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25.01.2022 I'm stoked to be chatting to Bianca Vlahos on Wowfm 100.5 at 5pm on Tuesday 26th about the upcoming Adelaide Fringe show 'wild'. Magic Tortoise tunes will feature in 'wild' and I'll be playing a few of these on air with with percussionist and 'wild' artistic advisor Matthew Hamilton. If you are not in Adelaide's western suburbs you'll need to tune in online; https://wowfm.org/timetable/event/interviews-with-bianca/ Tickets for 'wild' have started selling. Don't miss out; ...https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/wild-af2021 Matt x

25.01.2022 Tim and Matt are playing in the SCALA song competition tomorrow (Thursday) night at the Wheatsheaf hotel. Usually a fun night with a bunch of great song writers each playing their latest and greatest tune. Be seated for a 7.30pm start. To comply with COVID19 venue restrictions, all people attending must book a place at https://www.trybooking.com/BKSWF.

24.01.2022 Thanks to the lovely folks at Captain Rehab's Burger & Bar at Mixed Creative for hosting us next Friday night! Looking forward to one of those yummy burgers!

24.01.2022 Talking briefly about our new single "Wild" and details of release and launch party.

24.01.2022 Thanks Tanja Effing-Tijdhof for taking this clip of 'Old Lies' during our show last night. Playing with Bas Tijdhof and Tim On Bass Seeley is such a gift. Matt Cattanach is feeling deep gratitude to have had the chance to play a bunch of his heart felt songs alongside these talented musos. Thanks to the friends and locals who settled in to enjoy our tunes, including @Mandy Kerby and Richard Kerby who trecked up from Victor Harbor! We even had a few locals drop in after hearing us as they were passing by in the street outside. Finally thanks to Jomas Thames at Captain Rehab's Burger & Bar at Mixed Creative for creating this wonderful space for musicians to share their original works. xox

24.01.2022 Our first recorded tune, Rivers meet, will be available for download on Spotify, iTunes and other major music distributors from June 17th...watch this space...

22.01.2022 Thanks for all the love 'River's Meet' has been getting on spotify. Over 1,000 streams... If you haven't had a chance to listen to the mastered version this link will take you to your favourite music provider where you'll be able to partake...happy listening! https://ditto.fm/rivers-meet

21.01.2022 A shout out to Tim Eden - Artist who designed our new logo. Thanks Tim! We love it so much we are going to use it as cover art for our new single; "Wild", due for release on August 8th. Watch this space...

20.01.2022 Does he stick the landing? One of the band members' kids getting "wild" on the A-line jumps on Ando's (Belair). All will be revealed tomorrow evening when the full video is released...

18.01.2022 Our new single 'Wild' is out tomorrow. The link below will take you to where you need to go to have a listen! Enjoy! https://ditto.fm/wild-magic-tortoise

18.01.2022 Fringe flash sale today (ends midnight). $5 off to see our Fringe Show 'wild' on Sat 27th Feb. https://fb.me/e/8grq6GNaM

16.01.2022 Welcome to Magic Tortoise ... a new collaboration between Matt Cattanach, Tim On Bass, and Bas Tijdhof, playing the slightly quirky and sometimes improvisational folk music of Matt Cattanach. We've been busy recording during lockdown, and our first song is nearly ready to go. Watch this page for updates and we hope to see you after the current restrictions ease up.

16.01.2022 Lyrics to our new tune 'Wild'. Dog after a ball Snatching at your sleeve Sniffing every bum hole... Begging for a treat Too scared of the wild, stuck playing in the safety of the game Sitting at the wire, too bored, too tired to be tame Dingo on a mountain Hunter has her steel Bullet through the tail Blood on the trail, now we're keeping it real Too scared of the wild, stuck playing in the safety of the game Sitting at the wire, too bored, too tired to be tame Feel it, Feel it. Feel it, Feel it. 10 Billion years have made you who you are Gold and silver from exploding stars Too scared of the wild, stuck playing in the safety of the game Sitting at the wire, too bored, scared and tired to be tame One thousand years, how about them tears? The weight of this moment all blue. Another life has passed, sat you on your arse, Endings give form to the new... Song available on Spotify - 'Wild' - Magic Tortoise

