Arthur B's Fringe Affair

A week after the final Arthur B’s Fringe Affair on 21st May 2014, Peter and Richard say goodbye. About 80 shows and 3 times as many artists graced our stage. If you liked the show, then by all means copy us and go do your own! Recorded 28th May 2014. Episode 37 – Peter and […]

Desiree is an Arthur B’s regular and curates our story and poetry evenings. Finally here she is on the podcast as well. Recorded 4th September 2013. Episode 36 – Desiree.m4a (11.7 MB, 6m 48s)

Maryann Wright sings as part our cabaret special, curated by Bryce Halliday. Another amazing voice. Recorded 14th August 2013. Episode 35 – Maryann Wright.m4a (19.2 MB, 13m 10s)

Elizabeth Evans sings as part our cabaret special, curated by Bryce Halliday. Another amazing voice. Recorded 14th August 2013. Episode 34 – Elizabeth Evans.m4a (13.4 MB, 8m 58s)

Richard Bennett reads some of his angst ridden poetry that he wrote in 1989. Recorded 7th August 2013. Episode 33 – Richard Bennett.m4a (18.9 MB, 13m 06s)

Peter Lead spins some dark tales, and shares proof of monsters living amongst us in the inner west of Sydney. Recorded 24th July 2013. Episode 32 – Peter Lead.m4a (17.4 MB, 10m 43s)

The wonderfully talented Alison Avron plays three of her songs, “Free”, “Imaginary Boyfriend” and “By Your Side”, a few of which are on her new awesome EP By Your Side. Recorded 10th July 2013. You can find out more about Alison on her website: www.alisonavron.com Follow her on Twitter @alisonavron, or like her on Facebook […]

This week’s host Marty B takes a crack at a new singing career, very ably assisted by guitarist Jonathan Carpp who played earlier in the show. Captain Albert Alexander was written by the steampunk band Steam Powered Giraffe. Apologies for the clipped sound, we messed that up. Recorded 19th June 2013. You can find out […]

Jonathan Carpp plays a cover of The Sporting Life by The Decemberists, followed by two of his own songs, Bystander and Can it Wait. Apologies for the clipped sound, we messed that up. Recorded 19th June 2013. You can get more from Jonathan on is SoundCloud page: soundcloud.com/jonoisntsmith-1 Episode 29 – Jonathan Carpp.m4a (19.5 MB, […]

Richard Cuthbert opens this week’s show with three of his wonderful songs. We just want to get wet and cool! Apologies for the clipped sound, we messed that up. Recorded 19th June 2013. www.facebook.com/richardcuthbertmusic Episode 28 – Richard Cuthbert.m4a (22.6 MB, 14m 55s)

Clare Testoni, with two stories of soul mates. Recorded 6th February 2013. Episode 26 – Clare Testoni.m4a (16.8 MB, 11m 26s)

Ring gives an improvised monologue based on an audience suggestion. Recorded 5th September 2012. Episode 25 – Ringo (8.4 MB, 5m 34s)

Jono Wright returns to tell us of his recent exploits in Vietnam. Recorded 5th September 2012. Episode 24 – Jono Wright (46.9 MB, 15m 4s)

Our first video episode, 52snifters with a scene from their (then upcoming) Sydney Fringe show “This is my box”. Apologies for the aspect rotation at the beginning, but look what you can do on a phone these days! Recorded 16th May 2012. Episode 23 – 52snifters.m4a (52.1 MB, 6m 29s) Please let us know whether […]

Telegraph Tower give us 3 songs on guitar and cello. Height Of The Sun, Mistress, and Awake In September. Beautiful. Recorded 16th May 2012. Episode 22 – Telegraph Tower.m4a (13.1 MB, 8m 36s)

Poet Lou Steer returns to Arthur B’s, this time with musician Renee Falez on bass guitar, for her piece “Wild Red Heart”. Recorded 16th May 2012. Episode 21 – Lou Steer featuring Renee Falez.m4a (18.2 MB, 12m 24s)

A snippet and work in progress for Blake’s new show coming up later in the year. Recorded 18th April 2012. Episode 20 – Blake Mitchell.m4a (14.4 MB, 9m 54s)

Folk band Lion le Lion performed 5 songs across 2 sets, the first Arthur B act to ever do so, in what was possibly their last gig before one of them moved to Melbourne. Here’s 3 of those songs. Recorded 18th April 2012. For more songs and info, visit them at http://www.myspace.com/lionlelion. Episode 19 – […]

A short break in our scheduled programming to celebrate Arthur B’s first birthday. Recorded 21st March 2012. Copyright bits we’re not allowed to play deleted on 5th May 2012. Episode 18 – Happy Birthday Arthur B.m4a (6.5 MB, 3m 40s) Note that the views of Arthur B do not necessarily reflect those of the performers.

