John Field

John William Michael Field (born May 15, 1962) is an Australian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer who worked with The Wiggles for several years, and is responsible for writing and co-writing some of their biggest and most popular hits, such as "Hot Potato", "Get Ready To Wiggle", and "The Monkey Dance". He is the younger brother of musician and former Wiggles manager Paul Field and the older brother of founding blue Wiggle Anthony Field, having worked with them and founding purple Wiggle Jeff Fatt in the rock band The Cockroaches prior to the Wiggles' creation.
Outside of working with the Wiggles, Field performs as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of live event bands John Field and The Epics and The John Field Band, and also performs with brother Paul as the musical duo The Field Brothers, with the latter 2 groups having released 2 studio albums each as of 2023. Field also serves as the owner and main composer of John Field Production Music, a production music company that licenses stock music for use in various media, and has written 2 musicals: 2001's Evie & the Birdman and 2017's Who Loves Me?, both of which feature several performers who have worked with the Wiggles including Sam Moran, Ryan Delsaulnier, Emma Pask, and Simon Pryce.
He is married to Jacqueline Fallon, who was once the voice of Dorothy the Dinosaur for a brief time in 2002-2005, and together, they have 4 children: Seamus, John Paul, Carla. and Julius. Field is also the brother in law to Australian performer Leon Fallon.
== Career with The Wiggles ==
Field worked with the Wiggles since the beginning of the group's creation in 1991, and even though he was never a full-time member, he busked with them around the streets of Sydney and occasionally appeared at their concerts during their early years.
Field initially started out writing a handful of songs on a given album, but slowly grew to being a regular contributing songwriter alongside the 4 main band members and Dominic Lindsay. He also regularly contributed to the albums as a guitarist, and with brother Paul, co-produced some albums for the Dorothy the Dinosaur spinoff franchise.
As of 2014, Field has stopped working with the Wiggles as a songwriter and musician. He briefly worked with the group again in 2017 on the album Och Aye the G'Nu! (a collaboration with Jimmy Barnes) but he has not contributed to a Wiggles album in any capacity since then. He has most recently appeared as a guest performer on the January 18th, 2020 Reunion Show, performing in tribute to the then-ill Greg Page.
== Post-Wiggles Activities ==
Since ceasing work with The Wiggles, Field has moved on to other projects, such as co-creating & co-writing the children's program The Outback Aussie Show with brother-in-law Leon Fallon, writing and directing the music for the ABC Kids television show SplashDance, writing the story, music, and lyrics for the children's books Stanley's Learning the Trumpet and Why Is That Emu Wearing One Red Shoe?, and the 2017 children's album Animal Songs and Sounds.
In 2017, Field also started his own record label Moomaluma, which had its first release with the album 13 Voices on August 14th that year. He has also released two other solo albums with ABC Music: 2020's Dipped in Love and 2021's The Lilt of Gravity, and wrote the music for the ABC Kids show The Nannas and the Poppas.
== Wiggles Media Credits ==
=== Albums ===
For a full list of songs written and arranged by Field, see John Field Songs
* The Wiggles - Co-Writer of "Get Ready To Wiggle", "Dorothy the Dinosaur", and "Spot the Dalmatian"
* Here Comes a Song - Co-Writer of "The Dreaming Song"
* Yummy Yummy - Co-Writer of "Hot Potato", "The Monkey Dance", and "D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)"
* Big Red Car - Writing, Guitar, and Sequencing on "Dorothy's Dance Party", Co-Writer of "Wags the Dog", "Hat On My Head", and "Do the Flap"
* Wake Up Jeff! - Writer of "Henry's Underwater Big Band", Co-Writer of "Bing Bang Bong (That's a Pirate Song)" and "Wave to Wags"
* Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas - Writer of "Have a Very Merry Christmas", "Go Santa Go", and "Unto Us, This Holy Night"
* The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack - Writer of "Boom Boom", "Mrs Bingles Theme", "Tap Wags", "Ballerina, Ballerina", and "Ooh It's Captain Feathersword"
* Toot Toot! - Co-Writer of "Look Both Ways", "Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy!" and "Do the Wiggle Groove", Writer of "Food Food Food (Oh How I Love My Food)"
