Reviews - Testimonials
“I love it”
Fran Kelly Radio National Breakfast host
“It's stunning - lovely tunes matey, really…” 
PBS Breakfast spread
“This is a fantastic album, from a true musical genius. Wonderful musicianship, fantastic arrangements, awesome songwriting, for an independent release this has set the bar to a whole new standard.”  Laura Bethell Maverick Magazine (UK)

Discography
Overload- 2010
Full On Gospel - 2009
It's the Apocalypse, Baby - 2008
Mellow EP - 2005
I Know What's Going On - 2003

Groove Eddy, formerly known as Eddie Cole, is a roots folk artist from the Dandenong ranges outside of Melbourne, Australia. He is an accomplished singer and guitarist and prolific songwriter.
2010 sees him releasing Groove Eddy's first album: 'Overload'.
'Overload' brings Eddy's guitar playing and singing to the fore with his backing band of Nigel Picknell on drums, bassist Joel Hulme, vocalist Amber Rose and violinist/vocalist Judy Hamilton.

His story goes back over twenty years to when he left school heavily infected with the music bug. He had some skill on the guitar and could hold a tune. He talked his way into his best friend's band. They had lofty ambitions, played some gigs, but soon imploded.

He became a drifting hippy traveller. Dead-end jobs, busking, open mics and coffee shops. Eventually he got enough money to record a good quality demo and send it to England. Two major record companies made overtures but it wasn't his time and nothing happened.

Eddie hit the road in Australia. In the wilderness south of Perth, he witnessed the night sky on fire from the Southern Aurora and in his ignorance feared someone had dropped the bomb! Shortly after this experience, he attended a Revival meeting and got the fire of the Holy Ghost.

Back home with a wife and baby, he lived in a shack and abandoned his musical ambitions. With no formal qualifications and no career prospects Eddie worked in a hospital collecting the rubbish and dirty linen. Time passed and he put together a couple of low budget gospel albums full of passionate intensity. A few hundred of each title sold through his pentecostal church. People loved this music.

Eventually, as he began teaching others to play, Eddie decided it was time to make an album aimed at the world beyond the church. The project was called "I know what's going on". Some people took notice. The "Mellow" EP followed. The boy could play and slowly people were beginning to listen. Airplay around Australia on the ABC and community radio followed.

2008 saw the release of a full album, "It's the apocalypse, baby". Evoking strains of Roberta Flack's 'First take ' and 'Van Morrison's 'Astral weeks' it featured jazz inflected rhythms, double bass, strings and gorgeous guitar playing. It also has a distinctly Australian flavour - check out 'Rusty shack'.
2009 saw Eddie revisit his gospel roots with a live recording of a benefit concert called "Full on Gospel".

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