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About The Hillbilly Goats
"...the Hillbilly Goats exhibit genuine passion and no lack of expertise or energy in their mission to present a taste of old-time Appalachian folk to Australian audiences....driving fiddle and plonking banjo in tandem provide more conventional impetus. Elsewhere, double bass and harmonica in conjunction with a variety of percussive devices (clogging, washboard, bones and jew's harp) help maintain momentum. Tight four-part harmony singing, with alternating male and female emphasis, adorns most tracks."
- Tony Hillier, The AUSTRALIAN - Aug ‘13
Kick yer shoes off, put yer hoe-down & hang on to yer britches!
Out of the Mountains Show and Still in the Mountains Show albums (MGM) released 2012/2013 have captured the Goat’s passion for traditional Appalachian mountain music combined with a desire to present this music in a unique, modern and quirky way. They perform their own arrangements of traditional songs from 1710 through to the 1940’s with an energetic edge featuring banjo, bones, mandolin, double bass, guitars, fiddle, harmonica, tin whistle, tap dancing, four part harmonies and comedy.
The added workshop tells a tale of the evolution of Appalachian mountain music into blues, country and bluegrass. Touring their show all over the nation, these Goats have been winning hearts, awards, and national TV exposure. If you haven’t seen the Hillbilly Goats, check them out and see what all the fuss is about. They sure know how to Raise A Ruckus and you are guaranteed to be entertained – HILLBILLY STYLE!
"Our band of the year was the Hillbilly Goats ... They played in every venue and did a great job. They market themselves well and sold a heap of merchandise."
Craig Power - The Pub Group/Tamworth
Gig Highlights
The Goats started playing the odd local festival in 2007 gaining a taste for the big stage… 2012/13 have seen the calibre and amount of festivals increase, now performing an average of 20 a year and playing alongside Kasey Chambers, Mental as Anything, James Reyne, Bill Chambers, Adam Brand, Sunny Cowgirls & more. Some of the major festivals played include…
Gympie Muster 2013
Tamworth Festival 2012-2014
Airlie Beach Music Festival 2013
Ballina Coastal Country Music Festival 2013
Wallaby Creek Folk Festival 2007-2013
Tablelands Folk Festival 2007-2013
Glengarry Country Music Muster 2012 & 2013
Mudgeeraba Muster 2013
Barcaldine tree of Knowledge Festival 2012
Far Nth Hillbilly Sessions with Bill Chambers
Undara Country Rock & Blues Festival 2013
Cairns Blues Festival 2013
Who Are The Goats
Bryce Wearne as Goat Boy
Goat Boy taught himself harmonica and mandolin at the age of 20. Soon after, he put down his chef tools and ran away with a country band called “Bettathannachookraffle”. Aboard a rusted out Kombi, the trio toured the country giving Goat Boy a taste of musical freedom and adventure.
Picking up a love for Bluegrass along the way he vowed one day to start a bluegrass/mountain music band…. 17 years later, after working solidly to lay foundations in life, he was ready to chase dreams and the Hillbilly Goats were born.
As well as lead and backup vocals, the band keep Goat Boy’s self-claimed ADHD under control by giving him the onstage job of playing three instruments at a time – drums with his feet, a harp in his mouth and strings in his hands (mandolin, banjo, banjitar, guitar and resonator).
This boy has energy to burn with passion to fuel it!
Mahney Wearne as Goat Girl
Piano tuition and eisteddfods from the age of 6 sure helped when Goat Girl decided to teach herself the double bass in her twenties. With her own passion for Bluegrass and a yearning to drive the bull fiddle she teamed up with husband Goat Boy to create the Hillbilly Goats. Singing was not as natural as finger coordination however 600 shows soon got those vocals and harmonies in line.
Off-stage you’ll find her chained to the desk managing the band bookings, applying for festivals, researching mountain music, networking and juggling finances. Prior to the band, Goat Boy & Goat Girl, a dynamic business team, owned and operated their own import company. These business skills transferred over to the band assisting greatly in behind the scenes management and production.
As well as vocals and double bass, Goat Girl plays the tin whistle, double bones, kick drum, Appalachian Foot Percussion (known as clogging), and narrates the shows with a whole lotta history on Appalachian Music.
Stay tuned to see which instrument she’ll pick up next!
Stacey Brown as The Goat Rabbit
Stacey or Rabbit as she is commonly known, took up the fiddle at 16 and immediately discovered a passion for traditional Irish music.
Entirely self taught and with no one to tell her otherwise, Rabbit decided left was best and did a DIY fiddle conversion, unknowingly becoming one of Australia's very few left handed fiddle players.
At just 18 she escaped the confines of the farm in Yackandandah and moved across the world to Ireland to immerse herself in the music and culture of the country. Returning to Melbourne to study years later she cut her teeth playing in traditional Irish sessions around the city.
