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"Andrew is an extremely creative individual, and is always spontaneous, especially in live performances. His shows feature anything from traditional Indian 'standards,' or ragas, to hard driving 'thrash-grass.' On his latest album, "Dance of the Good Life" (2000), he recorded a tune titled Three Mandolins, where he plays in 3 time signatures at once. This is the type of thing you can imagine Thelonious Monk doing. Nevertheless, the result (in stereo!) creates a sensation of being inside a washing machine. This effect was very hard to recreate in MIDI, partly because there is no 'mandolin' tone available. To make the MIDI file more interesting, I have added a bass line which is not included on the recording. If you want to experience this trippy sensation first hand, you'll just have to buy the album." MP3 Sample of 3 Mandolins MIDI Version |
3 Mandolins painted by Rosemary Bond Gerhardy |
More info on Discography (all releases and year of release)
Latest Release - London Abstractions - CD & DVD - Nov 2011
hear first track "Dragon" on http://www.myspace.com/andrewclermont
plus low resolution Video clips at http://www.youtube.com/user/andrewclermont?feature=mhum#p/f
BluGuru - Ragas 2 Blu Guru - CD to order go www.bluguru.net
Andrew Clermont, Parvyn Kaur Singh & Josh Bennett are
BluGuru
Ragas 2 Blu Riches CD Launch Tour 2010-12
"Jeff Beck meets Ravi Shankar on the set of 'Oh! Brother Where Art Thou' while dancing in Rio!"
3 part harmonies, Guitars (Acoustic, Classical to Les Paul), Sitar, Dilruba (bowed Sitar!), Mandola, Banjo, Tabla (Indian percussion), Didgeridoo, Indian beat-boxing, Violin/Viola, Mandolin plus Bollywood to Indian Classical Dance.
Finally free from their bands (briefly), they've come to tell it all.....
A twisted taunt of Celtic Blues Swing Bluegrass Jazz Indian adventure.
The roads and flights between Kenya and Calcutta, London, Vancouver, LA & Oz weave a soaring night of music, song and story between Josh Bennett, Parvyn Kaur Singh & Andrew Clermont
- All in Dya Singh World Music Group (twice World Music Group of Australia), The Supper Club & The Lawnmowers (at the cutting 'hedge' of Bluegrass!)
Josh Bennett www.myspace.com/joshbennettmusic
Fresh from a tour of India and sellout performances at the Adelaide Fringe Festival (Fringe Award Nominee for Best Music), this internationally acclaimed music prodigy, master of strings, skins and hollow things, is launching his latest CD "Echoes of You" around the country. Presenting a musical journey on guitar, sitar, dilruba, tabla, didgeridoo, stompbox, plus throat singing, loops and Indian beat-boxing, Josh is a remarkable multi-talented artist.
Listen to the CD on CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bennettjosh
RECENT REVIEW:
"It was like Womadelaide stretched into a fifth day when South Australian musical maestro Josh Bennett took us around the world in almost two hours of global tunes. A sublime solo on a 12-string acoustic guitar set the scene for a captivating performance and highlighted Bennett's incredible fretwork. From there, it was a musical journey through India, the UK, South America, Europe and the US achieved on a massive array of instruments as Bennett and co weaved a magical mix of music. A simple yet beautiful acoustic guitar rendition of Edelweiss from The Sound of Music was a fitting finale and left the crowd content. ☆☆☆☆"
Ben Hyde - The Advertiser
Parvyn Kaur Bennett - www.myspace.com/parvynmusic
combines her rich heritage from ancestral Punjab with elements of jazz, blues, folk and country to perform in her own unique style. On stage since she was five, singing with her father Dya Singh in his World Music Group, Parvyn's stunning, pure and soulful voice has captured the hearts of audiences around the world. She performs traditional, contemporary and original songs sung in Punjabi, Arabic, Hindi, Malay, English and Portuguese, and also performs many styles of Indian dance, including Kathak, Bhangra and Bollywood.
