Bacchus Marsh musicians Katie and Riley Beech are going to great lengths to get their quirky swing-folk music out into the world.
The duet, whose band is called The Old Married Couple, say they will be pouring all their savings, earnings from shows and busking as well as “selling naughty pictures of our ankles and doing whatever else it takes” to get to Portland, Oregon, to record their debut album.
They recently launched an online Pozible crowdfunding campaign to help get them closer to their $21,000 goal.
The Beechs, who have been married two years but together for 12, moved to Bacchus Marsh from Sydney after they fell in love with the Melbourne music scene.
“Inspiration and opportunity are vital to us as creators – and regional Victoria, as well as the beautiful town of Bacchus Marsh, provided that for us,” Katie says. They will link up with Portland music producer Adam Selzer, who has worked with Darren Hanlon and The Decemberists.
“Mid-argument, a friend told us that we were just like an old married couple,” Riley said. “That immediately ended the argument when I stopped and thought, what a great name for a band. Occasionally, it causes some confusion because we’re quite young. We figure that, in order to keep the irony going, we’ll change our name to The Newlyweds when we hit 60.
“The goal is to be full-time and able to bring smiles to faces and taps to toes around the world.”
The Old Married Couple will play in Bacchus Marsh at The Vintage Loft on June 24 and at Little Lucky on July 31.
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