16.01.2022 Check out 'This is our sound' on 3D radio tonight at 6.30pm for a sneak preview of our new release 'Wild'. It's officially coming out Friday. https://www.facebook.com/thisisoursoundAdelaide/posts/2890790541026947

15.01.2022 Hi Folks, Tim On Bass and Matt Cattanach will be at the Havelock open mic tonight playing our Magic Tortoise tunes including a brand newbie. Hope to see some of you there! https://www.facebook.com/events/1751653924966773/

14.01.2022 Hot off the press...Music Video for our latest single "Wild"...please share if you like it!

13.01.2022 Heaps of fun last night at the Czech Club playing a few tunes as part of a cancer benefit gig for Shark Boy (aka Jamie Brown). Got to see some great acts and play in front of a most appreciative crowd. Thanks to Chris Myers who organised a great night. 'Reptile' was our last tune of the set...pitty the video didn't pick-up the very cute 18month old bopping along!

13.01.2022 We've been busy little tortoises during lockdown, recording some of Matt's songs. Here's the first one. The music is entirely ours (mainly Matt's creation). But the video material we used was created by others ... whom we thank. :-) Video credits:... From Pexels .... Kelly Lacy (x4) https://www.pexels.com/@kelly-lacy-1179532 Islem Benzegouta https://www.pexels.com/@islem-benzegouta-1226546 Joe Lattanzio https://www.pexels.com/@joe-lattanzio-1663127 Stefano Rinaldo (nice drone work!) https://www.pexels.com/@stefano-rinaldo-1491071 Taryn Elliott https://www.pexels.com/@taryn-elliott-1522664 Yaroslav Shuraev https://www.pexels.com/@yaroslav-shuraev And from Pixabay... Wolfgang Barth https://pixabay.com/users/Barthwo-19514/ Oliver Skopek https://pixabay.com/users/Buzzimilian-2956790/

12.01.2022 On Thurs night Matt and Tim On Bass played 'Away From Your Love' as an entry in the SCALA FOOM 2020 song competition Heat #1 at the Wheatsheaf Hotel. Tim picked a camera angle which enabled him to mostly hide behind Matt for the entire song, but sound travels around corners just fine.

12.01.2022 We entered one of our songs, "Old Lies" in the Scala FOOM song contest last night. We're stoked that the judges put us through to the finals! We'll be playing it tonight at Captain Rehab's Burger & Bar at Mixed Creative. #magictortoise #scala #adelaideoriginalmusic #alternativefolk

11.01.2022 Good fun at the Southwark Open Mic last night. Nice to hear a couple of other singer songwriters trying out some new songs on the friendly crowd. Thanks to Sam and Verity for creating a welcoming space where artists and audiences can connect...Great to get our latest single 'rivers meet' in front of a few more friendly ears too... Check it out here at https://ditto.fm/rivers-meet

10.01.2022 Magic Tortoise is off to The Havelock Hotel in Hutt Street this Wednesday night to play few of our quirky alt-folk tunes alongside a bunch of other musicians doing their thing. Music starts at 19:30.

09.01.2022 "You're gold and silver from exploding stars"... Lyric from "Wild". Hear it live at the Havelock Hotel, Hutt Street, tomorrow night (Wednesday 12th) somewhere between 9 and 10pm...

08.01.2022 Yay. Launch day today for our new tune 'Wild'. Let us know what you think... https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZprwFmZGehkHkEbJuB4zi

08.01.2022 Matt Cattanach and Tim On Bass doing the duo thing at The Havelock Hotel open mic a couple of weeks ago on 14-July. Original photo from @Greg Brown - thanks.

08.01.2022 Tomorrow night at 6.55pm Bas and Matt will be chatting to Bianca Vlahos (PBA FM 89.7 FM) about all things Magic Tortoise (including some inside info about our 2021 Fringe Show). We'll play a few tunes for you as well. For those not in the north you can stream from the website - https://www.pbafm.org.au/shows/interviews-with-bianca/

07.01.2022 Almost done with the video clip for Wild. Here is a sneak peek ... The complete video will be posted on the Magic Tortoise band page this Saturday evening (15th August)...

