SOUTHERN SOUL
Southern Soul are Great Southern W.A.'s very own 12-14 piece Soul music tribute band. Since their launch in the 2020 the band have wowed audiences with their high energy performances at sold out and capacity shows. Southern Soul now has four tribute shows available: The Commitments, The Blues Brothers meet the Soul Sisters, The Story of Soul and a Motown Revue.
MOTOWN REVUE
Southern Soul's fourth show - a Motown Revuew - launched in 2025, featuring hits from throughout the Motown era. For fans of the Motown sound, Southern Soul—Great Southern W.A.'s very own 12-piece soul band—celebrate the golden years of Motown, performing the music of The Temptations, Marvin Gaye,, Barrett Strong, Martha & the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, The Marvelettes, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Jackson 5 & more…
THE STORY OF SOUL
Our Story of Soul takes the listener through the evolutionary development of Soul music; from early Rhythm & Blues, through Motown to Southern Soul, peppered with a little funk and finishing with some modern Soul revival tunes. Prepare to enjoy iconic songs, and to dance! The show features music from Louis Jordan, Big Mama Thornton, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Booker T & the MGs, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Ben E. King, Sam & Dave, James Brown, Amy Winehouse, Sharon Jones and more!
BLUES BROTHERS MEET THE SOUL SISTERS
In our musical parallel universe The Blues Brothers and The Soul Sisters arrive at the same venue in Australia to play a show; thesingers have been double booked for the same show! After some initial confusion, the acts decide to work together creatively to put on an awesome show! Hear the hits from The Blues Brothers movie, and from powerhouse female Soul groups and singers throughout the years: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, Think , She Caught The Katy, What A Man, Shake a Tail Feather, I Just Wanna Make Love to You, Hey Bartender, Rocksteady, Soul Man, Sunshine of Your Love (Ella Fitzgerald version), Theme from Rawhide, Heat Wave, Peter Gunn, Stop! In the Name of Love, Minnie the Moocher, Respect, Gimme Some Lovin', My Guy, I Heard it Through The Grapevine, The Old Landmark, You Can’t Hurry Love, Jailhouse Rock, Valerie, Lady Marmalade & Sweet Home Chicago.
THE COMMITMENTS TRIBUTE
Southern Soul - June 2020
The new Southern Soul 'The Commitments' tribute have been playing to capacity audiences in the Great Southern of W.A. - with a big soul sound, high energy show and repertoire that re-lives all the great musical moments from the movie "The Commitments' - a 1991 musical comedy-drama film.
The soundtrack to The Commitments movie features soul/R&B hits from the 1960s, by artists such as Wilson Pickett, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Sam Cooke, Martha and the Vandellas, Mack Rice, The Marvelettes, Ann Peebles and more - and is a veritable introductory encyclopaedia to soul and R&B music.
"In the Northside of Dublin, Ireland, Jimmy Rabbitte is a young music fanatic who aspires to manage an Irish soul band in the tradition of 1960s African-American recording artists. He places an advert in the local newspaper and holds auditions in his parents' home. After being deluged by several unsuitable performers, Jimmy decides to put together a band consisting of friends and people he encounters. Joey names the band "The Commitments"."
"The Commitments has gained cult status and is regarded as one of the best Irish films ever made. The film resulted in two soundtrack albums, the first reaching #8 on the Billboard 200 album chart and achieved triple-platinum status, while the second album achieved gold status sales."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Commitments_(film)
Trumpet player and musical initiator David Rastrick started the project due to a love of soul music.
“We had a six piece band, that was too big to get gigs in the local trio/four piece band market - so we decided we may as well do it properly and go the full 12-piece sound!’
“‘The Commitments’ were immensely popular in Australia, and we thought it would be a show that lots of people would like to see and enjoy!”
Hits from the movie include Treat Her Right, Destination Anywhere, I Can’t Stand The Rain, Nowhere To Run, Mustang Sally, Too Many Fish In The Sea, Mr. Pitiful, Show Me, Bye Bye Baby, Hard To Handle, Take Me To The River, The Dark End of The Street, Chain of Fools, I Never Loved A Man, Try A Little Tenderness, In The Midnight Hour, I Thank You & Land of A Thousand Dances.
Southern Soul's 'The Commitments' Tribute show featured some of the finest musicians in the Great Southern, with four vocalists, a four piece brass section and a tight rhythm section. The band was fronted by dynamic vocalists Rusty Lynch, Jen Greenwald, Heidi Marques and Jen Croston. The sizzling brass section consisted of Robbie Bush and Karin Bush on Tenor and Alto/Baritone saxophones respectively, plus Greg Farr on trombone and David Rastrick on trumpet. The rhythm section features south coast stalwarts Paul Meyers on drums, Grant Moulden on bass, with Greg Watson on keyboard and Ross Dwyer and guitar.
You'll love the full 12-piece band sound and dancing to great soul/R&B hits.