Performance Times
1pm, Saturday
Tramshed
Overview
Cap in Hand are Nigel ‘Muddy’ Walters and Dave ‘Fingers’ Spira – a duo who share a common love of the subtle tones and contrasting dynamics of a wide variety of acoustic instruments, which they blend together to produce a refreshing and enchanting mix of songs and tunes…..both old and new.
Nigel sings, plays cello mandolin, dulcimer, guitar, harmonica, spoons and more….and is well known to Australian music lovers through his work over more than a decade with the iconic Wheeze and Suck Band (subsequently reincarnated as Traditional Graffiti).
Dave plays exquisite finger style acoustic guitar in a range of different tunings.
Nigel and Dave both write their own material as well as drawing on a treasure-chest of traditional and contemporary acoustic music from around the World.
A Cap In Hand gig is typically replete with songs that tell stories and includes a mix of delicately rendered songs and instrumentals, as well as up tempo tunes, singalongs and ‘classics’.
With a repertoire that spans at least six centuries be prepared for an emotional roller-coaster ride that will take you from the ‘deep and meaningful’ to the ‘light and whimsical.’
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Reviews
“The Best New Australian Acoustic Music Duo in a Decade” (Michael Fine – Troubadour Folk and Acoustic Music, Woy Woy)
