Power dressed band members Hi, I'm Bruce; I'm on vocals, guitar & rabbit ears I'm Peter - I do drums, vocals & hair styling I'm Gavan on Bass, & he's Peter I'm Ernie, I play fiddle when I'm not falling over...HELP!!! Yoo hoo!

jugs in the sun

Selected Performances

CONCERTS
Chapel off Chapel, Kingston Arts Centre, Victorian Arts Centre, Austrian Club . . .

ARTS FESTIVALS
Melbourne International Arts, Moomba, Hamilton, King Island (TAS), Celebrate Albany (WA), Launceston Biennale, Lygon St, Chapel St, St Kilda.

FOLK FESTIVALS
Port Fairy, Woodford (QLD), Fairbridge (WA), Victor Harbor (SA), National (ACT) , Cygnet (Tas)

JAZZ FESTIVALS
Echuca, Wangaratta

WINERIES
McWilliams, Tarrawarra, Kellybrook, Lancefield

CONFERENCES AND PROMOTIONS
Microsurgery Conference, CSIRO Physics, Warragul Truck Expo., Melbourne Cup, University Open days & Orientation Dances, Shopping Centres

COMMISSIONED SONGS
Jugularity has composed songs for events, including the Australian Risk Management Conference, The Return of Larry Latrobe to Melbourne City Square, Melbourne Uni Heads and Deans Conference, Melbourne Uni Social Work dept

Port Fairy folk festival 2008

Jugularity with Mic Conway  Port Fairy folk festival 2008

 

 

 

Jered Gruner Soccer Master

 

25 years entertaining around Australia!

Jugularity's brand of madcap musical comedy successfully combines skilled, inspiring musicianship with comedy cabaret. Jugularity includes lively, upbeat, eclectic versions of jazz, folk, blues, rap, country, gypsy and other styles of songs they've written, borrowed or parodied.

Surprise, audience involvement, great music, fun and spontaneity make Jugularity popular with all ages.

Click for lots more Jugularity information at the main website www.jugularity.com !

            and even more pics and sound at http://www.myspace.com/jugularity, and youtube video

'Talented, funny and highly professional'  Port Fairy Folk Festival
'Witty, zany and extremely popular'         Woodford Festival
'Jugularity worked hard and must be recognised as the best ingredient for an Australian event of any kind' Cygnet Festival

'Fun stuff with substance, humour with musical integrity'  Dirty Linen CD review

"Jugs clearly were a massive hit as always" Fairbridge Festival

2012 PERFORMANCES included 

              Picnic at Hanging Rock Food & Wine Festival 

              Port Fairy Folk Festival 

              Fairbridge Folk Festival, West Australia 

2011 PERFORMANCES include                      

Nov/Dec  Victoria Country touring thanks to Arts Victoria and Mary Souness of Just Shows To Go

2011 JUGULARITY VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOUR DATES

2011 DATE TOWN VENUE TIME BOOKINGS Tickets on sale at :
Fri.
Nov-04
Metung Metung Yacht Club 8pm 5155 1966 Lakes Entrance Visitor Info Cent
Sat.
Nov-05
Orbost Orbost Exhibition Centre 8pm 5154 2634 Orbost Exhibition Centre
Sun.
Nov-06
Mallacoota Mudbrick Pavillion 5pm 0422 988 890 Pickets
Fri.
Nov-11
Marysville Marysville Golf Club 8pm 5774 7134 Marysville/ Buxton Post Offices
Sat.
Nov-12
Ruffy Ruffy Public Hall 8pm 5790 4318 by phone
Fri.
Nov-18
Wangaratta Vine Hotel, Nth Wangaratta 8pm 5721 4594 Disclocation Music Store
Sat.
Nov-19
Bright Bright Art Gallery 8pm 0417 551 023 Bright Art Gallery
Sun.
Nov-20
Wodonga Arts Space Wodonga 5pm 02 6022 9600 Arts Space Wodonga
Fri.
Nov-25
Malmsbury Town Hall 8pm 1300 888 802 www.takeapeek.com.au
Sat.
Nov-26
Charlton Rex Theatre 8pm 5491 1521 Charlton Pharmacy
Sun.
Nov-27
Stawell Senior Citizens Hall 5pm 5358 1274 Stawell Library
Fri.
Dec-02
Bena Bena Hall 8pm 5657 2276 by phone
Sat.
Dec-03
Mirboo Nth Arts Pit,                   Grand Ridge Brewery 8pm 5668 2701 Mirboo North Newsagency
Sun.
Dec-04
Tyers Tyers Hall 7:30pm 5176 3559 Latrobe PAC Box Office

