Face: Space music for a lockdown environment

Posted on Jun 15, 2020

 ‘FACE’ is the new ambient, instrumental album by Brisbane based musicians Danny Widdicombe and Ant Aggs.

‘FACE’ is an online music collaboration which combines Ant’s delicate piano, and Danny’s weepingly lyrical pedal steel lines. The album was first intended to be a cathartic activity, designed to help keep Danny and Ant relaxed, stay positive and promote general good mental health during lock down. ‘FACE’ is comprised of three space inspired tracks, each named after stars – ‘Delta Delphini’, ‘Vega’ and ‘Alpha Centauri’.

Danny explains how ‘FACE’ came about, “The day Tom Hanks was diagnosed with COVID-19, Ant and I happened to be meeting for a coffee. We both decided we should go into immediate self-isolation because, by a complete twist of fate, we had been in the same room as him only a couple of days before. If we had the virus, the responsible thing to do was to self-isolate. That night we decided to collaborate online and create music for ourselves that would suit the lock down environment. This wasn’t originally intended for release – purely for the love of doing it. I’m an amateur astronomer and every night in lockdown, I would take pics of the moon. I love looking at the skies and I thought it was appropriate that we should make space music for this lockdown environment.

Let It Bleed

Posted on Sep 8, 2019

The Honey Sliders 2nd Annual Fundraiser for Support Act with special guest Tim Rogers.
Together they perform The Rolling Stones’ classic album ‘Let it Bleed’ in its entirety – plus more.

  • Friday 6th Dec – Imperial, Eumundi (doors 7pm) Tickets
  • Saturday 7th Dec – The Triffid, Brisbane (doors 7pm) Tickets
  • Sunday 8th Dec – Soundlounge, Currumbin (Matinee Show – doors 3pm) Tickets

From the harrowing opening track ‘Gimme Shelter’, to the album’s poignant closure ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’, The Rolling Stones’ 1969 album ‘Let it Bleed’ was a coming of age that cemented their place in the pantheon of classic rock. Released only weeks after their founder Brian Jones was found dead in his swimming pool, and only days before the disaster of the Altamont festival, Let it Bleed heralded a new sound and direction for the Rolling Stones.

The album cover, featuring a cake baked and decorated by Delia Smith, is an instantly recognisable symbol of the late 60’s counter culture and the growing anti-war sentiment that had spread across the globe. A mix of hard rocking blues based songs with humour spread through the country rolickings of ‘Country Honk’ and the title track ‘Let it Bleed’, this album is timeless and plays such an important role in the history of popular music.

Crashing onto the Australian music landscape in the mid 90’s, Tim Rogers has proven himself to be one of the few true rock stars to come out of Australia. Widely regarded as on of our greatest story tellers and hard rocking gentlemen, Tim is well versed in all the attributes required to sing these songs with conviction. Tim has fronted The Honey Sliders before when they recreated The Stones’ album Sticky Fingers in 2016. Part of Tim’s experience with those shows made it into his book of memoirs titled ‘Detours’.

The Honey Sliders are the Brisbane based country/rock/soul outfit led by singer/songwriter Danny Widdicombe (The Wilson Pickers, The Go-Betweens, Bernard Fanning and more). With a deep love of retro music, The Honey Sliders have wowed Queensland audiences with their annual concept shows recreating classic albums. Since 2013 they have performed Hendrix’s ‘Axis: Bold as Love’, Neil Young’s ‘On the Beach’, The Band’s ‘The Last Waltz’ (featuring Bernard Fanning, Troy Cassar-Daley, Jeff Lang and more), The Stones’ ‘Sticky Fingers’, The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’, and Cream’s ‘Disraeli Gears’ – all to sold out audiences.

The Honey Sliders are – Danny Widdicombe (guitar / vocals), Dan Mansfield (keys / vocals), Chris Bosley (bass) and Ben Carstens (drums / vocals). The support for the night is Brsbane’s own retro groover Dana Gehrman.

