A wayward crew of miscreants washed up on a coral reef, somewhere in the south seas, declaring the place "liberated in the name of Catgut Mary", celebrating with a particularly high-powered ceilidh by the light of a fire of bones, planks and coconut shells... Or like sex with a sea witch somewhere in the galley... Or like the Rum Runners' Ball the night the colonial governor was 'Micky Finned' and soundly thrashed about the buttocks with a dainty souvenir riding crop.
ERSTWHILE SHOWS
2009 - In which the crew battle with plague
The Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Northcote Social Club, The Dan O'Connell, The Retreat, Maribrynong Boathouse, The Public Bar, The Tote, The Arthouse, The National Hotel(Geelong)
2008 - In which the crew are keelhauled
The Greyhound, The Espy, The 5 Flags hotel(Castlemaine), Port Fairy fr.IN.ge Festival, The Dan O'Connell, The Edinburgh Castle Hotel, The Basin Music Festival, The Noise Bar, The Spanish Club, The Nash(Geelong), The ANU Bar(Canberra), The Annandale Hotel(Sydney), The Corner Hotel, The Pub(Bendigo), The Barleycorn Hotel, The Brisbane Hotel(Hobart), Batman Fawkner Inn(Launceston)
2007 - In which our heroes escape.
The Old Bar, The Dan O'Connell, The Northcote Social Club, The Basin Music Festival, The Arthouse, Cornish Arms, The Espy, The Empress, Northcote Social Club, Cornish Arms, The Tote, The Front Cafe(Canberra), The Transit Bar(Canberra), The Brisbane Hotel(Hobart), Shed 5(Gold Coast), The Boogie Shack(Toowoomba), The Jubilee Hotel(Brisbane), The Cock & Bull(Bondi Junction), The Oxford Tavern(Wollongong), The Lansdowne Hotel(Sydney), , The Blue Tile Lounge, The Barleycorn Hotel
2006- In which our heroes conspire.
Don't Tell Tom, The Espy, Wesley Anne, The Wake, The Monash Hotel, The Retreat
A high energy eight piece band hailing from the bluestone streets of Melbourne City, Australia, Catgut Mary is a trad/punk band devoted to a short, fast and loud musical ethic. Strongly influenced by bands like The Pogues, The Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly, Catgut also incorporate a strongly Australian folk sound into their style.
Carrying a swag stuffed with their own originals, the band also throws in a few Scots, Irish and English tunes for good measure. With members hailing from Melbourne, Northern Ireland, Sydney and the bush, Catgut Mary is an uncompromising live act that looks, feels and sounds like the most raucous night of the year at the local in any town in Australia and is probably what music would have sounded if amplification and punk spirit had arrived on the colonial goldfields 150 years ago; roaring vocals, riotous energy and, most importantly, rampaging fun.
Ay! Have a Catgut Mary sing-a-long with Bourbon & Black Porter...
Available on: Also available on: Rhapsody, Amazon, Napster.
Bootleg available through Lara: catgutmary@gmail.com
Click below to check out Catgut Mary at The Annandale in Sydney:
For all your rock'n'rollin' needs... I'd proudly like to introduce you to the Australian Kingswood Factory!! Hitting the road next year for a massive national tour, and if well worth a checkout if you want your mind blown, hope ya dig! Also joining the Go Set in a few weeks at the Retreat which should be stellar fun!
cheers, unfortunately we have been tapping our toes and imbibing some bevy at your shows over the years ,havnt seen you for a while but we do have a serious addiction to your kind of mayehm, it would be an honor to tread the boards with ya,welcome abord the idot ship
FRIDAY 13TH DRESS UP PARTY AT THE GEORGE (ST KILDA)!
with PUNCH THE CLOWN & BITTERSWEET KICKS!
It's FREE ENTRY but wait there's more..........
WIN Tickets to PUNK-A-BILLY 9 and a lap dance from Captain Ridikulous!
WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THE PUNK-A-BILLY TICKETS - Two tickets for the best
and second best Evil Clown costume. Or if you are actually an evil
clown just come as yourself and enjoy the lap dance!
Hey pumpkin face! This Thursday night The Statics launch our new album 'Songs We Wish We Wrote' with good friends Girl Vs Ghost, Broni and Harliquin Heros. As the name suggests, the new CD is covers disk of a bunch of bands who have inspired and influenced us over the years. Including Bugudst, Screamfeeder, Lights Out, Tiltmeter, Broni and more. We'd love to see you there!
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Ay', whoever gets this, tell Owen and Dave I saw Steeleye Span last night, solid and soaring as always (Kat, you prolly don't know Steeleye Span like some of us old hippies and hippie-spawn, but you might learn a thing or two about power folk rock fiddle from Peter Knight).
Cheers, all,
Will Swan c/o The Rumjacks Sydney Babylon & Misty Mountains
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