Past Event

The Grapes with Jethro Pickett

12th Apr 2017

Presenter: The Round Up at Bella
Website: https://www.bellaunion.com.au/event/1095/
Event Duration: 120 minutes

The Grapes is the musical merging of singer/songwriters Sherry Rich and Ashley Naylor. A partnership born out of a one-off recording session in 1997, The Grapes released their debut self-titled album in ’99 and became a favourite of among critics and the discerning musical public.

Fast forward over a decade and The Grapes have reconvened to again unleash their songwriting magic.

She’s a little bit country; he’s a little bit rock and roll.

Songwriter Jethro Pickett has spent the last while touring Europe with cosmic pop band Tomorrows from their base in Ireland as well as working away on new material in Melbourne.

2013 saw the release of his debut album By the Time I Get to Wilmot, consisting of ten songs that journey from the Tasmanian hills to the heart of the listener.  Through a warm voice and collection of classic sounds, he guides the audience along a trail of stories and insights from the past to the present. Histories and hopes are revealed in these intriguing songs.