Danny Widdicombe has been fighting off leukaemia for 24 years and along the way he has been aided by the music industry philanthropic charity Support Act. In return, Danny put on The Honey Sliders first annual fundraiser for Support Act in 2018. It was such a success, Danny invited Tim Rogers to join them for this special event – The Honey Sliders 2nd Annual Fundraiser for Support Act!

For more information on Support Act, head to supportact.org.au

I’m Not Around – Out Now

Posted on Jun 12, 2019

‘I’m Not Around’ is the first single from an exciting new collaboration between three-time ARIA Award nominated songwriter, Danny Widdicombe (The Wilson Pickers), and the world renowned powerhouse instrumental trio Trichotomy (Sean Foran, John Parker and Samuel Vincent).

‘I’m Not Around’ is from their forthcoming album ‘Between the Lines’.

‘I’m Not Around’ tackles Danny’s inevitable brush with depression after dealing with the trials and tribulations of living with leukaemia for over 24 years. Fresh from another hip replacement (the complications from leukaemia are seemingly never ending), Danny is back on his feet, armed with his finest solo album to date.

Cam Mackellar, grandson of Dorothea (of ‘I love a sunburnt country’ fame) takes up the story…
This is Russian humour at its finest. (“Soviet microprocessors are the biggest in the world!”) John Parker’s drums swing easy like grass skirts in the Pacific breeze as Sean Foran’s Fender Rhodes, Samuel Vincent’s double bass and Danny’s pedal steel dress up this death wish in a Hawaiian shirt. Danny croons, “The tide washed me away / The river dragged me down / Now it’s better for everyone / If I’m not around” as Kristin Berardi sings with him like a siren to a shipwreck. Through a distant Space Echo I could hear my friend Richard Swift slipping away, asleep in his car…All the angels sing “Que sera sera”. Stick around Dan.

‘I’m Not Around’ is out 11th June through Futurfonic Records.

The Honey Sliders Sleigh Lefty’s for Charity – a Fundraiser for Support Act

Posted on Oct 29, 2018

On Saturday 1st December, Danny Widdicombe and his band The Honey Sliders are putting on their inaugural Xmas concert for charity. To be held at The Honey Sliders’ spiritual home, Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, the band will be joined by some of Brisbane’s finest performers in an all-star, rollicking hootenanny, and at the same time they’ll be raising much needed funds for Support Act – the charity for the music industry.

Guests on the night include Jackie Marshall, Brad Butcher, Jen Mize, Luke Peacock (Halfway, Go-Betweens), Megan Cooper, Cam Milford, Hannah Jane, Hayden Andrews (Cheap Fakes) and more. The songs will be a mix of all the concept shows The Honey Sliders have become famous for – Hendrix, Neil Young, The Stones, The Band, Beatles, Cream plus outstanding original tunes!

The Honey Sliders Sleigh Lefty’s for Charity – a Fundraiser for Support Act

  • Sat 1st Dec
  • Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall
  • $20 Tickets

A Support Act Story

In 2011, Danny Widdicombe was enjoying the spoils of winning the prestigious song writing award, The GW McLennan Memorial Fellowship, when leukaemia struck him down for the third time.

After an emergency flight home to Brisbane, Danny’s late friend Karl Broadie suggested he contact the philanthropic body known as Support Act for help.

Lindy Morrison of Go-Betweens fame, is the artist liaison at Support Act, and she worked closely with Danny’s family to help them find a way through the most difficult of times. Not only offering financial assistance, Support Act helped give Danny and his family emotional strength with the knowledge that is an organisation actively assisting those who have dedicated their lives to music.

The Honey Sliders are led by Danny Widdicombe who is a member of the Three x ARIA Award nominated band The Wilson Pickers and has played lead guitar for the likes of Bernard Fanning, Tim Rogers, The Go-Betweens and many more. Danny is renowned for his formidable guitar playing and songwriting. On keys, bass, guitar and almost anything else he turns his hands to, Dan Mansfield is the musician’s musician and has played all over Australia as a part of the cult band The Gin Club and with Australia’s premiere rock n roll band You Am I. Chris Bosley has toured the world as bass player in the groove collective known as The Resin Dogs. Ben Carstens keeps time for the band and is also a member of local Brisbane rock band Mexico City.

