Tommy Emmanuel

Australian Troubadours: Pauly Zarb, Rick Price and Anthony Snape presented by Acoustic Guitar Masters Concert Series Saturday, Dec 12, 2009 7:30pm $15 at door Hardin Co. Schools Performing Arts Center 384 WA Jenkins Rd, Elizabethtown, KY For more information, contact Trinity Music Productions at (270) 325-3958 or ematting@scrtc.com or go online to www.acousticguitarmasters.com. The News-Enterprise RADCLIFF — Acoustic Guitar Masters Concert Series 10 will present "The Australian Troubadours," featuring Rick Price, Anthony Snape and Pauly Zarb, Saturday at the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center at John Hardin High School. The musicians offer a variety of musical styles ranging from pop to folk and a glimpse into the Australian music scene. But their notoriety is not limited to Australia's audience. Zarb has been living and making music in Kentucky since 2003. He hails from west of Sydney, Australia, in a house where music was continuous with his five older brothers, his "mum" and dad. He pursued his career as a musician from an early age, playing in concert and funk bands throughout Sydney, and later in a duo with his brother Matt, winning the Sunny Award for Best Folk Album 2001 for their "Vincent Road" album. Zarb's song, "For the Love of a Child," was nominated for best song. Each year Zarb puts on a street concert in his new home city of Bardstown, which draws some 3,000 people. He also has joined with other musicians, including Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours, which tours throughout the country. A multi-instrumentalist, Zarb tours the U.S. as a one-man band combining keyboards, percussion, kick drum, high hat, guitar, flute, panpipes, tin whistles, accordion, harmonica, didgeridoo and vocals. Price, from Beaudesert, a small town near Brisbane Queensland Australia, began playing music at age 9 with his family band, The Orbits. His recording career spans nearly two decades with hits such as "Not a Day Goes By," "Walk Away Renee," "River of Love," and "Heaven Knows," which was voted the APRA Song of the Year by Australian songwriters in 1992. Many of his songs have taken on lives of their own and are mainstays of modern-day mainstream Australian radio. Recently, several of Price's recordings appeared in the Australian film, "December Boys," starring Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe. A new composition, "Nobody Knows My Name," was the movie’s featured track. Also a multi-instrumentalist and producer, Price performs live as much as possible. He has established a loyal following across Australia, whether he's with a band or solo, and in 2009 he toured America with Australian guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel. Snape is an emerging singer-songwriter with a voice bigger than his little hometown could contain. He followed the city lights to Sydney where he delivered his debut album, "Disappearing Day," and then went on tour. More than 300 live shows — including opening spots for major artists — led to an invitation to tour the U.S. Snape has worked as a session singer for radio, TV and as a backing vocalist, resulting in his co-writing and recording the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games theme song for the official National Radio Network. He was then invited to give a live, internationally televised performance in the United Kingdom. Snape has won numerous awards including the MusicOz, Rising Star and ASA awards, and in 2008 his song, "Walking" was featured on the NBC program, "The Biggest Loser" — his first placement in American television. The same year, he embarked on an American tour opening for Tommy Emmanuel. 2009 is set to be an exciting for Snape, who will showcase at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in March.