Hipshooters

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Name = Hipshooters

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Current_members = Billy Williams
Tippy
John Forbes
Past_members =Barry Harvey
Paul Dunningham
Paul MossThe Hipshooters are a band from New Zealand currently based in Brisbane, Australia.

History

The Hipshooters are a dynamic 3-Piece. They formed in Auckland in 1993 but have been based in Brisbane since 1998, playing all the major Australasia Blues Festivals and firmly establishing themselves on the local Australian scene. Since 1993 the band have released 3 albums. [wwww.smokecds.com wwww.smokecds.com] " [http://www.bands.co.nz/band.php?bid=212]

Band Members

* Billy Williams Bass Guitar
* Tippy (Anton Elkington) - Vocals Guitar
* John Forbes - Drums (Australia)Earlier:
* Barry Harvey - Drums (Australia)
* Paul Dunningham - Drums (NZ)
* Paul Moss - Sound and Lighting (NZ)

While mainstay of the band, the members have all been in other more well known and lesser known musical groups.

*Bass guitarist, Billy Williams has played in many New Zealand bands including Blerta [http://www.sergent.com.au/blerta.html] . Ticket, Classic Affair, Space Farm, Monsoon, Shazzam, Doc Savage and the Phil Keys Band Of Light.
*"Tippy" was a member of the group, Hard to Handle prior to forming Hipshooters with Billy in 1993. [http://www.geocities.com/hipshooters/photopagerock2.html]
*Paul Dunningham played in many New Zealand bands, including Hello Sailor (band) and Misex.
*John Forbes runs his own entertainment business in Brisbane, Australia, and has played under Hook-Line and Singer, with Lynn Forbes. [http://www.geocities.com/hipshooters/photopagerock3.html]

Performances

* Resident - The Pye Hi bar
* Strawberry Fields Music Festival 1994
* Blues Festival
* Music by the Sea January 2006 [http://www.musicbythesea.com.au/festival/2006/index.php?categoryid=10]
* Queenscliff Music Festival [http://www.themusic.com.au/im_m/archive/2004/041123-432_eliezer.php]
* The 13th Annual Brisbane Blues Festival Saturday, April 16 2005 [http://www.blues.co.nz/news/article.php?id=518]
* Yagubi Festival 2001. Hervey Bay.

Discography

Featured appearances

The group have appeared on some compilations since 1993 in both New Zealand and Australia. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by the Hipshooters.

* (1997) - Real Australian Blues Volume 3 - "Introduce Yourself"
* (1998) - Gympie Muster Farm Aid 1998 - "Freedom"
* (1999) - Gympie Muster Farm Aid 1999 - "Little by Little"

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References

Books - John Dix - 'Stranded In Paradise' (Paradise Publications 1988 )

Video

Strawberry Fields Music Festival, commissioned live footage.

See also

Strawberry Fields Music Festival

External References

* [http://www.geocities.com/hipshooters/ Hipshooters Official Site]
* [http://www.bands.co.nz/band.php?bid=212 Bands dot co dot nz]
* [http://www.geocities.com/hipshooters/photopagerock3.html John Forbes]
* [http://www.barryharvey.com/hipshoot.html Barry Harvey]
* [http://www.nzmusic.com/artist.cfm?i=750 NZ Music dot com]
* [http://www2.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=5508 mp3 dot com]