VIOLIN: Sarah Busuttil
DRUMS: Ben Hellmig
GUITAR: Brendan Rick
FLUTE: Katherine Rick
DOUBLE BASS: Chloe Smith
Influences
PAST SHOWS
2008 - National Folk Festival, Woodford Folk Festival 07-08, Illawarra Folk Festival, Boolarra Folk Festival, Summer in the City Wodonga, Brunswick Music Festival, East Brunswick Club, Ruby's Lounge, Bar Open.
2007 - Port Fairy Folk Festival Fringe, Brunswick Music Festival's Sydney Road Street Party, Illawarra Folk Festival, Yackandandah Folk Festival, Boolarra Folk Festival, The Palais, The Evelyn, The Cornish Arms, The East Brunswick Club, Bar Open, Palookaville, Aztec Bar, Rubys Lounge...
2006 - Spanish Club, Esplanade Hotel, Cornish Arms, Aztec Bar, Retreat Hotel, Bar Open, Ruby's Lounge, Festival of Folk Rhythm & Life, Merry Muse Folk Club, Candelo Arts Society, The Harp, Illawarra Folk Club, Tattersalls Hotel, The Columbian, The Rails, Mount Beauty Music Muster, Wesley Anne, Commonwealth Games...
2005 - Maldon Folk Festival, Castelmaine Spring Ball, Yackandandah Folk Festival, Ruby's Lounge, Bar Open, Empress, Booroondara Festival, Merry Muse Folk Club, Pot Belly Bar, Jells, Dan O'Connell...
2004 - Maldon Folk Festival, Hawkesbury Fiddle Festival, Bar Open, National Gallery of Victoria, Jells, Bluestone...
2003 - East Coast Tour, Folk Rhythm & Life, Woodford Folk Festival, National Folk Festival, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Illawarra Folk Festival, Fitzroy Music Festival, Albury Applause Festival, La Festa Griffith Music Festival, St Albans Folk Festival...
2002 - Woodford Folk Festival, National Folk Festival, National Year of the Mountains Lantern Festival, Uranquinty Folk Festival...
2001 - National Folk Festival, Canberra Multicultural Festival, Albert Hall, Merry Muse Folk Club.
Sounds Like
The Counterfeit Gypsies...
Flutterby Video (music by The Counterfeit Gypsies - Batuta)
The Counterfeit Gypsies, Melbourne's premier gypsy dance band, have forged a reputation as one of the country's most talented and exciting live acts. The sound is a wicked brew of hard-swinging grooves, ankle-breaking tempos, old-world melodies and extreme virtuosity.
A favourite on the Australian Festival circuit, highlight performances have included:
Woodford Folk Festival 2002/03, 2003/04, 2007/08
Port Fairy Folk Festival Fringe 2007
National Folk Festival 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008
Illawarra Folk Festival 2003, 2007, 2008
Festival of Folk, Rhythm and Life 2003, 2006
Yackandandah Folk Festival 2005, 2007
Brunswick Music Festival 2007, 2008.
In over seven years of performance, this hard-working, independent band has headlined events in many of Melbourne's finest live music venues including Melbourne's Spanish Club, East Brunswick Club, the Evelyn, the Esplanade Hotel, Revolver, the Northcote Social Club and a host of others. In 2006 and 2007 The Counterfeit Gypsies were invited to perform for Greenpeace's ‘Walk against Global Warming' to audiences of over 40,000 people. The band also performed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the National Gallery of Victoria and BMW Edge series at Federation Square, Melbourne.
Alongside a busy touring schedule and performances on radio and television, The Counterfeit Gypsies have also been involved in soundtracks for film, documentaries and featured in Flutterby, an international award-winning short animation produced by Parry Studios.
For bookings or enquiries email: counterfeitgypsies@yahoo.com.au
How amazing! The Gypsy Dub Sound System will be playing the Beach Road Hotel every tuesday in March, with DJ's From Uber Lingua. Starts at 8 til 11. A month of gigs in the same cool venue, Lets see what happens. Bring your dancing feet and listening ears and everything in between!
Incubator Recording myspace discount for "Rocktober"! Book now for flat rate at Incubator during the month of "Roctober"(October) only. The offer: $300 for a 9 hour recording day. Monday thru Sunday not transferable to other months.This is a saving of up to $140 per day. This is a myspace Incubator friends only offer. New studio photos just updated, come see inside the Incubator and look at the creative working spaces, the stomp boxes, microphones and instuments. Visible at the website www.incubatorstudio.com.au Call Adrian, the Engineer at Incubator, to book your recording project in the month of "Rocktober". To get the discount Phone 9480-1211 mention the myspace "Incubator Roctober offer".