Moving to Port Douglas in 2012 after completing a degree in Professional Communications, Stacey explored more contemporary music styles, performing at Open Mic and Muso's nights around the area. It was here that she was discovered by The Hillbilly Goats and invited to join the band.
After taking tap classes back in Melbourne, Rabbit enthusiastically put both hands up to learn and perform Appalachian clogging and buck dancing. As well as fiddle and clogging, she also plays tin whistle, percussion, recorder and double bass on stage.
Seamus Lunt as The Goat Jester
A seasoned pianist, Seamus took up playing piano at age four and never looked back. The Jesters teenage years saw him develop a love for the drums and was jazz trained before travelling QLD as first percussionist for the senior concert band and drummer for the high school big band and senior seven piece jazz project 'Recliner'.
Classical singing training to top it off saw Seamus performing solo in front of large audiences from a young age.
Moving to Melbourne Seamus immersed himself in the rock scene before relocating to Port Douglas in 2012. Here he quickly established himself as a local entertainer performing around town as a solo pianist and guitarist.
Tagging along with Rabbit to gigs, Seamus soon impressed the goats with his broad skills base and was invited to join the band. The Jester makes good use of his talents as a vocalist, playing drums, guitar and double bass.
Lauren Butler as Yodel Goat
Lauren Butler is more than your typical singer/songwriter/guitarist. She’s also quite possibly the best troubled hillbilly cowgirl Yodeler in all of Far North Queensland.
Raised on a cattle station outside of Georgetown in the Gulf of Carpentaria,
Lauren’s family has been in the cattle industry for over 150 years. Country music has been passed down the generations and played a huge part in growing up on the land.
Lauren began singing/yodeling at an early age of 4 years old after watching her elder sisters sing. The 3 would do yodeling harmonies together and were known as “The Butler Sisters”. They were also found singing 3 part harmonies with their mum accompanying them on guitar at Talent quests, Music Festivals and family gatherings.
Yodel Goat has since been in different genre bands and fronted her own originals Indie
Sea-shanty Band “Whiskey Boat” before teaming up with the Hillbilly Goats a couple of years ago. She also used to jam out in the tin shed weekly with Nick Young, the Goat's first banjo player, and his mates. They were responsible for introducing her to the captivating sounds of traditional Appalachian mountain music, Rag time tunes and Old time blues.
"...the Hillbilly Goats exhibit genuine passion and no lack of expertise or energy in their mission to present a taste of old-time Appalachian folk to Australian audiences....driving fiddle and plonking banjo in tandem provide more conventional impetus. Elsewhere, double bass and harmonica in conjunction with a variety of percussive devices (clogging, washboard, bones and jew's harp) help maintain momentum. Tight four-part harmony singing, with alternating male and female emphasis, adorns most tracks."
- Tony Hillier, The AUSTRALIAN - Aug ‘13
Kick yer shoes off, put yer hoe-down & hang on to yer britches!
Out of the Mountains Show and Still in the Mountains Show albums (MGM) released 2012/2013 have captured the Goat’s passion for traditional Appalachian mountain music combined with a desire to present this music in a unique, modern and quirky way. They perform their own arrangements of traditional songs from 1710 through to the 1940’s with an energetic edge featuring banjo, bones, mandolin, double bass, guitars, fiddle, harmonica, tin whistle, tap dancing, four part harmonies and comedy.
The added workshop tells a tale of the evolution of Appalachian mountain music into blues, country and bluegrass. Touring their show all over the nation, these Goats have been winning hearts, awards, and national TV exposure. If you haven’t seen the Hillbilly Goats, check them out and see what all the fuss is about. They sure know how to Raise A Ruckus and you are guaranteed to be entertained – HILLBILLY STYLE!
"Our band of the year was the Hillbilly Goats ... They played in every venue and did a great job. They market themselves well and sold a heap of merchandise."
Craig Power - The Pub Group/Tamworth
Gig Highlights
The Goats started playing the odd local festival in 2007 gaining a taste for the big stage… 2012/13 have seen the calibre and amount of festivals increase, now performing an average of 20 a year and playing alongside Kasey Chambers, Mental as Anything, James Reyne, Bill Chambers, Adam Brand, Sunny Cowgirls & more. Some of the major festivals played include…
Gympie Muster 2013
Tamworth Festival 2012-2014
Airlie Beach Music Festival 2013
Ballina Coastal Country Music Festival 2013
Wallaby Creek Folk Festival 2007-2013
Tablelands Folk Festival 2007-2013
Glengarry Country Music Muster 2012 & 2013
Mudgeeraba Muster 2013
Barcaldine tree of Knowledge Festival 2012
Far Nth Hillbilly Sessions with Bill Chambers
Undara Country Rock & Blues Festival 2013
Cairns Blues Festival 2013
Who Are The Goats
Bryce Wearne as Goat Boy
Goat Boy taught himself harmonica and mandolin at the age of 20. Soon after, he put down his chef tools and ran away with a country band called “Bettathannachookraffle”. Aboard a rusted out Kombi, the trio toured the country giving Goat Boy a taste of musical freedom and adventure.
