S4 E5 Peter Allan joins BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series Host/Creator Di Spillane to discuss his band The Honey Badgers and what they will be doing at this year's Port Noarlunga Blues Festival.If you have been listening to this season’s episodes

ZKYE COMPSON-HARRIS. ZKYE & DAMO PORT NOARLUNGA BLUES FESTIVAL 2023.

Nov 9th, 2023 15m 55s

S4 E4 ZKYE Compson-Harris. Zkye & Damo Port Noarlunga Blues Festival 2023.Listen for the BAND IT ABOUT scoop announcement during this episode!Zkye is a 2x SA Blues Awards Female Vocalist of the year, whose powerhouse vocals have earned rave r

CHRIS FINNEN AMBASSADOR of the PORT NOARLUNGA BLUES FESTIVAL

Nov 2nd, 2023 13m 43s

S4 E3 Chris Finnen joins Di Spillane to discuss this year's Port Noarlunga Blues Festival. About Chris; Chris began to play the guitar when he was 10. Migrating with his parents from the UK to Australia in the late 60’s, it was in the state of

PORT NOARLUNGA BLUES FESTIVAL STEVE EALES INTERVIEW

Oct 26th, 2023 20m 15s

S4 E2 Multi Award Winning Singer/Songwriter/ and Multi-Instrumentalist Steve Eales of Steve Eales and The Open Road is this weeks BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series guest. During this weeks episode Podcast Host/Creator Di Spillane asks Steve what

PORT NOARLUNGA BLUES FESTIVAL Interview with SUEDAN, Sue and Danny Filmer

Oct 19th, 2023 21m 41s

S4 E1 PORT NOARLUNGA BLUES FESTIVAL, Interview with Sue and Danny Filmer from SUEDAN.Danny and Sue Filmer join host/creator Di Spillane for Season Four Episode One of the limited series of the BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series to discuss their in

Trailer

Announcing Season 4 Port Noarlunga Blues Festival 2023 Interviews

Oct 18th, 2023 46s

Season 4 of the BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series starts Friday the 20th of October, 2023. This limited season will include interviews with some of the organisers and performers for this year's Port Noarlunga Blues Festival which starts on Friday

S3 E9 ROGER SMITH Harmonica Teacher and Player for The Bluescasters

Oct 14th, 2022 37m 10s

Roger Smith is a South Australian harmonica player who has been playing with his Blues/Rock band The Bluescasters for the past 16 years. Roger began his musical journey playing the djembe in a world music band called 'Fuego' with his good frien

S3 E8 SNOOKS LA VIE Formerly the frontman of The Deliverymen, The Hiptones, Snooks La Vie & The Reprise, The Fabulous Rumble'ators, currently with Romaldo’s Groove, The Dirty Roots Band, and more

Oct 7th, 2022 1h 1m

S3 E8 Snooks La Vie (Paul Wimbles) is a South Australian born blues/soul/country vocalist and harmonica player who first began to play the harmonica after finding a brand new Hohner Marine band harmonica that was underneath a former partners be

Bonus

BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series Host/Creator Di Spillane's interview for “The Underground Railroad”, her debut blues/gospel single, released on the 22nd of September, 2022.

Sep 30th, 2022 25m 11s

Bonus Episode; BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series Host/Creator Di Spillane released her debut blues/gospel single “The Underground Railroad” on the 22nd of September to raise Narcolepsy awareness on World Narcolepsy Day. In this episode, you will h

S3 E7 DAVID BLIGHT, Harmonica player for Cold Chisel, The Flyers, Mick Kidd and David Blight, SA Music Hall of Fame, Artist work painter/sculptor, & John Martins Christmas Pageant Floats

Sep 23rd, 2022 44m 17s

South Australian-born musician DAVID BLIGHT is without a doubt one of Australia’s premier harmonica players. There aren’t too many people in Australia who are not familiar with the harmonica playing of David Blight. Every time you hear that fav

S3 E6 NATHAN DAWSON Harmonica player for The Sey Boys Blues Band and The Shuffle Shack, former bands include Oz Blues, Vic Bitter Blues, Greasy Gravy, The Customlines, and Rubes and the High Rollers

Sep 16th, 2022 18m 14s

Nathan Dawson was 17 when he first decided to start learning how to play the harmonica. A couple of his friends had begun to jam together and he wanted to join them, so he dug out the harmonica that he had given to his dad and began to teach hi

S3 E5 WILL KALLINDERIS aka Harpin' Will K - Solo Performer playing Harmonica/Guitar/Singer/Songwriter, former bands Star Step Evolution, The Young Sequoias, Cal Williams Jr.

Sep 9th, 2022 48m 31s

Will Kallinderis aka Harpin’ Will K joins Di Spillane this week to discuss his musical journey, a journey that has followed him from Ottawa, Edmonton Alberta, Vancouver, and since 2005 South Australia. Will Kallinderis aka 'Harpin’ Will K' is a

S3 E4 KAREN PATER Harmonica/Percussion for THE RIVER RATS, previous bands include BILLY GOAT BOOGIE and Heather Frahn & the Moonlight Tide

Sep 2nd, 2022 35m 2s

Karen Pater was born in Sydney, spent her teenage/early-mid adult life in Perth, and in recent years moved to South Australia settling in the Fleurieu Peninsular. Despite taking up playing the harmonica initially whilst living in Perth, initial

S3 E3 BOBBY BLUES Harmonica and Percussionist for The Harmonics - Funky Swinging Rhythm and Blues Band, Former Bands: The Toe Jammers, The Global Artichokes, The String Breakers, & Blu Stu Band

Aug 26th, 2022 55m 47s

South Australian harmonica/percussionist Bobby Blues joins me this week to share his musical journey for the BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series.Bobby whose given name is Greg Carmody, received his first harmonica when he was 8 years old, he played

S3 E2 DANNY FILMER: Singer Songwriter, Cigar Box Guitar, and Harmonica player for the South Australian duo SUEDAN.

