- Charlie Mgee has taken his ‘nerdy idea’ to sing about growing food worldwide
- He has performed for thousands at Glastonbury and been spruiked by the UN
- Mgee pumps out catchy crowd pleasers with his ukulele and upbeat vocals
A Western Australian musician has attracted worldwide attention with his ‘daggy idea’ of singing about growing his own food.
Charlie Mgee, from WA’s south west region, grew up on a typical ‘hippy farm’ and now uses his boppy tunes to preach ideas about living sustainability.
He has performed for thousands with his band, Formidable Vegetable Sound System, at world famous Glastonbury festival, and even had one of his songs spruiked by the United Nations, ABC News reports.
Charlie Mgee has attracted worldwide attention with his ‘daggy idea’ of singing about growing his own food
He grew up on a typical ‘hippy farm’ and now uses his boppy tunes to preach ideas about living sustainability
The UN pushed the ‘second-generation hippy’s’ song You Are What You Eat for World Soil Day in 2015 and he’s played for crowds at Glastonbury several times.
Mgee said his passion for ‘perma-funk’ has been inspired through a deep appreciation for the simple things in life and his mission to avoid consumerism as much as possible.
It’s all fun and games on stage though, with Mgee pumping out catchy crowd pleasers with his ukulele and upbeat vocals.
Now working on his third album, Mgee has shown no signs of slowing down anytime soon, having attracted a worldwide cult following.
The UN pushed the ‘second-generation hippy’s’ song You Are What You Eat for World Soil Day in 2015 and he’s played for crowds at Glastonbury several times
He admitted the idea to start a band dedicated to singing about permaculture was pretty left-of-field.
‘I thought it was the worst idea anyone’s ever had musically. But thankfully (a friend) forced me to do it and I wrote the first permaculture song about recycling,’ Mgee said.
‘The first one is a concept album based on a permaculture text-book. The nerdiest idea a musician has ever had, I’m sure.’
Mgee admitted the idea to start a band dedicated to singing about permaculture was pretty left-of-field.