Bio
All about Sam. And Tully. And Sam and Tully.
Sam and Tully - the funniest teen folk comedy acoustic guitar dance duo Tasmania has ever seen - are taking the state (and the world) by storm. For over a year the team of Sam "Guitarminator" Nicholson and Tully "Witty Nickname" Hansen have brought their unique blend of music and comedy to the streets of Hobart's Salamanca Market every Saturday, and more recently to the massed crowds at Suttons at Salamanca on Friday evenings.
Dancing, singing and speaking out on all number of weird and wonderful themes - from sewing machines to Doctor Who, Ray Martin to revolutionary salmon - the pair have been described as "... the next Doug-Anthony-Allstar-Scared-Weird-Little-Guys-Gud style act only younger, stronger, faster and funnier." (Craig Wellington - producer, Hobart Comedy Festival). An ever-growing repertoire of songs (both silly and deeply serious) and a newly-released album sees Sam and Tully continue to take the local comedy scene by storm, to the delight of all and sundry.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Played the Field Stage at Falls Festival Marion Bay in December 2004 to over 1,000 people (including a sizeable screaming horde of hardcore fans)
- Supported New Zealand's Topp Twins at the Hobart Summer Festival Closing Party in January 2005
- Performed in the Hobart Comedy Festival alongside the likes of Wil Anderson, the Scared Weird Little Guys and JJJ's Bedroom Philosopher
- Secured funding from Arts Tasmania to assist in the production of their debut album
- Released their debut album Scary, awe inspiring and strangely erotic in March 2005, available locally in cafes and record stores such as BNC Music, Aroma Records, Suttons at Salamanca and Urban Music
COMING UP
- March 2005 - Travelling to Melbourne for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to perform at various venues, including opening for Tasmania's own Josh Earl
- August 2005 - Hope to travel to the UK for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest and most renowned festival of its kind in the world