BIO
ChangoTRee’s debut album“Home” made # 1 and Tomorrow made #6 on the AMRAP, AirIt Regional charts in 2019, reviewed masterfully by Rhythms Magasine.
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In the past year and half changoTRee, have song-hopped the globe, travelling, recording, writing and performing shows in Canada, New Orleans, Texas, Ireland, New York, UK & France.
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Here in Oz, touring their new album through Rural Vic, the East Coast of Oz, then back off to Canada. Festivals of note: Wangaratta Jazz Blues Festival, Yackandandah Folk Festival and Cairns Tablelands Folk Roots Festivals.
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The "Muse", is magical roots, blues-cruise, funky-folk with a smash of harmonies, swampy grooves with echos of "Rasta" Reggae
"Chango" Fronted by a brilliant and unique male/female songwriting criminals.
Its shooting acoustic 8 string, parlour, resonator guitars, mandolin, drums and percussion.
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changoTRee
www.changotree.com.au
@ "bookface" www.facebook.com/changotreeband
Ian Ben Treloar - 0414 704 756
PO Box 199, Shoreham. Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3916
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Music
ENDORSEMENTS
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“changoTRee are - blessed with chameleonic vocals to gutbucket blues to Bonnie Raitt slide-drenched passion”
Rhythms Magazine Feature Writer/Reviewer - Tony Hillier
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"An exquisite blend of vocals & guitar artistry, forget the labels or genre, ChangoTRee cross all musical boundaries"
Frank Davidson / Wangarratta Jazz Blues Festival directordifferent shade of blue 3wayfm.org.au
"My personal pick of performers at this years 2017 TFF was changoTRee."Charles
Cheesman,Tablelands Folk Festival Cairns, 2017 Vice President & Merch/Ticketing Coordinator.
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"Where on earth have you been hiding- that was fantastic"
Barry Maxwell, the Blues guru of melb radio 3NRG FM, @ Melb. Docklands Blues/Arts festival
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Ireland
"Wow! People are still talking about your gig two months later. It was the best show over the 2 years I have had the pub. I just wanted to thank you guys again for such a magical night sharing your Oz ROOTS music & spirit w the locals".
John Byrne manager / John The Miner's Hotel, Carrick, Ireland (big thanks to Mr Steve Cooney for organising the show)
What's on 2020
Heritage Tavern Balnarring Sun 5th Jan​
Private house party sat 28 Jan
Hickinbotham Winery Droman Sun Feb 2 ..2-5pm
Saint Andrews Brewery Rye Feb Sun 16
St Andrews Brewery Mon 9 March
Bendigo Craft Beer Festival Sat 4 March
Heritage Tavern Sun 15 March
Rural Vic Tour 19 - 26 March
St Andrews Brewery Fri 27 March
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Coming up
return to canada June July
What's on 2019
December
Saint Andrews Brewery Rye sat 12-3
Rural Vic Tour - Dec 6 - 8
Empire Hotel - Beechworth Fri Dec 6
McEvoy Tavern Eldorado - Dec 7
Wandi Hotel Wandiligong - Dec 8
November
Heritage Hotel​, balnarring
Beach 162, Frankston
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September/October '19
Tour - Canada/San Francisco
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June/July/August: East Coast Tour
(Oz East Coast Tour dates):
June 30 Sun - Cobargo Hotel
July 6 Sun The Lush factory Tilba
July 7 Sun Cobargo Hotel
July Fri 12 Old Manly Boatshed Sydney
July 13 tbc
July Sat 20 Middle Hotel Mullumbimby
July Thurs 25 Rails Hotel Byron Bay
July Fri 26 house party Gold Coast
July Sat 27 Dust Temple Gold Coast
Aug Fri 2 Aug tbc
Aug Sun 4 Bellingen Brewery
August, Fri 9 - Ranelagh
Aug Sat 10, Canadian Bay H. Mt Eliza
May: Rural Vic Tour
Saturday 18 - Bright Markets
Saturday 18 - Private Concert Beechworth
Sunday 19 - Bright Brewery
April:
South Australian- Great Ocean Road Tour
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Friday 12 – Crown Hotel, Victor Harbour, SA
Saturday 13 – 2pm, Fleurieu Festival, Normanville, SA
Saturday 13 – 8pm, Elliot Hotel, Elliot, SA
Sunday 14 – Red Poles, McLaren Vale SA
Thursday 18 – The Loft, Warrnambool, Vic
Friday 19 – Royal Portland Hotel, Portland, Vic
Rural Vic Tour
Friday 17 – Empire Hotel, Beechworth Vic
Saturday 18 – Bright Autumn Markets, Bright
Saturday 18 - Private Function - Stanley
Sunday 19 – Bright Brewery, Bright, Vic
Heritage Tavern Balnarring Sun 5th Jan​
Private house party sat 28 Jan
Hickinbotham Winery Droman Sun Feb 2 ..2-5pm
Saint Andrews Brewery Rye Feb Sun 16
St Andrews Brewery Mon 9 March
Bendigo Craft Beer Festival Sat 4 March
Heritage Tavern Sun 15 March
Rural Vic Tour 19 - 26 March
St Andrews Brewery Fri 27 March
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Coming up
return to canada June July
What's on 2019
December
Saint Andrews Brewery Rye sat 12-3
Rural Vic Tour - Dec 6 - 8
Empire Hotel - Beechworth Fri Dec 6
McEvoy Tavern Eldorado - Dec 7
Wandi Hotel Wandiligong - Dec 8
November
Heritage Hotel​, balnarring
Beach 162, Frankston
​
September/October '19
Tour - Canada/San Francisco
​
June/July/August: East Coast Tour
(Oz East Coast Tour dates):
June 30 Sun - Cobargo Hotel
July 6 Sun The Lush factory Tilba
July 7 Sun Cobargo Hotel
July Fri 12 Old Manly Boatshed Sydney
July 13 tbc
July Sat 20 Middle Hotel Mullumbimby
July Thurs 25 Rails Hotel Byron Bay
July Fri 26 house party Gold Coast
July Sat 27 Dust Temple Gold Coast
Aug Fri 2 Aug tbc
Aug Sun 4 Bellingen Brewery
August, Fri 9 - Ranelagh
Aug Sat 10, Canadian Bay H. Mt Eliza
May: Rural Vic Tour
Saturday 18 - Bright Markets
Saturday 18 - Private Concert Beechworth
Sunday 19 - Bright Brewery
April:
South Australian- Great Ocean Road Tour
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Friday 12 – Crown Hotel, Victor Harbour, SA
Saturday 13 – 2pm, Fleurieu Festival, Normanville, SA
Saturday 13 – 8pm, Elliot Hotel, Elliot, SA
Sunday 14 – Red Poles, McLaren Vale SA
Thursday 18 – The Loft, Warrnambool, Vic
Friday 19 – Royal Portland Hotel, Portland, Vic
Rural Vic Tour
Friday 17 – Empire Hotel, Beechworth Vic
Saturday 18 – Bright Autumn Markets, Bright
Saturday 18 - Private Function - Stanley
Sunday 19 – Bright Brewery, Bright, Vic