MIKE MCCLELLAN – “The Song and Danceman”

“The Song and Danceman”, Mike McClellan makes a welcome return to Petersham Bowlo for his only Sydney gig this year! Not to be missed!
If you thought Mike might be ready to give away performing, you’d be very wrong. Reviewing a recent McClellan album Trevor Leeden wrote:
“Four decades has done nothing to erode McClellan’s musical strengths and on the evidence here he remains one of our finest acoustic singer-songwriters.”
You begin to understand something of the extraordinary history that quote encompasses when you realise that he has been on stage, guitar in hand, since 1965. Universally known as “The Song And Dance Man” after his acclaimed 1974 hit, he’s hosted TV shows, had many of his songs covered around the world, recorded 10 albums, two of which went gold, and played concerts to audiences who have remained enthralled by the magic of his singing and playing ever since he first stepped into the spotlight.
The reaction to the release of his 2022 album Behind Every Mask reinforced just how remarkable his career has been, when Bob Dylan granted him permission to use the final lines from one of his most acclaimed songs for Mike’s ‘Letter To America’, a powerful lament for the country that had so influenced his music. It’s just one of the new songs on the most challenging album he has ever recorded.
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