Reggae roots will headline this year’s Whale Song Sunset Gig with Sydney eight piece, The Strides, announcing the inclusion of Eden Whale Festival in their East Coast Tour this week.
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The Stride’s have played locally at Murrah Hall and Moruya with a sound that is described as ‘truly global’ and ‘a melding of a diversity of cultures and instruments”.
The band is fronted by the soulful serenades of Barbadian Reggae Master Ras Roni and the talents and rhymes of Fijian Ltl Gzeus over a rock-solid rhythm and combative horn section.
The set will feature hits from their third and newest album “The Youth, The Rich and The Fake” which was written in residency at Campbelltown Arts Centre, recorded at U-Live Studions, Byron Bay and mastered in Los Angeles by Dave Cooley.
Eden Whale Festival music coordinator Robin Martin said “The Strides are well known as a fun party band that put on a great live show”.
“They are looking forward to meeting students from Eden Marine High School, who will again be behind the scenes doing production for the gig.”
As well as students working on sound and production there will also be a number of Eden High students performing throughout the Saturday.
Year 12 students Emily Claxton and Hayden Ferencz will team up to form ‘The Bloated Pidgeons’, a duo that performs original music that is unique in every way.
Singer-songwriter Mia Soroka will also take the stage performing under the stage-name Layal. Ms Martin said she is a talented musician who plays both the guitar and piano and has some great originals.
Eden Aboriginal students have also recently featured in a music clip “People of the Mountains and the Sea”, a rap by the kids with spoken words by Yuin Elder, Pastor Ossie Cruse.
Opening the Whale Song Sunset Gig and getting the crowd ready for the Strides will be local four-piece Nixermob followed by Sydney bands Pheno and Alyx Dennison.
Festival chair Jillian Riethmuller said the Whale Song Sunset Gig will return to Snug Cove’s middle wharf on Saturday, October 31 with a new feature to showcase the whales that visit Eden.
“This year we’re excited to say that whale footage shot by Eden’s Peter Whiter will be projected onto buildings at Snug Cove of an evening,” she said.
“Pete has collated the highlights from his whale watching adventures and preliminary screenings have shown what an incredible sight it will be.”
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