Guitar, violin & vocals. Original music.
Genuine tales. Unanimously unique! Critically acclaimed at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe and 2007
Adelaide Fringe festivals
Whimsical Tricycle are Kieran Butler (guitar, vocals) and
Michelle Wilson (violin, vocals). They play original folk music
and their live shows mix music with storytelling that features
humour and pathos.
Their debut CD 'Kismet', featuring 15 songs was released in
2006.
At the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe, Whimsical
Tricycle gained notoriety when violinist, Michelle Wilson, was
detained at Heathrow and sent back to Australia to apply for an
entry visa. In 2007 Whimsical Tricycle returns; armed with
glowing reviews for their unique storytelling and song-writing
abilities.
Click Title To Hear Track From Whimsical Tricycle
Whimsical Tricycle - Insane In London
"Four stars… touching and heart-rending…
Crowded House are an
obvious reference point…
Love, laughs, life and death are all
visited in the space of the hour-long show
which is built around
the central message of the importance of living life to the
full…
one of the most uplifting musical experiences on the
Fringe"Edinburgh Evening News (UK)
“Four and half stars… natural Australian humour and honesty”Adelaide Advertiser (AUST)
“From the moment they get on stage, you feel like getting to
know them better…
something a little different at the Fringe and
definitely well worth your time”db magazine (AUST)
“Sometimes funny, sometimes touching… a very engaging
performance…
songs are well-crafted, intelligent and sensitive”Rip it Up magazine (AUST)
In addition to performing Whimsical Tricycle – Insane in London,
Kieran Butler and Michelle Wilson will appear at the 2007 Fringe
with comedian Austin Low in ‘Che Guevara on the Fringe – Evonne
Keron Strikes Back’ – “a half-arsed allegory” that satirises the
Fringe as a microcosm of capitalism. This four star show
(Evening News) has arguably been the most anarchic on the Fringe
over the past 2 years and version 3.0 promises to surpass any
benchmarks set thus far.
Whimsical Tricycle is Kieran Butler (guitar, vocals) and
Michelle Wilson (violin, vocals). They have been performing
together since 2001. They recorded their 15 track debut CD
‘Kismet’ between 2004 and 2006 in Germany and Australia. Kieran
is also an international stand up comedian and Michelle is also
a peri-operative theatre nurse.
In 2005 Whimsical Tricycle wrote the song ‘Buckfast’. The music
video for the song has since become a cult hit at youtube.com.
Whimsical Tricycle regularly appears in the top ten at the
mp3.com.au folk charts and recently hit the top 40 on the radio
Triple J (AUST) roots charts.
Whimsical Tricycle - Buckfast
"Crowded House are an obvious reference point...
one of the
most uplifting musical experiences on the Fringe"
Edinburgh Evening News
"The kind of music you'd like on your Ipod." Three
Weeks
"Natural Australian humour and honesty"Adelaide
Advertiser
"Moving, humorous, immensely entertaining and unabashedly
inspirational...
an unpretentious, authentic, little gem...
superbly crafted songs"Independent Weekly
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The Venue Whimsical Tricycle @ The Green Room 37 Guthrie Street (Cowgate)
