Whoopee Blues

Whoopee Blues was released on August 21, 2025.

Whoopee Blues was directed by Fiona Cochrane.

Whoopee Blues has a runtime of 2h 2m.

Brothers Mic and Jim Conway have been making music together since their school days, when they formed the Jellybean Jug Band, which later morphed into the wildly popular Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band. In the early 1970s, Captain Matchbox became a phenomenon, delighting audiences with lively performances of Fats Waller classics like My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes and quirky originals such as Wangaratta Wahine and Fernando’s Hideaway. Mic’s passion for vaudeville and creating instruments from anything at hand has driven his work across countless bands over the last 40 years, blending performance, circus, and humour. Jim, a blues purist, found his voice in Captain Matchbox as a harmonica player, becoming one of Australia’s foremost blues harp players.

The key characters in Whoopee Blues are Self (Mic Conway), Self (Jim Conway), Self (Robbie Long).

Whoopee Blues is a Documentary, Music film.