The Wild Women of Anywhere Beach 2024
The Wild Women of Anywhere Beach, Cathy Welsford and Angie Smith, are legends in the folk and festival world with their funny, poignant, uplifting shows chock full of contemporary folk songs that deftly, often humorously, offer potent insights into a broad array of home-grown topics.
Wildlife preservation, relationships, feminism, neighbourhood blues, some of the joys of aging, rural life, heroism and standing up to tyrants are amongst the themes they expertly condense into three-minute gems with the talented musicianship and clever lyrics.
Their performances are invariably greeted with enthusiastic acclaim and there’s a high chance you’ll have their song choruses stuck in your head long after the show. Fans keen to experience their trademark satirical wit return again and again to enjoy old favourites and hear their latest offerings.
Aside from their inspiring concert performances that have blazed a trail from Cairns to Hobart and just about everywhere in between, in the past ten years this dynamic duo have recorded two successful studio albums which are now popular favourites on Bandcamp as well as top selling actual CDs and USBs.
They have also published two original songbooks and several solo and ensemble ukulele compositions in Australia and overseas; made various video and television appearances, most recently on the ABC and The Project; presented numerous ensemble and song-writing workshops; taught at Camp Creative for eight years; and run the Valla Beach bi-annual music camp which attracts musicians Australia-wide as well as from England and New Zealand.
You really can’t go past a clever escape from the everyday humdrum to be delightfully entertained by The Wild Women of Anywhere Beach. They have the ability to spin magic from the mundane. So if you like musical storytelling, witty, punchy insights into ordinary life combined with skilled musicianship don’t miss their shows. Their naturalism, intelligence, good spirit and willingness not to take themselves too seriously make them an endearing, entertaining, standout act.
Contacts
Cathy Welsford 0417 657 411 cathywelsford419@gmail.com
Angie Smith 0447 334 009 angiesmith1@bigpond.com
Website
www.thewildwomenofanywherebeach.net
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063966753502
Youtube
Reviews
The Troubadour Folk Club
at Everglades Country Club, Woy Woy 29 May 2021
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The Wild Women were a hoot from the start. But cleverly, as we were lulled into the comfort of laughter and shared enjoyment, they began to get deeper and deeper in their reflection on what it means to be treated as a older woman, and how to respond to it. Cleverly, their message was about older blokes as well. They played some quite demanding instrumentals which I think went well beyond folk music. I thought of them as mini symphonic sketches, on the ukuleles. The lasting memories I have is of the joy they have and their rebellious embrace of gender and ageing. These are two women who are determined make the world a better place, one witty line and clever key change at a time.
Michael Fine at Troubadour Folk Club
Brisbane workshops and performances May 2021The weekend was a wonderful experience. If you ever get the chance, and you are looking for something extra, I recommend you go to a concert or workshop by the Wild Women of Anywhere Beach.Warning.This review is biased because I am an unabashed fan of the Wild Women of Anywhere Beach. Cathy Welsford and Angie Smith are the wild women. They hale from Valla Beach near Bellingen in NSW (south of Coffs Harbour).I attended one of their workshops in Blaxland (at the foot of the Blue Mountains) in 2019. I was immediately won over by their ukulele competency, their preparation work, and their friendly, happy style. They have a gift for teaching. Geoff Dancer June 2021​
