The Spookys have asked their fans to let the Poms know about their tour in August. I'm amazed nobody has yet posted about this. I have nothing to do with them, i just think they're worth a look at. And there are 15 of them on tour. So they need a bit of help to subsidize the tour.

Anyway, the Spookys are a hilarious and unique Aussie phenomenon, and their publicity blurb is below. As you can see they have a website which will underline their wacky personality.

Enjoy Britain !

T H E S P O O K Y M E N 'S C H O R A L E U K T O U R 2 0 0 6

"We are the Spooky Men
We dream of mastodons
Practice mysterious handshakes
And we can grow beards, if we want to..."

Genial buffoonery and immaculate, testosterone drenched vocals define the Spooky Men's Chorale,
a ruthless bunch of larrikins based in the Blue Mountains of NSW, whose stated ambition is to
make women cry, small children quail, and insurance salesmen vaguely aware that somewhere,
there is a whole world they've never experienced.

With a sound as warm and grainy as a slab of teak, the Spooky men give equally loving attention
to ancient Georgian table songs, tawdry anthems like Don't Stand Between a Man and his Tool,
and any other vaudevillian trash they can lay their hands on.

The repertoire is largely inspired by the pointless grandeur of everyday maleness, in the shower,
in the shed and after breakfast. Stage presence is imposing, black and pointlessly exuberant,
with a cunning taste in hats. Their studied deadpan is no act: like most blokes, they've only got
the faintest idea of what's going on...

Whilst they are apt to reduce audiences to chortling, gurgling, and in some cases, involuntary
snorting, the Spooky men are not entirely a comedy act. They are also partial to pin drop
renditions of love ballads that will send you reaching for your beloved so you can
gently nuzzle them with your facial hair.

These magnificent boofopaths have been the undoubted underground hit of the
2005 Australian festival circuit. If you miss out, don't say you weren't told...

"Sheer musical excellence... like the ghosts of choristers long gone..."
John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald
"Astounding and outstanding... I admire them immensely..."
Roy Bailey, MBE

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T O U R D A T E S
See www.spookymen.com.au for further details of gigs as they are finalised
12 august
Hereford Three Choirs Festival Fringe, 7.30pm (see www.hereford3choirsfringe.org.uk)
14 august
Broadstairs Folk Week workshop, 3pm (see www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk)
15 august
Broadstairs Folk Week (see www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk)
16 august
Lochside Theatre, Castle Douglas, Dumfries (email ali@littleegg.demon.co.uk)
17 - 20 august
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Spiegeltent (La Gayola) 7pm
(see www.edfringe.com)
20 august
Edinburgh AMC St. Brides, 10:45pm (see www.edfringe.com)
22 august
Warkworth Memorial Hall, Northumberland, workshop and gig,
(email sandra.kerr@songsharers.net)
23 august
Hebden Bridge Trades Club, workshop and gig (email singing.jennyg@virgin.net)
24 august
Huddersfield, workshop and gig (email singing.jennyg@virgin.net)
25-27 august
Towersey Village Folk Festival (see www.towerseyfestival.com)
28 august
Shrewsbury Folk Festival (see www.bridgnorthfolkfest.co.uk)
29 august
Ludlow, Clee St Margaret's Village Hall, workshop and gig (email info@oak-barn.co.uk)
31 august
Cambridge (email talkingintune@ntlworld.com)
1 september
Derby Assembly Rooms (see www.assemblyrooms-derby.co.uk)
2 september
Ipswich, all day workshop and evening gig (cliveBarker1@btinternet.com -
www.sharedvoices.org.uk)
3 september
Bush Hall, Shepherd's Bush, London (see www.bushhallmusic.co.uk)

Please note all gigs are in the evening unless otherwise stated. For further information or media contact,
email taberner@tpg.com.au or biz@spookymen.com.au