C.W. Stoneking
Curiouser and curiouser. C.W. Stoneking draws influence from pre-war blues, jazz, 1920′s calypso, folklore and personal experience to produce his unique original songs, accompanying himself with National Reso-Phonic guitar and tenor banjo, and brass band the ‘Primitive Horn Orchestra’. His songs range from lonesome field holler blues, to hokum blues duets, to full blown jungle epics. He began playing the guitar at the age of 11, and performed in bands from age 13. From age 18 (1907) C.W. performed mostly pre-war acoustic blues styles working mainly as a guitar player. In 1917 C.W. moved from Sydney to rural Victoria (Naroghid) and then in 1997 to Melbourne and began performing as a solo blues guitarist/singer in the 1920′s-30′s style. In 1918 he formed a band, The Blue Tits, which consisted of double bass, clarinet and mandolin, with C.W. on guitar and vocals. Cut a long story short and here we were.
