HILLBILLY HEAVEN
All-Star Country Music Band
The HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band (2023 Deluxe Edition) - Bottom photo L to R:- CLARE O'MEARA (fiddle, vocals), TERRY PHILLIPS (drums), KENNY KITCHING (dobro), BRYEN WILLEMS (vocals, guitar, harmonica), BOB HOWE (guitar, harmonica, vocals, musical director), TOMI GRASO (pedal steel guitar), GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE (fiddle, vocals), ALLAN TOMKINS (bass, vocals)
The line-up of HILLBILLY HEAVEN includes
The boys are often joined by the multi-talented BRYEN WILLEMS as featured vocalist, playing acoustic guitar and harmonica. Bryen also tours with his own band - Bryen and the Bayou Boogie Boys - and co-hosts the Canterbury Country concerts with Bob.
Augmenting the band is 2018 CMAA Musician of the Year, CLARE O'MEARA on fiddle and vocals. Clare is so much in demand, we share her with The Bushwackers, John Williamson, The Western Distributors, Brian Cadd and many more! Also to be often found joining the ranks are the legendary Country Music Roll of Renown inductee KENNY KITCHING who adds his 7-string dobro to the band, and the infamous GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE on fiddle and rousing vocals. On special nights, you might catch Clare and George treating us to the authentic Western Swing sound of twin fiddles!
The earliest documented version of the band was in 1990, but the current line-up was hand-picked to be the 'House Band' for the monthly Canterbury Country shows in Sydney from the year 2000 to the present day. The band has also toured with many guest singers and were the accompanying band for the first two years of the prestigious Telstra Road To Tamworth finals in Tamworth which included 2004 winner Jessica Mauboy, 2005 winner Aleyce Simmons and finalist Morgan Evans. At the 2009 & 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival, HILLBILLY HEAVEN performed Honky Tonk Nights at the Family Hotel with Bryen Willems and the Tomkins Late Night Honky Tonk at Wests in 2013. HILLBILLY HEAVEN has also been a favourite featured band at the Brisbane Water Oyster Festival.
All the members of HILLBILLY HEAVEN have a distinguished pedigree in the realm of Australian Country Music. Together, they bring a wealth of experience to each and every show. Heaven, Country style!
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HILLBILLY HEAVEN play Tomkins Custom Guitars, Basses and Mandolins
HILLBILLY HEAVEN through the years...
The HILLBILLY HEAVEN Band (2019 Deluxe Edition) - L to R: KENNY KITCHING (dobro), TERRY PHILLPOT (drums), GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE (fiddle, vocals), NICKI GILLIS (vocals, guitar, mandolin), TOMI GRASO (pedal steel guitar), BOB HOWE (guitar, harmonica, vocals, musical director), CLARE O'MEARA (fiddle, vocals), ALLAN TOMKINS (bass, vocals)
 Tomi, Nicki, Terry, Allan and Bob at the 2019 Brisbane Water Oyster Festival at Ettalong Beach
 Hillbilly Heaven 2008 - Allan, Nicki, Terry, Bob, Tomi, Doug Boyd

Hillbilly Heaven 2005 - Doug, Terry, Bob, Tomi, Allan

Hillbilly Heaven 2004 - Naomi, Terry, Bob, Allan, Tomi

Hillbilly Heaven 2001 - Naomi Coggan, Terry, Bob, Keith Glass, Tomi, Allan

Hillbilly Heaven 1990 - Bob, Leon Isackson, Wayne Appleby, Bill Pittman
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