REAF in the Regions: Port Walcott Waves & Melodies
16 May, 3.30pm to 9pm, at Port Walcott Yacht Club, All ages, Free event, Walk-ins welcome
Join MC Matt Storer and enjoy loads of live music featuring local bands, and headline act Slide Summit. The bar will be open and fish and chips will be available for purchase. We’ll also have an ice cream truck and face painting!
MC Matt Storer
Since taking out both the WA RAW Comedy and Funny Faces competition in 2014, Matt Storer has established himself as one of the state’s finest comics. His inventive mix of stand-up and musical comedy has earned applause across Australia and the UK.
Matt uses his unique imagination to create refreshingly original comedy, both on his feet and behind a piano. A regular in all of Perth’s comedy rooms, he has impressed audiences across the city with his energetic flare, lyrical skill and larger-than-life stage presence.
Highway 95
Start: 3.50pm, Finish: 4.40pm
Highway 95 is an acoustic/rock country music duo (and full band), based in Karratha, Western Australia, performing at events and local venues across the Pilbara Region.
Formed in January 2023, Highway 95 features Bob Derschow on guitar and Nicole Bylund on vocals. Both artists bring 20–30 years of experience performing in multiple bands and share a strong passion for writing and performing original country music.
Alongside their original material, Highway 95 delivers a wide range of crowd-pleasing country and classic rock covers, spanning modern and contemporary favourites.
Covers by Camille
Start: 4.50pm, Finish: 5.20pm
From classic throwbacks to modern sing-alongs, Covered by Camille brings a mix of vocals, tracks, ukulele and guitar to create an upbeat, crowd-friendly sound, with a strong focus on popular hits from the 80s to now!
Camille has been performing around Karratha for many years, delivering easy-listening vibes and good energy wherever she plays..
Gin&Tonic
Start: 5.35pm, Finish: 6.20pm
George Kelly and Tristan Woodhill have put together a duo called "Gin&Tonic" with George Kelly on acoustic, vocals & Tristan Woodhill on saxophone & vocals also.
They are both local business owners and have a passion for music.
SmallTown
Start: 6.30pm, Finish: 7.10pm
Karratha’s party duo SMALLTOWN, has been entertaining at festivals, pubs, clubs, events, and corporate functions all over the northwest, since 2007.
Lead vocals are by Charmaine Doust, who will entertain the crowd with an awesome vocal range, being able to cover both female and male rock and pop vocalists successfully. Charmaine has been the lead vocalist in a few different bands in the WA northwest for the past 19 years.
Vocals and guitar are by Keith Doust, who has been the guitarist and vocalist in a variety of different bands throughout WA’s metro and northern regions since 1998.
DJ Marli aka XQSMOI
Start: 7.25pm, Finish: 7.55pm; and
Start: 9pm, Finish: 9.20pm
Marli Ryan aka XQSMOI is a Ngarluma woman and DJ who blends traditional Indigenous music with an eclectic array of sounds, a style rooted in connection and storytelling.
XQSMOI brings a unique energy to every set, weaving her heritage throughout. Her mixes invite people to feel the rhythm of both the past and present.
Slide Summit
Start: 8pm, Finish: 9pm
Slide Summit’s unique global repertoire explores a musical fusion of Jazz, Blues, Indian Folk, North African rhythms, and Irish reels.
Slide Summit was born out of the migration of two of the world’s top slide instrument players to Perth. Sarod player Praashekh Borkar from India and pedal steel guitarist Lucky Oceans from the United States of America, have both won the highest music awards from their respective countries. Completing the quartet are Indian-Australian multi-instrumentalist Tao Issaro on percussion and Cuban bassist Arvis Mena.
Together, their unique global repertoire explores a musical fusion of Jazz, Blues, Indian Folk, North African rhythms, and Irish reels. There’s nothing like the Slide Summit ensemble anywhere else in the world and their boundless musical curiosity and desire to explore emotion-filled musical stories with outstanding musicianship makes this new group truly exceptional.