Hipshooters
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|Current_members = Billy Williams<br>Tippy<br>John Forbes
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The '''Hipshooters''' are a band from [[New Zealand]] currently based in [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]].
== History ==
'''The Hipshooters''' are a dynamic 3-Piece. They formed in [[Auckland]] in 1993 but have been based in [[Brisbane]] since 1998, playing all the major Australasia Blues Festivals and firmly establishing themselves on the local Australian scene. Since 1993 the band have released 3 albums.[wwww.smokecds.com wwww.smokecds.com]" [http://www.bands.co.nz/band.php?bid=212]
== Band Members==
* Billy Williams Bass Guitar
* Tippy (Anton Elkington) - Vocals Guitar
* John Forbes - Drums (Australia)
Earlier:
* Barry Harvey - Drums (Australia)
* Paul Dunningham - Drums (NZ)
* Paul Moss - Sound and Lighting (NZ)
While mainstay of the band, the members have all been in other more well known and lesser known musical groups.
*Bass guitarist, '''Billy Williams''' has played in many [[New Zealand bands]] including [[Blerta]][http://www.sergent.com.au/blerta.html]. [[Ticket (band)|Ticket]], [[Classic Affair]], [[Space Farm]], [[Monsoon (New Zealand band)|Monsoon]], [[Shazzam (band)|Shazzam]], [[Doc Savage (band)|Doc Savage]] and the [[Phil Keys]] [[Band Of Light]].
*'''"Tippy"''' was a member of the group, [[Hard to Handle]] prior to forming Hipshooters with Billy in 1993.[http://www.geocities.com/hipshooters/photopagerock2.html]
*'''Paul Dunningham''' played in many New Zealand bands, including [[Hello Sailor (band)]] and [[Misex]].
*[[John Forbes]] runs his own entertainment business in Brisbane, Australia, and has played under [[Hook-Line and Singer]], with [[Lynn Forbes]]. [http://www.geocities.com/hipshooters/photopagerock3.html]
[[Image:HipshootersWithPaulMoss.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Hipshooters with their Sound Engineer Paul Moss]]
[[Image:AntonElkington01.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Hipshooters Tippy (Anton Elkington)]]
[[Image:BillyWilliams01.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Hipshooters Billy Williams]]
[[Image:JohnForbes01.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Hipshooters John Forbes]]
[[Image:BillysBass06.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Billy Williams Bass guitar]]
[[Image:AntonElkington02.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Tippy ]]
[[Image:Hipshooters02.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Hipshooters ]]
[[Image:Hipshooters04.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Hipshooters ]]
== Performances ==
* Resident - The Pye Hi bar
* Strawberry Fields Music Festival 1994
* Blues Festival
* Music by the Sea January 2006 [http://www.musicbythesea.com.au/festival/2006/index.php?categoryid=10]
* Queenscliff Music Festival [http://www.themusic.com.au/im_m/archive/2004/041123-432_eliezer.php]
* The 13th Annual Brisbane Blues Festival Saturday, April 16 2005 [http://www.blues.co.nz/news/article.php?id=518]
* Yagubi Festival 2001. Hervey Bay.
== Discography ==
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|''[[Live at The Bombshelter]]''
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|''[[Shadowlands (album)|Shadowlands]]''
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|''[[Voodoo Love (album)|Voodoo Love]]''
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|''[[Retrospect (album)|Retrospect]]''
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===Featured appearances===
The group have appeared on some compilations since 1993 in both [[New Zealand]] and [[Australia]]. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by the Hipshooters.
* ([[1997 in music|1997]]) - '''[[Real Australian Blues Volume 3]]''' - ''Introduce Yourself''
* ([[1998 in music|1998]]) - '''[[Gympie Muster Farm Aid 1998]]''' - ''Freedom''
* ([[1999 in music|1999]]) - '''[[Gympie Muster Farm Aid 1999]]''' - ''Little by Little''
===Singles===
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!align="center" valign="top"|NZ Singles Chart
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|align="left" valign="top"|"Hiplicity"[http://WWW2.mp3.com.au/track.asp?id=21286]
|align="left" valign="top"| ''Live at The Bombshelter''
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|align="left" valign="top"| "Introduce Yourself"[http://www2.mp3.com.au/track.asp?id=23239]
|align="left" valign="top"| ''Shadowlands''
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|align="left" valign="top"|"New York"[http://www2.mp3.com.au/track.asp?id=20005]
|align="left" valign="top"| ''Voodoo Love''
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==References==
Books - John Dix - 'Stranded In Paradise' (Paradise Publications 1988 )
== Video ==
[[Strawberry Fields Music Festival]], commissioned live footage.
== See also ==
[[Strawberry Fields Music Festival]]
== External References ==
* [http://www.geocities.com/hipshooters/ Hipshooters Official Site]
* [http://www.bands.co.nz/band.php?bid=212 Bands dot co dot nz]
* [http://www.geocities.com/hipshooters/photopagerock3.html John Forbes]
* [http://www.barryharvey.com/hipshoot.html Barry Harvey]
* [http://www.nzmusic.com/artist.cfm?i=750 NZ Music dot com]
* [http://www2.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=5508 mp3 dot com]
[[Category:New Zealand musical groups ]]
[[Category:Australian musical groups]]