Helloooooo,

It's been awhile since we have spoken to you all... I hope you're over the festive season and the big fat man in the red suit was kind to you.

Other then eating heaps & a couple of coldies here and there, the last few months have seen us play a couple of festivals and lots of gigs which we love, and writing plenty of new tracks..

We are please to announce that we are only days away from hitting the road again to spread some Aussie Rockin Blues & Roots around the East Coast, and we cannot wait.

We are very happy to be kicking the tour off and playing at the Australian Blues Festival in Goulburn. We will be heading down to Goulburn on Thursday for the Blues Chain awards as we have been nominated for "NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR" for the song "Soldiers". So keep your fingers crossed and lets hope we pick up an award. If you're attending the Goulburn Blues Festival, make sure you come and check out our shows and come up and have a chat. I believe there are still tickets available so please come along it should be fun. For ticketing info please visit their web-site: http://www.australianbluesfestival.com.au/

After Goulburn Blues Festival we are playing a heap of shows all around Victoria and have some amazing bands supporting us, (The Benson Campain, Daily Waters & Chris Cavill). We would love to see you all so make sure you come and check out a show or two.. Trust me it will be fun.

The News gets better...... Hot off the press we are very excited to announce that we will be playing the Cool Summer Festival at Mt Hotham Vic, Apollo Bay Festival and The East Coast Blues & Roots Festival. This will be the second year in a row that we play the East Coast Blues & Roots Festival. Last year we won a band comp to get a spot so we are very excited to get the call up and to play our home town festival. We will be playing on Monday 24th March so make sure you get a ticket as they sell out fast.

Anyway we could rave on for hours, so we will be sending updates through out the tour and we have some exciting things in the pipeline to announce very soon.. So stay tuned.

Looking forward to see you all at a show soon.

Put Ya Thongs On.

Helloooo..

We are very pumped to be playing so many Festivals over the summer period... At this stage with more to be confirmed we are playing:

24th Nov - Queenscliff - VIC

25th Nov - Wonderland - QLD

15th Dec - FESTIVAL OF THE SUN - NSW

30th Dec - Peats Ridge Festival - NSW

7th to 10th Feb - AUSTRALIAN BLUES FESTIVAL - GOULBURN NSW

We would love to see you at one of the festival.....

 

Hellooo..

We are in another comp and we need your help.. The "thongs" film clip has made it into the second round of the sunscreen film festival... I know we are running out of favours however fingers crossed we will pay you all back one day... In a big way..

Please note voting closes this Wednesday 17th Oct at 9am so Get Up Raise Your Voting Hands

Ok... To keep it simple follow the below steps..

Step 1: Click on the Sunscreen link on our myspace (if you don't know our myspace address just click on the below banner)

Step 2: Register with the sunscreen site & activated it by clicking the link in ya own email

Step 3: After registering click on our clips TV screen and follow the voting instructions. (ie at the bottom of the next page is a "Utell' logo & a form - our band name appears in the drop down menu of the first box - so just click it) and then hit SUBMIT.

Thanks so much for the continued support..

Put Ya Thongs On

THONGS ARE ON!!! TOUR COUNTDOWN In the meanwhile have a listen to some of our other songs on the Music Oz link & if ya wanna vote for us send them a sms vote. Lets us know what you think......

To vote for Marshall & the Fro, SMS the code mars and then a brief reason why you think they should win (in 10 words or less) e.g.: "mars are really cool" to 19708000 to register your vote.

 

We have been getting lots of requests about or debut album and its release date in shops for purchase..

It's currently available for purchase at our gigs and we are just finalising the retail distribution and online distribution dates.. It won't be to long...

In the mean time please feel free to request our tunes on your local radio station on via the below Triple J links..

As always thanks so much for your support and we will see you at a show soon..

Put Ya Thongs On.....

Marshall & the Fro

We have a Film Clip for Thongs..

A big thanks go out to Rohan Parnell who directed & produced the film clip.

Visit our My-space site to check it out... Make sure you let us know what you think.

marshall & the fro  

Nick 'the fro' : BLUESTAR AWARD WIN

CONGRATULATIONS to Nick 'the Fro' on winning the Peoples Choice BLUESTAR AWARD for BEST BLUES INSTRUMENTALIST - BASS. A well deserved win and a damn good trophy too!!!

Thanks to all the punters that voted for me and the band.

nick 

WHAT A WEEK!! J INTERVIEW,BLUESTAR AWARDS,BROADBEACH FESTIVAL, CD LAUNCH & LENNOX

Had the wicked time meeting Sarah Howells @ Triple j and doing the interview for roots 'n' all...then hearing our songs on Thurs...never smiled so much... Jake & I listened to the show driving back from The Bluestar Awards held at Broadbeach where Nick 'the fro' had just won the Bluestar Award for Australasia's Best Blues instrumentalist - Bass - we were cracking up all the way home

Friday we did the Broadbeach Blues festival gig which was awesome. What a festival...organisers, muscos, techys,audience...met the best people. Then our Album launch at the Backroom...the place was packed & totally went off . The Hussy Hicks (Leesa gentz & Julz parker) were first up, then we did our thing with full intensity. Then everyone playin together, swapping instruments, Geoff Slingsby on Congas, a meddly with Byrons local rappers...and all filmed by sae crew...Exceptional night...THANKYOU EVERYONE

And then the finale of the best week ever...supporting the sensational Dallas Frasca and her Gentlemen at our local pub in Lennox Head. Awesome act, Awesomely talented people...and everyone jammin at the end surely did crack the rendering...well.. Dallas did say there'd be some renovations goin' on.

marsh

xoxox 

GUESS WHO'S INCLUDED ON THE BLUES ON BROADBEACH COMPILATION CD

Whoah!!!!.....Our track 'Speedticket' has been included on the Blues on Broadbeach compilation CD 'Think Blues' Volume One which features some of this years performers including Phil Manning, Chain, Bondi Cigars,Bluezone, Blueshaddy & our good mate Juzzie Smith.

