Jean's Bio...

Now
2011

Performing with Sile Coleman and Louise Godwin in The Wild Geese

Now

Performing with The Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club

See the Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club on stage - but with a difference!

1996 to present

Play with fiddle buddies - old time fiddle tunes, Irish Scottish etc
Play occasionally at “The Piggery”, Footscray; run by the Old Time Country Music & Bluegrass Association.
Played with Perfect Timing

2005
to
2006

SKOOTA - we played at the YAK, East Brunswick Hotel (WAM sessions), and the National Folk Festival 

~2005

Played Klezmer with GOBSKI

2001
to
2002

Nanny Goat's Gruff - played at Satin'n Silk Ball, Daylesford Women's Ball, Midsumma Carnival and Pride March.

1998 to 2000

Back in Melbourne, rejoined the Misguided Angels
Played with the Loose Lariats - country/pop/rock band. Played regular gigs at the Lomond and the Rising Sun Hotel, Carlton.

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1997

Lived in Vienna for 10 months - played at a regular Irish folk session in an Irish Pub.

1995
to
2000

Played with Misguided Angels - mostly an originals band - pop/folk/rock style. Played at the Glasshouse, Collingwood. Also a couple of Satin'n Silk Balls, Daylesford Women's Balls, Midsumma Carnival and Pride March, Port Fairy Folk Festival, and our last gig at the 2000 Dandenong Ranges Folk Festival. 
Released a self titled CD.

1995
to
1996

Joined the Gusset Rustlers - played at the Rose Hotel, Fitzroy, then at the Homestead, Clifton Hill.
Learned to love country music.

1995

Moved back to Melbourne, played with Wattle and Thistle, a Scottish country dance band.

1992

Moved to Bendigo and joined The Torn Kilts. Regular gig on the verandah of the Shamrock Hotel on Sunday afternoons.
Played with the Bendigo Symphony Orchestra
Played in theatre groups for Brigadoon, The King and I, Pirates of Penzance and Trial by Jury.

1988

Joined an all female covers band B'lind Date based in Mansfield.

1988
to
~1990

Muddy Creek merged with the Mulga Scrubbers.

1985
to
1988

Joined Shepparton folk club - met every fortnight at the Toolamba Hotel. Joined Muddy Creek Bush Band - first as mixer, then as fiddler.

1984

Had some Irish fiddle lessons before moving to Shepparton.

1970 to 1976

Learned violin at school , played in school orchestra and with Camberwell Youth Orchestra.

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