His new Tour Project – Blues2Berserk

2009 Blues2Berserk Tour (gig guide below)

Finally free from their bands (briefly), they’ve come to tell it all…..
A twisted taunt of Celtic Blues Swing Bluegrass Jazz Indian adventure.
The roads and flights between Kenya and Calcutta, London, Vancouver, LA & Oz weave a soaring night of music, song and story between Josh Bennett & Andrew Clermont
– Both in Dya Singh World Music Group (twice World Music Group of Australia), The Supper Club & The Lawnmowers (at the cutting ‘hedge’ of Bluegrass!)
Andrew Clermont – http://www.myspace.com/andrewclermont
has finally settled down, nestled in 6 (or so) bands / 5 or 6 instruments appearing in Austria/ Kenya/ USA/ Canada/UK/ Germany/ Taiwan/ Malaysia/ Hong Kong/ Singapore/New Zealand/ and Australia wide! Pumpkin powered in Totally Gourdgeous (Voted Best Live Folk Band ’08); 3 time Bluegrass National Guitar Champ; flying with the Fiddlers Feast; very Australian as Terra Australis (Heritage Award & BushBand winners); and Celtic Conundrums – to be sure, to be sure!
Andrew initiated the NoHoldsBarred Fiddle Contest and is a Director to the Golden Fiddle Awards. These are both sponsored by Epoch Violins with Andrew touring the unique 5-string models while also sponsored/ assisted by Maton Guitars, Gilchrist Mandolins and White Swallow Banjos.
Josh Bennett www.myspace.com/joshbennettmusic
fresh from a rocking Jeff Beck support appearance in Adelaide and playing at Ravi Shankar’s George Harrision Birthday 66 tribute concert in India – and closing music for ‘Stateline’
I’ve been doing this for as long as I can remember, but a starting point I suppose was when I started performing on stage when I was 15. I played Guitar Blues back then, and still do, but now it’s mixed up with whatever music I find that speaks to me. More often than not that’s been culturally significant (or roots I suppose you could label it) music from all over the world, in particular India, Africa and Ireland.
Also been playing Sitar, Tabla and Dilruba – a bowed instrument similar to Sarangi, for about eleven years.
I play all over the place, in different guises. These days I’m playing around the world with Dya Singh, a world music group that’s been around longer than the term world music. I play solo, with jazz musos, blues, folk, experimental, film scores, … the list goes on, which is why it’s so much easier to just say I play music from my soul and leave it at that.
But, I’m also occasionally seen on stage with including Chris Finnen, The Silk Road Project, Guitar Safari, The Universal Jazz Band – you get the idea

2009
Thu 30 April 8pm The Lomond , Nicholson St Brunswick VIC

Sun May 3rd 1pm
Hickinbotham Wines @ Dromana Sunday , Melb south of Frankston 194 Nepean Hwy Dromana 3936
194 Nepean Highway (Near Wallaces Road)
Dromana 3936
Victoria, Australia
Phone (03) 5981 0355
Email info@hickinbotham.biz

FRI 8TH MAY
MINGLING WATERS CAFE – MIKE’S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Princes Highway
Nowa Nowa Victoria 3877
Phone: (03) 5155 7247 Mobile: 0409 515 572
Fax: (03) 5155 7247

Nowa Nowa/ Lakes Entrance – Josie Jacobi 5155 2464 – local philanthropist – must ring
bungalook@bordernet.com.au

Sat 9th 7.30pm Mallacoota , Workshops 4pm The Mudbrick
WORKSHOP/CONCERT AT SCHOOL Lisa Broom 0428 586357

Fri 15th May 7.30 Candelo Arts Society , South Coast NSW 0401180749

Sat 16th May 7.30 Cobargo, Yuin Folk Club, House Concert – Graham Friar & Coral Vobach 0264936758

Fri 22 May Karuah (North of Newcastle, NSW)
Jam time at River of Music Festival – Bluegrass Feature
Sat 23/5
banjo wkshop (Dave Hellens) – 9.30 – 11.30
Concert – The Lawnmowers 3 – 4pm or 4 – 5pm
Sun 24/5
mandolin / fiddle wkshop (Andrew Clermont)- 11.15 – 12.45 Check times
guitar wkshop – Andrew Clermont – 9.30 – 11.30
Harmonica Wkshop – Christian Marsh – 11.15 – 12.45 (TBC)
Concert – The Lawnmowers
For more info – 0407 071 417

Thu 28 May The Armidale Club, 91 Beardy St. Armidale, NSW

Fri 29 Uralla Arts Performance , Old St Davids Church TBC

Sun 31 Old Gazette Theatre, Dorrigo, – main Street with Indian heart warming food

Thu June 4th The Armidale Club, 91 Beardy St. Armidale, NSW

Fri June 5th Percussion Workshop Willow Tree School (Andrew’s Birthday!) Ph 0267 471793

Sat June 6th Bush Dance – Willow Tree Heather Ranclaud Ph 0267 471793

Sun June 7th 5pm The Supper Club – North Tamworth Bowling Club , Cnr Bligh & Piper St

Wed 10th Ouyen Club VIC
Thu 11th Mildura Sandbar TBC

Fri June 19 Cafe Komodo 118 Prospect Road, Prospect | T 08 8344 7448.
Fri June 26 Wheatsheaf Hotel 39 George Street. Thebarton. South Australia. Tel.: 08 8443 4546.

July 20 – I fly to Germany till Oct 28
Based in Berlin