Gerard Rowan
Pedal steel guitar
Gerard’s steel guitar journey began in 1991 when he purchased his first steel from a pawn shop on Nashville’s Broadway. Since then, he has performed with Acuff’s Rose, Doug Mansfield and the Dust Devils, Jeff Williams, The Clearspacemen, Jody Galvin’s Roadhouse, The Moonee Valley Drifters, Twilight in Tulsa, The Grand Ol’ Twang Boys, Tanya Lee Davies and Greg Champion along with guest appearances with many others. Live performances include live to-air gigs on ABC Radio, ABC TV, and Melbourne’s RRR. His musical heroes include Tom Brumley, Buddy Emmons and Michel Rose.
Kier Stevens
Melbourne guitarist Kier Stevens is a prolific composer and performer within a wide array of styles including blues, improvisational, rock, songwriting, and intercultural settings, with a focus on bringing steel guitar (dobro/lap steel/pedal steel) outside of conventional contexts. Drawing on a wealth of experience gleaned from hundreds of performances and collaborations with a broad selection of musicians from vastly different backgrounds, Kier continues to develop a unique voice on steel guitar and brings increasing depth to his layered compositions.
Music link
https://kierstevensmusic.bandcamp.com/album/worry-on-my-mind-ep
John Mazur
John is from the smalltown Churchill outside of Melbourne.
He plays Dobro with a unique style of contemporary music
That makes him sound as if that’s the way the song should have been written.
Certainly, a great addition to the Convention