Based in:
Melbourne VIC
Line up(s) available: 5 piece
Andre Camilleri and The Broken Hearts are the latest addition to Melbourne's Alt Country music scene. Andre learned his trade singing and drinking in the shadows of Malta’s red-light district around the infamous Straight Street, deep in the guts of the island state’s capitol Valletta.
In 2006, after years of drifting aimlessly around the world, writing tunes just to “keep the devil in his hole”, Andre arrived in Melbourne. Here his luck finally started to turn when he found a bunch of like minded musicians he had been searching for so long. They are Chris Birnie on bass, James Stewart (T-Bones, Overnight Jones, The Warner Brothers) on lead guitar, Brendan Mitchell (Dead Livers) on pedal steel and Mauro Del Citto (The Rhumbats, April Seven) on drums. Oh boy, these guys can play!
Andre’s song-writing is firmly rooted in the Blues tradition, voicing the lament of the down and out, broken hearted and alienated people. Influenced by the likes of Robert Johnson, Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Bo Diddley, George Jones, Gram Parsons, Johnny Cash, Townes van Zandt, Roky Erikson and Jay Farrar the Broken Hearts have created their own uniquely Australian take on ‘good country’ music.
Their first album CD ‘One fine day and other songs’ (released by Ramblin’ Man Records, distributed by Sound Vault Records, www.soundvaultrecords.com.au) is receiving ample radio play all across the country. The Broken Hearts are quickly establishing themselves as one of Australia’s top live music acts.
Andre Camilleri: Lead Vocal,guitar,
Chris Birnie: Bass
Maurie Del Citto: Drums, vocals
Brendan Mitchell: Pedal Steel
James Stewart (T-Bones): Lead guitar, vocals
Andre Camilleri & the Broken Hearts is a strictly original act. For every gig the band chooses an appropriate set list from Andre's following original works.
Bar Room Professor
Big Old Train
Bird On A Wire
Black Dahlia
Bomb Carrying Reds
Bonnie & Clyde
Bottle Of Whiskey
Cats & Dogs
Coalminers
Cotton Fields
Darling Sweetheart
Dead End Road
Dead Leaves
Death Row Man
Devil's Kiss
Devil's Son
Don't You Ever Play with Gun
Dust Bowl
Emily
Erased
Ever Since You Went Away
Eye For An Eye
Flying High
Follow The Sun
Forget About Me
Freight Train
Guitar Man
If You Can't Forgive Me Let Me Go
I've Started Drinking Again
Leaving On My Mind
Let It Rain
Live Free
Lone Drifter
Lonesome Song
Long Black Train
Lord If You're There
Lost Love Broken Heart
Memory Of You
Mercy Me
Morrisville
Mrs Roosevelt
Nashville
One & Only
One Step At A Time
Pacific Rail Train Robbery Gang
Rambling Girl
Rambling Man
Rich Man's Slave
Running Wild
Shot A Man
Sinner man
Sold My Soul To The Devil
Southern Star Travelling Music Band
Sweet Mama
Taxi Driver
Truck Driving Man
True Love Of Mine
Unchain My Heart
Until I'm Done
Walk Away
Wandering Heart
Wind Back Time
Workers Song
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