KENNY

OUT OF PRINT CD. Closest thing to 'The Castle' since, well, 'The Castle'!!!


From the biggest festival to the smallest church social, Kenny Smyth delivers port-a-loos to them all. Ignored and undervalued, he is nonetheless a knight in shining overalls taking care of the business no-one else wants to know about with stoic professionalism laced with laconic wit. He is part-philosopher, part-comedian and all heart, doing his best to balance the competing tensions of fatherhood, family and sewage. It's a wryly funny, warm-hearted tale of an ordinary bloke, full of deadpan humour about the absurdity of everyday situations.


'Kenny' is a JACOBSON BROTHERS film opening nationally 17th August on 77+ screens.

The delightfully poignant score by RICHARD PLEASANCE (AUGIE MARCH, JIMMY LITTLE, JAMES REYNE, DEBORAH CONWAY, SUZANNE VEGA, KATE CEBRANO, BOOM CRASH OPERA) complements Jacobson's singular perspective by drawing on bluegrass elements to create a rootsy, earthy, string-driven soundtrack.

The music also features a number of original songs sourced from Jacobson's trips to Nashville. These locals were not slick session players, but more unlikely individuals, such as a banjo-playing sushi chef and an octogenarian singer. Their tracks are raw, but full of emotion and enrich the texture of the film's soundtrack with an honesty and dignity to match Kenny's. Listen out also for Kenny's iconic version of BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE's Takin Care of Business.

01 Good Thing Going On
02 Mum's Marble Cubbyhouse
03 Ring Joyce
04 Crack Up
05 Where Do I Belong
06 The Hoons On The Hill
07 Taking Care Of Business
08 My First Time On A Plane
09 Bobby Has A Taxi
10 My Gal's A Highborn Lady
11 The Sushi Cowboy
12 Glad Reunion Day
13 Yeah Buddy
14 Goodbye Jackie
15 Cracking Up
16 My Jesse
17 Classical Romance
18 Columbus Stockade Blues
19 Taking Care Of Business (kenny