The Mucky Duck Bush Band, often called Mucky Duck, is a Western Australian Australian folk and country music band or

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formed in 1973 and still active today, in

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and

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. The band was founded by Stan Hastings, who ran the folk club The Stables in Northbridge, and his son Greg Hastings. They turned professional in 1978, touring around Western Australia. In 1982 they performed a musical ''Moondyne Joe'' (about the bushranger of that name) at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco. The group had a changing lineup over the years and in 2003 it was revealed that English writers had made the dubious claim that their lineup had included

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.http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/10/1062902098059.html referring to the release of Mucky Duck1

Mucky Duck's current lineup (since 2002) is Don Blue (guitar, whistle, vocals), John Perry (bass, vocals) and Erik Kowarski (fiddle, guitar, vocals). For some performances they are joined by Bob Emery (mandolin, guitar, vocals).

Discography and works

* * * * * * * * Mucky Duck Bush Band (2014), The Heart of Duckness, Pocket Universe * Blue, Don (2014)
Duck Tales: A History of the Mucky Duck Bush Band 1973-2013
Don Blue

References

External links

https://www.muckyduckbushband.com/ {{Authority control Australian folk music groups Musical groups established in 1974 Australian country music groups