Back from the States and back in action Geoff Achison performs his solo acoustic show at the Seaford Hotel’s Sunday Session July 13.
Locals love Geoff and his backround 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.
Catch Geoff in action at the Seaford Hotel, 362 Frankston-Dandenong Rd Seaford, July 13 from 2pm. More info go to www.theseaford.com.au.
SIMON BURKE
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