Stringybark - The Bushwackers Podcast

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Each week, Dobe Newton and Roger Corbett select a song from their huge repertoire and discuss its origin and composition, including stories, historical content, and anecdotes from the band's 50+ year history. The Bushwackers were formed in 1971 and are still going strong, with lively performances all around the country. Having worked with over 100 musicians, released 27 albums of music and 6 books, won 3 CMAA Golden Guitar Awards and been inducted into The Australasian Country Music Roll Of Renown, Dobe and Roger have a lot to unpack. 

Episodes

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    The Red Hot Woodstove

    Stringybark-The Bushwackers Podcast. This week we feature the 'Red Hot Woodstove', which is an instrumental set of tunes from the Bushwackers in the 70's, leading Dobe and Roger to discuss the early days of the Bushwackers and the Melbourne folk scene. The music can be found HERE: https://thebushwackers4.bandcamp.com/track/red-hot-woodstove This is from our Bandcamp site where there are many hidden gems of the Bushwackers recorded  history

    27 min
  2. STRINGYBARK - THE BUSHWACKERS PODCAST - Episode 1: ANZAC Day

    24 MAR

    STRINGYBARK - THE BUSHWACKERS PODCAST - Episode 1: ANZAC Day

    The Bushwackers' Dobe Newton and Roger Corbett share their songs and stories on Stringybark – The Podcast.   Episode One: ANZAC Day  Songs: 'And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda', 'April 25' (The Bushwackers) and 'I Was Only 19' (Redgum). The first in a series of podcasts planned around one song a week, to discuss and tell some stories about it. There'll be Australian history, of course, and some scurrilous anecdotes about our long 55-year career.

    32 min
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Each week, Dobe Newton and Roger Corbett select a song from their huge repertoire and discuss its origin and composition, including stories, historical content, and anecdotes from the band's 50+ year history. The Bushwackers were formed in 1971 and are still going strong, with lively performances all around the country. Having worked with over 100 musicians, released 27 albums of music and 6 books, won 3 CMAA Golden Guitar Awards and been inducted into The Australasian Country Music Roll Of Renown, Dobe and Roger have a lot to unpack. 

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