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Years ago I began writing and performing bush poetry. It has been published in the Australasian Post and the ABC book called “Songs and Stories of Australia”. I also had one poem on each of Volume One and Volume Three of the “Songs and Stories of Australia” CD. In 1988, I released a cassette called “Re-Verses”.

The Album Tracks

There are 14 tracks in all, 12 were recorded live in the Pioneer Tavern at Penrith. The other two were done in a studio.

Side One

1. In Praise of the TV Housewife
2. Gone to God
3. John Brown’s Body
4. The Original Football Jersey
5. The Quest for Roo-tail Soup
6. City of My Dreams
7. Defect Match

Side Two

1. A Flash in the Pan
2. The Day of Rest
3. Roman History
4. The Ghost of Grey Mare Hut
5. Maggie the Aviatrix
6. The Frenchie Revolution
7. The Tale of Billy Carpenter and Smith’s Elastic Brace

One Gig Poems

These are poems written just for one concert.

• A Message for Red Symons
• Ode to the “Thinking man’s John Williamson”
• Balmain Buggery

The Songs

• The Magpie Swat
• Pass Me By
• (I still dream of) Pakenham Upper
• The Apres Skier
• The Busker
• What’s to Eat?
• The Turd Song (aka Hip Hip Hooray for Turds)
• Home Amongst the Factories
• One day you’re gonna get caught

The Love Songs

• See you in December
• A Trip to Adelaide
• A Song for Sarah

The Early Days

• We’ve Only Just Bhagwan
• Bindurri Ball
• Gone to the Dogs
• It’s a Dog’s Life
• Tears for Dr Geoff
• Two Years Work

Odds & Ends

• Bastard on the Bridge
• A Craving for Caving
• Goodbye
• The Hyacinth Hunter (for Craig Gascoigne)

The Dark Side!

• Blind Awakening
• That Special Time of Year
• States of Depression No 1
• States of Depression No 2
• Men of the Park

Short Stories

• Coming Up!