Draft:Formidable Vegetable


Formidable Vegetable are an electro (music) funk/swing music band Fremantle, Western Australia, led by ukulele player, drummer and vocalist Charlie Mgee. The band formed in 2012, originally as Formidable Vegetable Sound System with core members Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan and others including Alex Burkoy, Mayuka Juber, Tim Bennett and Kevin Jones, later working closely with Australian electronic producer, Spoonbill and collaborating with well-known artists such as Harry James Angus and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo.[1] The band's experimental style combines principles of permaculture, sustainability and regenerative design with dance music and has performed at festivals such as Glastonbury[2] and Woodford Folk Festival.[3] They've also been in frequent rotation on Kids.Radio[4].[5] In 2023, they also won Best Album and Best Music Video at the MMMA Australian Children's Music Awards,[6][7] ahead of well known and longtime children's band, The Wiggles.

  1. ^ "Formidable Vegetable Sound System (Interview)". 19 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Eco-minstrels take groovy beets to Glastonbury". 25 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Woodford Folk Festival: Courtney Barnett, Marlon Williams and All Our Exes strike a chord". 3 January 2016.
  4. ^ https://kids.radio/
  5. ^ "KidsDotRadio".
  6. ^ https://mmma.com.au/
  7. ^ "Best New Australian Christmas Songs: The Wiggles, TISM & More".