Wongawilli Band

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And When They Dance

Album: Australian Selection

Released: Aug 25, 2007

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And When They Dance
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General Info

Genre: Acoustic / Country / Folk
Location Wollongong, New South Wales, Au
Profile Views: 17363
Last Login: 3/2/2012
Member Since 5/20/2007
Website www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au
Record Label Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club
Type of Label Indie
Bio
..CONTACT DETAILS: ..David De Santi desanti@bigpond.com.. ..website: www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au.... ...... "this ensemble is highly regarded in the field of interpreting authentic Australian traditional music, song and dance as a performance art. The group is recognised in Australia as a leading force in the revitalisation of our folk traditions ... " .... .. "Wongawilli is the pre-eminent group performing Australian folk music in this country. The music they play is uniquely Australian, but without any of the clichés usually associated with Australian folk music. In the years they have been performing, they have built an unequalled reputation for fine musicianship and entertainment, backed up by extensive research into the traditional origins of the music and the people who played it in the past." .. ..Wongawilli is considered as one of Australia's premiere traditional music bands. The band performs traditional style Australian bush songs and tunes - reels, jigs, polkas, schottisches, mazurkas and waltzes. The band takes great pride in presenting authentic songs and tunes from the bush of Australia along with songs pertinent to Australia's current multicultural population. .. .. The band is very lively with a combination of lead instruments - accordion and fiddle - and a strong rhythm section of vamping piano, bodhran, percussion and the traditional Australian percussion instrument - the lagerphone. .. .. "They present their entertaining and distinctive interpretations of traditional and tradition-influenced Australian folk songs and tunes. As professional folklorists that they are, they also present a wide variety of educational Australian traditional music and dance workshops." Jamie McKew, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Australia.. .. They have won 16 awards at the Australian Bush Music Championships and Awards.
Members
Graeme Murray - vocals / lagerphone / percussion / whistle [][][][] Reg Murray - banjo [][][][] Tim Kendall - vocals / guitar [][][][] Johnny Spillane - whistles, harmonica [][][][] Tania De Santi - piano [][][][] David De Santi - piano accordion / concertina [][][][] Samuel De Santi (15 year old) - violin [][][][] / Miffy Ryan - violin The band was established in 1987 and has had various lineups over the past 24 years. David and Tania are orginial members. Graeme and Reg joined in 1990... PREVIOUS MEMBERS.. Chloe Roweth, Jason Roweth, Neil McCann, John Harpley, Jane Brownlee
Influences
Bushwackers (the 1950s Sydney version), Bushwhackers (the 1970s Melbourne version), Chris Kempster, Martyn Wyndham-Read, Peter Ellis, Rob Willis, John Meredith, Arthur Bowley, Alan Scott, Jacko Kevans, Dennis O'Keeffe, Alistair Hulett
Sounds Like
Australian bush music, folk music