Aug 19th, 2022 44m 38s

Multi-instrumentalist Danny Filmer joins me to discuss his musical journey for this week's episode of the BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series. Danny, born at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), and raised in Blackwood, South Australia, was the young

S3 E1 MARK SNOAD is the Harmonica player for AP D'Antonio and the Captain Kidd Band, the YouBlues Band, and Don't Tell Joe

Aug 12th, 2022 27m 5s

S3 E1 Mark Snoad is a South Australian-born Hohner Harmonica player who despite having played from a young age, didn't actually join his first official band (AP D'Antonio and the Captain Kidd Band) until 2019. Mark began carrying his harmonica

Trailer

Trailer for Season 3 of the BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series

Jul 8th, 2022 1m 57s

Season 3 of the BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series is coming soon. For the next season, I will be chatting with South Australian harmonica players. If you have or still do play the harmonica in a band from South Australia and would like to be inter

S2 E87 Final 5 20 QUESTIONS in 2 MINUTES with guest drummers E79 - E83: Madeleine Cossey, Andreanna Massacci, Alex Deegan, John Zak, and Travis Demsey

Jul 1st, 2022 15m 41s

This is the Final Episode for Season 2 of the BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series. This week my guest drummers playing 20 Questions in 2 Minutes are from episodes 79 to 83, they include Madeleine Cossey, Andreanna Massacci, Alex Deegan, John Zak, an

S2 E86 20 QUESTIONS IN 2 MINUTES, Guest Drummers: JOSHUA BALDWIN, JULIAN PERROTTA. GREG CLARK, WILLI GUTWEIN, SEAN KEMP, and STEVEN SMITH

Jun 24th, 2022 18m 14s

This week's guest drummers are E69 Joshua Baldwin, E70 Julian Perrotta, E71 Greg Clark, E75 Willi Gutwein, E77 Sean Kemp, and E78 Steven Smith. The BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series interviews always end with the guests playing 20 Questions in 2 M

S2 E85 20 QUESTIONS in 2 MINUTES, Guest Drummers; PAUL BUTLER, DANNY LEO, JOHN MCDERMOTT, BOB REID, THOMAS CRESCITELLI, & MICHAEL MARINO

Jun 17th, 2022 18m

BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series Guest Drummers playing 20 QUESTIONS in 2 MINUTES this week are; Paul Butler E59, Danny Leo E64, John McDermott E65, Bob Reid E66, Thomas Crescitelli E67, and Michael Marino E68. Two of my guests get through all 20

S2 E84 20 QUESTIONS in 2 MINUTES Guest Drummers; TAHLIA BORG, SAM GUTWEIN, JOHN MASON, JOEL PRIME, LIAM WEEDALL, and DYLAN DI PALO

Jun 10th, 2022 18m 8s

20 Questions in 2 Minutes from episodes 53 Tahlia Borg, 54 Sam Gutwein, 55 John Mason, 56 Joel Prime, 57 Liam Weedall, and 58 Dylan Di Palo.Music "Band It About" theme song written and recorded for the BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series by Catheri

S2 E83 TRAVIS DEMSEY, drummer for Melbourne band 'DOUBLEBLACK', formerly the drummer for 'The Living End'. Youth Music Officer, DJ ARTHUR, Motivational Speaker

Jun 3rd, 2022 1h 15m

Travis Dempsey grew up in rural Victoria in a dysfunctional family. At 15 he spent his time skateboarding, getting in fights with his mates, and moving from school to school as a result of this behavior. A high school teacher changed his life a

S2 E82 JOHN ZAC, Drummer for STONE & The Internationals, former for F.A.B, Division 4, Zep Boys, Flame Trees, SCAT, Subsonic Symphonee, Earthling777, Touring drummer for Graham Bonnet & Glen Hughes.

May 27th, 2022 1h 3m

When you consider the fact that John Zak has had a career as a professional musician for over 45 years, despite being born with a chronic lung condition that at one time had his parents believe that he would be on an iron lung by the time he wa

S2 E81 ALEX DEEGAN, Drummer for SHADOWQUEEN & TRUCK, Teacher at DRUMTEK School of Music, Writer for Australia's #1 Drum Magazine DRUMscene, former Australian Idol Session Drummer

May 20th, 2022 1h 13m

Alex Deegan's obsession with drumming began when he was living in Whyalla attending Primary School. His teacher Sister Bernadette invited a drummer to come along to class with his kit to do a talk about drums, Alex put his hand up when the dru

S2 E80 ANDREANNA MASSACCI, drummer for Rose Clouseau, Keeskea, Ebony Emili, and Dulce Adl. Girls Rock! Adelaide, Amazing Drumming Monkeys, session drummer for various acts including NELSON DIALECT

May 13th, 2022 51m 56s

Andreanna Massacci first became interested in drumming when she was 5 after having a go on her cousins drum kit, her mother noticed how easily she was able to play and decided to book Andreanna in for drum lessons. Andreanna continued having pr