C.W. Stoneking returns to Barwon Heads with an intimate gig. “This is uh, C.W. Stoneking, an Australia artist who sounds like he’s 600 years old,he’s much younger actually, but he’s got a style all his own”–Tom Waits, BBC 6 Radio 2023C.W. Stoneking is an Australian/American singer, musician, recording artist. Born inKatherine in the Northern Territory of Australia in the mid 1970s. He has lived andtoured across Australia, the UK, Europe, and the U.S.A. He has independentlyreleased 3 critically acclaimed original full length albums, King Hokum, JungleBlues, and Gon’ Boogaloo. He’s performed extensively internationally with variousbacking band lineups and as a solo performer, the instrumentation of his musicalgroups and recordings mirror the stylistic inspirations of his songwriting, NewOrleans style brass and drums, Traditional African, Caribbean style percussion,early 20th century blues, jazz, and American folk styled guitar and banjo, gospelinspired electric guitar and background singing…C.W. Stoneking’s music and lyrics draw inspiration from a wide spectrum ofmusical styles and traditions which he combines to create his own unique sound.