Arts
Mic Conway “Street of Dreams” Music, Magic and Comedy Show with MATTHEW FAGAN “Lord of the String”
Vaudevillian trickster Mic Conway and guitar virtuoso Matthew Fagan are heading out on the road again, for a whirlwind tour of Tasmania in October / November 2016.
“Street of Dreams” : music, magic and comedy show, is a new collaboration between Mic Conway and 10-string Spanish guitarist virtuoso Matthew Fagan. Conway and Fagan play hilarious and quirky tunes that make jaws drop, toes tap and sides split. Featuring some Captain Matchbox favourites and a swag of Conway songs including “Jug Band Man” which was featured on Spicks and Specks. “Street of Dreams” is surreal vaudeville with a sense of humour.
Recently returned from four weeks in Germany, Conway toured his own version of vaudevillian antics to European festivals and venues. This ARIA award winning, Sydney-based singer, musician, song writer, fire eater, magician, tap dancer, juggler, comedian and multi-instrumentalist is now joining forces with Matthew Fagan for a whirlwind tour through Tasmania.
Audiences who know Conway as frontman of Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band or as a founding member of Circus Oz will be delighted by this duo incarnation. There’s juggling, illusion, cavorting and Conway’s trademark tongue-in-cheek humour … It’s surreal vaudeville for crooning and swooning.
Born into a family of vaudevillians and opera singers, Conway’s life as an entertainer began in the 1970s as lead singer in Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band. Wearing several hats, Conway he is now the leader of the 5-piece jug and blues act Mic Conway’s National Junk Band (which headlined at the Huon Valley Winter Fest last year), and is a long-term children’s entertainer, touring his extraordinary one man shows to over 200 schools and community events across Australia each year.
A favourite at folk and blues festivals, in 2011 Conway was awarded “Artist of the Year” by Port Fairy Folk Festival. His duo show with Matthew Fagan is not to be missed!
TOUR DATES ~ TASMANIA :
BOOKINGS and ALL INFORMATION : www.micconway.com
THUR 27 Oct : Grand Poobah (Hobart), 8pm
FRI 28 Oct : Lufra Hotel (Eaglehawk Neck)
SAT 29 Oct : MONA (Hobart), 1pm
SAT 29 Oct : Red Velvet Lounge (Cygnet), 8pm
SUN 30 Oct : Lunawanna Hall (Bruny Island) 1:30pm
WED 2 Nov : The Man of Ross Hotel (Ross), 7:30pm
THURS 3 Nov : Royal Oak (Launceston), 9pm
FRI 4 Nov : Live at the Wharf (Ulverstone), 5:30pm
SAT 5 Nov : Mountain Mumma (Sheffield), 6pm for dinner.
From Bach to the Beatles, Spanish Flamenco to Led Zepplin and Celtic Harp Music on unique 10 String guitar! Lord of the Strings! is the ultimate music journey packed with humour.
Fresh from performing his show Lord of the Strings and Edinburgh Festival Fringe with multiple standing ovations, come and experience Matthew Fagan’s ultimate multi-instrumental and genre show Lord of the Strings! which has wowed fans all over the globe in over 120 countries.
Matthew’s has toured the show with, Michael Crawford, Billy Connolly, Shirley Bassey, Natalie Cole and The Buena Vista Social Club and shares behind the scene stories from his experience.
Show highlights include the hilarious Guitar Challenge, where Matthew performs a medley of audience guitar requests including some of his own and a selection from
300 sounds from his guitar synth.
A world tour on Ukulele. Banjo music from album, A Song for Billy which features Billy Connolly’s own banjo given to Matthew from Billy after their 53 night tour of Australia together. Billy was so impressed he said, ‘Matthew is the best Guest Artist I have ever had
This album is a special fund raising project for Parkinson’s disease inspired by Billy’s positive response to living with this condition.
Other music highlights include ’Matthew’s virtuosic hit rendition of J S Bach’s Toccata on Steel String Guitar which featured on ABC TV. Spanish,Celtic and Classical music from Matthew’s American recordings Virtuoso – A Homage to my Ancestors and Solstice.
Matthew performs a selection from his collection of instruments with a unique handmade 10 String Spanish Guitar, Celtic Steel String Guitar, Godin Nylon Synth Guitar, Maton Tenor Ukulele and Banjo.
‘Matthew has a Latin Soul and we love his playing so much that we want to take him back home to Cuba’ Ibrahim Ferrer, Original Buena Vista Social Club.
MATTHEW FAGAN SOLO
FRI 21 OCT: The Wharf Hotel (Wynyard), 8.45pm * 6442 4344
SAT 22 OCT: Fiesta on George (Launceston), Spanish Fiesta 1.00pm *
SUN 23 OCT: The Jetty House (South Port), 4.30pm * 6298 3139
WED 26 OCT: The Brookfield House- Not Shed (Brookfield), 2pm Workshop- 3.30pm concert* 6267 2880
SUN 6 NOV: Tasmanian Craft Fair (Deloraine), 10am *
* Matthew Fagan Solo “Lord of the Strings” except Sat 22nd “Spanish Fiesta”
** Matthew opening with Solo set then accompanying Mic Conway
*** Mic Conway accompanied by Matthew Fagan
MIC CONWAY
VIDEO : https://youtu.be/Ma-pudJ3BYU?t=7s
MATTHEW FAGAN
http://www.matthew-fagan.com/
VIDEO : https://youtu.be/o7U03jYfeyk?t=9s
Kellie Grattidge