Vince Brophy - Live on Stage

Did you know that seven million Australians associate themselves with being Irish or Irish/Australian? It's an amazing fact and the stepping stone for Vince Brophy to create his show "Waltzing the Green & Gold".

The atmosphere is charged and the whole family is there, awaiting two hours of good Irish fun and soul searching ballads. On stage, Vince begins to strum and, as if by magic, takes you back to Ireland through the power of music and song. This is not just an evening of someone singing songs and playing guitar.... but an evening of complete entertainment! The concert moves along with those favourites made famous by Christy Moore and The Furey's, intermixed with Vince's own songs which draw from his experiences and those of other immigrants such as the likes of 'Denis O'Reilly'. Throughout the concert Vince shares snippets of the stories of growing up in a large Irish family full of myth, legend and that illusive mixture Poteen (homemade whiskey), which when asked - nobody knows where it comes from, everybody has a drop, but "sez he to me, somebody must know?!".

Playing guitar, banjo and bodhran (Irish Drum) to accompany his vocals, Vince will have the audience laughing, crying and singing along with loads of the old favorites. As an accomplished and award winning songwriter, this talented man is also a musician. Celtic Style Guitar in alternative tunings are his favourites The mythical story and tune of "Branwen White breast", haunting airs and lilting jigs & reels. Listen for the bodhrans thundering ancient Irish rhythms and of course that comical side of life that gets put to song, like "Jem the Man" a song about the making and drinking of poteen and the results of it all.

After a short Guinness break, the second half of the show he returns as the immigrant now living in Australia with "The Aussie Bloke", that great ambassador in the front bar, been there, done that, "Riverina Run" a romantic view of droving, "All roads Lead to the Alice", as heard on "Australia All Over",and "When the Siren Blows" a mining song, which all highlight Vince's own songwriting ability.

There's a lot to this two hours for everybody, come along to sing, laugh and hear one of Australia's most talented performers, singer/songwriter Vince Brophy in his show "Waltzing the Green & Gold".