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treet Corners, bars and restaurants will come alive again over the Queen’s Birthday Weekend with the sights and sounds of the sixth Mornington Winter Music Festival, where Wilbur Wilde will be rocking the stage with his band the Troublemakers. Peninsula Essence Magazine talks to Wilbur about his colourful life that is just as wild as ever.
After 45 years in the business, the Australian saxophonist, television and radio presenter, jazz and rock enthusiast continues to wow with live performances around the country in rock and jazz groups. “We always love heading down to the peninsula and have played many gigs down here over the years, with the jazz festival and a great, memorable performance at the Mornington Racecourse with the likes of the Angels and Suzie Quattro,” said
Wilbur, whose five piece band The Troublemakers are renowned for performing big rock and roll hits from Ol’ 55, Daddy Cool, Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, Chuck Berry and many more. This is bound to ensure an interactive artist set providing first class entertainment.
“I also love coming down to play golf on the peninsula at Cape Schanck and am an Eastlink and Peninsula Link veteran,” he says with a laugh. “Coming to play at The Royal on June 10 will be brilliant and we are expecting a huge weekend down here.” For Wilbur, becoming a musician started as a youngster when he was unwell with bronchitis. “I had a collapsed lung from really bad bronchitis when I was 10. Dr Jolly said maybe I should play a wind instrument to make my lungs stronger. The next year I started at Ivanhoe continued next page...
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10 | PENINSULA
June 2018