Benji and the Saltwater Sound System and George Bishop are teaming up to put on their first Canberra show in over a year! This show is part of the Benji and the SSS launch tour for their debut EP ‘Coming Up for Water’.
Since their formation in summer 2016/17, Benji and the Saltwater Sound System have hit the shore running. The group’s original tunes have matured quickly after being exposed to audiences at a snowballing number of live shows and high profile festivals slots. The group has selected a handful of these songs to form band’s first EP titled Coming Up for Water, which was released in Winter 2018.
Benji and the SSS fuse pacific flavours with the raw sounds of the Australian East Coast. Add to this beautifully poignant lyrics and skillfully blurred genres and you have a sonic snapshot of the current South Coast NSW coastal lifestyle.
The artists in Benji and the Saltwater Sound System have had the honour of playing at acclaimed festivals including; Woodford, the National Folk Festival, Summer Sounds, the Dreaming Festival, Granite Town, Peak Festival, Palm Creek, Corinbank, Sydney Blues Festival, and Illawarra Folk Festival just to name a few.
“This group will have you dancing, singing and swinging all at the same time.” – Liz Campbell, Happy Mag.
George Bishop [Andi and George Band] is a character and a half. Most people who meet him do not forget him or his smile. George has a charmed way of moving through the patterns of life. Nobody can be sure if he seeks adventure or whether the good times just find him.
George has seen a lot of the world and is blessed with the knack of transferring his experiences into music. His songs combine witty and astute lyrics that convey the humour, joy and heartache of life with beautifully phrased guitar parts.