Author: karenconrad

Multi-award winning showstoppers and Aunty Meredith’s bluegrass band of choice, The Davidson Brothers, have released ‘Wanderlust’ – their first new album in 3 years on 20th June, 2014.

Their previous album “Here to Stay” not only enjoyed airplay on Triple J, it also received a 4-star review from The Age, which declared, “All music should be this much fun.”

There are 10 original songs on the album, including the aptly named “Bottle Cappin’ Back Crackin’ Blues,” which is one of three instrumentals, along with a rock remix of a new aoustic track also found on this album called ‘Lost In Amsterdam.’ 

An engineer currently woking in a bottle cap factory for wine and beer by day, Lachlan said, “Wanderlust is our first album in three years, which is a long time for us!  It’s also the first album that we’ve produced entirely in Melbourne in ten years and it was pretty hard work during the week after a hard day of bottle cappin’ in time to sweat it out in the studio. And we’ve played a tonne of great gigs in the city over the last few years.”

 In addition to being a Doctor of Chiropractic and a new father (baby Oscar is just over a year old), Hamish kept himself busy this year by writing songs with Lachlan, gigging all over Melbourne, including playing recently with Dan Sultan, and driving up from Bendigo to Melbourne for recording sessions for the album through the week.

Hamish says, “Melbourne has been really good for us and we’ve had a great time working with the friends we’ve made here in the past few years.  Our sound has benefited from all those influences and we’ve really enjoyed sharing bluegrass music with a broader rock n roll audience, too.”

 The album was produced by Hamish and Lachlan and was engineered by Adam Rhodes (Cat Empire, Paul Kelly, Angus Stone, The Blackchords, etc)

 You can see more about making the album here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VLTzLB4vD4&feature=youtu.be

 Notorious for their warm and highly entertaining and energetic live performances, (you can see the Davidson Brothers launched ‘Wanderlust’ live at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne on 20 June 2014.

 In September the three time Golden Guitar winners and Australia’s most celebrated purveyors of bluegrass head off to the US where they’ve been invited to play at The World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, North Carolina.

 Order ‘Wanderlust’ here: www.davidsonbrothersband.com 

 Follow them on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/davidsonbrothers

PAUL KELLY JOINS THE LINE UP FOR THE LIVING LEGENDS SERIES AT THE TOTE THIS WEEKEND!

Paul Kelly will be performing a few songs this Sunday afternoon, July 13th at the Tote on Charlie Owen’s night which is part of the Living Legends Series honouring the careers of three Melbourne based musicians. Also added to the line up for Sunday is Wishful featuring Paul Kelly’s daughters Memphis and Maddy Kelly who will be playing songs linked to Owen.

The Drones’ Gareth Liddiard will be teaming up with founding Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds member Mick Harvey as well as the Beasts of Bourbon’s Brian Hooper to play a set of Kim Salmon penned tunes on Friday July 11^th which includes the Scientists, Kim Salmon & the Surrealists and the Beasts of Bourbon. Machine Translations will also be performing the songs of Kim Salmon and will also be joined by Dan Kelly for a set of surprises.

Saturday July 12^th will be all about Spencer P Jones at the Tote. Many acts from interstate and local will be paying homage to Spencer including his own group, the Escape Committee with Helen Cattanach, Dave Nicholls and Michael Hubbard backing up guest performers including Adalita, Sly Faulkner, Dan Brodie, Geoff Corbett and Brian Hooper as well as short sets by the likes of the Sons of Lee Marvin playing the Johnnys, Sydney group Greta Mob playing Beasts of Bourbon and The Pink Tiles take on the Last Gasp.

The Leaps and Bounds Music Festival presents the Living Legends series across three consecutive nights at the Tote honouring three renowned Melbourne based musicians with worldwide reputations. Kim Salmon, Spencer P Jones and Charlie Owen, we salute you.

The honoured musicians themselves will not be performing on the night – but they will be present on the night. It is a coincidence that the three are or have been guitarists in the Australian super-group the Beasts of Bourbon, each player has been prolific for over 30 years and have an incredible musical catalogue.

Each night will have a focus on one of the ‘living legends’:

Friday 11^th July: Honours Kim Salmon with a cast of musicians playing from his catalogue which includes the Scientists, Kim Salmon & the Surrealists, Antenna, the Business, the Darling Downs, Salmon and Beasts of Bourbon. The Scientists, formed by Kim Salmon in the late 70s, are considered precursors of grunge.  Peformers: Gareth Liddiard, Mick Harvey, Brian Hooper, Machine Translations, Caroline Kennedy, Penny Ikinger, Tex Napalm, the Bulls, Midnight Scavengers, Andrew McCubbin, Suzie Stapleton, Marilyn Rose and the Thorns, Teenage Libido, the Braves and more. Doors 7pm

Saturday 12^th July sees Spencer P Jones appreciated which includes the music of the Johnnys, Beasts of Bourbon, Hell to Pay, as well as Spencer P Jones with the Last Gasp, Cow Penalty, the Escape Committee and the Nothing Butts. Performers include Adalita, Chris Russell, Sly Faulkner, Dan Brodie, Geoff Corbett (SixFtHick, Bris), Phil Gionfriddo, Tom Lyngcoln (Nation Blue/Harmony), Helen Cattanach, Downhills Home, Cherrywood, Greta Mob (Syd), Pink Tiles, Sons of Lee Marvin, Space Junk, the Cheats and more. Doors 7pm

Sunday 13^th July is all about Charlie Owen, one of Australia’s most revered guitarists with a live showcase of the bands Owen has been a member of including The Divinyls, the Beasts of Bourbon, The New Christs, Louis Tillet & His Cast of Aspersions, the Working Class Ringos, Tex, Don & Charlie, the Tendrils and the Dark Horses.  Performers include Paul Kelly, Adalita, Mick Harvey, Julitha Ryan, Dan Brodie, Penny Ikinger, Grindhouse, Link Meanie, the Love Bombs, Suzie Stapleton, Tex Naplam, members  of the Large No. 12s and more.

The Living Legends Series at the Tote, 71 Johnston St, Collingwood. Friday 11^th, Saturday 12^th and Sunday 13^th July.

Presented by Leaps and Bounds Music Festival, PBS FM and Beat.

Tickets are available from Oztix, $25 for each night or $60 for all three shows.

http://thetotehotel.oztix.com.au/Default.aspx?Event=44737