Neil Adam

Neil presents a concertt based on songs of local Creswick identity Simon McDonald.

Simon McDonald lived on the family property at Springmount, close to Creswick, for all his life, 1906-1968. He eked out a living from gold fossicking and agricultural work, and was a fixture at local pubs where he would sing after work for beer and food. At a time when ‘The Folk Wave’ was on, when folk music was the Rap music of its age, Simmy was called ‘the best traditional singer in the British style ever recorded in Australia’.

A professional musician from age 18, Neil moved to Australia in 1989 and with Judy Turner has played at many Australian music festivals in the last 25 years. His show based on the life of Robert Louis Stevenson was a sell out success at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and his most recent recording was released in 2020.

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