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Geoffrey W Graham – The Man From Ironbark
CD review by Graham Blackley
TN072-82 – $20 TN154 Feb 23
Geoffrey W Graham has had an interesting, colourful and rather eclectic career that has involved him acting in TV shows, playing in rock bands, doing stand-up comedy, running a restaurant and touring his “The Man from Ironbark” show.
As the CD liner notes say, this album was “inspired by the show”.
If you love the work of A.B. “Banjo” Paterson, you will relish this recording which contains Graham’s respectful and lively renditions of famous gems such as “Clancy of the Overflow”, “The Man from Snowy River” and “Waltzing Matilda”.
Additional musicians: Claire Dodsworth – harmonies, Peter Anderson – concertina, accordion, Graham Dodsworth – guitar, penny whistle, Satch – guitar, Peter Ellis – concertina, accordion, harmonica, bones, Barry Martin – didgeridoo, bones. David Scarff – violin, Joe Douglas – keyboards, sound FX, Penelope Dodsworth – baby sounds A separate Poetry Cd and book by Geoffrey are also available: Rhythms of the Bush CD TN744-76 $20 Rhythms of the Bush Book TN749 $15
About the artist: Probably the only person who has performed Banjo’s poems in New York; Lawson in the Australian embassy in Laos and CJ Dennis in Leinster in WA. Truly a packager of dinkum Oz entertainment.
