PO Box 30 West Richmond 5033,South Australia

Bio

• The Streamliners first came together in 1989.

• Initial lineup of guitar(Nick Kipridis)/bass(Dennis
  Kipridis)/drums(Peter Sarvinidis)/harmonica(Roger Cufone)
  was soon implemented by Sav Palaktsoglou on 2nd guitar.

• This lineup continued until 1992 when the group's Delta/
  Chicago/Swamp sound was stretched to include "Big-Town"
  blues styles(à la BB King/T-Bone Walker), with the harp
  replaced by a two-piece horn section and a new Jazz
  drummer(Neil Mildren).

• Around this time, Nick, Dennis & Sav put together pet
  project:"The Flying Geronimos", a trio playing raw,
  funky blues in the vein of Elmore James and Hound Dog
  Taylor.

• 1994 saw Harry Milochis take the drum seat in the
  Streamliners and it was this lineup that recorded four
  tracks for local blues compilation, "Deep South".

• This CD earned them "Best New Blues band" award at the
  '94 Lithgow blues festival,NSW.
  Their opening track, "Hummingbird", came runner-up as
  "Best blues song" and Nick as nominee for "Best new
  male artist".

• In 1995, Steven Peterka was enlisted on drums and the
  horns stripped away for a leaner sound.
  It is this lineup which continues to the present.

• A high watermark in the group's career was the recording
  of its debut, full-length CD in 1996.
  "Waiting on you" independently went on to win new fans,
  both nationally and overseas as word spread about this
  bunch of unknowns with that sound.

• A third independent release in 1999, further sealed the
  group's reputation as a fresh, vibrant new musical force
  in the blues/roots field.
  "Two minutes to curtains" was a seven-track live EP;
  an accurate snapshot of a band constantly evolving.

• By the time their latest work "Under the Moondogs" was
  recorded in 2005, years of gigging, personal circum-
  stances and other influences were starkingly obvious,
  resulting in a diverse, yet interweaved set of tracks
  that continue to inspire new audiences.

• Over the years, the band has been fortunate enough to play
  with some key performers in the blues field, namely:


   • Support act for Junior Wells in 1992 & 1995

   • Support act for Charlie Musselwhite in 1994

   • Support act for The Holmes Brothers in 1996

   • Backing band for Carey Bell in 1999

   • Backing band for Big Jay McNeely in 1999

   • Backing band for Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges in 2001

   • Support act for Dave Hole in 2004

   • Support act for The Fabulous Thunderbirds in 2004.


• 2008 and Sav leaves the group as long-standing guitarist, to be
  replaced with Billy "Bob" Rankine on guitar and Deryck
  Charles on keybords. As a quintet, the band's sound changes
  once again to include more rock/country stylings. Work on a new
  album commences.

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