"Fling" are well regarded as one of Australia's finest Celtic and original bands. It is a reputation which they have built up in the eleven years they have been playing together and has taken them to every major festival in Australia as well as tours to Europe and Asia.

One feature "Fling" are particularly renowned for is their presentation of Irish traditional and original dance music which is largely due to the musical excellence of the "tunes" section of the band. With Suzanne Harris on fiddle and Ormonde Waters on concertina, uilleann pipes, Highland bagpipes and whistles, there is a fascinating variety of sounds from instruments rarely seen and even more rarely played so well.

They have a strong focus on original material including both songs and tunes. Songwriter David B. Johnson captures the contemporary Australian experience and his songs are much-requested wherever the band performs. These are complemented by the mixture of traditional and contemporary Irish songs, all the way up to modern classics which while not even remotely Celtic, are given that special "Fling" treatment which makes them feel right at home in the repertoire.

Laying the rhythmic foundation are Graeme Bell on bass, John Reed on cittern and Reuben Kooperman on drums who together bring out the subtleties and power inherent in the music of the "Fling". 

"Fling" have released two CDs to date which have seen them become one of the biggest selling unsigned independent acts in Australia. They have also appeared by invitation on three compilation CDs.

PERFORMERS
Graeme Bell	Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass
Suzanne Harris	Fiddle, Vocals
David Johnson	Guitar, Vocals
Reuben Kooperman	Drums, Percussion
John Reed	Cittern, Guitar, Vocals
Ormonde Waters	Concertina, Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistle, Warpipes, Tin Whistles, Vocals
AWARDS
Winners of the 1997 WAMI Award	Best Original Folk Act
FESTIVALS
The National Folk Festival	1995, 1996 (as top billed national band)
The Port Fairy Folk Festival	1996, 1997, 1999
Woodford Maleny Festival	1996
Illawarra Jamberoo Festival	1996
Fairbridge Festival	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004
Toodyay Folk Festival	1993
Rottnest Island Festival	1995, 1996, 1997
Wehrheim Festival (Germany)	1996
Festival of Perth	1997, 1998
Top Half Festival	June 1997
1997 WA State Folk Arts Festival	Sept 1997
Midland Folk Festival	Nov 1998, 1999
China/Singapore	July/Aug 1997
Waihi Bush Festival, New Zealand	Feb 1998
Leeuwin Estate Celtic Concert	March, 1998
Singapore Food Festival	July, 1998
Brampton Live Festival, UK	July, 1998
Stainsby Festival, UK	July, 1998
Warwick Festival, UK	July, 1998
The Big Green Gathering, Warminster, UK	July, 1998
Strathearn Music Festival, Crieff, Scotland	August, 1998
Belfast Arts Festival	August, 1998
Cropredy Festival, Oxfordshire, England	August, 1998
Guinness Tour of Asia	September-November, 1998
Celtic Festival of Japan	November, 1998
Port Fairy Folk Festival	March, 1999
SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES
The Furey Brothers	Perth Concert Hall & Bunbury Concert Hall - 1993
Daniel O'Donnell	Perth Concert Hall - 1993
Fairport Convention	Fly By Night Club - March 1996
Steeleye Span	Regal Theatre - September 1996
Weddings, Parties, Anything	March 1997
Telethon 30th Anniversary Concert	Perth Concert Hall - October 1997
International Song Festival for Youth	Perth Concert Hall - October 1997
TV APPEARANCES
Healthy, Wealthy & Wise	Channel 10 - 28th October 1996
Telethon 30th Anniversary	Channel 7 - 18th October 1997
Good Morning Singapore	Singapore TV - September 25, 1998

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