Oct 29     Panton Hill Festival

Aug 5      Open Studio, Northcote

Apr 29+   Mt Beauty Festival

Easter     National Folk Festival

Mar 27      Banyule Festival

Feb 27      Hanging Rock The Age Harvest Picnic

 

2010 PERFORMANCES included....

Selby Folk Club

Spring Harvest Picnic at Werribbee Mansion

Carnegie Library

Port Fairy Folk festival

Warrandyte festival

2009 PERFORMANCES included

OCTOBER 11th   Panton Hill Festival

May 2nd  Melbourne Folk Club

Mar 20/22 Yackandandah folk festival

Mar 7 Wodonga Carnivale Bizarre

Feb 13/14 Drouin Ficifolia Festival

2008 PERFORMANCES included

                             Cygnet Folk Festival       Tasmania                 January

                             Port Fairy Folk Festival    Victoria                        March

                             Wesley Anne with Ballpoint Penguins                 March

                             Fairbridge Folk Festival   West Australia             April 

                             The Esplanade,               Singapore                    May 29 - June 2

                             Glen Eira                         Caulfield Park             Oct. 9th

                             Wellington Folk festival   New Zealand              October

                            THE SPIEGELTENT            Arts Centre Forecourt  Nov 23rd

                             Ringwood Folk Club        E.Ringwood Hall           Dec. 9

Available for all occasions : Email for brochure, demo DVD, CD or costume fitting

     Concerts                     Festivals               Conferences
     Wineries       Weddings                  Parties                General Dances                                   
     Children's Shows   Special Events   Roving Entertainment                Bush Dances

                             Spiegeltent Poster Nov.23rd : Click Here 21st birthday 2008

Recordings :

      

      Big House Live- Released 2006 (see bigger image & track listings below )

- Recorded Live at The Big House by Harry Williamson

 

 

 Unjugged CD cover  Unjugged

               Enhanced CD with 5 minute video from their cafe cabaret show
               Released 2001  Listen to the music !

 

Greatest Hats CD cover  Greatest Hats


               Includes albums "In a Jugular Vein" and "Lively"
               Released 1996

 

 

JUGULARITY LIVE YOUTUBE VIDEO : PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL 08

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=WuCj1RwPdeM

 

           LIVE RECORDING from Port Fairy folk festival 2008 

            (download 7 tracks including the 4 jug bands finale with Mic Conway singing Jug Band music)

      CD availability & distribution

  1. Post $27.00 Australian dollars payable to "Jugularity" to 2 Cole Crescent, East Coburg 3058, Australia OR both CDs for $45.00 includes postage only within Australia. Else add $10.00 
  2. Melbourne shops eg Ben Puglisi Luthiery 9853 9525
  3. www.indie-cds.com | www.tradandnow.com |

Costumes for all occasions:

Smoking Jackets : Formal, suave and seductive
    Plastic Multicolours :
Over the top brightness for roving or kids' shows.
    Hawaiian shirts & checked chef trousers :
Tasteful yet silly.

THE MEMBERS OF THE BAND

Bruce Stephens   Guitar, vocals, spectacular bells, sensible shoes, painful puns.

Gavan McCarthy  Double bass, hypo-vocals, prostrate positions, cappuccinos.

Ernie Gruner        Fiddle, pseudo-vocals, harmonica, classical kazoo, eyebrows.

Peter Vadiveloo   Percussion, hyper-vocals, toilet seat, sex cymbal.

COVER ARTWORK FOR new CD : BIG HOUSE LIVE (by Julian Chapple)

 

BIG HOUSE LIVE - TRACK LISTING

 1.  Indecisive

 2.  Monkey with a Typewriter

 3.  Matthew Flinders

 4.  Matilda Mon Amour 5.  Bobcat Shuffle / Dancing Bear

 6.  Jug Rap

 7.  Peter's Blues

 8.  Ageing Folkie

 9.  Great Pickup up Lines #1-600

10.  Sway

11.  You Sexy Thing

12. Just a Gigolo

13.  I Say, I Say (compilation of talking and jokes from live gig with effects by Harry Williamson)

JUGULARITY PHOTOS BY JEFF BUSBY 2009

<--  kids show and roving plastic disco costume

 

   

Hi, I'm Bruce; I'm on vocals, guitar & rabbit ears I'm Peter - I do drums, vocals & hair styling I'm Gavan on Bass, & he's Peter I'm Ernie, I play fiddle when I'm not falling over...HELP!!! Yoo hoo!