Brothers set for stage

Bluegrass fans are in for a treat with one of Australia’s hottest bluegrass acts to perform at Ararat Hotel’s red room.

Famed Australian country music star Troy Cassar-daley has described Hamish and Lachlan Davidson – known as the Davidson Brothers – as ‘the best young bluegrass pickers we have seen for a long while in Australia and a very exciting live act.’

The Davidson Brothers will perform for not-for-profit music collective Ararat Live tonight at 8pm.

Ararat Live’s Rob Shea said the Davidson Brothers were building an impressive hoard of awards and accolades.

“They are five-time Australian Country Music Award winners and were Group of the Year at the 2010 Australian Independent Country Music Awards,” he said. “Together, they were recognised as finalists in the Most Outstanding Musicians category of the 2010 Melbourne Prize for Music.”

The Davidsons grew up in the rural Victorian town of Yinnar.

Raised in a musical family, the brothers started playing music and performing from a young age.

“With seven albums under their belt, they have built the reputation of being one of Australia’s hottest bluegrass acts – multi instrumentalists on banjo, fiddle, mandolin and great entertainers with an enormous respect for the traditions of the genre,” Mr Shea said.

“In recent years, they have toured extensively throughout Australia and America, which included representing Australia at the IBMA’S World of Bluegrass in the USA in 2004, 2009 and 2014.

“They were later invited to present at the 2010 International Bluegrass Awards held at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.”

The brothers have also toured with Australian country music veterans such as Joe Camilleri, Cassar-daley and Lee Kernaghan, and shared the stage with household names including Tommy Emmanuel, Kasey Chambers and Dan Sultan.

Entry to the Ararat show is $20 at the door.

People can call David Nicholson on 0409 848 960 or email araratlive@davidsmedia.com for more information.