Band Bio

The Contra Band is

Ginny  - lead vocals, guitar, ukulele, piano accordion, kazoo. Ginny has been writing serious & comic songs, performing, directing choirs, MCing & organising community events, for aeons. She's just  completed a novel and has found herself putting her Medical Anthropologist hat back on since No Jab No Pay (2015) & the covid era! Currently recruiting freedom-loving singers! See:

https://teagardentarot.wixsite.com/perthfreedomsingers?fbclid=IwAR0SprhN4S9UxhOUFVisK__JRKdj6UTeQ1xwD7uGCuWO0khM-yhrEJcO0pM

Chris - talented multi-instrumentalist, Chris plays double bass, saxophone, backing vocals, kazoo, flute, harmonica. He started out in the Art School/London music scene in the 1980s and is in a number of Perth bands. From Jazz, to folk, to rock and roll, to kirtan! See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8qJFIeJJNg
and https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/the-clash-havana-let-s-go-8ba788ea-498b-4bbc-b579-57d490b89e80

Robert  - guitar, bass and backing vocals, kazoo. A sailor who has crossed the high seas, Robert is a Festival stalwart & MC extraordinaire with boundless energy and big ideas.

(and occasionally)...Bruno  (ex-Kulcha) - guitar, French vocals, reggae vibes.

We sing a mixture of original songs, covers  and parodies. We are available for gigs among kindred spirits - rallies, house concerts, fundraisers, flash mobs and other events, public and private.  We are pleased to have discovered Jam for Freedom, and that Eric Clapton & Van Morisson are right behind it!

https://www.jamforfreedom.com

Also Free the Nation, a growing number of Aussie musicians singing for freedom

https://freethenationmusic.com

NB These all songs are very rough,  unmastered live demos, best listened to via speakers or headphones!

Please contact us via thecontraband@iinet.net.au

From Little Strings, Big Strings Grow

A (mostly) acoustic, (mostly) string, (mostly)duo from Fremantle, Western Australia! From the humble, diminutive soprano ukulele, through to the majestic double bass, & everything in between: an assortment of ukuleles & guitars, electric and acoustic. Ginny Webb original songs, lead vocals, ukulele, guitar, piano. Chris Clark on bass, harmonica, flute, saxophone, guitar & vocal harmony. Occasional guest friends.

The name is playfully borrowed  from the Paul Kelly song "From Little Things, Big Things Grow", which tells the story of Mabo- the first successful Aboriginal land rights case in Australia.

DJ earNEST, bringing the sounds of alternative electronica together with field recordings in a fresh mix delving into ambient and dance.

The Official Regina Spektor Soundcloud Account

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