Heywood & Moore
New classic alt.country and Americana music with tight harmonies and edgy electric guitar
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Name
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Heywood & Moore
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Genre(s)
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Alt.Country, Americana, Roots
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Content
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Covers and Originals
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Taking Bookings
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Australia Wide
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About Us
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Anglo-Australian duo Dawn Moore and Brian Heywood are probably the busiest undiscovered country band in the UK and Australia with over three hundred gigs under their collective belts. Their sound is a tight amalgam of raunchy guitar driven roots music and rich vocal harmonies that bridges the gap between classic Americana and country rock. After wandering around the world performing mainly in the UK and Australia they’ve decided to settle down on the mid-north coast just outside Port Macquarie in Bonny Hills.
They have already achieved chart success in Australia’s Country Top 40 with their up-tempo, rockin’ cover of Patsy Cline’s “Walkin’ after midnight” and their festive single “Headin’ Home (for Christmas) and were also nominated for a prestigious 2018 ICMA Award for “Most Popular Independent Duo” at last year’s Tamworth Country Music Festival. The duo’s first full length album - Goodbye Yesterday -was released by the UK Record label Thoroughbred Music in September 2017 and is available worldwide via Proper Distribution. |
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What We Bring
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An accessible mix of original songs and covers with tight harmonies and edgy guitar driven grooves.
Described in the UK's Misfit blog as "Heywood-Moore even sounds as if it could make a killing in the American Bible Belt" Previous singles have also raised their profile down under with New Zealand Radio describing their singles as “jaunty, airy, catchy” and “a neat country duo”. Or as the Musician Magazine puts it "Singer Dawn Moore and guitarist Brian Heywood serve up a melodic country rock and roots brew" and Country Music Magazine describing Heywood & Moore as "propelled by their passion for playing". With the full band we can also add audience participation with our super popular Hoedown Wild West Party experience. Crazy fun-filled, boot stomping, easy to follow bush, barn and line dance party never to be forgotten!! Dawn has a repertoire of line and bush/barn dances which are ideal for audiences who've never had the opportunity to take part in this highly enjoyable form of social dance. Dawn's bubbly personality and her technique of demonstrating the dances from the dance floor means that everyone wants to get involved in the fun. |
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Members
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Dawn Moore - singer, dance caller and percussionist
Brian Heywood - guitarist, vocals Lighthouse - rhythm section (optional) |
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Country
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Australia
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State / Region
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New South Wales
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Home Town
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Port Macquarie
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Artist Website
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" "The burnished countrified chartpop of Heywood-Moore even sounds as if it could make a killing in the American Bible Belt (sweeping out of the same CCM radio playlists as the likes of Lexi Elisha)." - Misfit City (UK Blog) |
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Festival Workshop Session(s)
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PA for small band and acoustic gigs
Social dance for all ages |