About
Old Bluey is a comedian for hire in Adelaide, SA.
Bluey is an outback larrikin with a guitar, a swag of Australian songs, and a talent for bulldust. The set is exclusively Australian: Slim Dusty's A Pub with No Beer, John Williamson's True Blue and Cootamundra Wattle, Redgum's I Was Only 19, Paul Kelly's To Her Door, Icehouse, the Easybeats. Then his own material, which includes Old Willy Don't Work No More and The Mataranka Crow. He works pubs, clubs, caravan parks, festivals, fundraisers, campfires and community events right across the country, and audience participation is half the point. Some shows carry language, so MA15+ is the sensible call unless you ask him to keep it clean. Setup is one power point, a small table, and a jug of water.
The show
Everything Bluey plays is Australian, and that's the hook. Slim Dusty, John Williamson, Redgum, Paul Kelly, Icehouse, the Easybeats, then his own material like Old Willy Don't Work No More and The Mataranka Crow. A swag of songs, a guitar and a fair bit of bulldust between them. The crowd sings, joins in and gets pulled into it, which is half of what you're booking. Some shows carry a bit of language depending on the room, so MA15+ is the sensible assumption unless you tell him to keep it clean.
On the day
Barely anything. One power point, a small table, and a jug of water with a glass. That's the list. It's why he can work a pub, a caravan park, a fundraiser, a festival or a campfire without a truckload of gear turning up first.
Performance options
Bluey works in blocks of one, two or three hours. The one hour version is a spot performance, a single set dropped into a bigger night, the sort of thing a fundraiser or a club function slots in between the other business. Two or three hours is Bluey as the entertainment, which is plenty of time for the songs, the yarns and getting the crowd into it. He's flexible on the shape, so say what you have in mind.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