Andrew Clermont - http://www.myspace.com/andrewclermont
has finally settled down, nestled in 6 (or so) bands / 5 or 6 instruments appearing in Austria/ Kenya/ USA/ Canada/UK/ Germany/ Taiwan/ Malaysia/ Hong Kong/ Singapore/New Zealand/ and Australia wide! Pumpkin powered in Totally Gourdgeous (Voted Best Live Folk Band '08); 3 time Bluegrass National Guitar Champ; flying with the Fiddlers Feast; very Australian as Terra Australis (Heritage Award & BushBand winners); and Celtic Conundrums - to be sure, to be sure!
Andrew initiated the NoHoldsBarred Fiddle Contest and is a Director to the Golden Fiddle Awards. These are both sponsored by Epoch Violins with Andrew touring the unique 5-string models while also sponsored/ assisted by Maton Guitars, Gilchrist Mandolins and White Swallow Banjos.
Yours in the Magic of Music, Andrew Clermont
‘Live at The Supper Club’
October 2003 
78min of our most classic mid-year concert to
date.
Featuring Dheeraj Shrestra (Dya Singh Group), The Lawnmowers, Mark Atkins (Didgeridoo at the Athens Games), with Parris & PuYu Macleod & Randal Wilson on drums.
At last, after 5 years and more of gathering performers under the guise
of "AC's Supper Club", we have it's first bold CD release (or more
specifically an official, by chance, 'bootleg'!).
The nights have been a kind of 'Fringe Club' to the Tamworth CM
Festival. A place where musicians like Oscar Awarded Sophie Raymond, Paul Wookey,
Peter Horan, Willie Qua (Galapagos Duck), George Washingmachine, Women in Docs,
Elizabeth Lord, Pat Drummond, Michael Fix, Sam McNally can relax or send other
players teetering on their guard rails of safety. Those who enjoy the taste of
fear (er.. flight!) as the music soars around them into unpredictable paths &
flavours have been gathering - up to 70 through the 15 shows in the week.
Now since 2002, there have been some mid year concerts to keep the
flame burning. These have leaned into more worldly zones with guests from Tibet,
Taiwan and Nepal as well as appearing at numerous schools & venues in the
700squarekm area of Tamworth, Armidale & Barraba.
October 2003 saw Andrew joining Dheeraj Shrestra (Tabla drums from
Dya Singh Group), Mark Atkins (Didg at Athens Games), Parris & PuYu Macleod
(perenial favourites on Piano & Flute) plus The Lawnmowers (see below) with local
drum whizz, Randall Wilson in a veritable 'quilt of expression'. The capture
is fresh, bold and soars as far as we've ever managed to go.
Mind you we can't call it squeaky clean, but there was just too much
fun to hide it away. 78mins of both kinds of music - Real & UnReal!
| 1. | Meeting of the Rivers - Sample (mp3) |
| 2. | Don't Sleep Too Deep!- Sample (mp3) |
| 3. | The Longing - Sample (mp3) |
| 4. | Rueben - Sample (mp3) |
| 5. | Light at the End of the Tunnel - Sample (mp3) |
| 6. | EMD - D - Sample (mp3) |
| 7. | The Quest - Sample (mp3) |
| 8. | Fly like a Bird - Sample (mp3) |
| 9. | Milk Cow Blues - Sample (mp3) |
| 10. | Daydreaming at Speed - Sample (mp3) |
| 11. | Wayfaring Stranger - Sample (mp3) |
| 12. | Storm Coming - Sample (mp3) |
Andrew Clermont's Supper Club Highlights 2004 DVD $25
What you’ll find here! A spritely condensed Best of the Best or curious from 15 concerts and the fellowship of players which gathered therein
http://www.andrewclermont.com.au/e-movies.htm#supper
the info is below, the clips at the link above!
Come soar with the many performers –
The Supper Club overview -
Andrew Clermont - Cort Guitar/ Epoch Fiddle
PuYu Macleod (Taiwan) - Flute
George Washingmachine - Fiddle
Sophie Raymond - Whistling!/ Vocals/ Guitar
(Animation Oscar Winner via 'Harvie Crumpet')
Willy Qua (Fiddlers Festival/ Galapagoes Duck) - Saxophone
Corb Lund Band - Canada (Apologies for the misprint in the film!! Dang!)
