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| RESERVED
SEATING: GET THE BEST SEATS AT THE BEST TABLES -
$20 (+b/f) |
A RESERVED SEAT is highly
recommended for this show! Book early to get the
best seats!
Reserved Seating is all at tables, and it's a TWO
STEP process.
STEP 1. Purchase your Reserved Seat
using The Spotted Mallard online ticketing system.
STEP 2. Then email The Spotted Mallard
on reservations@spottedmallard.com
and make your table reservation. Your reserved seating
tickets need to be attached to a table with your
name on it - so don't forget to email!
TABLE RESERVATIONS
Table bookings typically range in size from 2 people
right through to 10-12. Once you have purchased
your Reserved Seat tickets, simply email the Spotted
Mallard to make your table reservation.
Book early for the best tables! |
| GENERAL
ADMISSION: Pre-Sale $15 (+b/f) or at the door $25 |
| General Admission ticket holders cannot
reserve their seating or reserve a table. However,
any seating that remains after all Reserved Seating
has been allocated, can be taken by General Admission
ticket holders on a first-come first-serve basis
on the night. |
| DINNER
AT THE SPOTTED MALLARD |
| The Spotted Mallard is a brilliant
place to have a meal. Whether you have a Reserved
Seat or General Admission Ticket, you can order
a meal before the show from our dinner menu. |
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THE
PURPLE DENTISTS WITH ANNA CORDELL
Thursday November 29, 8.00pm
The Spotted Mallard, 314 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
Reserved Seats $20 (+b/f) | General Admission $15
(+b/f) | The door: $20
Doors & Dinner: 6.00pm | Showtime: 8.00pm
They're back! The Purple Dentists
return to The Spotted Mallard for their first show since
2015 and we're excited!
Also super-excited to announce that after an extended
break from performing, the wonderful Anna Cordell
returns to open the show.
"When you hear her you know you are listening
to something very special ..."
Bill Jackson
The music of the Purple Dentists is based on the
Irish tradition but also incorporates elements of Zydeco,
country swing, free improvisation and contemporary compositions.
Each Purple Dentist show is a gem to be treasured,
a musical tightrope which is navigated with breath-taking
bravado as the diverse talents of Dan Bourke, Anthony
O'Neill, George Butrumlis and Steve Groves come
together on stage!
.... this will be one of the shows of the year!
Dan Bourke: fiddle, vocals | Anthony O’Neill:
fiddle, mandolin
George Butrumlis: piano accordion | Steve Groves:
guitar, vocals
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ANNA CORDELL
Anna Cordell is a treasure! Her deceptively
complex folk music straddles that place between light
and dark where true human emotion exists. Her penchant
for the minor key coupled with her intricate nylon and
electric guitar playing and haunting yet uplifting voice
make for an incredibly enthralling performance.
"When you hear her you know you are listening
to something very special ..."
Bill Jackson
“Amid the masses of talented songwriters and folk
singers in Melbourne, Anna Cordell is emerging as something
exceptional. Her songwriting is mature, dynamic, melodic
and honest. Her wistful but commanding voice, accompanied
by fluid nylon string guitar deserves to be widely heard
and celebrated.”
Ruth Hazelton
Her path is both intriguing and life-affirming.
"I wrote my first song at 15, showed my first
to another at 18, was encouraged and inspired to keep
writing through my ever- useful (!!) arts degree and decided
to study music full time after that. I lasted about 4
months before I put it on pause to have my first beautiful
baby girl. I was 22 and for some reason decided music
was now impossible, so it was a really, really long pause.
I threw it all in. I worked like a maniac as a fashion
designer and had 3 more daughters."
After 8 years, and wondering if she had made the right
choice to adandon her music for fashion, she picked up
her grandmother's old nylon guitar, and to her surprise
a flood of songs came pouring out.
"It all took hold again and I was pouring out
the music I had tried to squash for so long. I think a
little life experience might just be conducive to some
decent songwriting as it turns out (funny that!)"
Anna was soon back performing, pulling an impressive collection
of musicians around her. She released her 1st EP These
Walls in 2014 winning national and international radio
play with fans across the country, including the likes
of Clare Bowditch and Archie Roach.
"This breathy, dreamy folk-pop makes us wonder
why we haven't heard much of Anna Cordell before. It's
got a distinctly Australian feel, thanks to her unaffected
voice, and the lavish arrangement courtesy of producer
Marty Brown makes it sound classy as hell. Cordell is
the kind of artist who has the potential to be a firm
favourite with Aussie audiences, we can't wait to see
what happens."
Double J
After another 12 month break from performing, and a 5th
daughter, Anna is back o9n stage - and we're excited!
Her long awaited 1st album is due for release next year.
"I'm spending my days with my girls, singing and
writing - it's hectic and beautiful!"
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THE PURPLE DENTISTS
The Purple Dentists formed in Brunswick back in the 1980’s
and went on to perform at the first two Brunswick Music
Festivals in 1989 and 1990. They reformed in 2013 for
an appearance at the 25th Anniversary Brunswick Music
Festival, and went on to hold court at The Spotted Mallard
from 2013-2015, performing a number of legendary shows
at this much-loved Sydney Rd venue.
The original Purple Dentists
Dan Bourke, Louis McManus, Anthony O'Neill
Illustration by Peter Keown
The Purple Dentists, as the name might suggest,
were something of a musician’s fantasy – a loosely
defined coterie of pals and musical cronies who played
anything and everything to enthusiastic punters. This
happened in Brunswick during the 1980s at the Retreat
hotel. At the time the Retreat was a marvellous Greek
pub with no light, no ventilation and the clandestine
air of a mob lair. We played there almost exclusively
in a time when heavy clouds of cigarette smoke, even in
the pub kitchen, were a mandatory adjunct to the music.
The repertoire of the band was stylistically diverse,
from jigs and reels to hungarian dances, original songs
to country standards. It was based on seat-of-the-pants
improvisation with a modicum of rehearsal. In truth, the
playing sometimes scaled great heights and we all enjoyed
walking our musical tightrope.
Dan Bourke: The Purple Dentists
The Purple Dentists circa 1989:
Steve Groves, Louis McManus, George Butrumlis, Anthony
O'Neill, Dan Bourke
Photo by Liz Reed
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