NICK AND LIESL :
This distinctive duo brings together Nick Everitt, a bushman from the Central Coast of New South Wales
Australia, and Liesl Karlsson, a well-traveled Aussie-Swede recently returned to Australia.

Being both singer/songwriters and already involved in more ways than one, teaming up as a duo was as natural as singing in the shower.

With influences ranging from Nick’s love of James Taylor and Cat Stevens to Liesl’s classical songbooks, this multi-instrumental duo present their own uniquely flavoured blend of acoustic, folk and roots. Combining invigorating harmonies with guitar, piano, percussion and a naturally large and varied repertoire, their performance is never predictable and always splendid.

2006 saw two of Nick and Liesl’s tracks included on Australian compilation albums Home Grown Roots Vol. 1 and Sounds Like Café Vol. 12 with consequent national airplay including Triple J.

They hit the stages of major venues such as the Vanguard, Lizotte’s (supporting international blues artist Harry Manx) and the Sandringham Hotel, as well as festivals such as the Twin Valleys Jazz Festival and CoastFest ’06 along with acts like the Audreys and Ash Grunwald.

Ending the year with a successful European tour, Nick and Liesl are now back in Australia recording their debut EP as a duo. With a busy schedule including supports for Kate Miller-Heidke & Juzzie Smith, headlines incl. Wollongong’s Oxford Tavern, The Northern Star and Live @ Lizotte’s and Wagga Jazz & Blues, Uranquinty Folk, Music at the Creek and Peats Ridge Festivals already in for 2007, this year is sure to be big.

They’ve also received recent success in ABC Awards in Newcastle with 3 songs in the finals for the Folk category (winners TBA soon), as well as being selected to perform at the awards with 4 other acts incl. Bob Evans. The EP is due for release in late-2007, after which they will be hitting the road again, this time sticking to Australian venues and festivals until they embark on their second European Tour scheduled for June 2008

European Tour
Nick and Liesl recently completed their first European Tour, performing to packed venues in London , Bath , Bristol , Leeds, Liverpool (UK), Gothenburg & Simrishamn ( Sweden ). The shows at selected venues such as The Betsey Trotwood (London) the well known Porter Cellar Bar in Bath, The Mixing Tin Leeds, The Cavern (the famous home of The Beatles) etc. With the remarkable success of the tour, plans have begun for a second scheduled for the European summer of 2008.
Contact Details
e: redshedrecords@gmail.com
wwww.myspace.com/nickandliesl
m: 0438197840 or 0423365162