The Rusty Datsuns have been winning hearts and bringing hoedowns across the state and are proud to announce the launch of their debut EP, ‘Let It Rain’, at the Joynt, at 4 PM, Dec 11.

Featuring some very special guests, the ‘Dattos’ will be getting the crowd dancing jigs and making merriment aplenty with their spellbinding performance, a fresh take on modern folk with a healthy bluegrass twinge.

It was an extraordinary twist of fate that brought the three respected, prolific and slightly crazy musicians, Sian Evans (Bessy-Lou, Pollysasin), Fern Thompsett (These Dirty Bones) and Alex Skinner (Chocolate Strings), together. Keeping high and dry in an old Queenslander while the Brisbane floodwaters rose around them, the Dattos music was forged with no power, some instruments and a few rain buckets of talent, the unlikely combination yielding a rare musical chemistry.

Since the waterline receded and the lights returned in early 2011, the band have secured a large, loyal fan base on their home turf of West End, and extended their audience with coveted spots at festivals like Island Vibe and Kuranda Roots.Combining sweet vocal harmonies over a backdrop of deftly finger-picked guitar, banjo, ukelele and soaring fiddle - ‘Let it Rain’ captures the magic of the Dattos’ unique sound, and now you’ll finally be able to take them home with you.

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