Mason Somerville - Lead Vocals
Matt Robinson - Guitar & backing vocals
Caellyen Somerville - Djembe & backing Vocals
Damian Checkley - Bass Guitar: (no longer in the band)

Recorded and produced by Nesta Mitchell at Fishshop Studios

Formed in early 2010 on the foreshore of Henley Beach (SA), Minority Tradition want their songs to give breath to hope in a world of chaos and misunderstanding. The band strives to better themselves and their world always. Current members Matt, Caellyen, Mason and Paul feel that their music is a product of their commitment to being the voice of the voiceless. They hope their music can continue to inspire and engage people in making the world a more compassionate and welcoming place.

Sailed Away was co-winner of SCALA's 2010 Festival of Original Music (FOOM) Song Competition Demo Open Section.

Minority Tradition website

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Andy Armstrong - Vocals and acoustic guitar
Marta Bayly–Vocals and acoustic guitar

Recorded and produced by Anthony Stewart at Red Brick Music

Inspired by the close harmony of the Everly Brothers, Andy & Marta are a captivating duo who have created their own unique blend of folk, country and acoustic-pop. Andy is an award winning singer-songwriter who has lived and breathed music all his life and is well known in Adelaide from 10 years of writing and performing on Channel 7's children's show The Book Place. Marta, following in the footsteps of Emmylou Harris can 'spot a harmony a mile away' ... and when the voices of these two blend you can feel the magic in the air.

Since they joined forces Andy & Marta have been going from strength to strength, releasing their debut album Harmony of One in late 2009 and a follow up live album Platform Soul in 2010. Both releases have received regular airplay on local Adelaide radio stations. Since playing their first gig in 2009 they have cultivated a strong following on the Adelaide folk circuit, getting a great response to their debut at Willunga Fleurieu Folk Festival 2010 and regularly playing popular Adelaide venues like The Wheatsheaf Hotel and SA Folk Centre.

"Their sound is impressively reminiscent of the great American folk outfits of the '60s and '70s: The Seekers, Joan Baez, Carole King and Fleetwood Mac" - Music SA review of Harmony of One

Angels Need was co-winner of SCALA's 2010 FOOM Song Competition Live Section.

Andy and Marta on Myspace
Andy and Marta on Facebook
martabayly@gmail.com
andyarmstrong48@gmail.com

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Gareth Bowes - Vocals, guitar
Tim O'Hare - lead guitar
Heather Stratfold - violincello
Stanley Whitehouse - Bass

Engineered and produced by Anthony Stewart at Red Brick Music.

Gareth says: "My relationship with music evolved from earnest appreciation as a listener, to toying with making music as a teenage bedroom project in my hometown of Woodend,VIC. Inspired by the influence of my idols like Cat Stevens, Ben Harper, Jeff Buckley, Daniel Johns and Pink Floyd I moved to Adelaide to pursue a simultaneous study of music and social welfare and was fortunate enough to stumble across Cal Williams Jr, a remarkable musician and teacher and who has been a significant part of my development as a musician myself.

Rootsy, bluesy, earthy, moody and laced dirty-mellow, I guess, if I had to describe my music taste, I say I have an instinctual fondness towards massive melodies and playing with the potential of song writing. Music for me is somewhere between a dreamy storytelling and ammunition for pushing boundaries.

So now I write and play music whilst fulfilling my passion for learning to understand the uniqueness of our Indigenous communities and the world we live in. It's a worthwhile journey. A journey I am privileged to be sharing with Tim O'Hare, a gifted guitarist and all round inspiration. Recently I wrote a song about my baby niece and won a singer/songwriter competition which is pretty cool. That's led me to write this bio which is also pretty cool."

Softly, Slowly was co-winner of SCALA's 2010 FOOM Song Competition Live Section.

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Kelly Menhennett - Vocals and Guitar
Shireen Khemlani - Bass
Damien Eldridge - Drums
Kathie Renner - Keys
Shane Ellery - Keys
George Butrumlis - Keys
Tim Irrgang - Percussion

Recorded and produced by Kelly Menhennett, George Grifsas and Anthony Stewart at Arid Studios, Red Brick Music and Kelly's bedroom.

Hailing from Barmera in regional South Australia, ex-winemaker Kelly Menhennett creates music easily consumed with a glass of wine. Her remarkable vocals lead a hybrid of earthy roots, jazz and soul, spiced with rhythms and tales from time spent busking in Europe. In late 2010 Kelly released her debut album entitled World Of Mine, paying tribute to this bluesy anthem of hope.

World Of Mine was co-winner of SCALA's 2010 FOOM Song Competition Live Section.

Kelly's Website
Kelly on Myspace
Kelly on Facebook
hello@kellymenhennett.com

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Simon Basey - all instruments and vocals

Square Mile was recorded at Chapel Lane Studios with Gabriel Agostino (engineer)

Simon is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, organ bass player and principal songwriter for The Timbers. As a child, severe asthma meant that he was often confined indoors. His parents introduced him to the music of The Band, Cat Stevens, and The Beatles at a very early age. He began music lessons on the organ in primary school and very quickly spent more time writing his own tunes than practicing those given to him for homework. He studied trombone throughout high school where he played in jazz bands, classical ensembles, and concert bands. He started to show an interest in his father's guitar at around 15 years old and picked up the basics very quickly.

