We are at our core a collective of beautiful & diverse cultures, just like any family we all have gifts and talents we bring to the table. 

We carry in our DNA the ancient wisdom of Greece, the medicine of China, the passion of Italy, the navigational intuition of the Vikings, and the Aloha & Mana of Pasifika.

Creating music and medicine that elevates community bonded together in love, faith, justice, art, music, peace and unity 

- We Are The Marvellous Hearts ❤️‍🔥

When C.D Lyons  of the renowned Pre War Acoustic Blues duo The Blues Preachers embarked on his new project it was a case of following his heart. The seasoned musician, who has performed at festivals all over Australia, including Byron Bay Bluesfest, the Woodford Folk Festival, the Blue Mountains Music Festival and the Gympie Muster, wrote a bunch of songs that felt like they needed a new home and so The Marvellous Hearts were born.  

At first he thought he’d hire a few musicians to record the tracks and that would be it, but the more people heard about the project, the more they wanted to get on board. Now his ragtag crew includes George Rigatos on lead guitar & Andrew Hutchings on drums, and Paul Blasi on Bass guitar with Katherine Vavahea on BV’s & Carlyn Chen on Violin all established musicians in their own right. Their music is grounded in old school blues and traditional folk with flourishes of rock and cosmic country, with songs, which are too relevant today to be labelled as “retro revivalists”. And it's a line-up that feels meant to be. In fact, George was supposed to be part of the original Hearts line-up but couldn't due to heart surgery. But a successful operation and a few twists of fate meant he was back on board after all. 

If his other band, The Blues Preachers evoked classic blues of the 1930s and ’40s, then The Marvellous Hearts take their starting point from the ’60s and ’70s. They’ve been compared to Bob Dylan and the Band and have been played across American & Europe & locally on Double J, and Triple J as well as community radio and the ABC.  

Festivals
The Blues & Berries Festival 2019, The Gumball Festival  2020 , Surflife Festival June 11 – 2021, Wollombi Music Fest Nov 7/2021 , Dashville Skyline Feb 25,26,27 -2022

Australian  Blues Festival Goulburn - Nov 19 2022 , Verandah Music Festival Tas Nov 26-27 2022  

Thredbo Blues Festival Jan 27-29 2023

                                                                                              Sally Browne, former journalist for The Courier-Mail