David Hellens - 3 time Banjo Champion with
(The Lawnmowers CD Launch)
Paul Wookey - powerful Voice & Guitar
- 2004 Special Guest of The Supper Club
And Band :
Christian Marsh - Harmonica
Parris Macleod - Piano
Ronny Rindo -Drums
Darryl Walker – Bass
Girls Night Pt 1
Roshani Priddis -Vocals
Sophie Raymond - Vocals
George Washingmachine - backing Vocals & Guitar
Leslie Avril - Vocals
Stephanie Eldridge - Violin
2002 NoHoldsBarred Fiddle Champion
PuYu Macleod (Taiwan) - Flute
Jane Brownlee, Andrew, Sujata & Jhana Allan - Fiddle Section
With Willow Stahlut-Kemp (2003 NoHoldsBarred Fiddle Champ)
Stephanie Eldridge (2002 Champ)
Finger Pickers Night
Tim Rickhards - Host
Mal Clarke (from Bullamakanka)
Jeffro (The Bourkenback Boys)
Ross Waldron
And Band:
Randall Wilson - Drums
Under The Influence of Jane Brownlee
Jane Brownlee - Fiddle
Andrew Clermont - Guitar/ 4 string Banjo/ Fiddle
Nigel Lever (Acoustic Shock) - Mandolin
Robbie Long (The Lawnmowers) - Guitar
David Hellens - 5-string Banjo
The Night of Harmonica
Tony Eyers - Diatonic (various tunings) Harmonica
Darren Mullan - Piano & Vocals
Andrew Clermont - Epoch Fiddle, White Swallow Banjo
Christian Marsh - Chromatic & Diatonic Harmonica
And Band :
Quentin Eyers, Randall Wilson - Drums
Bass - Darryl Walker
A Fantasia
PuYu Macleod - Flute
Parris Macleod - Piano
Andrew Clermont - Epoch Fiddle
Baroque Birthday
Tony Eyers - Baroque Recorder
PuYu Macleod - Flute
Stephanie Eldridge - Violin (Andrew's!)
Armidale's Gypsy Hotclub plays Rocket Pilot
Jhana, Lachlan (2004 Champ), Willow (2003Champ) - Fiddles
Ben - Double Bass
Joseph - Nylon Guitar
Andrew - Epoch Fiddle
Slide Night
Matt Hanley - Acoustic & Electric Guitars - and his Band
Bruce Reid (Canada) - Dobro (all metal)
With Barnaby Coman - Guitar
Gary Brown (Sydney) - Dobro
And Bands:
Sophie Raymond & Kata Haye (Oklahoma) sitting in
Andrew Clermont - Epoch Fiddle
Christian Marsh - Harmonica
Ronny Rindo - Drums
Darryl Walker - Bass
Parris Macleod – Piano
Stephanie Eldridge (2002 Fiddle Champ) plays Ray Schloefel's Blacktown Jig
- playing her 2002 Epoch Flagship Fiddle Prize
Andrew Clermont playing his Sunset Epoch Fiddle & Cort Guitar
The Band: Parris Macleod - Piano; Ronny Rindo -Drums; Darryl Walker – Bass
The Piano Night
PuYu Macleod , Darren Mullan (vocals), Parris Macleod,
Peter Horan, Ezra, Quentin Eyers - Acoustic & Digital Pianos
- All Together!
