by Rita on Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:07 am
IP:
JW to release The Platinum Collection
In a career that has spanned more than 35 years, John Williamson has become one of Australia’s most respected songwriters and musical poets.
Over the course of his career, John has delivered songs that have changed the musical landscape of Australia and have stood the test of time.
On August 26, EMI Music Australia will release John Williamson The Platinum Collection, with more then 60 songs over three CDs covering John’s songwriting and recording career in chronological order, a release described as "a true retrospective, to date, of what has been an astonishing career that continues to go from strength to strength".
Tracks include Old Man Emu, The Breaker (with Narration by Charles "Bud" Tingwell), True Blue, Diggers Of The Anzac (This Is Gallipoli), Wrinkles, Queen In The Sport Of Kings, The Shed, You And My Guitar, Goodbye Blinky Bill (with Bullamakanka, Ami Williamson and Georgie Williamson), The Vasectomy Song, Mallee Boy, Galleries Of Pink Galahs, Raining On The Rock, Cracker Night, Cootamundra Wattle, The Budgie Song, Boomerang Café, Boogie With M’Baby, Rip Rip Woodchip, Shelter, Waratah Street, A Bushman Can’t Survive, Papa Whisky November, This Is Australia Calling, Tropical Fever, Three Sons, The Baggy Green (with Steve Waugh, Gavin Robertson and Boys Of The Bankstown District Cricket Association with Commentary by Alan McGilvray, Waltzing Matilda 2000, Salisbury Street, Raining On The Plains (with Sara Storer), Old Farts In Caravan Parks, Glory To Australia (with Pixie Jenkins and Warren H Williams) and Chandelier Of Stars.
Meanwhile, John is set to appear at the Drovers Festival, Camooweal, Queensland, on Saturday, August 26, following a series of appearances at the Festival Inter-Celtique, in France late July/early August.
After Camooweal, he will then launch his Stone & Wire Tour with special guest Warren H Williams scheduled to run over three months with around 30 shows ranging through NSW, the ACT, Western Australia and Queensland.