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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2013}}'''Sweethearts''' is a music group founded in the City of Geelong, Australia in 1989<ref>https://www.facebook.com/sweethearts.motown/info</ref> who play new soul – a fusion of styles based around classic soul and Motown.
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They are truly unique being the only school based band in the world that plays exclusively in professional settings, having toured the world<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/school-band-savours-sweet-success-20120224-1tte5.html</ref> and playing concerts at big music festivals.


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In mid-year of 2013 they were the subject of a multi-part documentary on the Australian ABC television<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/heart-and-soul/</ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2932008/</ref>
| name = Sweethearts
| formation = {{start date and age|1989}}
| full_name = The Sweethearts Foundation Inc.
| headquarters = Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
| leader_title = Music Director
| leader_title2 = Founder
| leader_name2 = Ross Lipson
| website = http://sweethearts.com.au
}}


'''Sweethearts''' is a school music group founded in [[Geelong]], [[Australia]] in 1989 who play new soul – a fusion of styles based around classic soul and Motown.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=Pilcher |first=Tiffany |date=2013-03-20 |title=Swinging soul sweethearts |url=http://www.surfcoasttimes.com.au/entertainment/music/2013/03/20/swinging-soul-sweethearts/#.Uhdtb7TLIf5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429102116/http://www.surfcoasttimes.com.au/entertainment/music/2013/03/20/swinging-soul-sweethearts/ |archive-date=29 April 2013 |access-date=2 May 2022 |website=Surf Coast Times |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=TBNN - Youth News Sport and Entertainment |url=http://tbnn.com.au/content/sweethearts |title=The Sweethearts |publisher=TBNN |date= |accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref> They have an international following and have played concerts at several large music festivals.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |author=Ryan |first=Denise |date=2012-02-27 |title=School band savours sweet success |url=https://www.theage.com.au/education/school-band-savours-sweet-success-20120224-1tte5.html |access-date=2 May 2022 |publisher=[[The Age]] |accessdate=}}</ref>
[[Porretta Soul Festival]] (Italy)


== History ==
[[Montreux Jazz Festival]] (Switzerland)<ref>http://www.montreuxjazzfestival2012.com/2012/en/program12/by_artist/S#/artistPage/sweethearts-au/en</ref>
The Sweethearts began at [[Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College]] under the direction of [[Ross Lipson]], initially as a social band for teachers and students in Years 10-12 of high school.<ref name=":1" /> Lipson was a science and instrumental teacher at the school, who with colleagues from the music department, decided to form a group to play jazz standards and soul music. Word of mouth spread and they began to book gigs.<ref name=":1" />


The Sweethearts Foundation was formed in 2000 as a not-for-profit organisation to support the Sweethearts program and band.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Oliver |first=Kylie |date=2021-05-12 |title=Sweet music returns to Geelong streets |url=https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/surfcoasttimes/living/sweet-music-returns-to-the-city-streets/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Surf Coast Times |language=en-AU}}</ref> In 2005, Lipson and his colleague Rick McLean transformed the group into a two-year Certificate IV course in music after being given professional development time by the Education Department. It was said to be the highest industry-based qualification offered by any Australian school in 2013.<ref name=":1" /> A separate Sweethearts Music Academy was formed in 2012 to provide mentoring and training for musicians aged 8-13.<ref name=":0" />
Jazz a Vienne (France)

Sweethearts were the subject of a 2013 multi-part documentary ''Heart and Soul'' on the Australian [[ABC Me|ABC3]] television network. Filmed over almost two years, the documentary followed the girls touring internationally while managing their school work.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2932008/|publisher=www.imdb.com|title= Heart&Soul (2013– ) |accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/heart-and-soul/ |title=Heart And Soul : ABC TV |publisher=Abc.net.au |date= |accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref> A second series of ''Heart and Soul'' featuring The Sweethearts was produced in 2015 and was nominated for a 2015 [[International Emmy Kids Awards|International Kid’s Emmy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=25 August 2015 |title=Returning: Heart & Soul |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/08/returning-heart-soul.html/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=TV Tonight |language=en-AU}}</ref>

The group have performed at the [[Queenscliff Music Festival]], [[Porretta Soul Festival]], [[Montreux Jazz Festival]], and [[Jazz à Vienne]],<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-13 |title=25 Years of Sweethearts Soul Music |url=https://fortemag.com.au/25-years-of-sweethearts-soul-music/ |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=Forte Magazine |language=en-AU}}</ref> and have had air play on Australia's national radio network [[Triple J]] with their song "Secret".<ref>{{cite web |author=Andrew Mathieson |date=2010-05-14 |title=Song could unearth Sweethearts |url=http://geelong.starcommunity.com.au/Indy/2010-05-14/song-could-unearth-sweethearts/ |publisher=Geelong Independent |accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref>