* It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! - Co-Writer of "Hey, Hey, Hey We're All Pirate Dancing", and "Blow Me Down"
* Yule Be Wiggling - Co-Writer of "Just Can't Wait For Christmas Day", "Here Come The Reindeer", "And the World Is One On A Christmas Morning", "Christmas Around The World", and "Wags Loves To Shake Shake", Guitar
* Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party - Co-Writer of "Wiggly Party", "Move Like an Emu", "Fun on the Farm", "Let's Spend a Day at the Beach", and "Caveland"
* Wiggly Safari - Co-Writer of "Australia Zoo", "Do The Owl", "Feeding Time", "Kookaburra Choir", "We're The Crocodile Band" and "You Might Like A Pet"
* Wiggle Bay - Songwriter, Guitar
* Go To Sleep Jeff! - Guitar
* Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! - Songwriter, Guitar
* Top of the Tots - Songwriter, Guitar
* Cold Spaghetti Western - Songwriter, Guitar
* Santa's Rockin'! - Songwriter, Guitar
* LIVE Hot Potatoes! - Songwriter, Guitar
* Sailing Around the World - Songwriter, Guitar
* Here Comes The Big Red Car - Co-Writer of "Sorry Again", Guitar
* It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! - Guitar
* Racing to the Rainbow - Songwriter, Co-Arranger of "Polly Put The Kettle On", Guitar
* Getting Strong! - Songwriter, Guitar
* Pop Go The Wiggles! - Guitar
* You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Co-Writer of "The Shimmie Shake!", Co-Arranger of "The Turkey In The Straw", Guitar
* Sing a Song of Wiggles - Song Arranger, Guitar
* The Wiggles Go Bananas! - Songwriter
* Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus - Producer, Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion
* Hot Poppin' Popcorn - Songwriter, Guitar
* Let's Eat! - Songwriter, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas - Producer, Writer of "Elfis is in the House!", Guitar, Bass Guitar
* Ukulele Baby! - Co-Writer of "Cluck, Cluck City" and "Toy Box", Writer of "Henry's Spinning", Musician
* It's Always Christmas With You! - Writer of "I Just Can't Sleep on Christmas Eve!", Musician
* The Wiggles' Big Birthday! - Co-Writer of "Thank You, Mr. Weatherman!", Musician
* Surfer Jeff - Co-Writer of "The Mini Foxie Puppy Dance", "Ooey, Ooey, Ooey Allergies!", "Look Before You Go", and "What's The Weather Today?", Writer of "I Love Oranges" and "Banananana", Co-Arranger of "Waltzing Matilda", Musician
* Celebration! - Musician
* Taking Off! - Co-Writer of "Do the Propeller!", "Beep! Beep! Buckle Up!", "Emma (with the Bow in Her Hair)", "I've Got My Glasses On!", "Dancing on the High Seas" and "Meteorology (the Study of the Atmosphere)", Guitar
* Furry Tales - Co-Writer of "There Are So Many Animals", "Here Come the Animals, Two by Two!" and "Dr Emma's Veterinary Surgery", Writer of "Say the Dance, Do the Dance", Musician
* Pumpkin Face - Co-Writer of "The Sound of Halloween" and "Mumbles the Monster", Musician
* Go Santa Go! - Writer of "We Three Elves", Musician
* Apples & Bananas - Co-Arranger of "This Little Piggy Went to Market", "Shortnin' Bread", "The Wheels on the Bus", "I'll Tell Me Ma", and "Fa La Ninna", Musician
* Wiggle House - Co-Writer of "BRC is the Big Red Car" and "Shock the World", Co-Arranger of "Little Sir Echo"
* Rock & Roll Preschool - Co-Writer of "Wake Up!" and "You Got The Drop"
* Och Aye the G'Nu! - Co-Writer of "Two Pairs of Shoes", "The Blackbird Ballet", and "My G'Nu Kazoo"; Writer of "Shake Your Shaggy, Shaggy Mane"; Acoustic Guitar on "I Got New Shoes", "Two Pairs of Shoes", "The Blackbird Ballet", and "My G'Nu Kazoo"; Ukulele on "I Got New Shoes" and "My G'Nu Kazoo"; Backing Vocals on "We Love Haggis, Stew and Shortbread Too!"
* The Emma! & Lachy! Show - Co-Writer of "Welcome to the Emma & Lachy Show"
* Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car! - Co-Writer of "Social Distancing" and "Zoo Be Doo Dee"
* Halloween Party - Co-Writer of "Do Do the Robot"
* The Sound of Halloween - Musician (archived recordings)
==== Other ====
* Playhouse Disney 2 - Co-Writer of both the Character and Generic versions of the Playhouse Disney Theme
=== Television Shows and Video Releases ===
* Series 2 of The Wiggles - Co-Writer of "In The Wiggles' World"
* The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video - Co-Writer of Hey, It's The Dorothy The Dinosaur Show!
* Yule Be Wiggling - Additional Footage
* Wiggly Waffle - Songwriter
=== Other Media ===
* Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing! - Featured Guests
== Trivia ==
* Field briefly shared the role of Captain Feathersword with his brothers, portraying the character in the 1994 video Yummy Yummy (during "Hot Potato") and the 1995 video Big Red Car (during "Dorothy's Dance Party")