THEY’RE not SNAGs, they’re SNACs ... and yes, there is a difference.
The Sensitive New Age Cowperson’s Greatest Hits Tour has been travelling the roads for almost 12 months, and this coming week its Bendigo’s turn to be treated to the music of this interesting quartet.
The band packs the classic rock songs with great original material, and delivers them all bluegrass style.
SNACS spokes cowperson, "Calamity" Jim Fisher, said the tour was a beauty.
"We’re bringing a great show to the people of Australia. We’re talking about hot banjo picking, even hotter harmony singing – and not quite so hot bodies," he said, "except for Stan Pede’s of course," he added .
Calamity and his cohorts, Ian "Kid" Simpson, Stan Pede (Fred Kuhnl) and "Doc" Adams (Adam Gare) are just the cowpersons to deliver high-energy performances to some of Australia’s finest regional venues.
Widely recognised as among the top music/comedy groups in the country, the Sensitive New Age Cowpersons have under their belts stints with Slim Dusty, Keith Urban and Paul Kelly, as well as a 2005 Golden Guitar nomination for their song, Twangin’ the Wires.
The Cowpersons’ heady mix of some of the "bentest" original country music written and eclectic repertoire of classic songs have taken them from their home town of Fremantle, WA, to headline performances at folk and country festivals around Australia.
They’ve also been seen as far afield as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
As musician/humorist Greg Champion noted, they’ve proved "the hardest act to follow" he’s ever "had the misfortune to come across".
The Sensitive New Age Cowpersons deliver a mix of mirth and musicianship, from their Golden Guitar-nominated epic medley from "The Sound of Music" and Stan Pede’s hilariously romantic "Love is Lovely", to their classic "Daddy Wore a Mullet" and both their Australian National Anthems.
The Sensitive New Age Cowpersons will be at The Capital on November 9 and 10, at 8pm, for bookings phone 5434 6100. For further details on the group visit www.cowpersons.com.au.