HUSBAND and wife duo Gordo Gamsby and Lucy Gamsby Frost brought their fusion of cabaret, circus and magic to ArtWalk in Port Macquarie on Friday night.
Locals may remember the talented pair from the Spiegeltent at the Tortuga Festival in recent years.
Lucy performed a diverse range of acts at the free Friday night event in the Port Macquarie CBD.
“I love ArtWalk,” she said.
“It is such a fabulous free event for the community and it’s great to be back in Port Macquarie for this.”
The ArtWalk crowd loved her Lightning Lucy Cowgirl show, featuring lasso tricks, whip-cracking precision, sultry vocals and even a musical saw.
Originally from the UK, Lucy introduced her gig in her unmistakable Northern lilt.
“I hail from the wild, wild west of Sheffield in Yorkshire,” she said.
“I have not done my full show here before so I was excited to share it with everyone.
“Our headline act AD-DJ brought a spiky acrobat and punky vibe with his authentic energy.
“From Cirque du Soleil to the streets, this ‘acro-brat’ was a crowd favourite.”
Spike, Lucy’s five-year-old son, also joined her in the act.
”I held a rose and mummy held a whip,” he said.
Tortuga’s silent disco in the Golden Nugget (a golden mini airstream van) featured DJ Mel who had the crowd moving with house, hip-hop, and funk.
“Here we are dancing to loud silence,” said DJ Mel.
The Space Cowboy, a multi-disciplinary artist from Byron Bay, exhibited his groundbreaking augmented reality work in an “Art Cube”, with the crowd interacting digitally via an app.
Those who wandered the Clarence Street precinct were also serenaded by Antonio Giri Mazzella, with Neapolitan songs, an accordion and a ukulele.
Katie Crocker lit up the night with her roving hula hoop magic and Anua Alchemy’s fire show was a spectacular finale against the backdrop of the Clarence Street Wharf and the PortAdVenture Cruise boat.
By Pauline CAIN
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