Picking up a love for Bluegrass along the way he vowed one day to start a bluegrass/mountain music band…. 17 years later, after working solidly to lay foundations in life, he was ready to chase dreams and the Hillbilly Goats were born.
As well as lead and backup vocals, the band keep Goat Boy’s self-claimed ADHD under control by giving him the onstage job of playing three instruments at a time – drums with his feet, a harp in his mouth and strings in his hands (mandolin, banjo, banjitar, guitar and resonator).
This boy has energy to burn with passion to fuel it!
Mahney Wearne as Goat Girl
Piano tuition and eisteddfods from the age of 6 sure helped when Goat Girl decided to teach herself the double bass in her twenties. With her own passion for Bluegrass and a yearning to drive the bull fiddle she teamed up with husband Goat Boy to create the Hillbilly Goats. Singing was not as natural as finger coordination however 600 shows soon got those vocals and harmonies in line.
Off-stage you’ll find her chained to the desk managing the band bookings, applying for festivals, researching mountain music, networking and juggling finances. Prior to the band, Goat Boy & Goat Girl, a dynamic business team, owned and operated their own import company. These business skills transferred over to the band assisting greatly in behind the scenes management and production.
As well as vocals and double bass, Goat Girl plays the tin whistle, double bones, kick drum, Appalachian Foot Percussion (known as clogging), and narrates the shows with a whole lotta history on Appalachian Music.
Stay tuned to see which instrument she’ll pick up next!
Stacey Brown as The Goat Rabbit
Stacey or Rabbit as she is commonly known, took up the fiddle at 16 and immediately discovered a passion for traditional Irish music.
Entirely self taught and with no one to tell her otherwise, Rabbit decided left was best and did a DIY fiddle conversion, unknowingly becoming one of Australia's very few left handed fiddle players.
At just 18 she escaped the confines of the farm in Yackandandah and moved across the world to Ireland to immerse herself in the music and culture of the country. Returning to Melbourne to study years later she cut her teeth playing in traditional Irish sessions around the city.
Moving to Port Douglas in 2012 after completing a degree in Professional Communications, Stacey explored more contemporary music styles, performing at Open Mic and Muso's nights around the area. It was here that she was discovered by The Hillbilly Goats and invited to join the band.
After taking tap classes back in Melbourne, Rabbit enthusiastically put both hands up to learn and perform Appalachian clogging and buck dancing. As well as fiddle and clogging, she also plays tin whistle, percussion, recorder and double bass on stage.
Seamus Lunt as The Goat Jester
A seasoned pianist, Seamus took up playing piano at age four and never looked back. The Jesters teenage years saw him develop a love for the drums and was jazz trained before travelling QLD as first percussionist for the senior concert band and drummer for the high school big band and senior seven piece jazz project 'Recliner'.
Classical singing training to top it off saw Seamus performing solo in front of large audiences from a young age.
Moving to Melbourne Seamus immersed himself in the rock scene before relocating to Port Douglas in 2012. Here he quickly established himself as a local entertainer performing around town as a solo pianist and guitarist.
Tagging along with Rabbit to gigs, Seamus soon impressed the goats with his broad skills base and was invited to join the band. The Jester makes good use of his talents as a vocalist, playing drums, guitar and double bass.
Lauren Butler as Yodel Goat
Lauren Butler is more than your typical singer/songwriter/guitarist. She’s also quite possibly the best troubled hillbilly cowgirl Yodeler in all of Far North Queensland.
Raised on a cattle station outside of Georgetown in the Gulf of Carpentaria,
Lauren’s family has been in the cattle industry for over 150 years. Country music has been passed down the generations and played a huge part in growing up on the land.
Lauren began singing/yodeling at an early age of 4 years old after watching her elder sisters sing. The 3 would do yodeling harmonies together and were known as “The Butler Sisters”. They were also found singing 3 part harmonies with their mum accompanying them on guitar at Talent quests, Music Festivals and family gatherings.
Yodel Goat has since been in different genre bands and fronted her own originals Indie
Sea-shanty Band “Whiskey Boat” before teaming up with the Hillbilly Goats a couple of years ago. She also used to jam out in the tin shed weekly with Nick Young, the Goat's first banjo player, and his mates. They were responsible for introducing her to the captivating sounds of traditional Appalachian mountain music, Rag time tunes and Old time blues.
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