Emmett has just arrived from Minnesota, USA to spend 12 months with Gold Coast Rotary on Rotary’s Youth exchange program.  he has packed a lot of music into his 18 years. Emmett is a super talented young musician who’s already gigging professionally accompanying his emotion-packed vocals on guitar AND piano.

SATURDAY:  Get ready to enjoy the soulful folky/ecletic vibes of talented local musician Jade Soul  as the sun sets and the music fills the air.

Jade Soul is an emerging singer-songwriter, a gypsy who found her belonging in music and art. Soulful, hearty and raw are words that encapsulate Jade Soul. Bringing together soul, folk and jazz, she weaves poetic lyrics into her songs, birthing a unique sound. Jade connects genuinely, inviting the audience in, to dance on fragile lines of emotion. Her sound has been described as mesmerizing, because it is born from the soul, and captures the heart. With a diverse vocal range between angelic and a sultry timbre, Jade Soul has a blend of emotive melodic pieces and jazzy soulful songs with a quirky gypsy twist.

SUNDAY:  Brad Palmer is a blues guitarist and storyteller whose music reflects the journey of a true drifter. Playing a 60-year-old Gibson guitar, he delivers a rich, authentic sound, captivating audiences with soulful performances, blending raw blues with personal tales.

SUNDAY

Amy is a young girl with big dreams and nothing will get in her way. She may be little but she has a big personality and voice to go with it.

Since the age of nine, she has been fortunate enough to collaborate with iconic Australian and American Country music artists and has performed across the country at festivals such as Music in the Mulga, Back to basics, the Capella Country Music Festival and more.

At just 14 years old, Amy Ryan Music made history as the youngest performer ever at the 2024 Big Red Bash: on Big Blue Day, she led thousands of Bashers in a moving rendition of ‘I Am Australian’ to support type 1 diabetes research. The following day, she hit the main stage with a spectacular set – opening with ‘Diamantina Dreaming’, her original song co-written with her dad, and a heartfelt tribute to the Queensland Outback.

ROVING ALL WEEKEND

As a multi-faceted international performing arts company, we are in the business of celebrating and creating extraordinary stories and bringing them to our audiences, through the power of circus, dance, and theatre. A multi-talented group of individuals bound by art, invention, and curiosity.

A narrative circus show for children and families. “A Bee Story” brings together elements of circus, acrobatics, dance and live music to tell the story of Queen Bee and Worker Bee, who must work together to re-build their hive after it is destroyed by a bushfire.

SATURDAY

Kyle has been singing and performing professionally with a bush/celtic band called Leaping Lizards, and previously a band called Celtic Bread for several years. Celtic Bread was formed to facilitate a musical session/gathering at a local organic food outlet called the Celtic Organic Cafe in Southport on the Gold Coast.

He plays irish tin whistle, irish low whistle, scottish smallpipes, great highland bagpipe, irish bouzouki, irish tenor banjo and a few others… He also plays several different bagpipes (some very loud and some quite quiet like a loud acoustic violin) and other instruments.