Songwriting and composing came very naturally to Simon and, before long, occupied every spare moment he had available. Whilst living in the Adelaide Hills town of Nairne, as a teenager, Simon wrote dozens of songs and composed hours of instrumental music. The ability to play guitar at the same time as playing the organ bass pedals gave him unique tools with which to write.

Simon studied Music Technology at Flinders Street School of Music and at the Elder Conservatorium of Music from 2001. Here, Simon was introduced to all aspects of "art music" such as minimalism, serialism, and music concrete. He composed for film, computer games and disklavier, and wrote a quadraphonic piece.

Simon began playing in bands in 2001 as an electric guitarist. His first solo gigs were in 2002. For the next few years, Simon was a compulsive composer of songs and instrumentals. A sea change to Hamilton Island in 2006 is where Simon first met Benjamin Roberts. Life has not been the same since.

Square Mile was a co-winner of SCALA's 2010 FOOM Song Competition Demo Open Section

Timbers' website

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Mick Kidd - Guitars ,Vocals and stomp-box
Recorded & produced by Richard Davison at RDMS Studios ,Adelaide, Sth Aust.

Mick has worked in the Adelaide music scene for over 25 years as aguitarist/vocalist, playing in venues ranging from Adelaide Festival Theatre, Convention Centre to countless Hotel & Club gigs both in S.A. and interstate. Mick's original material has reached the finals of the national Musicoz (blues category) Awards in 2004 & 2005 - Recent highlights include performing with the "A.S.O. Plays Pink Floyd" Concerts (2008 season) Blues Festivals ( Semaphore 2010,2011-inaugural Backwater Blues& roots 2011) & Anglesea Music Fest. VIC 2010 & 2011 Mick is currently performing a solo acoustic blues set in and around Adelaide - He has released 2 independent C.D.s - These Old Shoes (2009) Quick Six-Pack Attack (2010) - currently working on a third C.D. to be released early 2012

It's All Worth It was co-winner of SCALA's 2010 FOOM Song Competition Live Section

Mick on Myspace
Mick on Facebook

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Nat and Sienna Pike - all instruments and vocals
Engineered and produced by Nat and Sienna at home.

Nat and Sienna are a song writing duo based in Adelaide, South Australia. Their tunes range from stunning poetic melodies, to upbeat pop songs with a refreshing melodic edge. One of the aspects that make Nat and Sienna so unique is that they are both lead singers, and they are both multi-instrumentalists. Their self-produced recordings contain piano, guitars, organ and rich vocal harmonies. A typical gig line-up has Nat on vocals and acoustic or electric guitar; and Sienna on vocals and bass guitar or keyboard. However, usually an acoustic set is also included somewhere in their shows.

It is their natural sense of harmony that has people likening them to bands like Crowded House and Angus & Julia Stone. Although when asked who their influences are both members agree that they don't try to sound like anybody. "We just play whatever sounds good to us, and it's probably true that there will be traces of other artists we like within our music, but between both of us, we enjoy a huge range of styles." Their influences range from Ben Harper to Harry Connick Jr; Eva Cassidy to Outkast. Although Nat and Sienna have only recently emerged as an original band, they have been performing together as a duo since 2008.

No Shoes was a co-winner of SCALA's 2010 FOOM Song Competition Demo Open Section

Nat and Sienna's website
Nat and Sienna on triplejunearthed

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Jeff Loveday - Guitars,Bass,Organ
Craig Rodda - Drums

Recorded and produced by Rik Davidson at RDMS Studios

Founder Bounder started out being a punk type song. The chord progression came first and it needed to be played fast. I added the theme on the keyboard next. The only lyrics I had were "Founder bounder, quarter pounder" that never progressed, so I decided to make it an instrumental. Founder is my energetic and unpredictable kelpie. With some barking noises and strange percussive effects, this was the demo I submitted to SCALA. For the FOOM recording, local legend Craig Rodda played drums. Thanks to Craig and Rick Davidson at RDMS studio for their support.

Founder Bounder was winner of SCALA's 2010 FOOM Song Competition Demo Instrumental Section.

lovedayindustries@hotmail.com

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Andy Armstrong - Vocals and acoustic guitar
Marta Bayly–Vocals and acoustic guitar

Recorded and produced by Gabriel Agostino at Chapel Lane Studios

You're Still Here was co-winner of SCALA's 2010 FOOM Song Competition Live Section.

For bio and contact details see track 2 (Angels Need).

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Michael Heath - Vocals, guitars, banjo, bass, percussion.

Recorded and produced by Michael Heath at home

Fledderjohn is Anglo-Australian singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist Michael Heath. Now based in Melbourne, Michael has been performing and writing for many years in various musical projects in Australia and the UK. Evolution Song is taken from a download only collection of songs called Monsters, Whores and More. This album was described by one reviewer as a "steampunk masterpiece." Michael is also unsure what this actually means but is very happy with the word "masterpiece". Fledderjohn's most recent collection of songs is called Oh Daddy and is available as a pay what you like download from bandcamp.com.

