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Dan his band Dan Hopkins & The Generous Few are launching their new album "Practitioner of the Blues' at the Stag and Hunter Hotel with Special guests Jack & The Axes. Australian artist Dan Hopkins plays a punchy brand of blues and roots that cover a spectrum of the blues tradition. From funky toe tapping roots to more traditional blues, Dan and his band create an experience that could only be described as powerful and authentic, culminating in an emotionally driven journey down a sweetly plucked and sometimes dirty slide guitar borne road across the Southern blues idiom. Drawing influence from a variety of practitioners from Muddy
Waters through to Marcus King, Dan and band hit hard and create one helluva show.
Winner of the Australian Blues Music Festival Busking Contest in 2016, Music Oz awards finalist in 2010 and Grand finalist in the 2023 Passport to Airlie Contest. Dan has also performed alongside many notable Australian Blues artists including Kevin Borich, Frank Sultana, Hat Fitz & Cara, Darren Jack, Salt n Steel, Claude Hay, Blues Arcadia and Mal Eastick just to name a few. Dan and his band now tour the regions regularly with successful shows at venues including the Royal Mail in Goodna, The Stag and Hunter in Newcastle and Ms Celies in Ashfield. One of their most recent highlights include a blistering set at 2023’s Wingham Music Festival headlined by Tex Perkins, Wendy Matthews and Ray Beadle.
Dan's smooth rich vocal tone, his subtle and dynamic approach to the blues guitar and dexterity on the slide guitar mixed with poignant lyrics
create a highly versatile performer not to be missed.
With uplifting appraisals from Eleanor Rigden (Festival of Small Halls 2018); Tess Jenner (Rolling-stone Live Music Photography 2020); Khris Mazinski (Jeff Lang); Paul Gommersall (Kate Bush; Paul Weller; Sinead O’Connor) and Richard Cartwright (Platinum Entertainment) Dan
and his crew are a roots act continuing to rise.
In 2020 Dan released his first album ‘Different Economy,’ to critical acclaim in his self-built solar powered shipping container studio, ‘The Blues Den.’ He had previously recorded the E.P Golden Girl at Sound-shed Studios in 2010 and has released a single dedicated to the plight of Asylum Seekers called ‘Think Twice’ with Drummer/Producer Syd Green (Mantissa; 19Twenty; Kasey Chambers) which has received both JJJ and national airplay. Dan and his ‘few’ have just released their debut single, ‘Practitioner (of the Blues),’ with the full album being prepared
for release later in 2024.
The songs often resonate from a place deep down but nothing short of a very entertaining delivery is what you can expect from Dan Hopkins
and the Generous Few.
Jack & The Axes are carving their way toward being one of the hottest blues acts in the country. With powerful vocals from frontman Anyerin Drury backed by solid musicianship from his rhythm section, this trio pound out solid grooves, catchy riffs and memorable melodies. A finalist this year at the Sydney Blues Challenge and making a debut appearance this year at the Gympie music muster, this is a band you truly must see.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Stag and Hunter, Newcastle,NSW,Australia
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