Charles Du Cane (born Fred Showell, August 20th, 1986) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Du Cane is known for its witty lyrics, mixing of samples with live instrumentation, and enthusiastic live performances.

Du Cane's sophomore album, Poets, will be released in April 2009. The album was written and recorded around India and finished off at his home studio in inner-city Hobart, Tasmania. Although Poets is not yet released, album number three is already in the pipeline, with demos being thrown about and Chris Townend (Augie March, Portishead, Silverchair) on board for production duties. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.