Mandy Shamin
Mandy has been singing and playing guitar since the age of 9 and performing professionally since she took to the pub scene with her acoustic solo act and after several years on the circuit formed the award winning group ‘Mandy Shamin & The Southern Comfort Band’ which included her brother Shane, on Bass guitar and lead/backing vocals and sister Debra on lead/ backing vocals, banjo & percussion.
In the early 80′s the band won several awards for ‘Best Country Rock Band’ at the Gong Awards as well as Debra & Mandy taking out the vote for ‘Best Duet Performance’ two years running at the Tamworth Country Festival.
Since then Mandy has performed consistently in duo’s, bands & solo engagements expanding her talents to cover just about every style in contemporary music.
Some of her involvements include ‘The Wilson Shamin Duo’ (Rob Wilson), Tailfeather, The Barnjivers, ‘Heart of Soul’ .
Since then Mandy has performed as a solo entertainer with much success on the South Coast of New South Wales, Southern Highlands and Sydney.
Since then Mandy has performed consistently in duo’s, bands & solo engagements expanding her talents to cover just about every style in contemporary music.
Mandy has performed as a solo entertainer with much success on the South Coast of New South Wales, Southern Highlands and Sydney and has just returned from a 3 month stint @ The Kandooma Resort in the Maldives where she performed 6 nights per week for dinner guests in front of The Cafe under the palm trees beneath the stars with balmy breezes to guests from all nationalities and walks of life.
Her repertoire consists of many of the early folk & country songs that gained her popularity in the early days:- Creedance Clearwater, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Dolly Parton, Eagles, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Led Zepplin, Linda Ronstadht, Melanie, Neil Young, Tracy Chapman, Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac) & Bonnie Rait as well as the additions of Kasey Chambers, Celine Dion, Bette Midler, Bonnie Tyler, Carly Simon, Carol King, Jewel, Desiree, Shania Twain, Sting/Police, Tina Turner, Anastacia, Alanis Morrisette, KT Tunstell, Scissor Sisters, Train, Nickelback, just to name a few!
Mandy happily plays to audiences of all ages and regular updating of new and old songs enables Mandy to please everyone’s taste. Her vocal ability….well it just keeps getting better….there is no substitute for experience and passion both of which are evident in her live performances.
Some of Mandy’s Song List includes:
- Abba: Dancing Queen, Fernando, Mama Mia, SOS, Take A Chance On Me
- Alanis Morrisett: You Outta Know, You Live You Learn, Hand in my Pocket
- Alana Myles: Black Velvet
- America: Don’t Cross the River, I Need You, Sandman, Horse With No Name
- Anastacia: I’m Outta Love, Not That Kind of Girl, Left Outside Alone
- Ann Murray: You Needed Me, Could I Have This Dance
- Animals: House of the Rising Sun
- Atomic Kitten: Tide is High, Eternal Flame
- Avril Lavigne: Complicated, Skater Boy, Nobodies Home, Bachman Turner Over
- Drive: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet, Takin Care of Business
- Beach Boys: Help Me Rhonda, Fun Fun Fun, God Only Knows, Good Vibrations
- Beatles: All My Lovin, I Should Have Know Better, I Saw Her Standing There, Love Me Do, Money, Michelle, Get Back, Lady Madonna, Let It Be, Twist & Shout, Please Mr Postman, Hey Jude, Birthday, Obladi Oblada, We All Live In A Yellow Submarine, Help, Hard Days Night, Oh Darlin, Cann’t Buy Me Love
- Bee Gees: You Should Be Dancin, Staying Alive, Gotta Get A Message To You, Massachusettes
- Billy Joel: Just The Way You Are, Honesty, Piano Man, Still R&R To Me, You’re My Home
- Blondie: Call Me, Heart of Glass, Tide Is High
- Bob Seger: Hollywood Nights, Against The Wind, Why Don’t You Stay, Old Time R&R
- Bob Dylan: Don’t Think Twice, Hard Rains Gonna Fall, Knockin On Heavens Door
- Bob Marley: Buffalo Soldier, One Woman No Cry, One Love
- Carol King: I Feel The Earth Move, Smackwater Jack, It’s Too Late, So Far Away, Hard Rock Café, Natural Woman, You’ve Got A Friend, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
- Carpenters: Close To You, We’ve Only Just Begun
- Cat Stevens: Morning Has Broken, Father & Son, Peace Train, Wild World, Moonlit Shadow, Wild World
Cilla Black: You’re My World - James Blunt You’re Beautiful
- James Taylor Fire & Rain, You’ve Got a Friend, Country Road, Your Smiling Face
- Janis Joplin: Me & Bobby McGee, Summertime
- Joni Mitchell: Big Yellow Taxi, Both Sides Now
- Maria Mulder: Midnight At The Oasis
- Neil Diamond: Cherry Cherry, Sweet Caroline, Song Sung Blue, Morningside
- Tina Turner: Nutbush City Limits, The Best, What You Get, Whats Love Got To Do With It, Proud Mary, River Deep Mountain High
- U2: One, In The Name of Love, Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, Beautiful Day, New Year’s Day
- Van Morrison: Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance, Have I Told You Lately
- Vanessa Carlton: A Thousand Miles
- Verve: Bitter Sweet Symphony
