Christmas party at the Walawwa with Noeline Honter and Sohan Weerasinghe from Sri Lanka with Andrea Marr and popular band Ebony – by Trevine Rodrigo (eLanka)   As the important day of the Christian calendar fast approaches, joyful parties to are taking place all around Australia. Esric Jackson and Shehan Wijewardena of the Walawwa organised a sellout Christmas party with Noeline Honter and Sohan Weerasinghe from Sri Lanka with Andrea Marr and popular band Ebony. Esric Jackson himself added more flavour to the event with his own vocal renditions to further liven up a great afternoon. Apart from a lively crowd of afternoon revellers, a wide attendance of musicians gathered to take in a wonderful show. Ash and Allison Jayasinha, Gwenie Khel, Cherrie Chamari, and a host of others were among those who showed up to take in the performance of two proven entertainers over the decades. And they were ...

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Andrea Marr – Vocalist/Vocal Coach nominated in the Blues Music Victoria Hall Of Fame Blues Legends award Andrea Marr – Vocalist/Vocal Coach has been nominated in the Blues Music Victoria Hall Of Fame Blues Legends award. It’s her third nomination and the first time it’s been open for public vote. Andrea is totally blown away to be mentioned alongside some of the greatest blues artists in the country and she just doesn’t want to be embarrassed walking in with no votes. So, anyone with an email address can vote, it’s free and takes about ten seconds. Much love and thanks for your support. http://bit.ly/BMVvote2022 Andrea Marr – Vocalist/Vocal Coach Tel:0403184887 www.andreamarr.com From Charles Schokman Dear friends, Andrea’s late parents Elmo and Joyce Mullholond have been close friends of ours and is certainly known to most of you. Elmo too was a musician and well known in this field. Andrea is ...

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Fundraiser for Melbourne’s homeless – new single from Andrea Marr & John McNamara Andrea Marr and John McNamaraare helping raise funds for Melbourne’s homeless this month with the Melbourne blues community.  Andrea Marr and John McNamara are joining Anoymous X this month to help raise funds for Melbourne’s homeless during August with a whole bunch of melbourne’s blues community getting together and ‘Playin for a Cause’ how can you help? We would love it if you’d spend just $3 click on support the cause and pay $1.50 and click on bandcamp if you’d like to buy the new McNaMarr project single and pay$1.50 -we are trying to donate a dollar for dollar of what we make on the track. https://www.facebook.com/1301042103368522/posts/1740250649447663/   OFFICIAL RELEASE! RIGHT HERE! We are thrilled to bits! Thank you Andrea Marr and John McNamara Helping the Homeless If you are watching please: • support the cause – https://www.gofundme.com/f/playin-for-a-cause AND/OR • raise awareness and share the music ...

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Sandra Jackson – Memories are made of this – FROM TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE If memories are measured by those hurriedly departing this world for heavenly refuge, the consequence from the untimely demise of Sandra Jackson has not registered this yet in the hearts, minds and perspective of many. A year has lapsed, and many of us are yet in shock and denial that the Queen of Sri Lanka’s music scene in Australia has left us forever, and baffling as it is, she’s left a void that will sadly, never be filled. Yes, its already a year since Sandra Jackson took her earthly presence away from this world to join the choir of angels in Heaven but her memory lingers on although the reality and her lack of physical presence is now slowly sinking in. The much-loved singer/ entertainer left a lingering image of a larrikin performer for her sexy ...

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Andrea Marr -Number 1 in AUSTRALIAN BLUES & ROOTS AIRPLAY CHART Hi my Sri-Lankan friends, I am not sure if one of our countryman have had a number one album in the Australian Blues Charts before but in any case I am over the moon to share my news with the Sri-Lankan community. Could you please share this with your networks and let them know the album is available in JB HiFi stores Australia wide and of course on itunes. Go Lanka!  Andrea Marr – Vocalist/Vocal Coach Tel:0403184887 www.andreamarr.com   AUSTRALIAN BLUES & ROOTS AIRPLAY CHART www.abarac.com.au Here are the 25 most-played new and reissued CD’s from Australian Blues & Roots artists in the month of October 2017. Thanks again for all the support of Australian music, Australian artists, labels and Independent radio… The charts are based on real statistics from actual radio airplay data contributed by numerous radio presenters from ...

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