Holly Garvey- Artistic Associate

Holly is a singer/songwriter based in Fremantle, Western Australia. Raised in the south west town of Harvey, Holly began creating her own songs in farm house jam rooms. Since then she has formed her own folk act, Holly & the Broken Drought and has recently released a string of fresh singles that are punctuated by small town nostalgia, nature and sense of place.  

Alongside her own projects, Holly is a resident songwriter, musician and artistic associate for the independent theatre company Whiskey and Boots. Since touring with Whiskey and Boots throughout regional WA with the shows MAMA STITCH and BYSTANDER, Holly has discovered that small regular acts of community are the glue that hold us together. It is by deeply listening to these places; to their sounds, their people, stories and histories that give us a rich connection and experience within each community. 

Currently completing her postgrad in Community Development and Sustainability at Murdoch University, Holly is passionate about the ways in which music and songwriting have the ability to enliven and connect us, to one another and ourselves. We truely don’t thank people enough for what they’ve brought to our lives, and it is such a privilege to write songs for others who are trying to express just this.  

LUKE DUX-Guitarist and songwriter Luke Dux is an absolute fixture of the WA music community. Whether fronting his garage rock n roll band The Floors or as a lynchpin band member in The Kill Devil Hills, ThornBird, The Wilds, Lucy Peach, Davey Craddock and the Spectacles and Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp, Dux’s gravelly guitar style is unmistakable. If you’ve been to gigs in Western Australia the likelihood is that you’ve come across Luke at some point. A multiple WAMi award winner, it’s safe to say that he knows his way around a guitar.Luke joined the Whiskey & Boots team in 2022. “Working with Whiskey & Boots has introduced me to a totally unique style of performance where the focus isn’t on the performer but on the participant and I feel privileged to be a conduit for telling peoples amazing stories.”

Tom Garvey is a multi-instrumentalist and arts graduate of UWA (Literature, Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage). Tom has been involved in several projects with Whiskey & Boots including Bystander Beverley, The Loneliest Number, Mama Stitch Joondalup, more recently toured Mama Stitch in Albany and Bunbury and will be part of the team again in October 2020 for the upcoming performance of Bystander – Margaret River. Tom is passionate about community engagement and sees the arts as an integral feature of community vibrancy. He has been involved in local art projects in the past and have worked with the Fremantle Arts Centre in several music and visual events. Within his community of music is a well respected and continually working musician.

Australian born and internationally experienced actress, Shiloh Blondel began her artistic career from a very early age. She completed a Diploma of Screen Acting at the Film & Television Institute of Western Australia and following her graduation, starred on the highly successful Australian television series Home and Away, Love Child, The Heights and Single Ladies. In addition to working on Australian projects, Shiloh has worked internationally in the creative arts, advertisement and film industry in Canada and Malaysia. Shiloh Blondel is currently completing a bachelor of biomedical science at Notre Dame University and concurrently works in film and television, in addition to running her own small, creative business Au Revoir Shiloh. As a passionate communicator and creator, Shiloh is excited to join the Whiskey & Boots team as their PR/Marketing manager.

Emma Adams is a Booking Agent, Publicist, Social Media Manager, Artist Manager, Musician & co-founder of WAY WAY WEST festival. Hailing from Harvey in WA’s South West, Emma started her musical life working the bar at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Bunbury where she got sucked up in the live music scene. She moved to Perth in 2010 where she started managing live acts including the The Wilds, Cosy and Big Orange, the latter which she also plays synth in. Immersing herself in the live music scene whilst doing a diploma in music management, Emma steered her bands through various member changes, regional tours, the release of multiple singles and debut EPs & Albums, scoring the extensive national and international radio play, festival spots, sync deals and national support opportunities along the way. Emma currently works as Music Programmer at institutional live music venue The Bird as well as managing social media for The Milk Bar, Inglewood and The Aardvark, Fremantle. Emma also did a stint in a casino of all places co-ordinating shows and looking after artists such as Tex Perkins, Gene Simmons, TLC, Fat Man Scoop amongst many others – Emma even lent her keyboard stand to Prince once…