Yes, they’ve asked us back again. We’re proud to play this festival. We will be playing newer wordier songs than last time. And you can watch us for free!
The Throne is a Newcastle cult classic radio play that is be reprised and repurposed for a new monarch.
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The Throne is a Newcastle cult classic radio play that is be reprised and repurposed for a new monarch.
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Yes, we’re on again. 10th year of the Newcastle Fringe (aroundabouts). We will have written more new songs by the time this gig comes round (surely!).
Yes, we’re on again. 10th year of the Newcastle Fringe (aroundabouts). We will have written more new songs by the time this gig comes round (surely!).
This is the launch of Butcher Bird - the film clip made in Spaghetti Western style to a song about the legendary vicious grey butcherbird of Cooks Hill, Newcastle. The one in NSW, Australia.
Words, music and recorded by Clark Gormley © 2025
Many thanks to Felipe Coelho who risked life and face for the amazing attack footage.
See credits for further detail and statistics.
The video will be shown and there will be a short talk about the bird and the making of the video. This will be a short event as trivia starts at 7pm.
Free entry of course.
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We’re very happy to be performing this show once again after a long break.
One performance at 2.15pm Saturday at Memorial Hall.
Come for the Musical, stay for the Festival!
We’re performing along with The Other Noonans. It’s the first time we’ve played this Sydney folk club.
Nerds & Music will be performing at our favourite venue, the Royal Exchange, with McMahon Bros supporting.
With all the charm of a reversing Ice Cream truck, the McMahon Bros will deliver debt defying and acoustic, hand crafted poetic music. What is Heartdust? Find out at our very own tribute show to Pete and Sue McMahon.
And the Nerds will do their usual schtick. With at least one new song. Enough said.
We’re back again at one of our favourite festivals! Multiple performances over the weekend.
Ignore the time listed. We’re on 12.30pm to 1.15pm. My laptop is just being a bastard.
Yes, they’ve invited us back. We must be one of Newcastle’s most literate bands (literally!) We will have songs with more words than you could poke a stick at.
We’ll be playing in the courtyard (as long as it doesn’t look as if it could possibly rain). Yes it’s free!
Ignore the time listed. We’re on 12.30pm to 1.15pm. My laptop is just being a bastard.
Yes, they’ve invited us back. We must be one of Newcastle’s most literate bands (literally!) We will have songs with more words than you could poke a stick at.
We’ll be playing in the courtyard (as long as it doesn’t look as if it could possibly rain). Yes it’s free!
Yes, we’re on again. The only act to have played every Newcastle Fringe. We will have written more new songs by the time this gig comes round (surely!). In a world of change we are a large brown rock.
Yes, we’re on again. The only act to have played every Newcastle Fringe. We will have written more new songs by the time this gig comes round (surely!). In a world of change we are a large brown rock.
Yes, we’re on again. The only act to have played every Newcastle Fringe. We will have written more new songs by the time this gig comes round (surely!). In a world of change we are a large brown rock.
Nerds are playing the inaugural Bundanoon Folk Festival!
Nerds are playing a gig at the Royal Exchange with the very talented songwriter Derek Dowding. We’re back at the REx at last!
At last, back at snalbans!
Great to be at snalbans!
We’re on at the Scrumpy bar!
We’re on at the Trocadero!
Nerds will play both days in the courtyard outside NUspace just behind city hall. We will play our most literate songs at the NWC. We are chuffed, elated, well-pleased, gruntled, proud, fulfilled, gladsome, gladful, tickety-boo, delightsome, spiffing, exultant, delighted, pleasureful, flattered, happy, cushty, ecstatic, cheery…
Nerds are rocking SJs, again!
Nerds are rocking SJs!
Clark and Rob are proud to perform for the Lake Macquarie Branch, Fellowship of Australian Writers.
$5 door charge. We will have a Q and A about poetry and performance afterwards.
And of course we will be selling our Flying Islands books. Only $10.
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Nerds are keen to play KVFF for the first time in ages. This is our first programmed folk festival since since the spicy cough arrived. We’re playing four gigs, including a kids show.
Yes, Clark used to see them when he was still at school, but here we are. Woo hoo!
Nerds come on about 4pm and do two sets.
Tickets at www.trybooking.com/events/landing/951033
Rob and Clark will do Failure to Launch with all the props and instruments included. Poetry books available. Failure comes on at 8pm.
OK, so we're putting the Musical on at Sydney the Folk Festival. There will be two performances, on Saturday afternoon at 4pm and Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Now, the way it's set up is that you have to buy a festival ticket, which is $90 full price for the day or $150 for the whole festival. I know we're awesome, but it's better value for money if you see all the other great festival stuff as well as us. Get tickets online beforehand as it will cost more to try to get in on the day.
Sydney the Folk Musical tells the story of Keira and Billy, polar opposites who travel through this much maligned metropolis, starting at the end of the last ice age, through to the present day.
This extravaganza, spanning 10,000 years and 658 suburbs, featuring a live folk band and a Greek Chorus, is performed by a cast full of Morris dancers (from Sydney of course) and filled with songs penned by Clark Gormley.
The show features twelve original songs, which range in style from popular to sea shanty, traditional folk, rap and beyond. Additionally Gormley has adapted several Shape Note hymn tunes from the Sacred Harp tradition, which are sung a cappella by the Greek Chorus.
For festival program, go to https://www.sydneyfolkfestival.com.au/program/