07.01.2022 Thanks to #ThisIsOurSoundAdelaide on 3D radio for playing our new tune 'Wild' on Wednesday night. A replay of the show is below (handy if you want to hear the full version of the tune but don't have a Spotify subscription). If you do have Spotify, search 'Wild Magic Tortoise' and you'll find it... https://www.facebook.com/thisisoursoundAdelaide/posts/2906518546120813

04.01.2022 Bas and Matt had a ball playing to family and friends during the tech run of our Fringe Show "Wild" on Saturday night! The boogie at the end to the lovely rhythm of African drums was a real highlight! We're stoked people are loving what we are pulling together. "Beautiful", "stirring", "powerful", "inspiring" and "moving" were some of the words thrown around. Tickets are moving and spaces are limited so get on it if you are planning to come... https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/wild-af2021

04.01.2022 Our new single 'Rivers Meet' will be in the High Fidelity on 100.5 Wowfm show tomorrow night, along with lots of other good music. Tune in to WOW FM 100.5 at 8pm.

03.01.2022 A special THANKYOU to Sam and Verity Ferguson, hosts of the open mic night at the Southwark Hotel every Thursday evening. Last night was their first open mic since the Covid shutdown. As well as a bunch of the regular crew, Magic Tortoise turned up to play a few of our quirky and somewhat improvisational original folk tunes. We were celebrating the Wednesday release on Spotify of our first single 'Rivers Meet'. https://open.spotify.com/track/5IAI2i5nMYC4NGNelpmC54

02.01.2022 Band Member Bio ... Tim On Bass got bass into his head by singing bass - learning first from his Dad singing bass harmonies in church, and later in university choirs singing Mozart, JS Bach, John Tavener, John Taverner, Maurice Drufle, Haydn, Handel, and all the others including the sublime Henry Purcell. So one day when he walked out of James Music in Sturt St and realised he'd purchased a 2nd-hand bass guitar, the rest was just mechanics. He had discovered the music of JS ...Bach some years earlier via Walter Carlos' groundbreaking album "Switched On Bach" which brought the great master's music into the third dimension, making his exquisite contrapuntal voicing more accessible than anyone previously. Tim plays very much by bouncing off of the main melody, with an inclination towards counterpoint and melodic bass lines rather than riff-based bass. JS Bach is at the very top of Tim's list of musical influences. Others include: Dmitry Shostakovich, Alan Parsons, Dire Straits, and Toto. Tim totally loves not knowing what's coming next in the music, and thus he enjoys Magic Tortoise's unpredictable improvisational detours. He claims that he never remembers a song but just learns it afresh every time.

02.01.2022 Happy release day to us! 'Rivers Meet', our first single, has made it to Spotify... We'd love you to have a listen and hit like... https://open.spotify.com/track/5IAI2i5nMYC4NGNelpmC54

01.01.2022 We had heaps of fun playing live at the Havelock last night. Thanks to our fans for bopping along with us! We can't wait for the next live show x

01.01.2022 The last time we played at #theHavelock (Havelock Hotel) we didn't have Bas' lead guitar magic. We'll be there this Wednesday August 12th to celebrate the launch of 'Wild'. We'll be playing a set somewhere between 9 and 10pm. Music starts at 8pm though so why not make a night of it...

01.01.2022 Very enjoyable playing for a lovely audience at Captain Rehab's Burger & Bar at Mixed Creative last night. A small sample for you...

01.01.2022 Very excited about tonight! Magic Tortoise are playing in the SCALA FOOM grand final. Oddly we won't be playing as a trio as there is a limit of 2 performers on the stage at a time. Bas Tijdhof and Matt Cattanach will be playing Magic Tortoise tune Old Lies. Tim On Bass will bring his improvisational flair to 2 of Nick West tunes. Event was sold out but you can catch us on the live stream!