Highlight performances of 2011 include the Queenscliff Music Festival, Guitars around the Bay and the Echuca Blues Festival.
“The beginnings of High Speed Steel were in 2003 when a very young John-Luke and his father Brett were living in beautiful North-East Victoria. They were joined by Tim Hancock to form a Folk/Blues High Speed Steel and the Trio gigged locally until 2006, when John-Luke and Brett moved to Geelong.
Times change, sounds evolve, new creative input alters … here we are now at the high-energy, unique, rocking blues style of High Speed Steel, with a line-up consisting of:
John-Luke Shelley – Lead guitarist & vocals
Mick Field – Bass
Johnny Tesoriero – Drums
Brett Shelley – Lead/rhythm guitarist & vocals
John-Luke Shelley didn’t know he could play music until he was 16 years old when he started listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan. From then on he was convinced that the blues was his love and passion. This was when John-Luke picked up a guitar for the first time ever – his Dad’s – and found he could strum the melody, instantly and instinctively. John-Luke was naturally hooked.
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