Calendar : Al Duvall (usa), Singing Sadie (sydney) @ The Shamrock

25 November 2006 9:30pm

Party in Brisbane with Al Duvall, Singing Sadie, Dick Desert and the Shotgun Country Music Club, Ambitious Lovers, Tyrone Shoelaces, Kittyoke.

Born June 31, 1877 in Pahrump, West Virginia, Algernon Otmer Duvall began his musical career on the vaudeville stage as end-man in Lew Dockstader's Minstrels. He fought in a bicycle squadron in Ypres during World War I, where he received a crippling dose of the Hun's mustard. Returning home, he made ends meet working at a sausage factory in Harrington Delaware from 1921 until 1989. He took up the banjo in 1991 as physical therapy for his pleurisy. He went on to master the alto kazoo at the age of 118. "Al" Duvall attributes his remarkable longevity to a daily dram of Hamlin's Quinsy Balsam.ty to a daily dram of Hamlin's Quinsy Balsam.

For this his first touring visit to Austrlia as a civilian (was stationed in the dirty half mile during world war two) he is being joined by our own all singing all dancing queen of the burgeoning underground show tunes scene Singing Sadie. A lady whose songs hark back to the war years, a simpler time, when singing prowess was often overlooked favouring instead sharp and biting lyrics centred on drinking, dancing and prostitutes long passed their used by date, sung and danced with all the skill and execution of Florence Foster Jenkins.

This terrible two some will be executing their special brands of musical expertise with local guests Anonymeye, Tyrone Shoelace and more to be announced.

AL DUVALL, SINGING SADIE, DICK DESERT & THE SHOTGUN COUNTRY CLUB, TYRONE SHOELACES and more TBA
Saturday 25 November
Shamrock Hotel
$7 / 8:30pm

Added by tutts on 5 October 2006