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Mic Conway

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30: 667: 212:. Captain Matchbox would later find success in the 1970s where the group produced seven records, two of which reached gold status. Also in the 1970s, he joined the Pram Factory Theatre and created the Soapbox Circus with Matchbox where he served as the ringmaster, musician, juggler and acrobat. The act would become 29: 468: 227:, the Capitol Music Festival and the Newcastle Festival. In 1988, the Conway Brothers appeared at the Houston International Festival, World Expo 88 and the Perth festival. 262:
where he provided the voice of Wags the Dog for the TV series in the 1990s and 2000s, co-wrote songs, and made appearances on various videos, including the group's
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Conway plays an assortment of oddball instruments, and performs magic, juggling, tap dancing and fire eating.
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Conway was a member of the Conway Brothers Hiccups Orchestra from 1984 to 1988 and toured the
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He reinvented himself as a children's performer in the 1990s, appearing on shows such as
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Mic Conway, centre, with the Conway Brothers Hiccups Orchestra, on stage at the 1989
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in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
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NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until
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Conway also was a founding member of Soapbox Circus and
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He also has a band, Mic Conway's National Junk Band.
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Mic Conway, centre, with the Conway Brothers Hiccups Orchestra, on stage at the 1989 Port Fairy Folk Festival, Australia
Port Fairy Folk Festival
Melbourne
Victoria
Children's
jug band
ragtime
vaudeville
harmonica
ukulele
musical saw
tenor guitar
washboard
jug
www.micconway.com
Jim Conway
The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
Circus Oz
Jim
Camberwell High School
The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
Circus Oz
UK
Edinburgh Festival
Humphrey B. Bear
Play School
Mr. Squiggle
ABC 4 Kids
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Wiggles

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