#crassbangcanning — Public Fediverse posts on home.social

Chris 'Crass-Bang' Canning is a songwriter based in Naarm / Melbourne.

He started in his school band on sax.

A few years on, driving tractors in NQ, he taught himself harmonica, and roadied for a rock band.

His musical career took him to touring Scotland, via Arnhemland and Alice Springs, and then to Torquay.

He was a founding member of ‘Blue Dog', and recording group ‘Crywolf’.

Chris went on to play with ‘Dog Gone South’ and released ‘Bring Your Foot and Stomp It’.

2017 saw him receive a Bachelor Degree in jazz sax at Box Hill Institute.

That was followed by playing with ‘Arna Rox and the TruckStops’ and touring Europe three years running.

Now he heads up a red hot four piece band, 'Crass-Bang Canning', playing eclectic jump and swamp blues, as well as his compositions.