Legendary singer-songwriter Mike McClellan returns to the Arts Centre in Bridgewater, for a special afternoon concert on Sunday 15th March at 3:00pm. It was late 1965 when Mike McClellan first took to the stage at the Troubadour. It was Sydney’s premier folk venue. Few among the audience that night would have been aware that they were witnessing the beginning of a career that would see the young man with the engaging tenor voice and remarkable guitar technique go on to become one of the most acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarists of his generation. And it is even less likely that they would have conceived of him still enchanting audiences in 2026. The depth and artistry of his writing, singing and playing has never waned across his long career. Not long before he recently retired from radio ABC broadcaster Richard Glover remarked, “Mike McClellan just gets better and better.” Though seemingly ageless,Read more…Mike McClellan – The Last Song and Dance?
Mike McClellan
Saturday Feb 17th – 7:30pm Bridgewater Arts Centre 407 Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater 5144 (opposite the General Store) If you thought Mike McClellan might be ready to give it away you’d be very wrong. Reviewing a recent McClellan album Trevor Leeden wrote, “Four decades has done nothing to erode McClellan’s strengths and on the evidence here he remains one of our finest acoustic singer-songwriters.” You begin to understand something of the extraordinary history that quote encompasses when you realise that he has been on stage, guitar in hand, since 1965. Universally known as The Song And Dance Man after his acclaimed 1974 hit, he’s hosted TV shows, had many of his songs covered around the world, recorded 10 albums, two of which went gold and played concerts to audiences all over Australia who have remained enthralled by the magic of his singing and playing ever since he first stepped intoRead more…Mike McClellan