Fledderjohn on Bandcamp
Fledderjohn on Reverbnation

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John McNair - Vocals and guitar
Steve Froudist - Guitar and backing vocals
Bob Rummery - Concertina
Greg Cunningham - Banjo
Phoebe Corke - Violin

Recorded and produced by Steve Froudist and John McNair at Awesome Wells Studios, Daglish, Western Australia

John McNair is an eclectic musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is a stalwart of the West Australian music scene and has worked in the music industry since the early 1970s. John has performed in the UK and with internationally acclaimed slide guitarist Dave Hole. In his current role as Chairman of the West Australian Folk Federation he is promoting local talent and forging links with Folk and Roots artists and organisations throughout Australia.

Don Dunstan is his contribution to the legendary politician who changed the nation so significantly both culturally and socially in his time as Premier of South Australia.

John McNair on Facebook

mcnairfolk@iinet.net.au

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David Robinson - Vocals, guitar and harmonica
Ken Stewart - Guitar and backing vocals

Recorded by Anthony Stewart at Red Brick Music

David Robinson writes songs that mix the everyday with the philosophical, painting evocative pictures with his thoughtful lyrics. Over the course of the last year David has taken his potent 12-string sound to many of Adelaide's live venues, honing and emphasising his own musical style. In April 2011 he released a CD EP entitled Live at the Grace, and has spent the latter half of the year rehearsing and recording.

Yours Truly is the name of David's collaboration with Ken Stewart, and Shining Light is one of eight songs recently recorded by the duo. Yours Truly's first CD is expected to be released either late 2011 or early 2012.

Shining Light was overlooked by the judges in SCALA's 2010 FOOM Song Competition Demo Section.

David's website
david@bleakumbrella.com

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Corey Stewart - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Adrian Miller - Additional piano
Recorded at Green Trampoline Studio - Engineer Corey Stewart

A songwriting duo comprised of award winning songwriters and long time SCALA members Corey Stewart and Adrian Miller, Green Trampoline was born out of a need for Corey and Adrian to work and create together. They hope to write lots of quality songs for themselves, other artists and other media projects that come their way while using the internet as a means to promote their music around the world. website and online presence will follow.... In reality they are just making it up as they go along. Watch this space!

Green Trampoline on Reverbnation

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Alan O'Toole - Vocals, Guitar and backing vocals
Jim Patterson (Borderers) - Session drummer and pianist.

Recorded at Sody Pop studios Brett Sody engineer

Recorded in 2003 at Sody Pop Studios, Adelaide, I was asked to come up with an idea of writing a song about letting your parents know that you loved and appreciated them before they eventually passed away and the moment was lost forever. Working class British parenting did not involve too many displays of affection, to the point it was just taken for granted that you were loved. The sentiment of the song is form the point of view of the adult child recognising the difficulty of raising a family in the 1960's and realising that he was indeed, a Fortunate Son.

Alan's bio on SCALA's website

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Michael Heath - Vocal, mandolin.

Recorded live by Robert Childs at Higher Ground, 2nd June 2011.
Sound engineer - Chris Donoghue

See Fledderjohn's bio and contact details under track 10 (The Evolution Song)

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Robert Childs - vocal; guitar
This version of Whose Turn Is It Now? is a live recording from 23rd June 2011 performed at SCALA's showcase for Original Music at Higher Ground.
Sound engineer - Chris Donoghue

Robert Childs wrote his first song when he was about 10 years of age. He continued writing songs over many years and made a couple of demo albums before he founded SCALA in 1987. Subsequently, Robert played his songs solo for a few years before other musicians joined him and encouraged him to record. He released his debut album Revenge (with the Robert Childs Elastic Band) in 1994 then a solo album of political songs, called Contagion, in 2007. Robert has also coordinated the recording, design and/or release of all of SCALA's albums since the first in 1990, edited all of SCALA's newsletters and he maintains SCALA's website. Sometimes he still writes songs and occasionally he plays them. He was awarded an OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) for his services to music in 2004.

Robert's Oeuvre - contains links to many of Robert's other sites and interests.
Robert's songs on Nimbitmusic - download Robert's songs and make him rich!
Robert on Reverbnation

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Andy Armstrong - Vocals and acoustic guitar
Marta Bayly - Vocals and harmonica

Recorded live by Robert Childs at Higher Ground 2011, 23 June 2011.
Sound engineer - Chris Donoghue

For bio and contact details see track 2 (Angels Need).

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Simon Frank - vocals, acoustic guitar
James Tizard - bass
Alex Clermont - electric guitar
Andrew Clermont - violin, harmony vocals
Joshua Bennett - electric guitar
Nick Carroll - drums

Recorded Live by Robert Childs for SCALA @ Higher Ground, 23rd June 2011.
Sound engineer - Chris Donoghue

Simon Frank has been writing and playing around Adelaide for thirty years and appears to be in the grip of a musical resurgence at this point in time. Very sadly, James Tizard passed away two months after this gig.

Simon Frank website 

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