The success of your event is all that matters.
Please take the time to read what people have said after we’ve played for them. We take great pride in making sure that everyone we play for has a fantastic experience and if you’d like to talk to anyone we’ve played for- just let me know!
And click here for reviews from people who’ve enjoyed my original music.
THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON!
The best part of the night was seeing a room full of adults, beeming with smiles from ear to ear for hours on end. The was possibly the most fun you can have with your clothes on… Big thanks to Mark Coburn and Coburn’s Distillery for such an epic night.
I never thought I’d find myself at a friggin’ barn dance. Now I can’t wait for the next one!
Jason, Coburn's Distillery Aug 2017
A DREAM TO WORK WITH! A NIGHT TO REMEMBER!
Michael and the team at Swamp Dawkins were a dream to work with. The lead up was seamless and the night ran incredibly well. The barn dance calls were perfect and everyone at the event joined in and had a great time.
Thanks guys for making our opening night of the conference one to remember!
Bec, The Flight Centre Conference, Nov 2018
THE BEST TIME!
I just wanted to say the biggest thank you to you and your band for playing at our Kiama Show Ball on Saturday night. Everyone loved your music and all your country dances, they were great fun and we all had the best time!
Thank you so much!!
And from some of the guests…
Such a fabulous night! A big thank you to the Show Society, especially the ball committee, for a wonderful event! (Dianne)
Fabulous music from Swamp Dawkins! (Camilla)
Sarah, Kiama Show Ball, Nov 2018
THESE GUYS ARE PHENOMENAL!
Swamp Dawkins gave us the best night- these guys are phenomenal! I have never seen so many non dancers hit the floor to learn some moves!
Much more than just a band- these are real entertainers. 3 encores before management stepped in to tell them we had to stop!
Sarah, The Flight Centre, Dashville, November 2018
INCREDIBLE! FANTASTIC! COULDN’T BE HAPPIER!
We first met Swamp Dawkins when we hired them for my 21st birthday in 2014. Every single person, from my little cousins to my oldest relatives had a blast! The feedback I got from my ‘city folk’ friends, was that they could not believe how much fun they had – and they didn’t need to be blind drunk to dance and have fun, like other parties they went to.
Even the people that ‘definitely do not dance under any circumstances’, danced!!
It wasn’t even a question when my now husband proposed to me that we would have Swamp Dawkins playing for the reception of our wedding. Our wedding has just passed and we could not be happier!
Swamp Dawkins are very professional, flexible, so easy to deal with and all round good people.
Michael is an incredible caller and the band are fantastic – playing both bush dances tunes, as well as fun covers that get the whole crowd dancing. Swamp Dawkins easily managed our huge wedding of around 250 people – the only limitation was that we underestimated how many people would want to dance and we needed more dance floor!
We cannot recommend Swamp Dawkins highly enough for any function – birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, parties, etc, and I cannot wait to have them back at any opportunity we can!
Casey and Callum, Wedding, Darkes Forrest June 2018
FANTASTIC! VERY PROFESSIONAL! A COMPLETE SUCCESS!
I would like to thank you again for such a wonderful evening – Michael, you were fantastic to deal with and very professional, your band were a complete success and all our guests were bowled over by your choice of music and ability to get them up to dance – a fun evening was had by all.
I will not hesitate to contact you again for our next corporate function!
Karla, Corporate Client Night, Doltone House May 2018
INCREDIBLY FLEXIBLE, RELAXED & ACCOMODATING
Swamp Dawkins recently played at my 40th birthday party- Michael and his band were fantastic and had the majority of the room up on the dance floor bush dancing with ease and laughing at ourselves all at once.
The band were incredibly flexible, relaxed and accomodating of what we wanted to make the party loads of fun- which it was!
I would have no hesitation in recommending Swamp Dawkins for your next party or event.
We had a great night, thanks again guys for helping us kick up our heels and have so much fun!
Jenni, 40th Birthday, Gerroa, March 2018
JUST PERFECT! EXACTLY HOW I WANTED IT TO BE!
Dear Michael & Band,
Thank you all so much for last night- Just Perfect. Exactly how I wanted it to be!.
The guests raved about you and you could see how much they loved the dances. “Where did you get them from?” they kept asking!
I did publicly thank you in my speech but I am not sure you were aware or could hear.
