When a trip to the supermarket was nearly 400 ks, my little iPod got a hiding.
I loved a lot of John Williamson's songs but have only just discovered Sail The Nullabor. I know, where have I been???
Listening to that song just makes me want to head west right now. Bus or no bus.
What songs get your feet itching for a trip or what do you listen to whilst on the road?
Cruising Cruze said
07:18 PM May 29, 2017
Nice mate
rockylizard said
07:38 PM May 29, 2017
Gday...
Yeah Willo has been one of my favourites for decades. Got em all ..
I listen mainly to Willo, Graeme Connors, Archie Roach, Buffy Sainte-Marie. I got some "country mix" MP3's CDs as well - lots of Strayan stuff but fair bitta Yank on em.
cheers - John
Eaglemax said
12:46 AM May 30, 2017
Yep JW, been following him 35 years.
Can I suggest you get onto SPOTIFY. Its an app that you can scroll through your favourite songs then they play them at random.
Just got to watch your data usage but its really great just to find all those old songs
Tony
Tony Bev said
01:42 AM May 30, 2017
I am not really fussy about the singer
If I can catch the tune, and know at least two words in the song
I can ad-lib the rest, and keep myself happy on a long trip, singing to myself
Perhaps it is a case of, simple minds, can survive with simple pleasures
Blues Man said
08:56 AM May 30, 2017
JW is a true ozzie legend ,singing songs about oz.
Dougwe said
09:16 AM May 30, 2017
Great song as are all his songs. I have enjoyed watching him live 4 times in his earlier days when just him and one other person were on stage. Great stuff.
Thanks, Fine Elsewhere.
The Belmont Bear said
09:31 AM May 30, 2017
I'm not really a big fan of straight out country music I'm more into country rock but nothing is more chilling than being in the crowd when John Williamson's version of Waltzing Matilda is sung at a Wallaby international rugby match.
jules47 said
01:32 PM May 30, 2017
We had a tape of JW's - got lost when we put in new cd player/radio - had all his "gimmick" songs on it - "We Had a Cat, His Name Was Bill", "Boogie with me Baby" - and a heap more - it is the funniest thing when you are travelling and singing along - time just flies by,
Fine Elsewhere said
04:17 PM May 30, 2017
At school I was 'the dag' because I loved Willie, Waylon, Merle, Red Sovine and even Engelbert. The cool girls were all loving Skyhooks, Sherbet and the Bay City Rollers.
I grew up loving songs like Running Bear and On The Wings of a Snow White Dove and The Battle of New Orleans and listening to 3uz when they were all tuned to 3xy.
I still love country, but also enjoy Bocelli, Bruce, Leonard Cohen, Roy Orbison and some Buddhist chanting
Will check out Spotify, thanks Tony.
aussie_paul said
04:22 PM May 30, 2017
Fine Elsewhere wrote:
At school I was 'the dag' because I loved Willie, Waylon, Merle, Red Sovine and even Engelbert. The cool girls were all loving Skyhooks, Sherbet and the Bay City Rollers.
I grew up loving songs like Running Bear and On The Wings of a Snow White Dove and The Battle of New Orleans and listening to 3uz when they were all tuned to 3xy.
I still love country, but also enjoy Bocelli, Bruce, Leonard Cohen, Roy Orbison and some Buddhist chanting
Will check out Spotify, thanks Tony.
lol. I was in the same boat, still am the odd one out.
Aussie Paul.
The Belmont Bear said
09:47 PM May 30, 2017
I grew up in the 60s and 70s when country music was being merged with rock with artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, the Eagles, The Dooby Brothers, Poco, Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater, Buffalo Springfield just to name a few who were pioneering that style. Now days it seems that if you put on a cowboy hat and a pair of boots it's considered to be country music regardless of where you come from or what you happen to be playing. I still can't beat old classics such as Hotel California or Desperado as background music when I'm driving - each to their own I guess.
Desert Dweller said
06:15 AM May 31, 2017
During WW2 father-in-law ran supply convoys up through the centre to Darwin. We used John Williamsons song ''Raining on the Rock'' as the soundtrack to a photographic presentation of his life at his funeral. Very emotional. Great Aussie artist!
Kisha said
01:26 PM May 31, 2017
For me the miles of open road with Tom Waits singing Jersey Girl, The Eagles Peaceful Easy Feeling, Graeme Connors singing A Little Further North, Archie Roach singing Running Into Doors awesome lyrics, and many more great artists with sound blasting and me using the dash and steering as drums lol as I sing along as good or as bad as I want in harmony with all around me as the miles cruise by and the scenic views change...Kisha
The Belmont Bear said
01:38 PM May 31, 2017
Yes I can relate to that Peaceful Easy Feeling Kisha.
Fine Elsewhere said
07:09 PM May 31, 2017
Eagles are fantastic arent they? I love Wasted Time, especially on the Hell Freezes Over DVD. Desperado, The Last Resort lol just about everything except Life in the Fast Lane.
The Belmont Bear said
07:58 PM May 31, 2017
On a hot summer night 2 years ago I saw The Eagles play live in the vineyards at Hope estate in the Hunter Valley with Casey Chambers as their supporting act - they sounded even better than their recorded music. Unfortunately with the passing of Glen Frey no one will get that opportunity again.
