Nicky Bomba plays purely for the love of the music and the adventures they create. Nicky is Ieader of the ARIA Award-winning Melbourne Ska Orchestra and his band Bomba, and former drummer and percussionist of the John Butler Trio. With a passion for culture and people, Nicky travels extensively, immersing himself in the music and culture of places such as Ethiopia, Morocco, Jamaica, Europe and his birthplace, Malta. Flying by the seat of his pants is something he welcomes.
"I think Dark Side of the Moon really tapped into a feeling of music as art. ‘Money’ with its sound effects and 5/4 time, yet still chugging a likeable rhythm, made my musical ears stand to attention. The ethereal ambience of ‘Us and Them’ also gave me a new twist on allowing space in music.”
nickybomba.com
Pete Fidler is a veteran of the Melbourne bluegrass scene. He’s well-known for his dazzling Dobro (resophonic guitar) playing in such acts as Bluestone Junction, Jimmy the Fish, Big Bug Trio and Little Rabbit. Pete’s playing has featured on albums by Mustered Courage, Pete Denahy, Bill Jackson, Nick Charles and many others. t
Peter Vadiveloo is an outstanding kit drummer, percussionist and guitarist singer/songwriter. Peter is astonishingly adept at a wide range of music styles including rock/pop, jazz, funk, musical theatre, opera, folk, flamenco, Latino, Afro-Cuban, Middle Eastern and North African. Peter’s exceptional talents means he is regularly sought after as a session musician by Grammy and ARIA award winners.
“This project gave me the opportunity to once again listen and enjoy the lush and layered musical arrangements of Pink Floyd. I love the idea of concept albums from that era, and they were masters of that type of presentation - unapologetically taking you on a long and undulating journey, not a 3-minute trip to the shops.”
www.petervadiveloo.com.au
Carl Pannuzzo is a multi-hatted musician with a trap mind for possibilities and a fearless approach to making mistakes work, or at least hearing the happy accidents in unintended outcomes, and running with them. As a singer and multi-instrumentalist, he waxes and wanes like the moon between attention to detail and complete random abandon. As a creator, interpreter and improviser, Carl is recognized as a sensitive, dynamic and fearless singer, an intuitive quickfire musical mind and affable and engaging stage presence.
“I used to crank Pink Floyd on the stereo as a teenager and play big slow drums to it - it was therapeutic in every sense. The sound production was also a dimensional immersion that could transcend reality completely. I was also taken by Gilmour's expression on guitar.”
from
Festival folk sing The Dark Side of the Moon,
released December 7, 2020
(© Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd, arr. Nicky Bomba/Pete Fidler/Peter Vadiveloo)
Nicky Bomba: vocals, electric bass, guitar, drum overdubs. Pete Fidler: lapsteel guitar. Peter Vadiveloo: drum kit, djembe. Carl Pannuzzo: hammond.