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Top Cat Roving Duo

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Based in: Melbourne VIC
Line up(s) available: 2 piece (duo)

Top Cat is a fabulous comic music duo.

Terry Cole of the Famous Fratellini Brothers and Jen Hawley of the Great Chefs of Europe cook up a cauldron of jazzed-up euro-folk.
There'll be fine fiddling, gutsy guitar, masterful mandolin and stupendous singing.
Hang tight as they take you on a whirlwind musical tour of the continents.
Top Cat are a treat with their highly engaging comedy skits, fun music and whacky entertainment and are sure to make a splash at your next event.

Jen Hawley (vocals, ukulele and percussion) and Terry Cole (vocals, mandolin, violin and whistles) will delight you with their wonderful and diverse repertoire of wandering minstrel musical magic...and all connected to the funny bone!
 
You'll hear a fun mix of up-beat Jazz and Latin , thigh-slapping Gypsy fiddle tunes , Aussie bush and some good ol' country and all-time favourites- all with a touch of circus.
Top Cat- the perfect roving entertainment team!

 
Terry Cole - mandolin, violin, recorder, guitar & vocals
 
Terry Cole is an accomplished actor, director, musician and circus performer. He is a long term member of Circus in a Suitcase and the Famous Fratellini Brothers and is also an inspirational workshop leader. Terry has many years of experience as a performer and is well-known and loved for his work both as a multi-instrumentalist musician and as a multidimensional circus performer. A short sample of some of Terry's many performances include: World Expo, Brisbane * Australia Festival, Istanbul * Fruit Fly 10 th Anniversary Circus * Robertson's Circus * He conducts Artist in Residence programs and performs over 300 shows every year.
 
Jen Hawley - guitar & vocals
 
Jen has been playing in bands in both Melbourne and Sydney for the past ten years and has established a fine reputation as a guitarist, singer and composer. She trained in classical guitar, studied jazz guitar with Bruce Clarke and has been teaching guitar for many years both privately and in workshops at Roses Gap and Turramurra folk music camps.
 
She now has diverse interests in jazz, French, Brazilian, gypsy and folk music. Previously a member of the gypsy jazz group, Continental Drift , she now works with Tall Poppies, , Flirting Mazurkas , Great Chefs of Europe, Ruby and Ginger and Blue Drag . Jen has worked at a number of Australian festivals including Port Fairy Festival, St Kilda Festival, Frankston International Guitar Festival and Echuca jazz festivals and plays regularly at popular venues around Melbourne in her own jazz ensemble.

Here’s a sample of our music, we have many more songs in our repertoire...

Jazz, Latin, Continental & Old-Timey

All of me
Anniversary waltz
Bi mir Bist Du Shoen
Buena sera
Don’t fence me in
Guantanamera
Hernandos hideaway
Hey mambo
It had to be you
It’s only a Paper Moon
I’ve got rhythm
La Bamba
La vie en Rose
Lara’s Theme
Never on Sunday
Perfidia
Red red robin
Sway
Sweet Georgia Brown
That’s amore
Tico tico
Volare
When you’re smiling
You are my sunshine

Gypsy/world

Dark Eyes
Hava nagila
Moscow Moscow
Moscow nights
Nigun atik
Russian Medley
Those were the days

Irish/bluegrass/folk

Irish jigs and reels
Ashoken Farewell
Dirty Old Town
Duelling Banjos
Hawkin’s Rag
Pig ankle rag
Ragtime annie
Tell me Ma

Cajun/calypso

Banana boat song
Island in the Sun
Jamaica Farewell
Jambalaya

Covers

Better be home soon
Blue Suede Shoes
Brown Eyed Girl
Can’t buy me love
Delilaha
Dream Lover
Help Yourself
I do I do I do
I’m a Believer
Leroy Brown
Mamma Mia
Sweet Caroline
Throw your Arms around Me
Twist and Shout

Children’s music

I’m a believer
The lion sleeps tonight
Iko Iko
Twinkle Twinkle
Bananas in pyjama
If you’re happy and you know it
How much is that doggie in the window
Polly wolly doodle
Hot potato Hot potato
Bob the builder

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