Pop on those blue suede shoes and rock ‘n’ roll to the Memphis Satellite Stage located on the corner of Church Street and Clarinda Street.
A great line up of entertainment awaits.
SATURDAY 12 JANUARY
| 11.30am | Amitie |
| 12.30pm | Mike Cole |
| 1pm | Shelley Minson |
| 1.30pm | Ukulele Group |
| 1.45pm | ELVision – George K |
| 2.30pm | Ross Mancini |
| 3.20pm | Shelley Minson |
| 4pm | Busking Competition Judging |
| 6pm | All Shook Up Fashion Parade |
| 6.30pm | Che Orton |
Proudly sponsored by Ron Dunford Chemist.
Based in Parkes, Shevaun Brown, Christie Green and Christa Radley make up this talented trio. With amazing vocals and vibrant costumes, you will be swept back in time listening to hits of the 50's, 60's and 70's.
Mike has been performing for over 20 years with his fascination of Elvis beginning as a child whilst watching a re-run of Blue Hawaii. He started his career with cover bands in New Zealand and was always being asked to sing Elvis songs as people said he sounded like Elvis. Now living and working in Australia, Mike performs regularly in and around Melbourne with his tribute band.
Tamworth based singer Shelley Minson sings her own style of Rockabilly and together with her guitar playing husband Lawrie they’ve made quite an impact in Australia and internationally. Shelley celebrated the release of her debut album ROCKABILITY with a launch at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly weekend in Las Vegas and she has followed up with performances at the Gympie Music Muster, Shepparton Shakeout and Cruisin’ Country. Shelley and Lawrie have recently played shows in New Delhi and Mumbai in India and she also recently performed 5 shows at the Gold Coast this June for the Cooly Rocks On festival. Her first single Rockability was a number 2 hit on Tamworth’s 88.9 Chart, took 3rd position on Australian Country Radio and made 4th spot on Australian Country Tracks. ROCKABILITY was produced by Shelley’s multi award winning husband and features the talents of some of the top session musicians in Australia including Scott Hills, James Gillard and Hugh Curtis. Australian Music legend Ross Wilson has been a big supporter and lent his songwriting talents to the song Rockabilly Man. Her music and look is inspired by the great Rockabilly artists from the fifties and her shows are upbeat with songs made for dancing.
George K is from Sydney has performed in Australian UETA contests since 2013. His influences include artists such as Roy Orbison, the Beatles and of course Elvis Presley. In school, while Elvis was alive he performed his first tribute to classmates singing Return to Sender and I Got Stung. The more he listened to Elvis music and watched Elvis movies and concerts, the greater the appreciation he had for the legacy of Elvis. George's favourite songs are Are you Lonesome Tonight and Burning Love.
New Zealand born musician and singer Che Orton, has been entertaining professionally for the past 17 years and has travelled throughout New Zealand and overseas as a solo artist and in professional tribute shows. After 14 years of being in tribute shows, Che has also formed one of the top bands around the Waikato, and has quickly gained a great reputation for polished performances throughout the country. In 2016, he travelled to Nashville to record his first single, “You’re the Reason” written for his wife. The song enjoyed success on one of NZ’s top radio station play lists. An accomplished singer/songwriter and recording artist Che represented NZ at the Texas Country Music Awards in 2017 having been recognised for his own songs. He is an incredibly versatile performer, sings a broad repertoire of music including with his own band and is well known throughout the clubs in New Zealand as both a soloist, a Bee Gee, a band lead and of course one of NZ’s top Elvis Tribute Artists.
Ross Mancini won the 2014 Parkes Elvis Festival ‘Tribute to Elvis’ Competition and hasn't looked back.
Memphis Satellite Stage
Cnr Church and Clarinda St Parkes
W: http://www.parkeselvisfestival.com.au
Parkes Elvis Festival