The CD's an excellent mix of some mighty fine music & can be obtained at the festival or thru mail order via the festivals website www.bluesonbroadbeach.com.au

marshall 

Our long awaited debut album will be launched at the Great Northern Hotel on Saturday 19th of May... Tell all Ya Friends!!!!

Make sure you tune into JJJ this Thursday Night for the Roots N All show at 10pm. I am catching up with Sarah Howells and she is playing some of our tunes off the new Album..

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PLAYIN AT BLUESFEST 07

Ive gone to every Bluesfest since I was about 10...& like every other blues stringer...have dreamt of playin there for just as long...so - What can I say...playin at Bluesfest was BIG...Was cool getting there (musically speaking), ...playin around Byron at bluesfest time is like nothin else! The Beach Hotel, the Rails & the Backroom all went off . We had a total blast. Bluesfest audience was awesome (thanxs peoples), the mix exceptional (thanxs dudes)...so from me & the boys HUGE thanxs to everyone who came along...you make it all worthwhile...

To check out some photo's of our Blues Fest gig, go to our Myspace page.

marshall xoxox 

We are very pumped to be playing at this years "Blues On Broadbeach Festival" on the 18th of May @ 3.10pm on the Blues & Roots Stage at Kurrawa Park..

In conjunction with the festival they are running the Blues Star Awards. Please click on the below link to fill out a voting form


THANKS FOR YOUR VOTE!

Thank you all so much for your support and we look forward to see you all at the Festival.

marshall
xoxoxox 

The very cool 'Moving on' dvd from McTavish Surfboards Australia

Along with some other fine artists Marshall & the Fro's track "Somethin Better' has been included on the soundtrack of the recently released DVD 'movin on' from McTavish Surfboards Australia. Packed with awe inspiring surf footage, Movin on ' is a check of where long boarding is at today'.

Featuring Dave Simons, Grant Thomas, Dane Pioli & others the DVD is a must have for anyone's collection. For availability check out the McTavish Surfboards Australia Website.

marshall

xoxoxox 

We need your reviews.. Please click on the JJJ Unearthed icon and review our songs.

Thanks for all your support and have a great 07

marshall xoxoxox  

HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS Y'ALL

Whatever your doin' everyone have a mighty fine Christmas & New Year...

This year will be the year of the Thong....!

marshall xoxoxox 

Special Hi ya'all to everyone we met at Camp Quality...we had the best time playin our songs for ya'all... And with great jammin', singing & dancing from you guys just have to say...

You dudes Rock!..so Huge Thanxs for inviting us...a Quality gig for sure.

marshall xoxoxox 

Awesome night at the North Coast Entertainment Industry Association (NCEIA) Dolphin Awards on Tuesday night with us Winning Award for Best Blues song for "Get Up (Raise Your Head)".

With nerves pretty well contained we fired up the packed house at the Beach Hotel in Byron Bay playing Get up & Speedticket with Guy Harp joining us on harp. Then time for a chill, a few songs from Brittle, and then the announcement... So awesome getting the Dolphin...

Met lots of great people... had great food... watched some great acts. Gotta love the North Coast... Well done NCEIA.

Huge Thankyou to everyone involved in the song & to all at NCEIA.

marshall xoxox 

It was all pretty exciting when last week Marshall & The FRO were given an ‘Artist Spotlight’ by Triplejunearthed…

Well actually it was a heap better than exciting… It was truly awesome. Go to the Triple J Unearthed home page and check it out… It’s a mighty fine sight...

just click on this link. http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Default

We are one of the three artists spotlighted. While you’re there have another PLAY (or 2, or 3, or 327) to Marshall & The Fro songs…

If you haven’t already why not REGISTER with Triple J Unearthed & then you can ADD Marshall & The Fro songs TO YOUR PLAYLIST, DOWNLOAD and REVIEW the three songs that are available there.

It’d be pretty cool to get the band to top of the Roots chart and top 10 in the overall chart so keep on hitting that play button…

But it would surely be cooler to play at HOMEBAKE…

marshall xoxox 

The judges have completed the tough task of whittling down the abundant talent of North Coast music industry and have come up with the definitive list of finalists for the 15th Annual Dolphin Awards presented by North Coast Music hosted by the Beach Hotel, Byron Bay on Tuesday October 10th.

Marshall & The Fro have two songs nominated for Blues song of the year.

Not only is Marshall & The Fro nominated for a Dolphin award, they are performing there nominated blues songs live on the night. Also performing on the night is Diana Anaid, the Love Bus, Invisible Friend, Brittle FEX, Chris Fisher and Tarshito. The SBS film crew from Noise TV will be there on the night to catch all the action and to create a documentary for later in the year.

If you are able to make it on the night we appreciate your support..

For more information please visit: http://www.nceia.org.au