The Snakemen (Craig Edmondson and Stefano Cosentino) present the Greatest Sydney Stories (N)ever Told, with songs “He Stopped Sydney” (Words and music Craig Edmondson and Stefano Cosentino, © 2011) and “Bondi Road” (words and music Craig Edmondson, © 1987). The Snakemen also have an EP out called “Natural Selection”. Check your guides and go see […]

Cindy Tonkin talks about Risk and Fear, and her recent experiences with elephants and heights. Recorded on 21st March 2012. Episode 16 – Cindy Tonkin.m4a (15.9 MB, 9m 17s)

Angela Hume is a Sydney comedian specialising in stand up comedy. She has a background in improv and public speaking and a fondness for pink cakes. Recorded on 7th March 2012, Angela performs her piece “Helpful”. Episode 15 – Angela Hume.m4a (11.1 MB, 7m 20s)

Sydney’s Lisa Ricketts and New York’s Ed Illades perform a Chicago style improv set. The full set went for 45 minutes, this is a 24 minute snapshot of 3 connected scenes. Recorded 12th October 2011. Episode 14 – Lisa Ricketts and Ed Illades.m4a (35.4 MB, 24m 58s)

Charli Rainford performs three of her almost hauntingly beautiful songs, “Mad Harry”, “Christmas in a Cage” and “Good Morning”. Go see her live, she’s awesome. Did I mention hauntingly beautiful? Recorded 12th October 2011. Episode 12 – Charli Rainford.m4a (26.8 MB, 17m 18s)

Stefano Cosentino performs two of his songs. He also did a great cover of a popular 80s song, but we don’t have the rights to publish that bit, so you’ll have to go see him live to hear it. His personal projects can be found at “Sounds Around Me” @ www.facebook.com Episode 1 – Stefano […]

PhilFe26 reads his piece “Silent Movie”. Recorded 14th September 2011. Episode 10 – PhilFe26.m4a (13.6 MB, 8m 51s)

Peter Lead and Richard Bennett improvise a short play from scratch, using some show callbacks about lifts and fries. Recorded 28th September 2011. Episode 9 – Peter and Richard.m4a (14.5 MB, 9m 31s)

Matt Gerber returns to Arthur B’s for three more final songs before heading back to Toronto. Recorded at Arthur B’s Fringe Affair on 17th August 2011. Episode 8 – Matt Gerber.m4a (13.4 MB, 9m 10s)

Greer Adams performs a monologue titled “V.D.”, written by Pete Malicki and directed by Maryellen George. Recorded at Arthur B’s Fringe Affair on 3rd August 2011. Episode 7 – Greer Adams.m4a (21.3 MB, 13m 14s)

Pretty Plain is a musical comedy duo made up of Hayley Neal and Lucy Mills. Their songs range from sarcastic commentaries to clever, catchy parodies. Their words, but we agree. They came to play one song, but we coerced them into playing two. Stalk them on Facebook. Episode 6 – Pretty Plain.m4a (17.5 MB, 11m […]

Jono Wright tells the story of his first night in the U.S. Recorded at Arthur B’s Fringe Affair 3rd August 2011. Episode 5 – Jono Wright.m4a (80 MB, 10m 56s)

Anne Wilson performing “Taylor, The Latte Boy” at Arthur B’s Fringe Affair on 22nd June 2011. Episode 1 – Anne Wilson.m4a (12.7 MB, 8m 12s) Recorded 22nd June 2011

Peter and Richard introduce the show and the podcast. Episode 0 – Peter Lead and Richard Bennett.m4a (3.9 MB, 2m 14s)