Tavern, Friday August 29 -7.30pm

Tavern, Saturday August 30 - 7.30pm

Winebar, Sunday August 31 - 11.00am

THE BOBKATZ

Comprising Garry Koehler & Robert Mackay, The Bobkatz hail from popular Seaside City of Hervey Bay in Queensland.

The Bobkatz collaboration combines Garry's song writing and vocals with Rob's multi instrumental talents and harmonies. They like to call their music "Organic Country that depicts real stories of real people and real places. Brisbane Author and Music Journalist Ritchie Yorke described the The Bobkatz music with " its that out on the patio kind of feel that takes it to another place"

The Bobkatz released four singles from their current "Sweet Water" album (Produced by Mike Flanders) between May 2006 and January 2008 being "Welcome to Queensland", "Little River Town (Howlong)", "Sweetwater" and "The Man in the Picture".

Whilst all singles received significant radio airplay around Australia, The Man in the Picture was the most successful and made the National Top 30 Country Singles Chart. Three of the singles all made the Country Music Channel Top 30.

The Bobkatz national growing popularity was confirmed by packed venues at their appearances at Tamworth 2008 along with TIARA nominations in both 2007 & 2008 for best Duo as well as being a finalist in the World Alliance Radio Presenters (WARP) New Talent of the Year 2007 and finalists in the TSA National Country Songwriters Awards 2007 & 2008.

The Bobkatz recorded a new album (as yet untitled) in Nashville late last year, again under Producer Mike Flanders. The forthcoming single and film clip from that album "The Long Haul" will be released in August 2008 and was mixed in Nashville by Neil Young's Engineer Rob Clark.