Honestly, I am just so pleased I plucked you off the internet. You were so sensitive to the occasion and the mood as the evening wore on and very accomodating.
From very happy and thankful sixty year old,
Heather
Heather, Sutherland, December 2017
FABULOUS NIGHT! THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME!
What a fabulous night at the Gresford Family Country Dance!
The Swamp Dawkins Band were amazing- mums, dads, kids and grandparents all on the dance floor together having the most wonderful time- a fantastic choice of music – it just couldn’t have been better!
Thank you to Michael and the band for their energy and enthusiasm.
It truly was a night to remember!
Louise, on behalf of The Gresford Community Group, Nov 2017
JUST AN AWESOME NIGHT!
Just wanted to say, from Brian, myself & all at the party, thank you so much for the wonderful night of fun & entertainment!
It was great to go back to the simple barn dance days, although it made us realise how unfit we are, was so much fun for young and old!!
Just an awesome night!!
Thanks to you and the band for being not only professionals but so fun and friendly!
We will definitely recommend you to anyone!
Natasha and Brian, 40th, Northmead, September 2017
PERFECT! A HUGE SUCCESS!
Dear Michael,
Thank you again for such an amazing night at our Barn Dance. Mark and I were so grateful to you for making it such a success. Here are a few words for your website.
Swamp Dawkins really made our barn dance come to life. The music was perfect, a mixture of led barn dance numbers and popular hits. We had most of the people dancing most of the time, which I found amazing. Michael’s sense of humour is spot on. He has the knack of making everyone feel relaxed and included and from the looks on people’s faces they loved every minute of it.
I would recommend Swamp Dawkins to anyone who wants to ensure their night is a huge success.
We look forward to using Swamp Dawkins again in the future.
Warm regards,
Jenni
Coburns Distillery, Burrawang, August 2017
SENSATIONAL NIGHT! SO GLAD WE FOUND YOU!
A sensational night!
Thanks to Michael and the boys for an awesome night filled with fun, laughter and lots of dancing. Our local community have been raving about the night! Michael and his team and friendly and professional all the way from the very first conversation, to understanding the event and delivering on the night!
So easy to deal with and the community at Cattai/ South Maroota had a ball with everyone getting up and dancing. If they can teach me to barn dance- they can teach anyone!
If you want a fun great night with everyone participating, don’t hesitate to book Swamp Dawkins! You will not be disappointed!
Thanks again and hopefully we’ll do it all again soon!!!
So glad we found you,
Rosanne
Cattai P&C, July 2017
AMAZING!
We had an amazing night at our social drinks in large thanks to The Roadhouse Regulars.
Leading up to the event Michael was extremely helpful, making sure to get an insight into our crowd so they could tailor their set to suit and even giving me the names of some great suppliers they had worked with previously so we could pull the whole event together.
On the night the guys set themselves up without fuss and played an amazing set. We got so much positive feedback on the band and the night itself.
I can’t recommend The Roadhouse Regulars enough! Easy to work with and a great sound! Thank-you!
Verity, Atlassian, April 2017
A DELIGHT TO WORK WITH!
Dear Michael,
Thank you for all your help in the lead up to, during and post the event. You and your team were a delight to work with and hopefully we will have the opportunity to work with you again in the future.
Thanks, Ally
MG Events, Private Party, March 2017
THE GUESTS WERE RAVING ABOUT YOU!
Dear Swamp Dawkins,
We just wanted to say a huge thank-you for helping us celebrate our wedding!
Prior to the wedding we found you were very eager to answer all our questions and make the planning go as smoothly as possible- which it did! On the day the guests were raving about your professional and relaxed manner– they loved arriving to soft acoustic music. Two friends commented that “It was great, sitting on the grass with a beer in hand watching them go!”.
Although I wasn’t involved with lots of the minor details on the night from my perspective it seemed as if people were working well, sharing the stage/ equipment etc. People loved the way the music changed as night fell as things started to pick up. A huge favourite of mine was the called dancing- everyone was laughing and having such a great time. If my husband wasn’t so eager to leave I would have loved to keep dancing! The only complaint we had from guests was that the party ended too early…but they said even 4am in the morning would be too soon!
Our first dance was lovely, thank-you for helping us with that. That song holds a special place in my husband’s heart and it will continue to do so!
If we ever get married again (hopefully not!!!) we would book you!
