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Artist:George Begbie

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  • Indie
  • Pop
  • Rock
Hobart, TAS

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Track: Once in a Lifetime by George Begbie
Track: Once in a LifetimeGenres:
  • Indie
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    We all know someone who can’t sit still. Imagine a child who has had too much sherbet, we tell them they should behave better, but we can’t help to enjoy their antics before the inevitable sugar crash. This is evident when you see George Begbie at one of his energetic and steamrollering live performances – he’s just as excited as he was the first time he took the stage. Training as a classical pianist underneath a chilly mountain in Hobart, rock and jazz quickly became his favourites and he has worked as a solo performer, with his current band, and an electronic music producer and disco house DJ in the past. Influenced by The New Pornographers, early Ben Folds, The Whitlams, and Supergrass, and brushing by Bowie, Sloan, Ladytron, and Dire Straits in passing. Their live sets, alternating between powerful summer pop hooks and the expansive nature of 70’s and 80’s synth-rock, have been described by one local punter as “a band of youthful misfits with blistering, anthemic songs”. The ...

    Members

    George Begbie - piano
    vocals
    synth Allan Welch - drums Simon Kelly - bass David McEldowney - guitar
    backing vocals
    synth

    Sounds Like

    Ben Folds, The New Pornographers, Barenaked Ladies

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