By Tania Phillips
In what might well be a first, a local winery has been the inspiration for a new original song.
The aptly named Brisbane Band “Fine Vintage” are set to debut their brand new song when they play at the Heritage Manor – Heritage Estate Winery on Sunday from Noon – 4pm.
Featuring Mick Powe, has been performing in Queensland for the past 40 years and has supported the Bee Gees, Hollies and Ray Charles over the years, Fine Vintage played the venue back on Father’s Day which is when the idea for the song came about according Heritage’s Therese Fenwick.
“They’re going to be kicking-off their new song called High Strung – which is a collaboration between us and them,” Therese explained.
“Basically we seeded the idea and they’ve written a song especially for us.
“The name is a double entendre between the high-strung wires that a vine grows on, the strings of a guitar and a highly strung person that needs wine.”
She said it had been the father’s day gig that had been the catalyst for the collaboration between the band and winery.
“It was a brilliant father’s day, we had lots of fathers and they have a very good talent of being able to start out with soft jazz, move into blues and then ramp it up into the rock by the end of the afternoon when everyone is totally grooving,” she said.
“At the end of that session I pretty much said you should write a song about this and they pretty much went away and did it so they’re now going to be playing it public for the very first time here on Sunday.”
She said this iteration of the band had essential got together during Covid to celebrate the good things.
“It’s a four piece band but they often have a guest member come and play an instrument or two so it’s a four to five piece band,” Therese said.
“They’re based in Brisbane but they love the Granite Belt.”
The event being billed as “Fine Vintage Jazz Christmas” will also include a glass of wine and one of Heritages’ three course lunches – in this case a mango macadamia and Australian tiger prawn Thai green salad, Smokey BBQ pulled pork brioche burger with apple and siracha coleslaw with estate grown lemon, almond and poppy slice with fresh berries to finish.
For more information and for that essential booking head to heritageestate.wine/event/fine-vintage-jazz-xmas-heritage-estate-winery/.
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