The Swirls

David Pace is the lead singer and trumpet player of The Swirls, a group of five musicians who all have had experience from other bands, and they specialise in singing cover versions of songs for their generation, ie, forty, fifty and sixty-year-olds.

David began writing songs as a child and he derived great enjoyment from listening to and playing music. Some of his songs have been recorded by the Painters and Dockers but his favourite composition recorded by the group was a song called Veronica Brown which was accompanied by lots of strings and was quite orchestral. He saw his role as somewhat “like the George Harrison of the band, left of centre”.

When he is not performing with a later incarnation called the Painters and Dockers Trio or with the Dili All Stars, David Pace is the lead singer and trumpet player of The Swirls.