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Paul Andrew Paddick (born 16 February 1967) is an Australian singer and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Captain Feathersword, "the friendly pirate", a character associated with the children's band the Wiggles, where he eventually came to be known as "the fifth Wiggle".
Wiggle Time is the first home video from The Wiggles.It was released in 1993. It contains songs from the albums The Wiggles, Here Comes a Song and Stories and Songs: The Adventures of Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate.
Captain Feathersword, "the friendly pirate", wears a hat, patch, and puffy shirt and wields a "feathersword". [13] [14] The Captain was created because the Wiggles understood that young children like pirates; they gave him a "feathersword" because they wanted him to be non-violent, inspired by the gentleness of Murray Cook's close friend, James ...
These characters were initially performed by the band members themselves: Field played Captain Feathersword and Wags; Cook played Dorothy; and Fatt played Henry. In 1993, actor Paul Paddick permanently joined the group to play Captain Feathersword; he later became known as "the fifth Wiggle" and was as popular as the regular bandmembers. [23]
Gillespie joined the Wiggles in 2009, touring with the "Dorothy the Dinosaur Traveling Show", as Captain Feathersword, and then as a Wiggly Dancer and Wags the Dog during the group's regular tour. In May 2012, it was announced that Gillespie would replace founding member Jeff Fatt as the Purple Wiggle at the beginning of the following year. [1]
Paul Paddick plays Captain Feathersword. Wags the Dog was also featured in the video. Wags the Dog was also featured in the video. Paul Hester , a former drummer for Split Enz and Crowded House , guest starred as Paul the Cook, and was featured in "Fruit Salad".
In 1979, while they were students at St Joseph's, he and his brothers Paul and John formed the pop group the Cockroaches. [3] [10]In 1986 they signed with an independent label, Regular Records, which issued their first three albums, including The Cockroaches (March 1987), which peaked at No. 9 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart; it sold 70,000 copies and was certified platinum by ...
"It's a Christmas Party on the Goodship Feathersword" Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page 5. "A Christmas Story" 6. "Go Santa Go" John Field 7. "Henry's Christmas Merengue" 8. "Christmas Picnic" Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page 9. "Dorothy's Special Christmas Cake" 10. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Johnny Marks