Thanks again,
David and Amanda
Amanda and David, Wedding, Dural February 2017
PROFESSIONAL, EASY TO WORK WITH, GREAT ATMOSPHERE!
Penrith City Council would like to thank Swamp Dawkins for creating a great atmosphere at our 2017 Australia day Event! We have had so many comments about how great the band was and a big thumbs up from the Mayor!
You were all very professional and so easy to work with. Thank-you!
Sheree, Penrtih City Council, January 2017
WE HAD A BLAST! AMAZING!
Our company had a blast dancing along to Swamp Dawkins at our recent Christmas Hoedown.
Michael made the whole thing easy from beginning to end and is a very accomodating person– even coming up with a line dancing competition for us, which went down a treat!
The band on the night were fun and upbeat— taking requests from the crowd, getting everyone involved, and leaving everyone with sore legs the following day.
I thank Michael and Swamp Dawkins for an amazing night and highly recommend them to anybody looking for a great night of country music.
Zoe, Retail Apparel Group, December 2016
HUGE SUCCESS!
We enjoyed having Swamp Dawkins again at our IGNITE conference– as always the music was fantastic and it was great to see the local communities and families joining the Saturday night entertainment.
Thank you to Swamp Dawkins for making the evening a HUGE SUCCESS!
Anthea, Community Child Care Co-operative, November 2016
AN AMAZING NIGHT!
Thank you guys for such an amazing night!
From acoustic outdoor music to a fantastic barn dance that was loved by all– you helped make our special day extremely memorable. Top guys, great sense of humour.
All in all outstanding! Will recommend to anyone!
Aaron and Jenna, Wedding, Topi Topi, October 2016
THE BAND WORKED BRILLIANTLY!
A massive thank-you to Swamp Dawkins for being such an awesome band at our recent hoedown.
Working with Michael to set the whole thing up was so easy and he was always accomodating along the way. The band on the night worked brilliantly to bring the night to life which made everyone get involved and then closed the night with modern music that everyone loved!
Thanks so much for everything- we have had such fantastic feedback!
I highly recommend Swamp Dawkins to anyone looking to mix things up and have a great night of fun!
Kathryn, North Epping P&C, October 2016
PHENOMENAL!
“We would highly recommend Swamp Dawkins for any event, but it was especially magical to bring Dads and Daughters together in a fun way at our school dance. You were so accomodating, enthusiastic and professional to deal with. The band were phenomenal on the night. Thanks so much!”
Mary, PLC Pymble, Jun 2016
AMAZING BAND! EVERYONE DANCING!
We held my husband’s 50th at an RSL club and I had informed the function co-ordinator that the dance space he had provided would not be enough room as he would be bush dancing and everyone would participate. He told me that in his experience at planning functions that not even half the crowd dances. Well- we showed him! For the first set this amazing band had all but 2 elderly people up and dancing.
We were quickly moving chairs out of the way! By the time the first set was over the functions co-ordinator himself realised his mistake and quickly rallied his staff to move several more tables and chairs. Needless to say we thoroughly enjoyed many bush dances and by the end of the night when the kids were still not tired we even danced to other styles of music.
Many thanks to Michael and all the band for making our family party a night to never forget!
Megan, Reg's 50th Birthday Party, May 2016
A GREAT NIGHT!
Thank you so much for making such a great night— Everyone commented on how good the band was!
Julie, 50th Birthday Party, North Curl Curl RSL, March 2016
THE FABULOUS SWAMP DAWKINS BAND WERE EXCEPTIONAL!
Michael and the fabulous Swamp Dawkins Band were exceptional on the night! They were completely attentive to all our guests requests and we had several people comment that it was the best finale dinner of the conference ever!
Thank you once again and I cannot wait to work with you again!
Angela, Event Director, Beyond Events, Jan 2016
FANTASTIC ENTERTAINMENT!
Thank you to Swamp Dawkins for providing such fantastic entertainment for my 40th party. The mixture of bush dance music and cover versions was perfect for the night and we all had fun “Threading the Bobbin” and “Stripping the Willow”.
The also surprised us by playing an acoustic set outside while we were having drinks, which was a lovely touch.
We could have danced all night and everyone has said what a great night it was- I would definitely recommend Swamp Dawkins to anyone!
Fiona, 40th Birthday, Oyster Bay, Nov 2015
WONDERFUL ATMOSPHERE! AMAZING BAND!
