Wheeze & Suck Band

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Based in: Sydney NSW
Line up(s) available: 5 piece

The Wheeze and Suck Band Band members:

Ian ‘The Pump’ Macintosh – Melodeon, Guitar, Vocals
Nigel ‘Muddy’ Walters – Cello Mandolin, Appalachian Dulcimer, Vocals
Johnny ‘Red Tips’ Milce – Percussion
Geoff ‘One Shot Woody’ Woodhead – Guitar, Vocals
Tony ‘Pyro’ Pyrzakowski – Fiddle, Vocals

History

The band formed in 1997 around a nucleus of English traditional musicians / singers who shared a desire to sing a principally English repertoire. Over the years this focus has widened to embrace various other music styles including a growing repertoire of irresistible original songs, including ‘Rag and Bone’, runner up in the 2004 MusicOz Songwriting Awards, ‘Johnny in the Morning’, runner up in the 2005 MusicOz Songwriting Awards, and ‘Tyburn Fayre’, winner of the 2005 Australian Association of Songwriters Award.

“Flash Lads”, the band’s 5^th album, was released in September 2007 to great acclaim:-

"full of joie de vivre, delivered in true folk rock style..."
"all the old Wheezers magic, plus some new tricks ..."
"lavish use of four-part harmony ... these guys can really sing ..."
"great interactive listening ... it’ll have you singing, dancing and, above all, smiling!"

Jane Harding, ’Crossing the Bridge’, 2WCR FM 99.5

"I think you're wonderful, if you lot could be hooked up to a power grid we'd blow the nuclear energy argument out of the water for once and for all.” - Jan Nary - Publicist, National Folk Festival.

Five albums have been released to-date:-

The Loading Bay Tapes (1997)
Traditional Graffiti (1999)
Vincent Street (2002)
Elsie Marley’s Mates (2005)
Flash Lads (2007)

The Wheezers have appeared at the following major Australian Festivals:-

Woodford – 3 times
National Folk Festival – 5 times
Jamberoo / Illawarra – every year
Folk in the Foothills – 2 times
Coast Fest – every year
Cobargo - once
Majors Creek – 2 times
St Albans – every year
Kangaroo Valley – every year
Turning Wave (Gundagai) – once (and booked for 2008)

They also appear regularly at folk clubs from Newcastle down to the Illawarra, and are available for private functions.

Festival appearances in 2007 included St Albans, Kangaroo Valley & Turning Wave (Gundagai). Other gigs included Clarendon Hotel (Katoomba), Eastside Arts (Paddington), Tea Gardens Hotel (Bondi Junction), Monaro Folk Society (Bush Dance), Folk-Us (Canberra), Newcastle Folk Club plus all of the Sydney based Folk Clubs.

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