
RORY MCLEOD
TOURING JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2013
Agent- John McAuslan, Across the Borders Touring Agency
Office hours- 03 9387 3376 or bookbmf@vicnet.net.au
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SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS (2010)
1. I Just Want To be Loved
2. When You Were Born
3. Applause
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The fabulous Rory McLeod returns to Australia for his first
tour since 2008. A one-man soul band, poet and storyteller,
singing his own unique upbeat dance stories. A modern travelling
troubadour using tap shoes, acappella, harmonica, guitar,
trombone, spoons, finger cymbals, and whatever else he can
get his hands on!. A true individual and unique performer,
there's nobody like Rory McLeod. Touring with his latest album
'Swings and Roundabouts'
This Russian-Jewish-Scottish bred Cockney hit the road in
his late teens to live by his wits, and as a jug-band player,
as a regular in Hamburg blues clubs, and a fire-breather and
musical clown in a Mexican circus. The rigours of circus life
in a small travelling Mexican circus drove him over the border
to Texas. Lacking a U.S. visa, McLeod took on Austin's clubs
from a base in Mexico. In 1981 he won the Texas harmonica
championships and hung out in Austin playing with, among others,
Texas greats Jimmy Dale-Gilmore and Butch Hancock. He made
it back to London to embark on a music career, which he launched
with "Angry Love" in 1985. He is a story-teller
supreme, weaving his Cockney spruik into highly rhythmic Latin/
reggae/ blues inspired music, a one man soul band and once
seen never forgotten. Over his much travelled career, Rory
has played harmonica, guitar, spoons and trombone with many
great musicians including, Ani Di Franco, Michelle Shocked,
Towns Van Zandt; from West Africa Ali Farke Toure, from San
Antonio Flaco Jiminez, and in Australia Mick Thomas, and the
Backsliders to name but a few!
RORY MCLEOD- Australian tour January/ February
2013
Rory McLeod is a one-man-soul-band, and poet. He has a natural
troubadour's talent for weaving magical, musical, storytelling
spells accompanied by his own bizarre solo orchestra of distinctive
instruments. The spoons, finger-cymbals, bandorea, Djembe-drum,
harmonica, guitar, trombone and-tap-dancing shoes accompany
the "rich, raw, deep and resonant" voice of
this "singular and liberating performer."
"Expect the unexpected."
McLEOD is a musical Gypsy, his eccentric melodies are infused
with influences from Flamenco to blues, through to Celtic, East
European and Calypso rhythms creating a style of music and songwriting
that has been described as
"Intimate, revealing, political and powerful."
"When he sings his songs he will take you on a journey
with him."
"Poetry and dance-stories with verve, sharpness, humour
and warmth about people and for people."
"Great songs to dance to, infectious rhythms, flying harmonica!"
An ex-circus clown and fire eater, Rory has played harmonica
and guitar with MICHELLE SHOCKED, ANI DI FRANCO,
BUTCH HANCOCK, MICHAEL FRANTI, TOWNES VAN ZANDT,
with the West-African guitarist ALI FARKE-TOURE and TAJ
MAHAL; and Madagascan group TARIKA. he's enjoyed
creative collaborations with HASSAN ERRAJI, KATHRYN
TICKEL, PAUL RODDEN and BJ COLE virtuosos,
respectively, of the Moroccan Oud, the Northumbrian pipes, the
Irish banjo and the pedal steel guitar.
Rory has written songs and music for a BBC radio documentary
- an oral history project about East London's 400 year old Spitalfields
fruit and vegetable market.
Also written songs and music commissioned by 'SHIFTWORK',
a Scottish dance and circus theatre based company devising a
psycho-comedy theatre-show based on a traditional puppet play
called Punch and Judy. Commissioned to write music for T.V.
animation series 'Creature Comforts' 2003.
Has appeared on Channel 4. arts programme 'After Image'.
and Welsh T.V. 'Television Ballads'.
In 1996 Rory was the BBC's Pick of The Week for his "Invoking
The Spirits", a recording of a personal musical journey
through Zimbabwe, searching for the Mbira, (an African thumb
Piano), playing and talking with African musicians for the BBC's
Radio 4.