Danny Widdicombe and Trichotomy

Posted on May 4, 2018

An exciting collaboration between seemingly disparate musical identities.

Danny Widdicombe is best known for his award winning folk and country songwriting and musicianship, whereas Trichotomy are renowned for their experimental strain of jazz.

Danny and Trichotomy are raising funds to record their new collaboration

Fundraiser = https://australianculturalfund.org.au/projects/danny-widdicombe-and-trichotomy-project/

 

 

Sunshine of Your Love

Posted on May 4, 2018

Danny Widdicombe and The Honey Sliders play Cream’s Greatest Songs Live at Soundlounge (Currumbin) Friday 20th July and The Triffid Saturday 21st July.

2018 marks 50 years since Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker came together as Cream for the last time. Each of the members were the cream of the crop of the British blues explosion of the late ’60’s. Known for their bedazzling hurricane of technique, drama, emotion and zooming spirit, Cream were at their best when they payed live.

Brisbane musician Danny Widdicombe and his band The Honey Sliders are continuing their infamous annual celebrations of their favourite music by bringing Cream’s music back to life on the stages of The Soundlounge (Currumbin) and The Triffid (Newstead, Brisbane). In a series of sold out shows dating back to 2013, Danny and The Honey Sliders have paid homage to Hendrix’s “Axis: Bold As Love”, Neil Young’s “On the Beach”, The Band’s “The Last Waltz”, The Rolling Stones’ “Sticky Fingers” and last year The Beatles’ “Abbey Road”.

Tickets are $25 plus booking fee.

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The Honey Sliders are led by Danny Widdicombe who is a member of the Three x ARIA Award nominated band The Wilson Pickers and has played lead guitar for the likes of Bernard Fanning, Tim Rogers, The Go-Betweens and many more. Danny is renowned for his formidable guitar playing and songwriting. On keys, bass, guitar and almost anything else he turns his hands to, Dan Mansfield is the musician’s musician and has played all over Australia as a part of the cult band The Gin Club and with Australia’s premiere rock n roll band You Am I. Chris Bosley has toured the world as bass player in the groove collective known as The Resin Dogs. Ben Carstens keeps time for the band and is also a member of local Brisbane rock band Mexico City.

Supporting The Honey Sliders will be Brisbane rock goddess Sabrina Lawrie. Her unique mixture of dark pop, brooding earth rock and cosmic noise and psychedelia, all topped by a voice that has no right to explode from such a tiny frame, will lift you from this reality and catapult you into a transcended state. Her shape-shifting songs, which rarely follow conventional structures, are by turns aggressive and restrained, mind-bendingly strange, and often eerily beautiful.

The Honey Sliders Play Cream. Soundlounge Currumbin, Friday 20th July, The Triffid, Saturdasy 21st July. 

Abbey Road, Played in its entirety

Posted on Jun 22, 2017

Come Together. The Beatle’s iconic album Abbey Road played in its entirety.

The Triffid, Friday, August 4 And The Sound Lounge Sunday, August 6.

The Honey Sliders will be recreating The Beatles’ landmark classic album Abbey Road live on stage in its entirety with special guests to be announced. The Honey Sliders are some of Australia’s best musicians and they have a history of creating respectful and outstanding recreations of their favourite albums. This promises to be a very special night. The Honey Sliders, presented by Danny Widdicombe, plus special guests perform Abbey Road at The Triffid in Brisbane on Friday, August 4 and at The Sound Lounge in Currumbin on Sunday, August 6.

The Honey Sliders have built a reputation for their stunning recreations of some of their all-time favourite albums. Starting with Hendrix’s Axis: Bold as Love in 2013, they went on to wow the audience with a live, rambunctious rendition of Neil Young’s On the Beach the following year. In 2015 they went on to break box office records with the sold out extravaganza of The Band’s classic farewell concert The Last Waltz. The Honey Sliders’ reputation for staging respectful recreations of classic albums was cemented with their performance of The Last Waltz which special guests like Bernard Fanning, Troy Cassar-Daley, Jeff Lang and Ian Haug. 2016 saw the band play sell-out shows performing The Rolling Stones’ cult album Sticky Fingers with Australian rock legend Tim Rogers on lead vocals.

