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John Bedggood- Muliti Instrumentalist
John Bedggood is a Melbourne based multi instrumentalist. He has toured the world playing with some of Australias finest musicians including Bernard Fanning, Carus and the True Believers, Ploughboys, Greg Arnold, Skipping Girl Vinegar, Women in Docs, Nick Barker, Sally Dastey, Things of Stone and Wood, Max Merritt, Tiffany Eckhardt, Neil Murray and David Bridie Bedge plays in a variety of styles and has an extensive recording back catalogue which includes quadruple platinum record Tea and Sympathy by Bernard Fanning. Bedge currently plays violin, viola, piano, mandolin, accordion, guitar, and melodica.
Discography: 1999 - Greg Anrold's Tricycle "Super", The Coogans "Shanagolden" 2000 - Ploughboys "Tell Me Another One", Peter Denahy "The Petrol Head Fly", Marcia Howard "Butterfly", Origami "Measure Up" 2001 - Women in Docs "Live" EP, Tiffany Eckhardt "Leap of Faith" 2002 - Things of Stone and Wood "So Far...1992-2002", Mayfly "The Palais" EP, Origami "Please Exit Quietly", Max Merritt & the Meteors "Live in Concert" DVD 2003 - Ploughboys, "Different Stages", Ned Kelly Original Soundtrack, Tiffany Eckhardt "Barefoot", Mayfly "Another Blue Day", Mayfly "Hold On To Him" single, Michael Allen with the Makeshift Orchestra "Stargazer", Erica Pringle "A Likely Story", Anthony Atkinson "Come Home For Autumn", Patricia Clarke "Keep The Fires Burning", Paperadio "Self Titled" EP 2004 - Women in Docs "Times Like These" EP, Alison Lied "Self Titled" EP 2005 - Bernard Fanning "Tea and Sympathy", Bernard Fanning "Watch Over Me" single, Lawrence Greenwood "The Circles" EP, Yanto Shortis "Lantana On The Hill", Bodyjar "Self Titled" 2006 - Nick Murphy "Breaking The Light", Damian Howard "One", Gee Whiz Kidz "Self Titled" EP, Whitley "Lost In Time" EP, Ticki "Everything Goes" 2007 - Abby Cardwell "By Hook Or By Crook", Robbie Derringer "Robbie Derringer", Carus & the True Believers "3 Boxes", Paul Hicks "Food For The Journey", Tiffany Eckhardt "Perfect Day", Gee Whiz Kidz "Everybody's Singing It", Whitley "The Submarine"

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Member Since: 8/7/2006
Band Website: johnbedggood.com
Band Members: 'Bedge' John Bedggood
Record Label: Bedge Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Mmmmm...relaxing....

Well, it's been a while since I've done this - it's pretty much a case of no news is good news though. Been enjoying having a bit of down time from gigs and have been loving being at home for a while....
Posted by bedge on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:07:00 PST

Miss Cable Beach and the world's most annoying family...

Here's something I never thought I'd be typing - I'm writing this at 6.20am from the Perth airport. We're on our way to Broome but it's gotta be said that there are better times in the day to do it! T...
Posted by bedge on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:10:00 PST

First we take Coppenbrugge, then we take Berlin

Hey there. I`m writing this from Berlin on the Carus and the True Believers `3 Boxes` album launch tour. I should point out I`m writing on Mathieu`s friench keyboard so it`s taking me ages - if I wrot...
Posted by bedge on Tue, 22 May 2007 08:26:00 PST

March mayhem

What a crazy month it's been! Pretty gigged out at this point but it's been great fun. Had a great fun gig with Neil Murray for the drought relief concert in Horsham on March 17th. Made a nice change ...
Posted by bedge on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:45:00 PST

Wilson Pickers and PFFFFFFFFFFF

Well, I'm a slight shadow of myself after Port Fairy. My normal gig tarting was not happening this year - just Carus gigs and a song with Damian Howard and another with the Perch Creek Family Jug Band...
Posted by bedge on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:43:00 PST

Part3 - it's hot, I'm rambling...

I'm back! Taking the opportunity a weekend-too-hot-for-anything-but-to-stay-indoors has given me to write a little more dribble... Had an awesome time in Brisbane with the new band...now dubbed the Wi...
Posted by bedge on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:33:00 PST

Happy New Year

Back again - Happy New Year. Hope it was a cracker of a NYE - I had a great time playing at Pyramid with Carus. Didn't hang at the festival for very long though - we stayed with some awesome people on...
Posted by bedge on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:58:00 PST

Yup..finally got around to doing this

Hi there - here's blog #1 after many months of people calling me a slack arse I thought I'd try out this blogging thing. Just finished the Bernard Fanning tour - thanks to everyone who came down to th...
Posted by bedge on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:11:00 PST