Perth Folk and Roots Club

Perth Folk and Roots Club is back at the Inglewood Bowling and Sports Club on Sunday 23rd May 2021 with the support of the Inglewood Bowling and Sports Club and City of Stirling. The performances are from 5pm to 8pm at the Inglewood Bowling and Sports Club, 1 Stancliffe Street, Mount Lawley. For this event, Perth Folk and Roots Club has Natalie D Napoleon with Cathi Olivieri and Dean Anthonisz.

‘Perth Folk and Roots Club welcomes Natalie D Napoleon who recently returned from the USA with Cathi Olivieri as well as Dean Anthonisz who recently returned from Melbourne to perform at Perth Folk and Roots Club‘, said Keith Anthonisz, President of the Perth Folk and Roots Club.

Natalie D-Napoleon is originally from Fremantle and is a singer-songwriter who returned home after spending over a decade based in Santa Barbara, California. While in California she recorded several albums and worked with a host of musical luminaries. Natalie music wise is influenced by Patti Smith, Willy Vlautin, and Leonard Cohen and has successfully explored both writing and song writing across a 25 year career. One of her first musical accomplices was Kenny Edwards - founder of The Stone Poneys and long-time Linda Ronstadt sidekick. Natalie recorded a new album with a single microphone in an old chapel just before her departure from California in 2019 representing her fourth solo album. Following the success of their Folk Alliance International Livestream performance earlier this year filmed at The Fremantle Church, Natalie D-Napoleon and Cathi Olivieri will feature at the Perth Folk and Roots Club performing songs from Natalie's album "You Wanted To Be The Shore But Instead You Were The Sea" in a special intimate performance. Cathi will weave her viola magic as Natalie delivers songs from her #1 100% Indie AIR chart album "You Wanted To Be The Shore But Instead You Were The Sea".

Dean Anthonisz is a musician and singer songwriter who recently returned to Perth from Melbourne. In Melbourne, Dean performed with Half Mongrel at venues including the Old Bar in Fitzroy, Bar Open in Brunswick Street and the Tote Hotel in Collingwood. While in Perth, Dean was part of a number of prominent Perth bands including Mile End and Mongrel Country. Mile End in Perth played at all Perths original band venues like the original Hyde Park Hotel and released a number of recordings including Rumble Fish and Downers and received great reviews for both recordings and live performance with Triple J noting they ‘sound like the bastard child of The John Spencer Blues Explosion and Tom Waits transplanted at birth from the deep south and reared on the beaches of an Australian summer.’ Deans song Rumble Fish was played by the Perth Symphony Orchestra in 2016 as part of ‘A Moment in Time Concert’ showcasing Western Australian contemporary music. Dean’s performances with Mongrel Country was also well received with their sound described as having a touch of the Velvet Underground mixed with blues and country. They had a big sound and stage presence and played at venues such as the Bakery in Perth.

‘As always we are also looking for up and coming artists to do a few numbers for the audience’, Keith added.

Please note the Inglewood Bowling and Sports Club is hosting the Perth Folk and Roots Club as a free event for its members and guests with memberships offered at a very reasonable cost to Perth Folk and Roots Club supporters.