Jim Green – Come Aboard

A fine album of acoustic guitar tracks from a Melbourne based singer/songwriter. Written over a period of ten years, this album is a personal anthology of Jim’s work. This is an artist who deserves to be more widely known. Additional musicians: Shannon Birchall – double bass, fiddlemandolin, Heidi Bradburn – voice, Mark Grunden – drums, Ruth Hazleton – vocals, Kate Burke – piano accordion, vocals, Ewen Baker – fiddle, Jem Dunlop – guitar, Dale Gerner – button accordion, Phillip Rex – double bass, Steve Magnusson – electric guitar, Dave Joseph – drums, Martha Baatz – tenor and alto saxophone, Lani Castan – voice

“These collection of Jim’s songs comes from the last ten years of his musical output Recorded here with a fine group of friends: Shannon Birchall, Heidi Bradburne (now with Akasa), Jeremy Dunlop, Mark Grunden, Ruth & Kate, Phil Rex and others. Some songs come from his recent trio “Cool MacFinn”, others range from the beautifully lilting folky song Mallacoota to more upbeat numbers like Popular Choice, covering various subjects like Victorian politics, social comments and personal feelings.” Review by Dieter Bajzek