Abbey Road was the last recording the Beatles made and it has become their most enduring album. It is famed for being one of the most influential and revered albums of all time. The album cover is universally acknowledged and imitated daily on the very same crossing on Abbey Road, adjacent to the famous studios where The Beatles recorded the lion’s share of their extensive catalogue.

Starting with the swamp blues intrigue of John Lennon’s Come Together and ending with Paul’s epitaph of wisdom The End, Abbey Road is a powerful mix of beautiful songs (Something), heartfelt soul balladry (Oh Darling), pop wizardry (Octopus’s Garden) and deep hypnotic blues (I Want You / She’s So Heavy).

The Honey Sliders are led by Danny Widdicombe who is a member of the Three x ARIA Award nominated band The Wilson Pickers and has played lead guitar for the likes of Bernard Fanning, Tim Rogers and many more. Danny is renowned for his formidable guitar playing and songwriting. On keys, bass, guitar and almost anything else he turns his hands to, Dan Mansfield is the musician’s musician and has played all over Australia as a part of the cult band The Gin Club and with Australia’s premiere rock n roll band You Am I. Chris Bosley has toured the world as bass player in the groove collective known as The Resin Dogs. Ben Carstens keeps time for the band and is also a member of local Brisbane rock band Mexico City.

Supporting The Honey Sliders and their Very Special Guests will be the wonderful Abbie Cardwell and her band the Texicans. Abbie Cardwell has toured the world with her music and is known for her brilliant live performances and well-crafted songs. Abbie will be performing some classic Mexican inspired Beatles covers.

The Honey Sliders with Danny Widdicombe and Special Guests Present The Beatles’ Abbey Road.
Triffid, Brisbane Friday, August 4, The Soundlounge in Currumbin Sunday, August 6. Tix are $30+ Booking fee.

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Sticky Fingers

Posted on Jun 9, 2016

Sticky-Fingers-A3-WebsThe Rolling Stones’ classic album ‘STICKY FINGERS’ Live in its Entirety

The Zoo, Brisbane – Saturday 27th August

The Soundlounge, Currumbin – Sunday 28th August

Starring Tim Rogers (You Am I), Ben Salter (Gin Club, Wilson Pickers) and The Honeysliders feat. Danny Widdicombe (The Wilson Pickers)

STICKY FINGERS was the first Rolling Stones album to reach number 1 on both side of the Atlantic when it was released in 1971. 2016 marks its 45th anniversary and to celebrate, local musician Danny Widdicombe and his band The Honeysliders have hand picked some friends to bring it back to life on the stages of The Zoo and The Soundlounge.

“We were looking for a lead singer for this Sticky Fingers idea” says Danny Widdicombe. “You can’t play a Rolling Stones album without a Mick Jagger. I thought, who better than our very own king of rock n roll – the effervescent raconteur himself, Mr. Tim Rogers.”

Sharing some of the singing duties will be the highly renowned Australian performer Ben Salter. Ben and
Danny play in the twice ARIA nominated band The Wilson Pickers together. “Ben is one of the best singers in the country” Says Danny. “He’s also probably the kindest and most generous musician I’ve shared a stage with so I was rapt when Ben said he was available for these shows”

The backing band are called The Honey Sliders featuring Danny on lead guitar and vocals, Dan Mansfield on keys, Ben Carstens on Drums, Chris Bosley on Bass and Caleb Mangan on guitar. “We play every week around Brisbane. We love making music together and over time we’ve built a real
understanding and a musical bond that the audience can relate to. You can tell we’re enjoying each other’s company onstage.”

Supporting The Honey Sliders will be the emerging talent Dana Gehrman. Dana met Danny at his Campfire Sessions, an open mic night that he hosts at Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall in Petrie Tce.

What The Rolling Stones’ 1971 album Sticky Fingers

Where and When

  • The Zoo, Anne St Fortitude Valley, Brisbane – Saturday August 27. Doors at 8pm
  • The Soundlounge, Currumbin RSL, Currumbin – Sunday August 28 Doors at 4pm

Tickets $30 plus booking fee, oztix.com.au