Ground Hog Day

(K.Wheeler)

Kimberley Wheeler has the uncanny knack of being able to find the right note and the right turn of phrase in the creation and performing of her music.  From a classical beginning, this award-winning songwriter came to acoustic roots music along a winding trail through grunge metal, bluegrass and Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks.  With a voice described as Celtic Chocolate, she is often compared to singers such as Linda Thompson, Linda Ronstadt and Gillian Welch.  Her luscious vocals and gritty songs underpin the band’s acoustic folk pedigree.

“…songs that sound like they could be sung to the listener alone in front of a fire, an exchange of stories and secrets, but which are also so clearly entertaining that they belong on a stage.

What Wheeler expresses is deep, but it’s delivered in a way that feels intimate, and her voice is wry, and knowing, and emotional by turns.” Jolene: The Country Music Blog (review)

Kimberley’s late discovery of Tim O’Brien’s, Red On Blonde (a take on Bob Dylan), opened an explosive portal to the folk universe that has directed her ever since.  Variously, she has been member of all-star bluegrass outfit, Uncle Bill, played with Dan Hicks and now has her own band, Roadside Holiday.  In 2017 she instigated and curated the all Aussie, Women in String Bands, CD, has been President of Australian Bluegrass & Old Time Association and current Branch President for Musicians MEAA (VIC).  She was a finalist in Tamworth Songwriters Association Awards 2020 for her song Willow Tree and was a shortlisted artist for Music Victoria Awards 2021.

Web: www.roadsideholiday.com.au

Email: kimberley@kimberelywheeler.com.au

Tel. 0403 347 290

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