You can tell they don’t take themselves too seriously just from the name: the Pinks. It’s a cute sidestep around the dodgy old argument about whether white boys could play the blues. It is also what seven of Australia’s top rock, jazz, blues and country musicians do when they just want to have fun.

Assembled by the acclaimed jazz bassist Jonathan Zwartz the Pinks bring together singer/guitarist brothers Reg Mombassa and Peter O’Doherty (of Dog Trumpet, Mental As Anything and painting fame) and drummer Rob Souter (Slim Dusty, Dynamic Hepnotics).

I happended to be filming on the night and sadly it was the last time Rob Souter was filmed playing.

He passed away several weeks later.

EDITOR:                         paolo febbo

CINEMATOGRAPHY:   paolo febbo

                                       rob scheeren

                                       simon rippindale