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General Info

  • Genre: Acoustic / Alternative / Folk

    Location Adelaide, Au

    Profile Views: 45997

    Last Login: 10/6/2011

    Member Since 5/23/2007

    Website www.brillig.com.au

    Record Label Black Rain (GERMANY) www.blackrain.de

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    "If you know what Cohen, Cash, Cave & The Cure have in common, it's right here." - PERIPLANETA (Germany) Known for sea shanties and murder ballads, BRILLIG draw influence from classic storytellers like Neil Young, Paul Kelly, The Decemberists & Leonard Cohen. Featuring a graceful mix of instruments (guitar, banjo, accordion, autoharp, viola, harmonica, ukulele, bass), sweet male/female harmonies and infectious melodies, Brillig are deliciously melancholic, yet undeniably uplifting. Signed to Germany's Black Rain, Brillig have taken their bygone-era dress sense & charming banter across festival stages of Europe, NZ & Australia, showcasing their "often radical & always enchanting mix of innovation & folk traditionalism." (- BubblegumS, UK). The band has enjoyed standout supports (The Audreys, CW Stoneking, Black Eyed Susans, Ned Collette, Mick Thomas & more ), national & international airplay, and rave reviews for LP "The Red Coats" (2010), deemed "a masterpiece" (- Ikecht, Germany) & "total work of art" (- Mediakonverter, Germany) by international press.

  • Members

    MATT SWAYNE: ..Vocals * 6 & 12-string Acoustic Guitars * Banjo * Harmonica, ELIZABETH REID:.. Vocals * Viola * Autoharp * Piano Accordion * Ukulele, .DENNI MEREDITH: Bass Guitar

  • Influences

    BRILLIG LIKES .. Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Lonesome Wyatt & The Holy Spooks, Soursob Bob, The Blackeyed Susans, The Baker Suite, Joan Baez, Smoke, The Audreys, Antony & The Johnsons, The Pogues, Baterz, Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Williams, The Dresden Dolls, CW Stoneking, The Decemberists, The Yearlings, Paul Kelly, Huckleberry Swedes, The Sea Thieves, The Dirty Three, David Bowie, REM, Lewis Carroll, Vincent Price, Absinthe...

  • Sounds Like

    MURDER BALLADS * SEA SHANTIES * DELICIOUSLY DARK FOLK LAMENTS * .... .. CONTACT BRILLIG: .... brillig (at) brillig (dot) com (dot) au .. PO Box 396, Rundle Mall .. SA 5000 Australia .... BOOKINGS & MANAGEMENT inquiries only: +61 423 060 235 .. .. .... .. *PHANTOM'S THEME .... (appears on The Red Coats LP & Jack Davey EP, and myspace).. Words and music by Paul Williams .. (c) Almo Music Corp administered by Universal Music Publishing Group .. All rights reserved. International copyright secured.

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    Old Western theme poster for our video clip launch - see it on http://lnk.ms/VbSXy Yee-ha!

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    Eric Bogle show = seized & trumped! very pleased with sold out crowd & response. The man himself was awesome of course & gracious - and...

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    Playing a show with Eric Bogle this Friday 16th Sept 2011, at Music Warehouse (Barossa Arts & Convention Centre). Can't wait!!!!

    Mood: blessed blessed

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