A jaw dropping, crowd pleasing virtuoso invoking the spirit of guitar greats such as Eric Clapton, Gary Moore and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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After many years spent living and touring in America’s deep south, Geoff has returned home to Australia and is in demand delighting audiences with tales of his adventures travelling around the USA and Europe.
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A highly regarded instrumentalist, Geoff and his band, The Souldiggers, present a show that is rich in blues history yet irresistibly danceable with
Heart felt soul and contemporary funky grooves.
Blues fans love Geoff and his background tells us why. Born on Phillip Island, Achison taught himself guitar in the isolation of rural Australia and forged his own path to a successful career with an explosive blues/funk style and top-notch vocals.
However, Peninsula fans aren’t the only admirers Achison has earned along the way, having toured relentlessly throughout the U.K, U.S and Australia. With each country toured, our blues wizard performs his popular acoustic solo shows or enlists the best local musicians to recreate his brainchild band The Souldiggers as he goes.
Forming the group, Souldiggers is meant to convey the tapping into of ones soul for honesty and truth, and this is expressed through their music and Achison’s hard work, which continued in 1994 setting up his own record label Jupiter II Records.
These early recordings were received well by fans and critics, which led to him representing the Melbourne Blues Society at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis winning the coveted Albert King Award for his guitar skill.
Since then, he has won a swag of awards, using Australia as a home base keeping fans enthused with several live CD releases from different corners of the globe.
Geoff Achison performs in his three-piece band The Souldiggers or in captivating solo acoustic show.
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