A gifted young prodigy of the violin from the tropical north (SKYE-Townsville) and a folk-obsessed lass from the far east (KELLY-New Zealand) whose clarinet wails and sighs. When playing together, this duo can tear out your heart strings clean the points and change the oil and retune before you know it.
Add to this potent mix, from the dusty labyrinthine catacombs of a local university, a genius of the bassline on trombone (CRYSTAL-Warwick)and round it off with a washed-up retired juggling clown on tenor saxophone, piano accordion and bassoon (JEFF-Mitchelton).
Whilst Kelly globetrots Anaurora are blessed with visitations by the emperor of klezmer shred TOBY.
Sounds Like
The eclectic wooden-brass chamber om-pa-pa circus orchestra: fresh, organic certifiable low G.I., baked not fried, free close range, strange.
From Eastern Europe to the Russian steps klezmer played traditional and modern, with ambient gypsy, Balkan 7/8 rhythms, and from across the South Pacific Ocean, Latin American waltz and tango grooves.
All performed live, acoustic and analogue, the only digits involved being the fingers of these players inspiring moustaches to wiggle, toes to tap, ‘til glasses are smashed, and you have to feel your way home in the luminous moonlight.
We are available for parties, art show openings, weddings, charity gigs, paid gigs, you name it really..
We also love to provide live, interactive music for circus and other performance show collaborations. In the past we have provided music for: Top Chick's 'Bulldust and Spangles' Circus Show, 2006 and varied acts at The Tasmanian Circus Festival, 2007, and opening the alley cat bar in north hobart
