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I'll never be as good as Marcus Turner
C Bb first saw him play and sing when i was struggling with the blues F C i listened and...
View ArticleHogwash days - 1983 - such a good sound band
Thanks so much to Peter for this material I'm lead singer (for a change in this, and mandolin) Chris McManus doing the better than mine harmony, Terry Toohill holding us all together on the bass and...
View ArticleThe very worst bush band in the world
updated (words are slightly different) G F Am I was rushing between distant towns hungry tired and grim...
View ArticleF for Fairlie
It's "F" for Fairlie "Wh" for Whakatane It's "F" for Fairlie "Wh" for Whakatane It's ph-phenomenal and always been this way It's ph-phenomenal that's all i have to say Living here is not as easy as it...
View ArticleChase your tale/tail
Written for and inspired by my son Mat No mind comes from minding your own business - no mind at all No mind comes from minding your own business - no mind at all'cause it's a game - chase your tail...
View ArticleI know you
Where are you going? What do you seek? When you look back What do you see? Why are you running? Running's no use Running from reality is running away from the truth But i know you, i know you Birds...
View ArticleBlow Flies
written for Skye and the Blowfly'z Maybe you like a little Dusty? When the rain falls in July? Or the haunting sound of Hank Williams Brother you and i see i to i But i like the sound - of blow flies -...
View ArticleI Don't Care
what do you do when you go outside see your cattle dying by the riverside where the water went well you don't know all you can say is it don't flow and they're all so spontaneous it's so ridiculous...
View ArticleEvery country song is the same
Every country song is the same at its heart at its heart Every country boy has a name in his heart in his heart and it doesn't really matter what country you're from the ways of the countryside go on...
View ArticleLong Long Road
G C G C x n G C G C Whenever you are feelin blue G C G C what do you do to make yourself happy? G...
View ArticleLong Long Road - New Zealand Cannabis Referendum Song
G C G C x nG C G CWhenever you are feelin blueG C G Cwhat do you do to make yourself happy?G...
View ArticleA waste of good whiskey
Em A Em why i'm feelin blue is just the lack of some whiskey A G Em G Em to drink and...
View ArticleJoin the cause for Palestine
A new song. A first draft and a rushed recording. Dm Am You hearken to a call from God C G that's sworn to by some lying sod Dm Am...
View ArticleNo use cryin, no use tryin the telephone
In the afternoon i'm workin all alone In the afternoon i'm working all alone no use cryin, no use tryin the telephone I've been waitin, i've been waitin a long long time I've been waitin, honey i've...
View ArticleCause for Palestine - theft and murder r1
An updated version, with words and chordsJewish Scholar Norman Finkelstein Says ‘Israel Is A Nation Of Murderers’ Loved By The Far Right Dm AmYou hearken to a call from God...
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Jimmy Rodger's recordings with ukulele
Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea (1928) Treasure's untold (1928) My late brother Allan Stephen Hobbs (1956-1998) sang this song. He sang it well. Better than i can or ever could. I neglected my little...
View ArticlePorsche Portia spider
Porsche Portia spiderdancing here beside atasty little morselhe'd like to have inside adream he'll have forevernow don't you think he's clever?for SB. Mr Um. Porsche dorsche.Check it out:
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Bush band resources
Resources for a prospective bush band: Fairlie Good Old Bush Band?Dances! Circassian circle Heel and toe polka Virginia ReelCumberland ReelBraydon RacesAussie SongsNZ SongsNZ pop This is my chord...
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Tabhair Dom Do Lámh in D on the tenor banjo - with words
No. Not the original words. Sorry. My own made up words for being able to sing it - hence the key change to D which is the closest easy key i could manage.Vid - just a working export so i can practice...
View ArticleApproaching cannabis boom bust cycle in Thailand?
I don't blog much do i. I guess it's my laziness or something. Baggage too. Seems so mirkish.Right now, in July 2023, in Thailand, you can find little dope stalls everywhere and bigger shops never very...
View ArticleTonight they're bombing Gaza
Tonight they're bombing Gaza The kids cry in the dark The blood and grime they can't wash off their future's bleak and stark The white...
View ArticleWhere is happiness?
I've just washed the dishes while cooking some lamb chop to slice up for a school lunch. Threw the dog a half eaten kransky from the fridge so I could toss out four day old salad remains and clean the...
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