The Shenanigans Artists:

Tony Leonard: Lead singer, multi-multi-instrumentalist, recently of Lightning Creek Band, full-time professional performer, songwriter.

Hamish Davidson: 2003 Country Entertainer of the Year award Tamworth Festival, prodigy on bluegrass and country fiddle, banjo and mandolin, also finds time to compose ragtime piano originals.

Gary King: Director of Shenanigans, educator, professional development leader in Australia, Germany, USA, Taiwan and Singapore, artist in schools, specialist in ethnic instruments, children's songwriter, gifted dance leader and motivator.

Mick Clear: Vocals, electric bass, guitarist, blues harp, his rock n' roll covers band Scat took Melbourne by storm before the club scene was commandeered by pokies, brings to the band a wealth of popular and folk music experience.

Karen Kyriakou: By day a violinist and experienced music educator, most recently as Director of Strings programme at St Leonard's College, Brighton, by night performing a stirring fiddle repertoire in the Melbourne band scene.