Perth Folk and Roots Club

The next Perth Folk and Roots Club has been planned for Sunday 24th November 2019 with the support of the Inglewood Bowling and Sports Club and City of Stirling. The performances are from 5pm to 8pm. For this event, the Perth Folk and Roots Club has Kerry B Ryan and Danse Macabre.

"Perth Folk and Roots Club welcomes back Kerry B Ryan and Danse Macabre," said Keith Anthonisz, President of the Perth Folk and Roots Club.

Kerry B Ryan is a blues guitarist, born in North Queensland and now living in the hills outside Perth WA. Kerry first picked up a guitar at age 13, performing his original blues songs as well as covers inspired by Freddie King, Jimi Hendrix, B.B King, Albert King, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robert Johnson. Kerry started his working life as a stockman at 14, working on cattle stations in North Queensland and carrying a guitar with him from place to place, playing with bands from the age of 16. After moving to Western Australia, he started working in a local music store and played in blues bands for 15 years as well as doing the country circuit for 8 years.

Kerry stopped traveling to raise a family and went back to handling horses and making saddlery. Returning to music in 2010 he released his first CD called Blues for My Sweety and has been playing at many venues around WA as well as over east. Kerry has been running regular blues shows at Ellington’s Jazz Club. Kerry’s 2nd CD Crazy Blues which has been getting airplay across Australia on blues programs and also airplay in the USA.

Danse Macabre is a band that blends the male and female harmonies of Sian McMillan and Shaun Coffey to their folksy gentle numbers and upbeat, swampy originals and twisted covers, tied together with unique lead guitar stylings of Jon Elbery and the rhythms of Tim Clegg. Danse Macabre have captivated audiences from the Perth Hills to Freo with performances at Funk Cider, Gypsy Tapas and the Lesmurdie Club, not to mention the Zig Zag Arts and Avocado Festivals and Fremantle’s live music venue, Rock Rover and a Summer Sundowner at Araluen. Sian McMillan is also behind Lady Bird music, a Perth Hills based business that promotes hills music performances through Live At The Kala at the Kalamunda Hotel and records a number of hills based artists.

"As always we are also looking for up and coming artists to do a few numbers for the audience," Keith added.

Please note the Inglewood Bowling and Sports Club is hosting the Perth Folk and Roots Club as a free event for its members and guests with memberships offered at a very reasonable cost to Perth Folk and Roots Club supporters.