Catch Far-North Queensland guitar-slinger 8 Ball Aitken playing at the Port Macquarie Hotel on Friday, March 11 from 8pm.
The gig is part of an East Coast tour launching 8 Ball’s new album, ‘The Tamworth Tapes’.
Entry to the show is free.
‘The Tamworth Tapes’ is the fourth album for the red-headed guitar-slinger. Hailing from Far North Queensland, he grew up as a teenager in a run-down tobacco shed, making a living picking tropical fruits by day and picking guitars by night.
8 Ball’s first break came when he was hired to play nightly at the well known Johno’s Blues Bar in Cairns.
Since the release of his first album ‘Behind The 8 Ball’ in 2003, 8 Ball has, to date, toured across every state and territory of Australia.
He has also built a strong international profile, having played festival and club shows throughout Europe, USA, Canada and Japan.
8 Ball’s third album ‘Rebel With A Cause’ had several award wins including a Southern Star Award and two Q Song Awards (for ‘Outback Booty Call’ and ‘Yellow Moon’).
His singles ‘Cyclone Country’ and ‘Hands On Top Of The Wheel’ have both been top 10 country hits around Australia.
‘Cyclone Country’ earned 8 Ball his first Golden Guitar award nomination while single ‘Cowboy Movie’ was a finalist in the APRA Blues and Roots Song of The Year Awards.
