Recently, Irwin hosted the third artist to ever tap dance in the WFMU studios*, Australia's Singing Sadie. Assaulting our audience with a saccharine-sweet schoolyard tattletale's voice laid over 1930s big-band recordings, Sadie's cheerful wailing and spunky wit will win you over (click to hear the performance in real audio or streaming MP3). Download a video of Sadie performing the song "Until Drink Do Us Part" (mpg, 18 MB), to get the complete singing/tap-dancing experience (minus the backing music).
* Matmos was the first: they were accompanied by a tap-dancer for a set that aired on the Re:Mixology program, click here to listen to the archive in real audio.
CORRECTION: Ranger Ryan was the first tap-dancer on WFMU, beating out Matmos by a few months, when he helped Greasy Kid Stuff celebrate National Tap Dancing Day on May 23, 2003 (click here to listen to the program in real audio). Thanks Belinda!
come to san francisco singing sadie! what a great show!
Posted by: otis | October 05, 2005 at 12:38 AM
great show & awsome cd . yep i bought it from "paint it black" lovely.and i didnt even know it was you till tom told me.
i gotta get out to more dual plover shows or at all.
newtown lukey.xxx
Posted by: LUKEY | October 06, 2005 at 04:11 AM
ummm...
I AM IN LOVE!
wow.
Posted by: Fatty Jubbo | October 06, 2005 at 10:24 PM
someone tell irwin that it was ok to watch her dance. check him on the video desperately trying *NOT* to look over at her, playing with knobs and stuff.
Posted by: pete. | October 12, 2005 at 01:22 PM