Nobody could invent a character quite like Kinky Friedman, the stogie-waving, black-hat-wearing Texas Jewboy singer, storyteller, tequila purveyor, animal rescuer and full-time iconoclast. Though renowned for penning some of outlaw country’s most outrageous songs, authoring bestsellers and running for governor of Texas, his 45-year career includes touring with Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue; recording with Eric Clapton, most of The Band and Ringo Starr; appearing on Saturday Night Live and at the Grand Ole Opry; and writing one of Nelson Mandela’s favourite songs. He also became the protagonist of his own crime novels, because even he couldn’t invent a character that could out-kink Kinky Friedman.
This coming Wednesday Friedman will address the National Press Club. Titled ‘The Navigator’, his speech will give a unique insight into the man who attracted 12.6% of the votes as independent candidate in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas.
Kinky Friedman’s National Press Club takes place this Wednesday 05 October 2016 @ 12:30pm and will be televised live nationally on the ABC with repeats airing Friday 7 Oct 2016, 2:05am and Saturday 8 Oct 2016, 11:01pm.
A favourite of Australian audiences Kinky Friedman’s ‘The Loneliest Man I Ever Met’ tour kicks off Thursday night at Canberra’s Harmonie-German Club before heading to Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and NSW.
Just announced as special guest for NSW dates is Luke O’Shea. A Six-time Golden Guitar winner and the 2012 and 2014 Australian Independent Country Music Artist of the Year – Singer Songwriter – Luke O’Shea – spent decades touring the world absorbing insights and stories universal to us all. www.lukeoshea.com
October 2016
Thursday 6 – Harmonie-German Club Canberra, ACT www.harmonieclub.com.au
Friday 7 – Harvester Moon Café Bellarine, VIC www.harvestermoon.com.au
Saturday 8 – Memo Music Hall – St Kilda, VIC www.memomusichall.com.au
Sunday 9 – The Gov – Adelaide, SA www.thegov.com.au
Wednesday 12 – Brass Monkey – Cronulla, NSW brassmonkey.com.au *
Thursday 13 – Lizottes – Newcastle, NSW www.lizottes.com.au *
Friday 14 – Heritage Hotel – Bulli, NSW www.heritagehotel.com.au *
Saturday 15 – Morrisonville – Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 16 – Clarendon Guesthouse – Katoomba, NSW www.clarendonguesthouse.
Thursday 20 – The Basement – Sydney, NSW www.thebasement.com.au *
Friday 21 – Sounds Delicious – Nowra, NSW www.soundsdelicious.com.au
* with Special Guest Luke O’Shea
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