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| 2005
Brett and Chin Hwi now perform as a duo with Frances stepping
in whenever required. |
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2004
Chin-Hwi originally stepped in to help out while Jane
was away. Now that Jane's en route to wedded bliss,
Chin-Hwi is the gal on the fiddle!
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| 2004
Frances joins the band when required for a trio, and fills
out the sound on the largerphone (aka the stick with bottle
tops on it). |
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Summer
2003 Zoe joins the duo for a few months as fiddle
player while Jane visits the sheep farm for Christmas. |
| 2003
- 2004 Jane joins Brett for the next phase in the
life of Outback, after the amicable dissolution of the combination
of Brett, Greg, Dave and Matt in June of 2003, this having been
the longest standing lineup in the band's 15 year history. |
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August
2003 The band performs its final show at Swansea
RSL. Both band members and devout fans are thinking 'where
to now?'. The band produces an action-packed live CD in Brett's
lounge room.
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2001
Matt Kaiser rejoins the band and remains until June 2003 when
he leaves to pursue work with a duo. |
| 2000
The band once again travels to Tamworth, this time winning the
Carlton and United Fosters Battle of the Bush in which it had
come runner-up in 1999 |
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1998
or 99 Catherine Britt performs several songs with
the band at the "Good Companions" in Tamworth during
the Country Music Festival. Britt is the friend and protégé
of Kasey Chambers. |
| 1998
Matt leaves the band in Easter and moves to Cairns. The band
continues to work 3-piece, winning the Fosters Battle of the
Bush Bands |
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1996
Damian leaves the
band which evolves a new sound this time incorporating Matt
Kaiser, who they had run into a few years earlier at the Bluegrass
Championships at Tamworth. Matt was versatile playing banjo,
acoustic and electric guitar. Dave Forster was discovered while
busking in Hunter St Newcastle. Dave was quick to learn a new
'bushgrass' style. The band in this format goes on to win "The
National Battle of the Bushbands"in 1998. |
| Mid
90s Local artist Kent Daniels joined the band for
several gigs |
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1994
Faced with the prospect of working 2-piece after losing Luke
Neale and Greg Gunther, the band recruits Damian Rounce to
sing and play keyboard while Brett moves on to guitar. The
trio is seen here at the Bay Bush Barn.
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1992
In front of a crowd of thousands OUTBACK wins its first 'Battle
of the Bush Bands' in Tamworth after being runners-up the
year before. The band goes on to win its category in the Star
Professional Music Awards in the same year.
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1991
This year saw the band operating at near full strength. With
new fiddler Luke hitting his straps you could hear the sound
starting to develop from its infancy in the previous two years.
Luke is awarded runner up in the fiddle section of the Tamworth
Bluegrass championships and stays with the band until 1994.
The band records its album "Live at the Drama Room".
This album is recorded live in the drama room (not surprisingly)
at Belmont High School. |
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1990
Glen leaves the
band to pursue his computing career but puts us onto Luke
Neale as a potential replacement.
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1989
After finding Brett via word of mouth and Greg Gunther via and
advertisement, Greg Carruthers and Glen Hart consolidate OUTBACK
from the ashes of EUREKA, its predecessor. |
| 1986
Greg Carruthers joined the Newcastle based band Eureka with
whom he learnt to call bush dances while playing at Thunderbolt's
Retreat and the Bay Bush Barn. Greg is seen here with Maria
who worked with OUTBACK for a while in late 1992, Rob's brother,
Sally-Anne and Rob Baxter. |
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