The leading blues and roots band will take to Pistol Pete's Food N Blues this Friday.
Featuring some of the country’s well-known and respected musicians, The Hornets have been a mainstay of Melbourne and Australia’s blues and roots scene for two and a half decades and it’s time to celebrate their contribution.
Described by The Age Newspaper as Melbourne’s best blues band, the band will be celebrating their silver anniversary by taking to the intimate stage at the iconic Pistol Pete’s Food N Blues this Friday, November 18 from 9:30pm.
Stay up to date with what’s happening in and around the region here.
The band, which can appear as a duo, trio, four, five or six piece, have become a regular fixture on Australia’s blues and roots music scene. The current lineup of the band includes its three constant members in singer, songwriter and guitarist, Craig Horne; ARIA Hall of Fame guitarist Jeff Burstin (Jo Jo Zep, Black Sorrows); and ARIA Award-winning keyboardist Bruce Haymes (Archie Roach, Paul Kelly), plus the best rhythm section in the business Yuri Pavlinov (Bamboos, Cat Empire) on bass and The Badloves drummer Chris Tabone.
The band will be bringing along their ninth and newest album, Lowdown In Lockdown, with songs like ‘Nothing Stays the Same’ and the stunning gospel fuelled ‘Distracted by Distractions’ that captures the blues and boredom of musicians being trapped at home and denied the stage for 18 months. Rowdy opener ‘I Ain’t Drunk (Just Drinking)’, is soaked in the relief and release of winning freedom.
Released back in 2021, the album was written and recorded during Melbourne’s lockdown, with a few of the band’s socially isolated friends, including Lindsay Field, Steve Williams, ( both from John Farnham’s band) Sam Lemann, Alex Vella-Horne on backups on a couple of tracks, Louie Burstin on slide plus all the regulars.
Having played literally thousands of foot-stompin’ shows up and down the country, you can expect an impressive, tight performance from the band on Friday.
It all does down on Friday, November 18 at Pistol Pete’s Food N Blues in Geelong from 9pm, with show at 9:30pm. Purchase tickets here.
