Barry Morgan

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Stephen Teakle is an Australian keyboard player & performer based in Melbourne. Stephen has worked with many international touring artists including James Reyne (Australian Crawl), Neil Murray (Warumpi Band), Chris Wilson (Crown Of Thorns), Debra Conway, Gotye and many others. Stephen is a much sought-after multi-instrumentalist who began his musical career when he learned to play the organ as a youngster. The character of Barry Morgan was born out of nostalgia for the immense popularity of home organs in the late 70s and 80s. The organ allowed almost anyone to play music with a variety of synthesised sounds, rhythm sections and a wide variety of (almost) realistic instrument sounds. They were a real symbol of prestige in 80’s homes in Australia and led to the rise of many ‘characters’ setting up organ shops to meet demand.

Stephen is also a working singer/songwriter leading his band, Stretch & The Truth, which recently released an EP, Horse Piano Diaries. Stretch is the second character Stephen has created to provide a space for his "road less travelled" stories & songs to be heard in an intimate solo performance setting. Stretch is a lot closer to the bone of Stephen Teakle and draws upon his real life adventures as a rodeo rider, deep sea fisherman, university lecturer, holistic re-birther to living in remote Aboriginal Communities and studying accordion in St Petersburg in the early 90's.

The 2025 premier of his solo show Stretch & The Horse Piano Diaries will see Stephen dig deep to unravel the truth behind 3 decades of touring with a tender amount of pathos and a touch of stretching the truth.