John Williamson

For many years John Williamson has toured every corner of Australia and in the year 2003 this was no different...except for one noticeable difference. This time he took his two mates, Pixie Jenkins & Warren H Williams, with him and in turn the 'Mates On The Road' tour was born.

As the tour progressed and sold out venues were the norm the next step seemed inevitable...to film & record this show for a live Album & DVD.

Recorded Live at the Evan Theatre in Penrith, 'Mates on The Road' features 35 of John Williamson's classics including 'True Blue', 'Boomerang Café', 'Galleries of Pink Galahs', 'Cootamundra Wattle', 'Raining on the Rock', 'Waltzing Matilda and 5 new songs written especially for this album. They include the 1st single 'Glory To Australia' & 'Mates On The Road'.

The DVD also contains bonus behind the rehearsal footage as John and his mates run through some of John's best-known work plus exclusive interviews with Pixie Jenkins & Warren H Williams

The Full Double CD & Single DVD track listing is -

MALLEE BOY, DEAR LITTLE QUAMBATOOK, CHOOK ROUTINE, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, CRACKER NIGHT, FORTY YEARS AGO, SALISBURY STREET, HAWKESBURY RIVER LOVIN', THE FLIGHT OF THE BLOWFLY (featuring Pixie Jenkins), BOOMERANG CAFÉ, BURIED IN HER BEDCLOTHES, YOU AND MY GUITAR, GALLERIES OF PINK GALAHS, COOTAMUNDRA WATTLE, OLD MAN EMU, TEACH ME TO DRIVE, DAD (featuring Pixie Jenkins), CAPE YORK PENINSULA, CROCODILE ROLL, WRINKLES, DIAMANTINA DROVER, AMAZING DAY, THREE SONS, KEEPER OF THE STONES, A THOUSAND FEET (with Warren H. Williams), WHAT A PLACE (featuring Warren H. Williams), RAINING ON THE ROCK (Pixie Jenkins & Warren H. Williams), CHAIN AROUND MY ANKLE, I CAN'T FEEL THOSE CHAINS ANY LONGER, DIGGERS OF THE ANZAC, WALTZING MATILDA, A NUMBER ON MY BACK (with Pixie Jenkins & Warren H. Williams), TRUE BLUE, A BUSHMAN CAN'T SURVIVE, GLORY TO AUSTRALIA (with Pixie Jenkins & Warren H. Williams) & MATES ON THE ROAD (with Pixie Jenkins & Warren H. Williams).

John Williamson - Mates On the Road album will be toured nationally this year taking the songs, stories, laughs, music and spirit of "mateship" to all Australians.

New Songs - Track by Track

DEAR LITTLE QUAMBATOOK - John has been wanting to write a song about the little town he grew up in as a child and he also wanted to put Quambatook into a song but he still isn't game to find a rhyme with the word Quambatook!!

IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING - This song is about John's Dad, with whom he has a very special bond.

KEEPER OF THE STONES - This song was written for and about Warren H. Williams and discusses his role as an elder of his tribe, possessor of secret tribal history as the "keeper of the stones"

GLORY TO AUSTRALIA - John always finishes the end of his show with this salute and has written a song to illustrate his feelings.

MATES ON THE ROAD - Sign off and signature song written especially by John for the "Mates on the Road" tour.

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