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Mic Conway To Play 50th Anniversary Show

by Paul Cashmere on May 16, 2018

in News

Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band founder (and the voice of Wags the Dog) Mic Conway is planning a 50th anniversary show.

Conway formed the Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band in Melbourne in 1969. In 172 they scored their first hit with ‘My Canary Has Circles Under Its Eyes’.

Another hot came with Wangaratta Wahine in 1974.

Conway was the voice of Wags the Dog for The Wiggles in the 90s and 2000s. He was also Jimbo the Juggler and the Postman in The Wiggles 1997 movie. Mic has also appeared on kids TV shows Humphrey B. Bear, Mr Squiggle, Play School and ABC 4 Kids. He was also a founding member of Circus Oz.

TOUR DATES ~ VICTORIA:

BOOKINGS and ALL INFORMATION : www.micconway.com or www.matthew-fagan.com

FRI 11 May: Curly Flat Winery (Lancefield, Victoria)
SUN 13 May: Curly Flat Winery (Lancefield, Victoria)
THU 17 May: The Skylark Room (Upwey, Victoria)
FRI 18 May: The Guildford Hotel – Music Hall (Guildford, Victoria)
SAT 19 May: The Art Gallery of Ballarat (Ballarat, Victoria)
SUN 20 May: Sandy Point Community Centre (Sandy Point, Victoria)
THU 24 MAY: Northcote Social Club (Melbourne, Victoria)
FRI 25 MAY: St Andrews Community Centre (St Andrews, Victoria
SAT 26 MAY: Torquay Bowls Club (Torquay, Victoria)
SUN 10 JUN: Satellite Lounge, The Village Green Hotel (Mulgrave, Victoria)

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