Mic Conway (born 15 February 1951) is an Australian vocalist and with his brother, Jim Conway, was a co-founder of the 1970s humour, theatre and rock group,

The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, also known as Soapbox Circus or Matchbox, were an Australian jug band formed in 1969. It centred on Mic Conway ("Captain Matchbox") on lead vocals, washboard and ukulele; and his brother, Jim Conway, on harmon ...

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(ARIA) created their own

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in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. Conway also was a founding member of Soapbox Circus and

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. Conway plays an assortment of oddball instruments, and performs magic, juggling, tap dancing and fire eating.

Biography

Conway, along with his brother

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, attended

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. There they formed the Jelly Bean Jug Band which would later become

. Captain Matchbox would later find success in the 1970s where the group produced seven records, two of which reached gold status. Also in the 1970s, he joined the Pram Factory Theatre and created the Soapbox Circus with Matchbox where he served as the ringmaster, musician, juggler and acrobat. The act would become

in 1978. Conway was a member of the Conway Brothers Hiccups Orchestra from 1984–1988 and toured the UK in 1986 appearing at the

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, the Capitol Music Festival and the Newcastle Festival. In 1988, the Conway Brothers appeared at the Houston International Festival, World Expo 88 and the Perth festival. He reinvented himself as a children's performer in the 1990s, appearing on shows such as ''

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'' (on which he was known as 'Magic Mic'), '' Play School'', ''

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'' and ''

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'',Mic and Jim Conway
, abc.net.au, 1 June 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2012 and Conway received an ARIA (

) award in 1994. Conway was a regular part of

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where he provided the voice of Wags the Dog for the TV series in the 1990s and 2000s, co-wrote songs, and made appearances on various videos, including the group's

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. He also has a band, Mic Conway's National Junk Band.

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conway, Mic 1951 births ARIA Award winners Living people Australian male singers Australian multi-instrumentalists Musicians from Melbourne Ukulele players Washboard players Harmonica players Australian children's musicians