Rory was also commissioned to write songs and music for Scottish
based, Tabularasa Dance Company, A dance-theatre piece
for Children called 'HUFF PUFF and AWAY' about Wind and Breath.
Rory was commissioned in January 2010 to compose songs and music
about Hadrian's Wall, collaborating with other poets'
musicians and writers.
BEST LIVE ACT: BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS 2002
TEXAS HARMONICA CHAMPION 1981.
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL STREET BUSKER OF THE YEAR in 1985.
Contact- john McAuslan Across The Borders johnbmf@vicnet.net.au
03 9387 3376, 0419 522 143
Rory has nine self produced albums on Talkative Music, all
available online at www.rorymcleod.com
ANGRY LOVE, Talkback001
KICKING THE SAWDUST (Double CD) Talkback002
FOOTSTEPS AND HEARTBEATS, Talkback003
TRAVELLING HOME. Talkback004
LULLABIES FOR BIG BABIES. Talkback005
MOUTH TO MOUTH (Double CD) Talk001
BRAVE FACES. Talk002
SONGS FOR BIG LITTLE PEOPLE Talk003
SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS Talk004
Rory McLeod is touring exclusively with Across The Borders
Touring Agency
BOOKINGS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
John McAuslan
Across The Borders Touring Agency
Phone: (03) 9387 3376 Fax: (03) 9380 8234
Email: johnbmf@vicnet.net.au
www.acrosstheborders.com.au
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TOUR DATES:
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2013
29th Dec -1st Jan
The Woodford Folk Festival
Woodford - QLD
www.woodfordfolkfestival.com
qff@woodfordfolkfestival.com
Phone: 07 5496 1066
Fri 4th Jan
Woombye Pub
Woombye - QLD
http://thewoombyepub.com.au
info@thewoombyepub.com.au
Phone: 07 5442 1155
Sun 6th Jan
Harvest Cafe
Newrybar
http://harvestcafe.com.au/
02 6687 2644
Weds 9th Jan
Gallipoli Club
Newcastle - NSW
3 Beaumont St, Hamilton
02 4961 2430
Thurs 10th Jan
Notes
Sydney -NSW
http://noteslive.net.au
noteslive@optusnet.com.au
11th - 13th Jan
Cygnet Folk Festival
Cygnet - TAS
http://www.cygnetfolkfestival.org
info@cygnetfolkfestival.org
03 6295 0202
Wed 16th Jan
Northcote Social Club
Melbourne - VIC
http://northcotesocialclub.com/
admin@northcotesocialclub.com
03 94277653
Thurs 17th Jan
Old Hepburn Hotel
Hepburn Springs VIC
drink@oldhepburnhotel.com.au
03 53482207
18th -20th Jan
Illawarra Folk Festival
Woolongong - NSW
www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au
info@illawarrafolkfestival.com.au
1300 887 034
Wed 23rd Jan
Clarendon Guesthouse
Katoomba - NSW
www.clarendonguesthouse.com.au
02 4782 1322
Thurs 24th Jan
Merry Muse
Canberra
http://merrymuse.org.au
Fri 25th Jan
Yackandandah Town Hall
Yackandandah Vic
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Sat 26th - Mon 28th Jan
Newstead Live! Music Festival
Newstead - VIC
http://www.newsteadlive.com
wineandmusic@bigpond.com
03 5425 5400
Fri 1st Feb
Fremantle Workers Club
Fremantle - WA
08 9335 1840
freoworkers@bigpond.com
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Sun 3rd Feb
Divers
Broome - WA
http://diverstavern.com.au
08 9193 6066
Wed 6th Feb
Guthries
Prospect, Adelaide
http://www.folkfederation.com/
guthries@folkfederation.com
(08) 8344 4421
Thurs 7th Feb
Briagalong Hotel
Briagalong, VIC
03 51455202
Fri 8th Feb
Harvester Moon
Bellarine, VIC
www.harvestermoon.com.au
03 5259 3200
Sat 9th Feb
Spotted Mallard
Melbourne- VIC
www.spottedmallard.com
03 9380 8818
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