The Band:
Quentin Eyers - Electric Guitar
Ronny Rindo -Drums
Darryl Walker - Bass
Christian Marsh – Harmonica
The Lawnmowers featuring
Mark Atkins - Didgeridoo (Yirdaki)
David Hellens - Banjo
Andrew Clermont - F-5 Gilchrist Mandolin
Tony Eyers - Harmonica
Robbie Long - Cort Guitar
Dougie Bull - Double Bass
NoHoldsBarred Fiddle Championship
9 yr old Emily Little - Youth Award
17yr old Sujata Allan - Open Runner Up
16yr old Lachlan O'Donnell
- Open Winner of the $2000+ Gold Epoch Violin
Girls Night Pt 2
Merri-May Gill - Vocals & Guitar
Leah Briggs - Vocals & Guitar
Andrew Clermont - Mandolin
Hannah & Band
Jenny Shimmen - Vocals & Banjo
Kate McCarthy - Vocals & Guitar
Kata Haye (Oklahoma, USA) - Vocals & Guitar
Bluegrass Night
Paul Wookey - Guitar & Vocals
Nigel Lever - Mandolin
The Lawnmowers (see above!)
A-Mix-of-All-the-Nights
Andrew Clermont - Vocals & Guitar
Michael Fix - Guitar
Christian Marsh - Chromatic Harmonica
Randall Wilson - Drums
Parris Macleod - Piano
Darryl Walker - Electric Bass
Oceania Trio - Saxophones & Double Bass
A Last Look
The North Tamworth Bowling Club has supported Andrew Clermont's Supper Club
for the last four years and we look forward to many more. It is a homely, intimate
concert area with good food and yaknow - VIBE!!
Extra concerts came this year during the daytime with Normie Rowe & Friends,
Trevor Knight & Friends. We even had Johnny Young's Country Talent time
starting the day, and you'd be amazed who he got up to..er…sing!
However lets lastly have a quick crossection of the Supper Club with some Blues leanings as well.
Stephanie Eldridge twin Epoch Fiddles with Andrew Clermont
The Torpedoes (Newcastle Rockabilly)
George Washingmachine - Fiddle
Paul Wookey - Vocals & Guitar
Parris Macleod - Piano
Andrew Clermont - Fiddle
Johnny Young ! (The Morning After - Talent Quest)
And the new Star - Ted Trainer!
With thanks to the North Tamworth Bowling Club
Plus, filmed by Clermont
Dya Singh World Music Group
April 2004 appearance at the Thornleigh Performing Arts Centre
Keith Preston - Santoor (Persian Hammer Dulcimer)
Dheeraj Shrestra (Nepal) - Tabla
Dya Singh - Vocals & Harmonium
Parvyn & Harsel Kaur - Vocals
Andrew Clermont - Gourd Mandolin & 5-string Tucker Barrett Electric Violin
Filmed by Andrew Clermont
Andrew Clermont proudly remembers
Simon Nield - Acoustic Guitar
Birds & Car choreographed by the moose
Filmed by Andrew Clermont April 2004
Made in appreciation of time well spent on the films above whilst under
Simon & Family's warm hospitality - and 'cos he is, a great player!!
Bonus
Totally Gourdgeous – the Austrian TV Interview
Penelope Swales - Guitar, Carl Pannuzzo - percussion, Mal Webb - Bass,
Andrew Clermont – Fiddle – All singing and playing Gourdatiously!
And All that on Just one DVD!
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Andrew Clermont's Supper Club 2005 - A Summary!
The Summary of 12 DVDs!
1.The Gypsy Hot Club w/Clermont
2. Raymond - Sister
3. Steph & Net Eldridge
4. Sophie Raymond – Don’t go There
5. NoHoldsBarred Fiddle Contest
6. Clermont Special
7. Guitar Night – Clips
8. Ross Waldron – ‘Chicken Run’
9. Colin Brooks – Funky
10. Savanah Jo Lack & Michael Fix
11. Paul Wookey – Tamworth Blues
12. Girls Night – Clips
13. Steph & Net Eldridge
14. Wendy Jackson, Wu PuYu, Jo Lack
15. Piano Night - Steve Teakle
The Hammond, Ezra Matzenik
16. The Lawnmowers - genteel
17. Slide Night
w/ Brooks/ Loz Minson/ Kirk Steel
18. The Lawnmowers – Flatout!
Dedicated to Stephanie & Annette Eldridge and the young players they represent. Music can be learnt, can be drilled in or, as it is at the Supper Club, can be unleashed with a twinkle in the eye . It has little to do with airs and graces and a lot to do with a willingness to hold onto the guard rails of music offered – for player & audient alike!
