By Emily-Rose Toohey
Stanthorpe kids were treated to a visit from The Swaggie Man, also known as Kevin O’Donoghue, who hopes to keep Australian culture alive for future generations through bush music.
The five-day program last week included kids (aged two to five years) participating in bush dancing and playing musical instruments like the tambourine.
He said that this year, a new program was introduced to the curriculum which allowed Kevin to spend five days at Milestones Early Learning Stanthorpe last week.
“In a 5-day program, the children learn music appreciation, beats and rhythms, violin, guitar, ukulele, washboard, and unusual instruments from around the world,” he said.
Kevin has been travelling throughout Queensland and New South Wales for the past 15 years (and teaching music since the 80s) and said he had visited the town regularly since 2015, staying at the campground with his van of instruments.
“The kids were very responsive,” he said.
The Swaggie Man will be back in October, but this time he’s headed to a different school.
