1. The First Record I Bought:
The first CD I purchased was The Presidents of the United States of America because it had a banjo on the front cover. Disappointed there wasn’t any actually any banjo on the record, I was drawn to their ‘in your face’ country/folk influenced rock with quirky memorable songs.
2. The Last Record I Bought:
I recently bought a new LP High Top Mountain by Sturgill Simpson, a Kentucky native country singer with naturally deeps roots in bluegrass. I stumbled across this guy on an online blog and was blown away with his raw approach to modern country music with real, honest lyrics.
3. The First Thing I Recorded:
I recall being approached, while performing a Shopping Centre gig in Traralgon by a rep from Festival Records asking for us to send in a demo. I guess that was the first instance we thought about making our own recording. A few months later we recorded our first album live around the dining table at home on a MiniDisk when I was 12 and Hamish was 13. We printed 500 copies on CD and released it ourselves using a cash loan from Nan & Pop which we paid back pretty quick from selling them up in Tamworth and other places we busked. It’s pretty painful listening back to our pre-puberty vocals, but the pickin’ is going for it!
4. The Last Thing I Recorded:
We recorded our latest album Wanderlust at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne with our live band Jacob McGuffie and Louis Gill. Self-produced with ten original tracks, it’s our first time working with engineer Adam Rhodes and first time recording in Australia in ten years! The album was mixed in Nashville by Larry Marrs and Mark Thornton. I think we’ve captured our live energy great on this project and focused in on the direction our music is heading with intense dynamic, really excited for people to hear this.
5. The Record That Changed My Life:
In 1997 Ricky Skaggs made a defining album Bluegrass Rules which marked his return to bluegrass music after a career in the country world. Setting the bench mark in production quality and arrangements it displays extreme musicianship and for us launched acoustic music into the 21st century.
The DAVIDSON BROTHERS launch their brand new album on Thursday June 19 at the Corner Hotel with guests Sweet Jean and Fanny Lumsden.
