The Hot Potato Band

The Hot Potato Band will call Gunnedah home for three days in May and there will be many opportunities for the community to participate in a workshop or see them perform.

Hot Potato Band’s larger-than-life brass collective is a breath of fresh air with a focus on setting the bar for energetic and interactive musical performances. With two studio albums under their belts, they continue to explore the sonic possibilities of acoustic instrumentation. Finding home in Sydney, Australia, they have spent the last 10 years independently curating and touring shows across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the Middle East. HPB’s music transcends genres, creating a vibrant and inclusive atmosphere at every show. They have reinvented the traditional brass band as a modern day dance machine and visual spectacle to complement their strong sense of pride for their fun-loving, organic, and quirky musical nature.

Schools will have the opportunity to patriciate in The Hot Potato Band Concert an interactive performance gets kids amped on playing music. Besides offering an energetic & educational concert, the Hot Potato Band aims to inspire students who are in the school band to keep playing by performing WITH them (if packaged with a workshop).

The HPB Collab Workshop will give Gunnedah conservatorium students and community members the opportunity to collaborate with a seasoned touring band and put on a gig together.

The week will finish with a Community Concert on Thursday 15 May, and you are all invited!