Swing and jive to Uptown Catz, Alley Catz, DJ Angelo, The Zephyr Project and Jump ‘n’ Jive.
Everyone will be dancing to the bop, with dance lessons all weekend.
The weekend will include sets from DJ Angelo and dance lessons from the Alley Catz on Friday, August 23, Saturday, August 24, and Sunday, August 25.
It will be the first time The Zephyr Project will perform at the Rock by the River Festival.
“We are a three-piece rockabilly swing jump rock band based in south-east Queensland,” The Zephyr Project frontman Neil Scott said.
“We have played together for over 20 years in various venues, from little town halls to festivals.
“And look forward to having a good time at beautiful clubs like cluBarham.”
Zephyr is a European term for a cool breeze, but really, the band’s name came about because of a car.
“I particularly desired it, but my father would never let me have one because it would have been a chick magnet in its day,” Neil said.
“We ended up with an Austin Kimberly.
“It was every young man’s dream to have a Zephyr Mark 3.
“That is the origin of the band’s name, and of course, it is always a working project and a work in progress.”
The Zephyr Project is known for playing the quirky b-side covers of classic rhythm, blues and swing music.
“We do some very early Gene Vincent numbers and a couple of very early Ray Charles,” Neil said.
“Ray Charles does some lovely rhythm and blues sort of swing-style songs.
“We don’t do the peppermint twist.
“We just go off course a little bit and dig up those quirky but very appealing numbers that people go — ‘Oh, I haven’t heard that for years’.
“We get an absolute buzz out of doing these gigs.”
Tickets are available at cluBarham or https://clubarham.com.au/whats-on-at-clubarham/
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