Totally Gourdgeous

Totally Gourdgeous are an Australian folk band, where members play instruments made from gourds made by the group's Penelope Swales.[1] They formed in 1998 with Swales on guitar, stomp box, hulusi, aslatuas, mandolin, vocals; Andrew Clermont on fiddle, guitar, mandolin and vocals; Carl Pannuzzo on drums, guitar and vocals; and Mal Webb on fretless bass guitar, mbira, gourd trumpet and vocals.[2][3] and made their live debut at the 1999-2000 Woodford Folk Festival.[4] The group have issued four albums, Totally Gourdgeous (2000), D'vine (2002), The Stroke of Midnight (2005), Pun Kin (2011) and Gourd in the Act (2020). During performances and recording the members alternate lead and backing vocals.

Totally Gourdgeous
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
  • Folk
  • country
Years active1998 (1998)–present
Labels
WebsiteOfficial website
Members

Members
  • Andrew Clermont: – fiddle, guitar, mandolin, vocals[5]
  • Carl Pannuzzo: – percussion, drums, guitar, vocals
  • Penelope Swales: – guitar, stomp box, hulusi, aslatuas, mandolin, vocals
  • Mal Webb: – bass guitar, mbira, gourd trumpet, vocals

The members take turns as lead vocalist and backing vocalist.

Discography
  • Totally Gourdgeous (2000) – Independent (GRD1)[4][6]
  • D'vine (2002) – Independent (GRD2)[4][7]
  • The Stroke of Midnight (2005) – Independent (GRD3)[8][9]
  • Pun Kin (2011) – Independent/MGM Distribution (GRD4)[1][10]
  • Gourd in the Act (2020) – Independent/MGM Distribution (GRD5)
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References
  1. Murray, Therese (13 November 2013), "Oh gourd, what a sound", Central Coast Express
  2. "Andrew Clermont's 7th Supper Club". Tamworth Tourism. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. "Sounds from gourd", Whitehorse Leader, 14 April 2010
  4. "These vegetables sound much better than they taste", Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 2005
  5. Gadd, Michael (5 December 2002), "In gourds we trust", The Newcastle Herald
  6. Totally Gourdgeous (2000), Totally Gourdgeous, Emerald, Vic: Independent, retrieved 6 December 2018
  7. Totally Gourdgeous (2002), D'vine, Emerald, Vic: Independent, retrieved 6 December 2018
  8. Naidoo, Meryl (29 December 2005), "Oh my gourd, it's a folking foursome", Hobart Mercury
  9. Totally Gourdgeous; Clermont, Naylia (2005), The Stroke of Midnight, Emerald, Vic: Independent, retrieved 6 December 2018
  10. Totally Gourdgeous (2011), Pun Kin, MGM Distribution, retrieved 6 December 2018
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