The Sweethearts Foundation also founded Sweetfest, a musical festival held in Geelong celebrating female musicians. The free annual festival began in 2018 and returned in 2022 after not being held for two years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-17 |title=Geelong’s free festival Sweetfest is on this weekend with a fierce all-female lineup |url=https://fortemag.com.au/geelongs-free-festival-sweetfest-is-finally-taking-place-this-march-with-a-fierce-all-female-lineup/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Forte Magazine |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hui |first=Jin |date=2022-02-28 |title=Sweetfest to take over Central Geelong |url=https://geelongindy.com.au/entertainment/01-03-2022/sweetfest-to-take-over-central-geelong/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Geelong Independent |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2014 Lipson died of cancer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lannen |first=Danny |date=2014-12-11 |title=Sweethearts mourn leader’s passing |work=Geelong Advertiser |url=https://geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/obituary-sweethearts-leader-ross-lipson-an-inspiration-to-all/news-story/f512127ff0d53f07eb6e44a62c00e701 |access-date=2022-05-02}}</ref> The Sweethearts Foundation and Queenscliff Music Festival founded the Ross Lipson Award in his honour to recognise excellence in local female musicians.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jim Darby, Bill Lipson, Mark Pullin and Sandy |date=2015-02-25 |title=Teacher gave taste for adventure to landmark music initiative |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/teacher-gave-taste-for-adventure-to-landmark-music-initiative-20150225-13oyt3.html |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hui |first=Jin |date=2016-12-01 |title=Year finishes on a high note |url=https://oceangrovevoice.com.au/news/01-12-2016/year-finishes-on-a-high-note/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Ocean Grove Voice |language=en-US}}</ref> The current music director is Michael Fitzgerald.<ref name=":2" />

== Discography ==

* Red in Your Eyes (2012)
* Bar Roma (2013)
* Heart and Soul (2015)
* Four Leaf Clover (2016)
* Don't Feel Yourself (2019)


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.sweethearts.com.au] Homepage of the Sweethearts
*[http://www.sweethearts.com.au Homepage of the Sweethearts]
*[http://www.sweethearts.com.au/www.sweethearts.com.au/Links_files/Euro%20festival%20frenzy%20for%20Sweethearts%20-%20Local%20News%20-%20Geelong,%20VIC,%20Australia.pdf] Saved NEWS.com.au Article "Euro festival frenzy for Sweethearts"
*[http://au.artshub.com/au/news-article/features/performing-arts/sweethearts-from-student-jammers-to-professional-musicians-192595] On-line article from au.artshub.com/au/, "Sweethearts: From student jammers to professional musicians"


[[Category:Australian soul musicians]]
{{Uncategorized|date=August 2013}}
[[Category:Musical groups from Geelong]]
[[Category:School bands]]

Latest revision as of 11:29, 1 February 2023

Sweethearts
The Sweethearts Foundation Inc.
Formation1989; 36 years ago (1989)
HeadquartersMatthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
Founder
Ross Lipson
Websitehttp://sweethearts.com.au

Sweethearts is a school music group founded in Geelong, Australia in 1989 who play new soul – a fusion of styles based around classic soul and Motown.[1][2] They have an international following and have played concerts at several large music festivals.[3]

History

[edit]

The Sweethearts began at Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College under the direction of Ross Lipson, initially as a social band for teachers and students in Years 10-12 of high school.[3] Lipson was a science and instrumental teacher at the school, who with colleagues from the music department, decided to form a group to play jazz standards and soul music. Word of mouth spread and they began to book gigs.[3]

The Sweethearts Foundation was formed in 2000 as a not-for-profit organisation to support the Sweethearts program and band.[4] In 2005, Lipson and his colleague Rick McLean transformed the group into a two-year Certificate IV course in music after being given professional development time by the Education Department. It was said to be the highest industry-based qualification offered by any Australian school in 2013.[3] A separate Sweethearts Music Academy was formed in 2012 to provide mentoring and training for musicians aged 8-13.[1]

Sweethearts were the subject of a 2013 multi-part documentary Heart and Soul on the Australian ABC3 television network. Filmed over almost two years, the documentary followed the girls touring internationally while managing their school work.[1][5][6] A second series of Heart and Soul featuring The Sweethearts was produced in 2015 and was nominated for a 2015 International Kid’s Emmy.[7]

The group have performed at the Queenscliff Music Festival, Porretta Soul Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, and Jazz à Vienne,[3][8] and have had air play on Australia's national radio network Triple J with their song "Secret".[9]

The Sweethearts Foundation also founded Sweetfest, a musical festival held in Geelong celebrating female musicians. The free annual festival began in 2018 and returned in 2022 after not being held for two years.[10][11]

In 2014 Lipson died of cancer.[12] The Sweethearts Foundation and Queenscliff Music Festival founded the Ross Lipson Award in his honour to recognise excellence in local female musicians.[13][14] The current music director is Michael Fitzgerald.[4]

Discography

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  • Red in Your Eyes (2012)
  • Bar Roma (2013)
  • Heart and Soul (2015)
  • Four Leaf Clover (2016)
  • Don't Feel Yourself (2019)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Pilcher, Tiffany (20 March 2013). "Swinging soul sweethearts". Surf Coast Times. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ TBNN - Youth News Sport and Entertainment. "The Sweethearts". TBNN. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e Ryan, Denise (27 February 2012). "School band savours sweet success". The Age. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b Oliver, Kylie (12 May 2021). "Sweet music returns to Geelong streets". Surf Coast Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Heart&Soul (2013– )". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Heart And Soul : ABC TV". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  7. ^ Knox, David (25 August 2015). "Returning: Heart & Soul". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  8. ^ "25 Years of Sweethearts Soul Music". Forte Magazine. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  9. ^ Andrew Mathieson (14 May 2010). "Song could unearth Sweethearts". Geelong Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Geelong's free festival Sweetfest is on this weekend with a fierce all-female lineup". Forte Magazine. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  11. ^ Hui, Jin (28 February 2022). "Sweetfest to take over Central Geelong". Geelong Independent. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  12. ^ Lannen, Danny (11 December 2014). "Sweethearts mourn leader's passing". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  13. ^ Thompson, Jim Darby, Bill Lipson, Mark Pullin and Sandy (25 February 2015). "Teacher gave taste for adventure to landmark music initiative". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Hui, Jin (1 December 2016). "Year finishes on a high note". Ocean Grove Voice. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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