Mark ‘Squeezebox Wally’ Wallace, Weddings Parties Anything, Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission
About this episode
Mark ‘Squeezebox Wally’ Wallace discusses his extensive music career and the role of accordions in contemporary music.
Mark ‘Squeezebox Wally’ Wallace is an Australian-based accordion and keyboard player, who for more than forty years has played around the world with a range of outfits including Weddings Parties Anything and Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission. We cover a lot of that career, in addition to some discussion on accordions in contemporary music, some great desert island disc selections and a whole bunch more. To listen / watch: Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab): Mark’s musical upbringing and earning his stripes in a Scottish dance band from age 12. Auditioning and joining Weddings Parties Anything Wedding Parties Anything live in 1988 – Under The Clocks Weddings Parties Anything – Streets of Forbes Early days gigging with Weddings Parties Anything, including a residency at Fitzroy’s Jike Jika Hotel. Weddings Parties Anything’s first album – Scorn of the Women The Infanticide of Marie Farrar Weddings Parties Anything – Away Away…
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