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Content Source: Oztix C.W. Stoneking returns to Barwon Heads with an intimate gig.
This is uh, C.W. Stoneking, an Australia artist who sounds like hes 600 years old,
hes much younger actually, but hes got a style all his own
Tom Waits, BBC 6 Radio 2023
C.W. Stoneking is an Australian/American singer, musician, recording artist. Born in
Katherine in the Northern Territory of Australia in the mid 1970s. He has lived and
toured across Australia, the UK, Europe, and the U.S.A. He has independently
released 3 critically acclaimed original full length albums, King Hokum, Jungle
Blues, and Gon Boogaloo. Hes performed extensively internationally with various
backing band lineups and as a solo performer, the instrumentation of his musical
groups and recordings mirror the stylistic inspirations of his songwriting, New
Orleans style brass and drums, Traditional African, Caribbean style percussion,
early 20th century blues, jazz, and American folk styled guitar and banjo, gospel
inspired electric guitar and background singing...
C.W. Stonekings music and lyrics draw inspiration from a wide spectrum of
musical styles and traditions which he combines to create his own unique sound.
This is uh, C.W. Stoneking, an Australia artist who sounds like hes 600 years old,
hes much younger actually, but hes got a style all his own
Tom Waits, BBC 6 Radio 2023
C.W. Stoneking is an Australian/American singer, musician, recording artist. Born in
Katherine in the Northern Territory of Australia in the mid 1970s. He has lived and
toured across Australia, the UK, Europe, and the U.S.A. He has independently
released 3 critically acclaimed original full length albums, King Hokum, Jungle
Blues, and Gon Boogaloo. Hes performed extensively internationally with various
backing band lineups and as a solo performer, the instrumentation of his musical
groups and recordings mirror the stylistic inspirations of his songwriting, New
Orleans style brass and drums, Traditional African, Caribbean style percussion,
early 20th century blues, jazz, and American folk styled guitar and banjo, gospel
inspired electric guitar and background singing...
C.W. Stonekings music and lyrics draw inspiration from a wide spectrum of
musical styles and traditions which he combines to create his own unique sound.