Italian French German – Melbourne
Italian French German – Melbourne (Code – 60APC )
A superb roving musical entertainer. His repertoire is huge taking any requests and singing in 15 languages. His accordion is perfect for roving as the sound floats into the distance. He has a great ability to make people laugh, dance and sing along and create general merriment. With European ballads and popular, Phil specialises in French and Italian music. Can sing some vocals in Italian German and French but majority english music
Middle Eastern – Melbourne
Middle Eastern – Melbourne (Code – 60PCY)
An exciting six piece band from Melbourne, that brings the traditional music and dance of the Middle East to life with their own East meets West flavour. A spicy mix of quarter tone accordian, oud, ney, percussion, violin and mesmerising dance.
They can perform on the concert stage or as an acoustic roving show weaving through the crowd.
Featuring Music the Egyptian styles of Shaabi (folk), Baladi (urban folk) and Sharqi (classical) as well as music of Persia, Turkey, North Africa ,Tribal and Trance.
Accordion French Italian Gypsy – Melbourne
Accordion French Italian Gypsy – Melbourne (Code – 126PM)
Playing French, Italian, Klezmer, Gypsy, Jazz and Tango’s on his accordion, roaming entertainer he will bring an authentic European atmosphere full of colour and life to any event or celebration.
As a multi-instrumentalist, performer and composer. He co-founded Blue Grassy Knoll, a group that performs original soundtracks to Buster Keaton films. They have toured everywhere from a New York Broadway season to Brazil, and received numerous five star reviews in Edinburgh. He has just returned from a North American and European tour with the Spaghetti Western Orchestra and recently has also been playing cello with ARIA award winning vocalist Missy Higgins, double bass with Edinburgh favourites Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen and recording and performing with Children’s Rock Band The Mighty Buzzniks. He composes for Nuevo-Tango ensemble Bellocq and plays accordion in the club scene with Electro-Tango band Tangazo. He works regularly with Irish Cabaret singer Camille O’Sullivan and Russian criminal band Vulgagrad and has been the resident musician for the Edinburgh and Melbourne seasons of the Famous Spiegeltents internationally acclaimed show La Clique. He has played on the recordings of many of Australia’s leading musicians and continues to perform and write music for dance and theatre productions.