Daniel Watkins is a Newcastle native who moved to Melbourne to pursue a professional career in bluegrass. Dan’s band Big Bug Trio recently supported Peter Rowan on his 2012 Australian Tour at the Brunswick Festival, and he’s a common face at many festivals all over Australia. A go-to session guitarist, Dan is quickly making a name for himself as one to watch out for.



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Paddy grew up in the small country town of Adelaide and supposedly wrote the chords out to “Heart of Gold” for his dad at age four. He was a weirdo from then on. Brought up on good wholesome sixties rock and nineties grunge, he took a turn towards Irish folk music and American bluegrass. Primarily because it gave him an excuse to hang around bars, playing mandolin and drinking Guinness. 



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Using his fiddle as a guide, and drawing upon the styles of Bluegrass, Celtic, Old-time and Jazz, George Jackson is just as at home playing a traditional Scottish strathspey or Monroe-style fiddle lick as he is playing his own innovative and creative compositions.



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​An exciting new acoustic trio with a focus on the compelling fiddle music of America and Australia. Grounded in tradition and drawing on influences of Bluegrass and Celtic, the boys of Buffalo Nickel have a very distinctive style. 
 

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Grounded in tradition and influenced by Bluegrass and folk, the boys of Buffalo Nickel bring raw energy to the stage along with their passion for acoustic music. Daniel Watkins, go-to Bluegrass Guitarist and strong lead vocalist is joined by Australian Bluegrass Fiddle champion, George Jackson and brilliant mandolinist, Paddy Montgomery.