What in the dickens...? A band with chickens!

The Backyarders are an Adelaide based fun-time band.
The musical equivalent of a sausage on bread at your local hardware store, The Backyarders are the epitome of Australian Backyard culture. Delivering a high-energy performance laced with accordion, violin and gang vocals; contemporary folk, punk and rock meet whisky-soaked shanties and traditional songs from around the world.

Formed in late 2019, this super group of Adelaide musicians: Doug Clark - Vocals & Guitar (Emergency Rule, Mammoth, and Universum), Pearl Tassell - Accordion (Soursob Bob, Porchlight Parade, Submerge, and circus and cabaret multi-instrumentalist), Dylby McCullough - Bass (Thom Lion, Pimpin' Horus), Sarah O'Brien - Violin (Simon Peter, The Timbers), and Lachlan Stopa - Drums (Brutaliate, Blood Mason) burst onto the scene with a sold out show at the Adelaide Fringe in 2020.

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Previously performing as pirate band Captain Hellfire and the Wretched Brethren, the group produced and release an eponymous album, provided a live soundtrack for Xbox Game Sea of Thieves, and supported international acts from Alestorm to Korpiklanni, to Australia's John Butler.

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As Aussie as vegemite, be prepared for hill hoists, fairy bread, and a bloody good time!