About Us
Neil and Judy started playing together in 1995, after years of playing with groups as diverse and well known in their homelands as Silly Wizard in Scotland and Paradiddle in Australia. Having played at practically every Australian folk festival, they have maintained a presence in the UK too, touring most years. Here they are 15 albums later…….
Shows and Projects
The Robert Louis Stevenson Show
An unexpected adventure that has taken us from Melbourne to Samoa, France, and all over the UK for 15 years! ……..
Everyone loved Simmy!
Simon McDonald lived in a bark hut outside Creswick in country Victoria most of his life, and was the ‘best singer in the traditional British style ever recorded in Australia’. Learn about Neil’s show which re-introduces him………
Paddy Caulfield
Paddy was born in Monaghan in Ireland, has lived his adult life outside Ballarat, and has the voice of an angel. We recorded his songs and here’s the end result! …….
The Kingston Avenue of Honour
On first sight, the long treed avenue on the road into Kingston is just that..a lot of trees..but the real story is so much more. With a brass arrangement by Andrew Powers, Creswick Brass Band join Neil in telling the story…..
Judy’s book of original tunes
Judy has been composing fiddle tunes in a vaguely traditional style for 40 years, and this book celebrates the highlights……..
And wait…there’s more!
Other Exciting Adventures
In an exciting tale of collaboration between the Antarctic tundra and Ballarat, my friend Justin Busbridge is working at Scott Base, the New Zealand Antactic Station. He came across this amazing Antarctic story and made the video. His movie was a prize winner at WIFFA, the Antarctic Film Festival! (Yes, there is). Congratulations, Buz! He and I composed the tune together…..