Kris Swers aka “the badger” and Ralph Barnett at the Mount Isa Rodeo where they have been working the crowd for years. Photo: Shank Brothers Facebook
AS CROWDS gathered to watch one of the biggest rodeo spectacles in the country, an energetic and smoky smelling side show was entertaining the punters taking a break from the action in the arena.
It was the 2021 Mount Isa Rodeo and the Shank Brothers, Ralph Barnett and Kris Swers aka “the badger”, were armed with a giant smoker, a big pile of gidgee wood and a set of cranked up speakers, which they used to divulge some of their best…
