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The Spooky Men's Chorale Fan Reviews (55)
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Fantastic
The Men always are a great night of entertainment! They are so nice to speak with after the show and can't wait to see them again!
Posted by Tim LA on 12/08/2024
The Spooky Men's Chorale, Union Chapel, London - 3rd August 2024
Great night out
Really enjoyed the performance. Voices are perfect and they are so so funny. Had a great time
Posted anonymously on 05/08/2024
The Spooky Men's Chorale, Union Chapel, London - 3rd August 2024
Magical moments in a show that was good throughout
I saw the Spookies at Basingstoke – another very good show – and was delighted that they do not simply crank out the same show every night. They used the acoustics at Union Chapel wonderfully, and the two choirs of fans in the left and right upper galleries really added to the show. The amusing songs are very amusing and the straight songs are often very moving. Thank you Spookies!
Posted by John F on 05/08/2024
The Spooky Men's Chorale, Union Chapel, London - 3rd August 2024
Highly Recommended
Saw the Spookys for the first time last year Enjoyed this year's show just as much Hoping they will tour again next year
Posted by ItsMikeE on 05/08/2024
The Spooky Men's Chorale, Union Chapel, London - 3rd August 2024
Moved me to tears
The Spooky Men are incredible and the venue was fabulous.
Posted by Breadman on 05/08/2024
The Spooky Men's Chorale, Union Chapel, London - 3rd August 2024
Formed in the Blue Mountains of NSW in 2001 by Christchurch-born ‘spookmeister’ Stephen Taberner, the Spooky Men soon attracted attention with a judicious combination of Georgian table songs, pindrop beautiful ballads, highly inappropriate covers, and immaculate man anthems like ‘Don’t stand between a man and his tool’, all of which amounted to a manifesto for the new breed of man: happily suspended between thug and wimp.
The Spooky Men attracted wider attention at the National Folk Festival in Canberra 2004, which led to the first of six tours to the UK in 2006. Standout appearances amongst their 500+ gigs since have included (in Australia) WOMADelaide, The Great Escape Festival, Woodford, Cobargo, Port Fairy, Blue Mountains and Bellingen festivals. ABC TV appearances include The Mix, Spicks and Specks, and The New Inventors Grand Final.
In the UK/Europe they have appeared at major festivals including Tonder (Denmark), Malmo (Sweden), Cambridge, Broadstairs, Wickham, Camp Bestival, Towersey, Shrewsbury, and Edinburgh Fringe. Theatrical venues have included Union Chapel (London), St David’s Hall (Cardiff), The Philharmonic (Liverpool), Colston Hall (Bristol), the Sheldonian (Oxford) and Sage Gateshead.
The Spooky Men have recorded six CDs: Tooled Up (2004), Stop Scratching It (2007), Deep (2009), Big (2011), The Spooky Man in History (2013), and Warm (2015).
In live performance, the Spooky Men draw on a combination of musical and theatrical values that are elusive and multifarious. Notable themes and antecedents include Georgian male polyphony, a running joke on man as a vast, oblivious useless object, whispers of clown, bouffon and Monty Python, and forays into massively pleasurable grunting tribalism. The audience are invited to first joyously endure a wall of mansound, then laugh stupidly, then venture into areas of great tenderness. It is ideally not so much comedic as hilarious, not so much shimmeringly perfect as pleasingly and deeply human.