw, acoustic folk with voice and acoustic guitar, to delicious electric blues and swampy soulful grooves that evoke a myriad of feelings and emotion, this music is deserving of your attention. Funky bass lines sit perfectly upon huge, open drumming, layered with Hammond organ and percussion. Add saxophone and tasty harmonies, then somehow extend all this through a kind of cowboy reggae (Pete’s description) and feel the winds of change begin to blow up a storm of hot boogie. The band slides effortlessly through exotic melodies that move gently like a warm tropical breeze. A breeze that, when rhythmically stirred, can produce a howling force well befitting the name Peter Healy and the Hurricanes. Peter Healy plays fantastic rhythm guitar, sings well, can punch out a tasty lead guitar break and is underestimated as a harmonica player. When joined and supported by his incredibly talented back line, magic happens. All are obviously enjoying the experience. |
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The songs speak well for themselves. Several have won awards, some have been covered by other artists (London and Europe) and others have received radio airplay. A newly completed EP and release of a songwriter’s collection comprising more acoustic tracks should accelerate Pete’s profile further. He has interest from Germany and the US and is currently planning his second international tour. Peter Healy and the Hurricanes - Very live!
* Top 10 finalist:
Australian Society of Songwriters 25th Annual Song Contest (2005) -
4 songs in 3 categories * Blues on Broadbeach Festival. Gold Coast – 02, 03, 04, 05 * Current radio airplay Triple J plus ABC NSW & Qld. * Tamworth Country Music Festival - 2002 and 2003 * Goulburn Blues Festival - 2003 (with Matt Corcoran) 2003 Australian Tour with Matt Corcoran * Erina Fair Opening with Aust Idol singer Lauren Buckley * 'Air to Breathe' chosen as theme for the year 2000 Melbourne Short Film Festival. * Winner 'Australiana Poetry Competition’ - Free verse category. S/E Queensland / Northern NSW Victor Harbour Folk Festival. SA (Poetry Award and Performance) * World Environment Day Festival x 2 - Currumbin, Qld * Central Coast Jazz Festival NSW X 2 (‘Big Things On Toast’) * East African tour with Zimbabwe band ‘Ndaba’
NEW PETER HEALY EP - out now. RAW - Nude Songs - Acoustic Songwriter’s Collection – out now SPOKEN – Poetry and short stories – out now
Instrumentation Band
Peter Healy (vocals, acoustic &
electric guitars, harmonica and percussion) Phil King (percussion and vocals) Paul Rutter (bass)
Often performing with Peter Healy & The Hurricanes is Phil Emmanuel and / or Julz Parker |
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If you would like like to book Peter Healy & The Hurricanes for your venue, festival or next function, please email Dierdre Le Blang (aka Dee) at |
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"Music can touch people at a primal level - evoking different emotions and triggering memories of particular places and times. Music is such a part of our emotional makeup - it can make you patriotic, it can make you want to fight, it can make you want to cry" Reproduced with the kind permission of Jimmy Barnes from his book Say It Loud |
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