Ringing in the New Year with music and laughs – The SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES show at Matraville RSL Club in Sydney. L to R: Bob Howe, Graeme Fisher, Tony Hogan, Barbara Montgomery, Rick James, Michael Agosti.  

Canterbury Country wound up the year in fine form with a star-studded concert and lots of surprises. Guest artist DONNA FISK surprised the audience and ‘Birthday Boy’ Bob with a video montage of their TV appearances from the early 80s, followed by a cake presentation from Bob’s wife Karen. Surprise guest WAYNE HORSBURGH sang ‘Diamantina Yodel’ which […]

Bob has released a new CD for 2016 –  ACT NATURALLY It contains 26 Country and Western Classics (21 songs and 5 instrumentals), and includes duets with Wayne Horsburgh and Nicki Gillis, a duel with pianist Greg Hooper, and a ‘trio’ with Gene Bradley Fisk and Donna Fisk. The CD is available at Bob’s shows […]

‘LOVE THAT COUNTRY MUSIC’ show at St George’s Basin Country Club, October 2016. Greg Hooper, Wayne Horsburgh and Bob Howe

The Tomkins Guitars All-Star Honky-Tonk Band were at the Lions Den Hotel, near Cooktown QLD on the 2016 Queen’s Birthday long weekend! L to R: Terry Phillpot, Anthony Taylor, Allan Tomkins, Bob Howe

      Today marks the 40th anniversary of Bob’s first professional recording session. He played on three tracks at the Festival Records studio in Sydney, for what would become a Reg Lindsay LP entitled The Travellin’ Man. The session was produced by Martin Erdman and featured Heather McKean on backing vocals, Reg’s regular band member Pee Wee Clark […]

“It was my honour on the Mother’s Day weekend, to direct the band for my old mate FRANK IFIELD as he performed his autobiographical show at The Seymour Centre in Sydney and The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith. The show also featured yodeller WAYNE HORSBURGH, chanteuse NICKI GILLIS, and a BRODIE MILES as the […]

Celebrating St Patrick’s Day at Dooleys, March 17th – The Trojans band with Patrick Brady and his Irish Dancers  Celebrating Seniors Week at the Guilford Leagues Club 5th April Gala Day with  Denise Drysdale

BOB HOWE sings BUCK OWENS Bob Howe has debuted his new “Tribute to BUCK OWENS” with a 40-minute performance at Club Central Hurstville in Sydney, Australia. The audience ‘whooped & hollered’ and sang-along as Bob performed more than a dozen #1 hits by country music legend Buck Owens, including Act Naturally and Made In Japan. As well as invoking Buck’s vocal […]

  26th January 2016: What a great way to spend Australia Day, with a fabulous bunch of musicians:- Michel Rose, Redd Volkaert, Brad Bergen, Allan Tomkins, Nicki Gillis and Terry Phillpot. Thanks again to our hosts Dennis & Vivien!    

January 2016: Bob was called in as a last minute temporary replacement guitarist for Lonnie Lee’s band, The Leemen. They played seven shows at the Tamworth Services Club (pictured above) followed by a rockin’ night at the Wallsend Diggers, to a sold-out crowd. (Wallsend photos by Suzanne)   Bob also opened the ‘TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE’ at West […]