Koori Classic
Koori Classic, the series that launched Australia’s great Aboriginal music. The sound, the style, the feeling is now available for the first time as download!
As Sweet FM’s Merle Scott proclaims “I received the sampler CD today and it’s fantastic – it’s great music and something we will be pleased to promote. If only today’s music could be so enjoyable.”
This “brilliant” forty song collection of classic Aboriginal country and early years Aboriginal rock ‘n’ roll includes Roger Knox, Tracey Lee Gray, Vic Simms, Buddy Knox, Mop & the Dropouts, Sharon Mann, Mac Silva, Manny West, Ian ‘Moonie’ Atkinson & Johnny Huckle.
The producers and session musicians are also a Who’s Who of their era.
The “Best Of” collection was released through Larrikin / Festival as two CDs in 1996. The new ROUSEABOUT RECORDS re-release can be downloaded from iTunes.
The double album will be featured as part of a four hour Indigenous Music special on Wednesday 15th February from 6pm by Tubby Dyer on Todays Country 94One.
Due to popular demand a 2CD-R set is also available for a strictly limited time directly from Undercover Music via Mail Order. Click on the ‘BUY’ link on the Koori Classic Page for more details.
Listen out for Koori Classic on ABC Local Radio, Radio1629am Newcastle plus community radio nationwide especially Todays Country 94One, 2YOU, FBi 94.5, 3RPP, Trax FM 105.1, Great Southern FM, KIX FM, 98.9 North West FM, Sweet FM, Alive 90.5 FM, Country Harvest, 2NUR, 2MAX, 4K1G 107.1FM, One FM 98.5, 2AIR & Nashville Gateway International Country Music.
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Jim Low
Rouseabout Records is proud to announce the signing of Jim Low to its roster with Jim’s new album The Further I Travel (RRR56) due for release next month.
Writes long time friend and inspiration Gary Shearston ‘As you will discover Jim Low gets about the place. He travels gently, digs out rich nuggets of Australiana, observes them acutely and with compassion, and then puts his historical vignettes to melodies that pass 'the old grey whistle test' with distinction. Go with him on his travels. I think you'll enjoy the journey.’
We do too. Stay tuned!
Eric Bogle
Master songsmith and performer Eric Bogle is set for another busy year!
Bogle’s songs are as relevant today as when they were written and still as popular as ever on radio.
A Few Old Songs For Very New Times (RRR54) features 32 songs from Bogle’s back catalogue hand picked by Eric himself and is a must have for any Bogle fan.
The 2CD-R collection is now available directly from Undercover Music via Mail Order. Click on the ‘BUY’ link on our Eric Bogle Page for details.
Bogle is also a must see live. His show at Guthries Prospect Town Hall in Adelaide was a sell out and more live dates have been announced.
Check out Eric’s artist page for information about all his Rouseabout Records releases.
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Kym Pitman
Having wowed audiences at the Cygnet Folk Festival last month, Kym Pitman will be performing at the Yackandandah Festival in March.
Capital News has described Kym Pitman as “Casual, cool, calming and evocative. The clarity of the vocal and its delicate approach serve perfectly to carry the vast landscapes painted by her lyrics.”
Kym also plays every Friday night (unless away) at the The Lodge 241 Cafe in her home town of Bellingen.
Million Star Hotel (RRR52) is out now through MGM Distribution or directly from Undercover Music via mail order.
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Yesterday's Australia
The Australia Day unveiling of the statue of country music legend and great Australian Smoky Dawson by old mate Dick Smith was a highlight of the 40th Tamworth Country Music Festival last month.
The statue was sculpted by Tanya Bartlett, already well known in Tamworth through her fine statue of the light horse trooper and his Waler in Bicentennial Park as well as other works including the Don Bradman memorial at Bowral.
A plaque beside the statue commemorates the lives of both Smoky and his wife Dot who, with her creative flair and practical skills, played a major role in Smoky's extraordinarily varied and successful career.
An appeal has also been launched for funds to erect a life-size bronze statue of country pioneer Reg Lindsay in his adopted home town of Cessnock in the NSW Hunter Valley.
His widow Ros Lindsay is leading the project which aims to raise $75,000 to create the statue.
The first major fundraiser will be a tribute concert at the East Cessnock Bowling Club on Saturday February 11 with stars including Allan Caswell, Adam Harvey, Wendi Jackson, Bruce McCumstie and members of the Reg Lindsay Homesteaders Showband – George Boyer, Eddie Fisher, Steve Newton and Alan Tomkins.
Source: Country Music Bulletin News
Smoky Dawson’s Where the Bloom Is on the Sage (RRH23) and Reg Lindsay’s Down by the Old Slip-Rail (RRH24) are part of Rouseabout Record’s Yesterday’s Australia series available exclusively through MGM Distribution or directly from Undercover Music via mail order.
For more information, check out Smoky Dawson and Reg Lindsay. |
