PepperCreek Revival with Kelly Auty at The Lomond Hotel

PepperCreek Revival is a collective of renowned Melbourne musicians, put together by 2022 Blues Music Victoria Hall of Fame inductee and award winning producer / bass player Barry Hills who wanted to explore a new and innovative approach.

Hill’s idea was to form a hand-picked group of experienced and talented session players who could adapt their playing styles to suit any musical style artist, both with live performance & in the studio. The group consists of three award winning musicians: Brian Fraser on lap steel, electric and acoustic guitars, vocals; Roland Kretschmer on electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, banjo, Dobro, ukulele, vocals; and drummer and vocalist Nick Carrafa.

With two recording sessions already completed, the opportunity to work with multiple award-winning singer/songwriter Kelly Auty, who was looking for a new musical direction, was the perfect choice for the band’s next project.

As Hills says “PepperCreek Revival was born with a non-genre name to play roots, blues, alt. country, folk and rock. PCR is now a team of seasoned musicians and has a unique sound with up to10 guitars on stage to complement each song with the soaring vocals of Kelly.”

To date, PepperCreek Revival have soft-released a 5 track EP in November 2023 with a video for one track ‘Falling’ – a reworking of an original co-written by Auty. The band plan to release their first album late in 2024, with recording taking place at Woodstock Studios in Balaclava.

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