Help Jed Appleton and the Quartet: Tasmanian Times foster band!

Help Tassie Times get Jed Appleton and the Quartet to the Falls Festival – Vote for them HERE:

Falls Festival Foster Band Initiative – Power to the People

It’s no secret that Tasmania is a breeding ground for some of our country’s most exciting musical talent. No one is better positioned to comment on the who’s who of these shining stars than the people on the ground and around the towns themselves. So why not call on the people who know best to uncover some fresh local sounds to add to our festival line up?

The Falls Music & Arts Festival has banded together with a bunch of Tasmanian music’s most supportive media friends, to shine the light on local artists through the Falls Festival Foster Band Initiative. Its giving local Tasmanian acts a national platform to launch their music and their profile. Falls Festival Foster Band Initiative is a way to shine the spotlight on sizzling local artists that have been causing a stir in venues across the state over the past few years. By casting their vote, music fans will give these local bands the opportunity to score a slot on the Falls Festival line up.

“We are really excited about this year, with so many of Tasmania’s media actively getting behind acts and for the first time. The public are able to have a say in who makes it on this year’s Falls Music and Arts program.” Simon Daly, Festival Director.

During the month of October, the Tasmanian press are generously opening their pages and fostering one local act, featuring them, their talents and their story and giving them a big fat dose of love and attention that they so deserve.

Readers will be given the chance to uncover their new favourite artist and help secure them a paid spot on the Falls Festival line up by casting their vote via the Falls Festival website: HERE:

There are three paid spots up for grabs. Voting opened October 1st and closes October 31st, with the winners being announced in November.

All about Jed Appleton and the Quartet:

Jed has been writing and playing music for about three years now. He is a former member of Red Sugar, Fox Hunt, and The Mail Men, and has now resorted to his own original music with his four piece band.

The young troubadour has also traveled performing solo shows Australia wide and will be venturing off on a national tour in December/January with the band to busk and play some shows and a couple of festivals.

At 16, Jed has already toured and released an EP “Beautiful One”, reaching no.19 on Singer/Songwriters charts on Itunes, and has estimated selling 1000 copies so far.

Impressing the likes of international bands such as Passenger, Stu Larsen, Set Sail, The Falls, and Shaun Kirk, Jed has managed to be able to support them on their tours.

Jed will be releasing his second EP “Comforts Flow” in November, with a different approach, firstly recording professionally in the studio with a full band now known as “Jed Appleton and the Quartet”, and also with more up tempo folk songs, with the likes of a banjo, double bass, keyboard, and acoustic.

“His Infectious melodic vocals alongside tasteful rhythmic guitar stylings is a must see.” The Waratah Hotel.
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