Define your genre in five words or less:
Folk, blues and acoustic rock.
What do you love about making music?
The quest to make something that moves people, and the buzz of achieving that. I call it ‘pretty noise’. It’s also a massive outlet. something just have to be said.
What can a punter expect from your live show?
An old bastard in a hat thumping on guitars and things, while bearing a tender, tarnished interior. Sometimes I bring friends for moral support and a bigger sound. I love being in a band. There are some live clips on my YouTube channel for further reference.
How long have you been gigging and writing?
20 years!
Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them?
The two most recent Roostar albums are available online (iTunes, CD Baby, Spotify etc.). Out Of The Woods being the latest addition. Some of my older albums and EPs are available as stream on my dodgy website roostar.com. Some are still on tape in the cupboard!
When are you playing live/releasing your album/EP/single/etc?
Well I’ve just released the album Out Of The Woods and will announce some live show in and around Melbourne early in the new year. Details will be in the Beat and on the Roostar Facebook page.
What’s the strangest place you’ve ever played a gig, or made a recording?
Possibly a gig on an island off the coast of Cornwall in England. It had a pub and a campsite and that was it. We travelled with our gear on a fishing boat and then a tractor and trailer. We played on some grass across from the pub under the stars. Cracking night. When there are no roads, nobody has to drive home.
