Jim Beam Wah Bar

Sat 29 Nov 11pm - The Mason Rack Band
From the first time Gold Coast songwriter/performer Mason Rack lets loose, to the moment he relinquishes his guitar, his audience is spellbound. Whether it's his forceful renditions, his impromptu all-in drum-athons with the audience or his musical duels with his drummer, Mason is a star rising.
Mason is a familiar face at a host of venues and festivals up and down the east coast, and has notched up a number of prestigious achievements such as scoring in the Top 5 for Blues at the Music Oz Awards, and being dubbed "the best new blues/roots act ever seen" at the Toyota National Gympie Muster. His exciting Weissenborn lap slide guitar becomes an extension of himself, as Mason pours out tunes influenced by blues, southern stop swamp, classic rock and alternative music.
In Mason's own words: "I just want to bring the best, meanest, horniest, rockin, swampy, smokey, blues music to my audience".

Sun 30 Nov 11pm - Rob Sawyer & Band
Rob Sawyer reflects a diverse scope of musical inspiration in his song writing from a raw organic blend of punk folk and hillbilly reggae through to foot stomping blues. His compelling sound, teamed with the wellworn fret board of a much-loved guitar, illustrates the passion of an eloquent performer.
In 2003, Rob won the Frankston Guitar Festival Young Guitarist of the Year, the PBS Songwriter of the Year, and the Apollo Bay Young Musician Award. He quickly shot to the attention of touring artists, picking up several international touring supports, including a tour with visiting US artist Donavon Frankenreiter. Rob has just completed his third European tour.
In 2008 Rob fulfilled an adventurous ambition: a musical tour by bicycle. The "On Ya Bike Tour" saw Rob load up his bike with guitar and tent and ride 4,600 kms from Melbourne to Perth. Performing shows along the way, and crossing the desert during a heat wave, Rob's intense and relentless tour was an experience never to be forgotten.

Tues 2 Dec 11pm - Rolling Stone Live
The Adelaide International Guitar Festival is teaming up with Rolling Stone magazine to select four hot merging guitarists from around Australia to play for festival audiences. Rolling Stone LIVE could feature any style or genre, and could be the one night where an emerging guitarist gets their big break. Come and see some exciting new artists before they hit the big time.

Wed 3 Dec 11pm - Matt Walker & Ashley Davies with Guests
Matt's resonating acoustic, slide and lap steel blazes combined with the tuneful physicality of Ashley's drumming have ensured they are etched firmly onto the Australian music map. With a shared passion for improvisation, the duo have toured with artists such as Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Nick Cave and performed at festivals across the country. They produced two albums including SoulWitness in 2000 which won an ARIA for Best Blues Album.
After going their separate ways for a few years, they joined forces again with a self-titled album in 2006. This album was a return to the stripped-back mix of guitar and drums and confirmed what fans had been saying for years: don't mess with the duo!
When not performing with Ashley, guitarist Matt has had many adventures in music both nationally and internationally. Most recently he worked on Mia Dyson's latest album and travelled with her as a guest in her touring band.

Thurs 4 Dec 11pm - Guy Pratt: My Bass & Other Animals + Tice & Evans
Legendary bassist and stand-up comedian Guy Pratt has played with everyone - Pink Floyd, Ice House, David Bowie, Roxy Music, The Smiths... the list is endless. With supreme first hand backstage knowledge of all our favourite rock legends, including unbelievable tales of life with Pink Floyd, Madonna and Michael Jackson and the madness of the 80s, Guy will present a hilarious insight into the music industry and behind-the-scenes of touring.
Tice & Evans comprises Mark Evans (the bass player from the original and classic AC/DC line up) and Dave Tice (front man and song-writer for Australian heavy rock pioneers Buffalo, plus The Count Bishops). Dave and Mark are two seasoned musicians who have evolved both separately and together to form the hard-edged acoustic duo Tice & Evans. Dave's powerful vocals, blues harp, and acoustic and slide guitar plus the driving swampy guitar work emanating from Mark bring new life to R'n'B and Rock 'n' Roll classics. Their sets are also laced with original cuts from their latest recordings.
"Australia's premier blues duo" Drum Media Magazine

Fri 5 Dec 11pm - Band of Brothers - The Grigoryans and Tawadros Brothers
Slava Grigoryan has won an extensive list of accolades including numerous ARIA awards (Best Classical Album); producer for albums that have gone straight to number one on the classical charts; and in 1998 was named Young Australian of the Year for the Arts. Slava has toured extensively across the globe, performing at many of the biggest national and international festivals and with many of the world's leading orchestras. As well as performing with his brother Slava, Leonard has toured extensively, performing in festivals and with orchestras both nationally and internationally.
The Adelaide International Guitar Festival is thrilled to bring Slava and Leonard back after wowing audiences at the inaugural 2007 Adelaide International Guitar Festival.
Brothers Joseph Tawadros on oud and James Tawadros on req' (Egyptian tamborine), perform compositions based on the Egyptian Maqam system (a melodic modal system) composed by Joseph. They bring an exciting performance dynamic and youthful freshness to the stage.

Sat 6 Dec 11pm - The Derek Trucks Band
Derek Trucks is the youngest player to make Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. Rolling Stone named him one of the New Guitar Gods in 2007 - his caption on the front cover was "The Jam King". In 2006 Trucks was asked to join guitar legend Eric Clapton's world tour as a featured soloist in his band, a tour extending into 2007 and supported by rave critical reviews globally. Trucks currently divides his time between The Derek Trucks Band, The Allman Brothers Band, and sharing the stage with Clapton.
The Derek Trucks Band takes a progressive approach to roots music, blending rock, blues, jazz, and world music. The band's mission has been to assemble a group of musicians that share a passion for improvisation and musical exploration - and the result is an undeniable chemistry between the band members, due to heavy touring and fearless improvisation. The Derek Trucks Band is known for their amazing live performances, led by Derek Trucks' soaring guitar work.
They have released several albums, the latest being Songlines in 2006 supported by a DVD release Songlines Live, which they believe is their most honest representation to date, honouring the past while pointing into the future.

Sun 7 Dec 11pm - SA Gunslingers
Line-up:
Cal Williams Jr & The Hushes
Andy Salvanos
Redhead
The Yearlings
Did you know that, per head of population, more great bands come out of Adelaide than any other Australian city? In what has become a Guitar Festival tradition, the final night at the Jim Beam Wah-Bar will feature four of our best SA brewed guitarists and bands. It's a great opportunity to honour some of our local guitar legends and celebrate the end of the festival in strumming style.