Mic Conway
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Mic Conway is an Australian vocalist and with his brother, Jim Conway
, was a co-founder of the 1970s humour, theatre and rock group, The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
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Conway also was a founding member of Soapbox Circus and Circus Oz.
Conway plays an assortment of oddball instruments, and performs magic, juggling, tap dancing and fire eating.
, the Capitol Music Festival and the Newcastle Festival. In 1988, the Conway Brothers appeared at the Houston International Festival, World Expo 88 and the Perth festival.
Conway had four successful recordings, including two gold records with Captain Matchbox.
After reinventing himself as a children's performer in the 1990s, Conway received an ARIA award in 1994.
Jim Conway
Jim Conway is an Australian harmonica player and with his brother, Mic Conway, was a co-founder of the 1970s humour, theatre and rock group, The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band....
, was a co-founder of the 1970s humour, theatre and rock group, The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band was an Australian band, active throughout the 1970s. It was based in Melbourne and centred around singer and multi-instrumentalist Mic Conway and his brother Jim Conway, who is widely regarded as one of Australia's finest exponents of the blues harmonica.Inspired...
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Conway also was a founding member of Soapbox Circus and Circus Oz.
Conway plays an assortment of oddball instruments, and performs magic, juggling, tap dancing and fire eating.
Biography
Conway was a member of the Conway Brothers Hiccups Orchestra from 1984–1988 and toured the UK in 1986 appearing at the Edinburgh FestivalEdinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
, the Capitol Music Festival and the Newcastle Festival. In 1988, the Conway Brothers appeared at the Houston International Festival, World Expo 88 and the Perth festival.
Conway had four successful recordings, including two gold records with Captain Matchbox.
After reinventing himself as a children's performer in the 1990s, Conway received an ARIA award in 1994.