** BOOGIE FRESH LIVE @ ELECTRIC DREAMS ** MELBOURNE COME SUPPORT US WE BE ROCKING THE DANCEFLOORS WITH OUR FRESH PRODUCTION ** PRESOLD LIMITED TICKETS $20 ** CONTACT NICK - 0400 111 125 or Nick@whateva.tv http://www.electricdreamsclub.com.au
Obviously, we've only got rough demo stuff up at the minute but we're cranking out one original after another all the time and will be doing an album soon enough, so please consider us for any escapades in the not-too-distant future.
Me Darlin' Gypsies...I need a full belt of yer fine music as me blood has slowed down of late...Ill be lookin' out for a gig soon...fair warnin' Latcho Drom VBH
Hey You Counterfeits, were the real gypsy's alright. ha joking, anyhow were playing at the Darebin Music Festival at the Northcote Town Hall this coming saturday the 20th at 2pm Tickets are $25 at the door, Oh and we got a review from Tommy Emmanuel he said ‘Awesome music. Your stuff is really incredible’ Cool eh!. Anyhow Hope to see you there if your in Melbs. Cheers Orlando.
................My Left Boot................
Live @ The Espy (Gershwin Room)
--------Friday 19 September--------
With Special Guests......................
Fred Negro's 57 Pages of Pink,
Ancient Man & Thomy & The Tanks
9pm Kick Off. No Garys welcome...
Glubdub Launches Radio Earwax!!! Check out the new All Music Issue, featuring The Butthole Surfers, String Theory and Lovely Little Girls. Also the latest music HANK entries, and Radio Earwax, Glubdub's new Music Page!! If you like what you see, sign up at glubdub.com, and spread the word. Thanks!
Hola boys, if around town (Melbourne)the Sunday 7th Sept, came to "Meat your Father", Argentinean BBQ and Fiesta! More info and bookings www. argentineanbbq. com Hernan x@x
Hey you're invited to carnivale! So come dance, drink and be merry. Get there at 8pm if you want to attend the swing dancing class. Thanks<br><br>-rocket<br><br> <img src="http://www.carnivale-club.com/poster.jpg" width="400"><br><br> for info, pics and promos go to <a href="http://www.carnivale-club.com">www.carnivale-club.com</a>
Hay Playing a big show on the 16th Of August at BARBUKKA with special guess. DOORS OPEN AT 8pm 279 Smith Street Fitzroy, Melbourne Hope To see you There.
Hello Darlings, The Wishing Well are performing an all out folkfest at
the northcote Social Club (Our last Melbourne show for 2008), Saturday
August 2nd. With supports from Jacks Castle and Kinematic. Doors open
8:30pm. You can buy tickets from us (cheaper) for $10 through emailing
us at:
thewishingwellband@gmail.com or online via the Northcote Social
Club's www.northcotesocialclub.com or at the door for $12.
Hello Darlings, The Wishing Well are performing an all out folkfest at the northcote Social Club (Our last Melbourne show for 2008), Saturday August 2nd. With supports from Jacks Castle and Kinematic. Doors open 8:30pm. You can buy tickets from us (cheaper) for $10 through emailing us at:
thewishingwellband@gmail.com or online via the Northcote Social Club's www.northcotesocialclub.com or at the door for $12.
Hey guys. The show on Sat was fantastic! I'd been looking forward to seeing a gig for some time. I only wish they had a bigger dance floor... It was a really fun night, we all had a great time. Thanks very much. We'll see you next time. Take care & have fun. James.
Morbid Times S05E13_NSFW: In Favor of Persimmons Featured Artists: Funker Vogt, [SITD:], Mind in a Box, Alice's Wonder, Diary of Dreams, Die Krupps, Counterfeit Gypsies
My grand children are heading over to Melbourne on June 21st for a weekend of music and mayhem. They'll be playing at Cue Club on Saturday night with Mass Dysfunction and Fritzwicky and hanging round all weekend to catch The Mars Volta on Monday. Hope you can make it to Cue Club to keep an eye on them cause they are gonna be going fucking crazy.
high there... love the new line up... you sound better than ever... always great to see you in the hills... thanks for unleashing the dance... beautiful gypsies...
