A Night of Original Sound: Dublin Rose Band & The Acoustic Duo of Dave McGuire & Sally

Dublin Rose is a captivating singer-songwriter and guitarist from Brisbane, Australia known for her unique blend of indie pop-rock and folk music. Headlining numerous shows and opening for artists like Tia Gostelow and Blue Lucy, Dublin’s music has been played on radio stations, including ABC, 4ZZZ and Bridge FM. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Stella Donnelly, Missy Higgins, and Beach Bunny, Dublin combines infectious melodies with heartfelt, relatable lyrics. Her 2024 single ‘There You Go Again’ won the People’s Choice Award for the Brisbane City Council QUBE Effect.

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Singer Songwriter Sally Cooper has a unique, warm & evocative voice, & sings intrinsic songs of love and life. She has an unfeigned songwriting style and a beautiful singing voice that is at times sweet, and often powerful. Sally’s unfeigned voice as both a songwriter and singer traverses’ genres boldly and captures the diversity of her rich musical influences. Originally from, and now permanently based in Brisbane, she has performed for decades across Sydney and in 5-star hotel lounge musician long term resident band contracts internationally (India, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, China, Bahrain, Doha, Tahiti, and Singapore).

Nowadays she works in Brisbane as a registered music therapist, and she has adjacently maintained her love of crafting and performing her own compositions as a singer songwriter. Which has developed a fine and well-rounded maturity over the years. (Without losing any of the
inherent rawness that is her style). Sally will be performing some songs from her recent CD releases “Love will Rise” and “Love will find you” as well as some new songs she has written.

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Dave McGuire (The Emmaville’s, Leah Cotterell, Carol Lloyd) is a stunning solo guitarist and highly regarded accompanist. His style has developed over many years of composing, recording and performing music. Most recently you may have heard his captivating lead guitar work on the Leah Purcell film “The Drovers Wife”. He has performed his solo guitar loops at venues and festivals including the Big Day Out, Goleby’s Basement, QPAC Lobby Bar and the Pineapple Lounge. In an age where complicated looping videos are a dime a dozen on Instagram and Tik Tok with musicians often playing several instruments in one performance, Dave prefers to use his loop pedal as a tool to create and explore the sounds of the electric guitar alone...

“After years of playing in blues, jazz and rock bands, I realized I wanted to explore my own musical terrain and create my own sonic landscapes and
the Boss RC 30 looper allows me to do this.” It’s a minimalist set up that allows Dave the freedom to create intricate soundscapes like those that permeate his solo album “Stillness Moving”. Dave’s genre bending performances are an eclectic mix of blues, folk, funk, pop, jazz and reggae soaring beyond the stratosphere before floating back to earth in meditative introspection.