Biography in Brief

Performance –

Different Musical Instruments Played: 15

Hammered Dulcimer
Harmonica
Mountain Dulcimer
Bandoneon
Bodhrans
Hurdy Gurdy
Melodeon
Jaw Harp
Concertina
Ocarina
Spoons
Bones
Ukulele
Kazoo
Auto Harp

Other Performance Skills:

String Games
Juggling
Story Telling
Poetry
MC
Stage/Venue Manager

Number of Concerts Performed: 10,000+
Total Audience: 2,500,000
Invited Guest/Performer at major Festivals in Australia, Canada, USA, UK, NZ

Sound Recordings –

Albums: 28
Including: Dr Knickerbocker, Afloat in a Boat, Rufty Tufty, The Loaded Dog, The Old Bark School, Waltzing Matilda

Platinum Disks: 1
Playmates

Gold Disks: 3
Bunyips, Bunnies and Brumbies, Dances for Little Kids, Ain’t it Great to be Crazy

Album Sales: 250,000+
Bunyips, Bunnies and Brumbies, Dances for Little Kids, Ain’t it Great to be Crazy

In Print –

Books: 14
Including: Rig-a-Jig-Jig, Campfire Songbook, Bush Dance, Social Dance, Uke ‘n Play Ukulele – series of 7 book/audios

Book Sales: 100,000+

Visual Media –

Video: 1
ABC for Kids Video Recordings

TV/Movies
Movies: Crackers – Music Only, Moby Dick – Shantyman
ABC TV: Playmates Mr Squiggle, Alexander Bunyip’s Billabong
Red Faces – 6 points from Red Symonds, Brisbane – Over Ann’s Rainbow

Festivals over the years …

Australia
Cairns Ukulele Festival, Sunshine Coast Ukulele Festival, National Folk Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, National Folk Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Fairbridge Folk Festival, Australian Wooden Boat Festival (Hobart), Sydney International Children’s Festival, Fun 4 Kids Festival (Warrnambool), Maldon Folk Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, Newstead Folk Festival

UK
Sidmouth international Music Festival and Towersey Folk Festival

Canada
Canadian Children’s Festivals

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