Kelly Cork - www.therain.com.au

In the misty hills of Maleny, in the back of a motorcycle workshop, there was a man and his guitar penning songs of love gained, love lost, and the mysterious and sometimes cruel irony of life's journey. The man's name is Kelly Cork, Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Mechanical Engineer, third generation Malenyite.

Born and bred in the hinterland, Kelly started strumming the guitar as a youngster and by the age of fifteen was regularly requested to play at parties and clubs. In 1983 he formed the band Barbed Wire playing mostly covers and touring around the South East QLD area. He later formed Lisa's Ordeal with Lisa Fitton and co-wrote some of the songs for her album 'Life at the Blue Moon Cafe', which has been popular with community and country radio stations around Australia. Kelly's song writing talents and guitar prowess have become legendary, and word is spreading fast.

Tom Richter

Tom's music career followed the classical path of the child prodigy- NOT! An impromptu concert for his parents at the age of nine (miming to Kiss Unmasked with his little brother armed with tennis racquets and risking long term tongue injury), crying his li'l heart out over Slim Dusty's "Rusty, it's Goodbye", mesmerised by the workings of his Dad's reel-to-reel tape recorder, kicked out of music class in Primary School for making the pianist's life a misery (sorry, Mrs Beausang) and pretending at High School that he didn't secretly like ABBA and the Bee Gees.s

Somehow overcoming two minor musical deficiencies, rhythm and pitch, Tom became a serious guitar addict, to which his parents and anyone who ever shared a house with him will attest. He played his first gigs while still at school in Maleny (a country wedding during which the groom attempted to climb a wooden pole in the middle of a hay barn sticks in his mind).

Tom began teaching the guitar in his early twenties and is still making a living as a full-time music teacher in Maleny. In the last few years, Tom has widened his musical focus to embrace the harmonica, lapsteel and mandolin. Songwriting has become a fascination (he is exactly 23.78 times slower at composing than Kelly Cork, confirmed by independent laboratory testing) and his harmony singing is progressing (thanks Greg and Tracy Sweetman).

Peter Hudson - www.peterhudsonart.com

I was born in Townsville, and lived the early years of my life in Northern and Outback Queensland.

When I was about 9 or 10 I remember a team of house painters coming to work on my parents' house. One of the painters would use up the last of his paint by slapping up small paintings on bits of cardboard or plywood. Watching these images come alive was my first encounter with art, a powerful and seminal experience for me. I was totally captivated and I know my fate was being forged as I saw this man quickly and magically create horses and landscapes.

Later in High School I developed a strong interest in drawing and music. I started playing drums and joined my first band.

In 1969 I began full time studies at the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane. I studied graphics, design and illustration, with the intention of becoming a commercial artist. In my final year at Art College I realised I really wanted to be a painter, not an advertising man.

I worked for a short time as an illustrator, then moved back to North Queensland and started a jewellery apprenticeship.

Up until 1989, I worked as a jewellery designer and musician, painting only part time, then 1 moved with my family to the town of Maleny to devote all my time to art and painting.

I'm still living and working in Maleny.

Gary Broadhurst

Gary Broadhurst started his musical career early in his teens, having played guitar first, and then bass. South American Latin music was played at home and has had an obvious influence .

Notable experience included 4 to 5 years studio engineering and bass sessions at Sunshine studios and Suite 16 studios as well as JumBuck Studios (Channel 7). Live playing at the Brisbane theatrical showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Rialto , and the Carol Lloyd Band. This band toured nationally, had two number one singles locally album released in France and Sweden and played on the same billing as Little River Band, The Kevin Borich Express, The Angels, and Renee Geyer. Gary has also played in support bands for The Doobie Bros, Peter Allen and the Neville Bros .

Valuable skills were gained in studio engineering/production and session work at Suite Sixteen and Sunshine Studios and Channel 7?s Jumbuck Productions and further added to overall recording , production and live capabilities. Working in popular soul band Big City , and then with guitarist Ewan Mackenzie, and blues legend Wylie Reed , world music band Makonda then provided another African and Latin experience.

Extra and varied experience was with theatrical/recycled instrument troupes Junkstaposition and Hubbub and also with Blues Brothers show The Fabulous Blues Boys, which has performed across the country and overseas . Freelance band work has provided experience in styles ranging from blues reggae, latin , rock and jazz rock/fusion , to country , R&B and pop/top40.

Now also playing with the Tim Gaze Band (Brisbane), Tribute band Little Steely Brothers, and As the Crow Flies, and played with Maleny local band ?Wasabi? .