Kisha said
08:35 PM May 31, 2017
The Belmont Bear your post reminded me of so many artists that I loved to listen to way back then and still listen to today. When I was a radio host often I would get requests for Poco singing Please Wait For Me, and not so much Rose Of Cimarron which I found surprising, and Steve Forbet with I'm In Love With You and Listen To Me, Steves nasaly voice made him very popular. All the others you mention are way up there to, sadly the music scene above is a thing of the past. I cannot imagine life without music, with a peaceful easy feeling lol ....Kisha
The Belmont Bear said
11:34 AM Jun 1, 2017
Kisha wrote:
The Belmont Bear your post reminded me of so many artists that I loved to listen to way back then and still listen to today. When I was a radio host often I would get requests for Poco singing Please Wait For Me, and not so much Rose Of Cimarron which I found surprising, and Steve Forbet with I'm In Love With You and Listen To Me, Steves nasaly voice made him very popular. All the others you mention are way up there to, sadly the music scene above is a thing of the past. I cannot imagine life without music, with a peaceful easy feeling lol ....Kisha
Kisha, that scene may be a thing of the past but the music they recorded definately isn't you just have to look through people's record collections. From The Hollies, Buffalo SpringField and The Byrds 4 guys came together and performed at the Woodstock Festival they are still one of my all time favourites - CSNY. (David Cosby, Steve Stills, Graham Nash & Neil Young)
Aus-Kiwi said
03:53 PM Jun 1, 2017
I have a mix of 60's and 70's music with some commedy . Through blue tooth . You guys are old !! Lol
RosieW said
04:14 PM Jun 3, 2017
He prefers mellow stuff to drive to - John Mayer, James Blunt, Lumineers, Ed Sheeran, Neil Diamond. Which is fine, but some days I need a bit more Oomph! in my tunes..........
Mike Harding said
08:09 PM Jun 3, 2017
The Walin' Jennys are a Canadian folk/rock trio who have toured Oz but get very little airtime here - their harmonies are close to perfection, have a listen:
http://www.thewailinjennys.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc6HloRYZGc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzRbxQLBVFA
Fine Elsewhere said
01:14 PM Jun 4, 2017
Beautiful Mike, had never heard of them before, thanks. After I listened to them I listened to every version of The Parting Glass I could find on youtube....the washing up did not get done
FE if you like folk/rock harmonies here is one from a duo called American Young from an EP that I dowloaded the other day - they sound a bit like an very good Aussie duo from Nth Qld who played in Newcastle last week called BusbyMarou.
When a trip to the supermarket was nearly 400 ks, my little iPod got a hiding.
I loved a lot of John Williamson's songs but have only just discovered Sail The Nullabor. I know, where have I been???
Listening to that song just makes me want to head west right now. Bus or no bus.
What songs get your feet itching for a trip or what do you listen to whilst on the road?
Gday...
Yeah
Willo has been one of my favourites for decades. Got em all .. 
I listen mainly to Willo, Graeme Connors, Archie Roach, Buffy Sainte-Marie. I got some "country mix" MP3's CDs as well - lots of Strayan stuff but fair bitta Yank on em.
cheers - John
I am not really fussy about the singer
If I can catch the tune, and know at least two words in the song
I can ad-lib the rest, and keep myself happy on a long trip, singing to myself
JW is a true ozzie legend ,singing songs about oz.
Thanks, Fine Elsewhere.
I'm not really a big fan of straight out country music I'm more into country rock but nothing is more chilling than being in the crowd when John Williamson's version of Waltzing Matilda is sung at a Wallaby international rugby match.
I grew up loving songs like Running Bear and On The Wings of a Snow White Dove and The Battle of New Orleans and listening to 3uz when they were all tuned to 3xy.
I still love country, but also enjoy Bocelli, Bruce, Leonard Cohen, Roy Orbison and some Buddhist chanting
Will check out Spotify, thanks Tony.
lol. I was in the same boat, still am the odd one out.
Aussie Paul.
I grew up in the 60s and 70s when country music was being merged with rock with artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, the Eagles, The Dooby Brothers, Poco, Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater, Buffalo Springfield just to name a few who were pioneering that style. Now days it seems that if you put on a cowboy hat and a pair of boots it's considered to be country music regardless of where you come from or what you happen to be playing. I still can't beat old classics such as Hotel California or Desperado as background music when I'm driving - each to their own I guess.
For me the miles of open road with Tom Waits singing Jersey Girl, The Eagles Peaceful Easy Feeling, Graeme Connors singing A Little Further North, Archie Roach singing Running Into Doors awesome lyrics, and many more great artists with sound blasting and me using the dash and steering as drums lol as I sing along as good or as bad as I want in harmony with all around me as the miles cruise by and the scenic views change...Kisha
Yes I can relate to that Peaceful Easy Feeling Kisha.
The Belmont Bear your post reminded me of so many artists that I loved to listen to way back then and still listen to today. When I was a radio host often I would get requests for Poco singing Please Wait For Me, and not so much Rose Of Cimarron which I found surprising, and Steve Forbet with I'm In Love With You and Listen To Me, Steves nasaly voice made him very popular. All the others you mention are way up there to, sadly the music scene above is a thing of the past. I cannot imagine life without music, with a peaceful easy feeling lol ....Kisha
Kisha, that scene may be a thing of the past but the music they recorded definately isn't you just have to look through people's record collections. From The Hollies, Buffalo SpringField and The Byrds 4 guys came together and performed at the Woodstock Festival they are still one of my all time favourites - CSNY. (David Cosby, Steve Stills, Graham Nash & Neil Young)
The Walin' Jennys are a Canadian folk/rock trio who have toured Oz but get very little airtime here - their harmonies are close to perfection, have a listen:
http://www.thewailinjennys.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc6HloRYZGc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzRbxQLBVFA
American Young - Soldier's Wife - YouTube
FE if you like folk/rock harmonies here is one from a duo called American Young from an EP that I dowloaded the other day - they sound a bit like an very good Aussie duo from Nth Qld who played in Newcastle last week called BusbyMarou.
Thanks BB, nothing getting done around here
My fave soldier song Aside from "I was only 19"