I have had so many comments about how amazing the band was and how much fun everyone had with the band especially Brendan. He hasn’t stopped raving about the you all!!! We’re so grateful and appreciative of how you went outside and created a wonderful atmosphere among the guests, kiddies and the animals!!
You were all very professional and so easy to work with. Thankyou!!
Gail, Private Party, Nov 2015
FUN, INCLUSIVE, HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL
Thank-you Michael and to all the boys in the band. All the music played on the night was great, from the quieter set during drinks through to the faster and more energetic sets later in the night. You certainly judged the crowd’s momentum well, and as you promised, I think everyone got on the dance floor and really enjoyed the called dances.
I would not hesitate in recommending Swamp Dawkins to anyone wanting a fun, relaxed and inclusive atmosphere. A highly professional lineup of musicians with a keen interest in meeting their clients’ expectations and enhancing any occasion.
Thanks again for helping to make it a great night.
Anna, Elanora Country Club, nov 2015
SWAMP DAWKINS LIT UP THE NIGHT!
Swamp Dawkins were a wonderful addition to our music program at the Dungog Festival. They lit up the night with a fantastic blend of bush dancing and fun rock covers, which had the crowd dancing all night long.
Veronica Bolzon, Dungog Festival Producer, Oct 2015
THESE GUYS ARE TRULY GREAT!
These guys are truly GREAT! Great music of all types- rock, blues, country- you name it- they can do it!
Great guys, great band, great music….let the good times roll!
Bob & Jan, Garden Tap Turramurra, Oct 2015
THE BAND WAS AWESOME!
The band was awesome! Easy to organise, right on time for the setup and organisation and perfect for our audience and outdoor event. Everybody was dancing all night!
Arian, CCCC NSW Conference, Oct 2015
OUR PARTY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!
Thank you so much for making our party a great success!
We hired the band for our combined birthday/anniversary party at our farm. They were fabulous and our guests continue to tell us how great they were. From the first contact with Michael, he was extremely professional and ensured that the night ran smoothly, continually gauging the mood of the crowd and adapting the playlist to suit.
The atmosphere the band created was excellent and the music, combining bushdancing with rock and roll, kept our guests dancing the night away. It was great fun and everyone was thoroughly exhausted by the end of the night.
We would highly recommend the band – great guys and great music!
Donna and Paul Wallis, 25th Wedding Anniversary & 50th Birthdays, Taralaga, 11th April 2015
A TERRIFIC PERFORMANCE!
I would like to thank the Swamp Dawkins band for a terrific performance and wonderful co-operation and flexibility during the evening. There are very few bands around that can render sixties, seventies and contemporary popular music and, in addition, can have everyone on the dance floor doing a barn dance– and loving it!
A&W, Barn Opening & 70th Birthday, March 2015
THE SHOW WAS FIRST CLASS!
We booked the Swamp Dawkins Band for our Cowboy themed Christmas Party for 120 staff of all ages. Michael was easy to deal with and prompt in his communications.
The band was excellent value for money. On the night the set up was seamless and very professional. All the band members were polite and professional and were happy to adjust their sets to accommodate our timetable. The show was first class. Everyone enjoyed the music played during dinner, all well known favourites and I saw everyone singing along.
The dancing afterwards was fantastic fun. Ian was a great caller, easy to follow and everyone was encouraged to get involved. We all ended the night laughing and exhausted! It was a great way to bring people together. Our staff are still talking about the party and how the atmosphere that the Swamp Dawkins Band provided really made the night.
I would highly recommend the Swamp Dawkins Band for a fun filled night of music and dancing.
Simone Gilbert, Director, Phil Gilbert Motors, 26th Nov 2014
COULDN’T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER NIGHT!
Couldn’t have asked for a better night! The village of O’Connell came out in force – and wasn’t disappointed. Great time was had by all.
A month after the event customers are stoping me in the street wanting to know when will Swamp Dawkins will be back?!
Michelle Webb, O'Connell Hotel, Feb 2015
WE HAD A BALL!
Swamp Dawkins played at our wedding and we had a ball!!
They played unplugged during dinner and people were already saying how great the music was, then they called some barn dances and people had so so so much fun!!!
They played other songs too, not just called dances and the dance floor was packed! They were all really nice guys too! After them we had a DJ, the night was so fun!
Lots of people said best wedding ever!!!
I highly recommend them!!!
Patricia, Wedding, Blackheath, Jan 2015