Penelope Swales and the Stranded Assets

Sun Apr 13 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC+10:00

Smith's Alternative | Canberra

Smith's Alternative
Publisher/HostSmith's Alternative
Penelope Swales and the Stranded Assets $30/20
Double Bill with Mal and Ky
Penelope Swales and the Stranded Assets (ie. Mal Webb & Kylie Morrigan) will be lifting the roof at Smith's Alternative on Sunday 13th April.
Penelope Swales is an award-winning songwriter with 11 albums and 30 years of touring under her belt. Mal Webb is well-known as a vocal adventurer and multi-instrumentalist and is one of the finest proponents of beatbox (mouth percussion) in the country. Penelope and Mal have been musical partners in crime for over 30 years, their best known collaboration being festival comedy band Totally Gourdgeous. They are joined by ex-Melbourne State Orchestra violinist, singer and songwriter Kylie Morrigan. As well as being a duo and Penelope’s backing band, Mal and Kylie also play in permaculture extravaganza band Formidable Vegetable.
Mal and Kylie will open the show with their hilarious and thought-provoking songs that will have you laughing and wondering what hit you. They will then take the stage with Penelope to showcase her latest songs as showcased on their album Captains of Industry.
Described by Trad&Now magazine as “an album of modern day protest songs, skilfully tackling hard truths and emotional issues in the time-honoured folk tradition”, Captains of Industry captures the modern zeitgeist with topics ranging from disinformation to the impact of big business of climate change action to the Highland Clearances in 18th Century Scotland. She also offers wry commentary on love, sex and ageing. Despite the weight of the subject matter, Penelope’s delivery is exuberant and playful and encourages us to remain stubbornly hopeful in the face of uncertain times.

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Smith's Alternative, 78 Alinga St, City ACT 2601, Australia,Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

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