June - Illawarra Folk Club Inc.

CONCERT
Afternoon tea with
MARTIN
PEARSON
plus Rusty Hinges
& mystery act
2pm Sunday 24 June
WONGAWILLI
COMMUNITY HALL
Members $15, Non-Members $20,
Youth (12-16) $5, Child (U12) free
includes afternoon tea!
The Illawarra Folk Club has a history of
inviting funny men to the Illawarra and
there’s none funnier or more talented
than Martin Pearson. He has the added
advantage of being at the Wongawilli Hall
(that’s funny enough in itself). Martin will
be supported by local Gerringong Band
Rusty Hinges led by Michael Fox the son
of the Folk Club’s first life member, the late
Anne Fox.
MARTIN PEARSON is the world’s
funniest male, long-haired, Victorian,
piscean folk singer. Formerly of the act
“Martin Pearson”, Martin has risen to fame
like a dead pigeon in a water tank. Martin
plays the fool in B sharp,
Martin is a very funny satirical performer.
He has been amusing, even thrilling
audiences around the globe for ages now,
and if you haven't seen him live - you're
missing out.
Martin tickles the funny bone. The act is
full of scintillating satire and all round
gutbusting hoots. In common with great
comedians like Connolly, Jerry Seinfield and
Bill Cosby, he has an ability to take current
events and observations of everyday life,
and turn them into side splitting comedy
routines.
Variety and wit and effortlessly polished
vocal performances. Martin has the
outstanding ability to engage the audience,
swapping banter and taking them on a
wonderfully varied trip. One moment there
are members of the audience rolling in their
chairs and the next, you could hear a pin
drop while they're spellbound by a simply
sublime performance.
Martin Pearson is a multiple choice
performer: stand up comedian /satirist /
parody writer / folksinger / poet / debater
/ storyteller - with a keen eye for making
everyday events so mundane that they are
laughable. A performer of renown and a
singer of some notes. Martin longs for
serious recognition in much the same way
as a flatworm longs for Reeboks. He can on
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occasion, and in the true folk tradition, sing
songs so maudlin that audience members
may attempt to end it all by throwing
themselves into a pint of Coopers.
The Rusty Hinges started in 2007 and
have been playing pubs, clubs and
community gigs in Gerringong and the
South Coast. They play a variety of styles
from traditional blues of the 1920s, rock ‘n
roll from the ’50 to ‘70s, bluegrass, folk and
contemporary ballads.