2005 brought us surprises like magic songwriter/guitar player Colin Brooks from Texas - led by soaring violinist Jo Lack plus Steve Teakle from Darwin - who brought his classic Hammond Organ, played the acoustic upright piano from the Club, the Melodica and Accordian let alone any percussion effect. Plus the return of Sup Club Favourite , Sophie Raymond
Filmed by Sunshine Poschinger & Jason Dunbar
Photos by Tony Curran, Wendy M Jackson, Clermont & sketch by Ria
However, there being 12 more DVDs from the Week's 15 shows
- you may well want to delve in a little deep and watch some favourites or discover some new!
Just $25 each quite a deal can be reached for more extensive orders!
Which Player Where?
Barney Wakeford – 9,10
Belinda Walmsley – 1,5,11,12
Colin Brooks – 2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12
Christian Marsh – 3,4,7,10,12
Darren Mullan – 5, 9
Darryl Walker - 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12
Eldridge Sisters – 1,2,3,4,5,6,12
Gary Brown – 6, 10
Gary Steel – 12
Kirk Steel - 10
Gypsy Hot Club – 1,2
Jackie Marshall – 6,9,12
Jess Randall – 7,12
Jo Lack - 2,3,4,6,8,9,10,11,12
Kata Haye – 6
Karen Lynne & Pat Drummond – 6
Karen Waters – 6,9
The Lawnmowers – 1,11
Leslie Avril – 9
Marcus Holden – 6, 12
Michael Fix - 6
Quentin Eyers – 5, 9
Ronnie Rindo – 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Randall Wilson – 1,2,10,12
Paul Wookey – 4, 10
Sophie Raymond – 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12
Steve Teakle – 1,3,4,5,8,9,11,12
Wendy M Jackson – 1, 6,11,12
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Andrew Clermont's International Supper Club 2010 CDs Parts One, Two & Three!
Well over 3 hours of gems distilled from 30 hours of Supper Club!!
Part One features some of the larger events with contrasting intimate Dobro between
Part Two has a little more of the meet & greet between quite a few surprises!
And with Part Three the surprises just keep coming! A treasure to remember with
| 1. | The Fun of the Chase, Take 1 - Sample (mp3) |
| 2. | Something On My Mind - Sample (mp3) |
| 3. | Drive - Sample (mp3) |
| 4. | Breath Easy - Sample (mp3) |
| 5. | Extreme Dreams - Sample (mp3) |
| 6. | Happy as Larry - Sample (mp3) |
| 7. | The Fun of the Chase, Take 2 - Sample (mp3) |
| 8. | Circles - Sample (mp3) |
| 9. | Remember - Sample (mp3) |
| 10. | Adrenalin - Sample (mp3) |
| 11. | Moving On - Sample (mp3) |
Dance Of The Good Life by Andrew Clermont and Parris Macleod (2000)
Includes Top 5 Nomination for Best Instrumental in Golden Guitar Awards 2000 (trk 6 - Reeling In The Big One) and music from "The Night of the Piano" (see Andrew's Supper Club). Copies now available.
| 1. | Who Trod On The Cat - Sample (mp3) |
| 2. | Dance Of The Good Life - Sample (mp3) |
| 3. | Round The Bend - Sample (mp3) |
| 4. | The Light At The End Of The Tunnel - Sample (mp3) |
| 5. | Buggerlug's Boogie - Sample (mp3) |
| 6. | Reeling In The Big One - Sample (mp3) |
| 7. | Three Mandolins - Sample (mp3) |
| 8. | Time Changes Me - Sample (mp3) |
| 9. | Lonely Fiddler - Sample (mp3) |
Made In Taiwan - Live & Stormy (2000) - Andrew with Jenny Lester(Canada) & Daryl Jack Melbourne
A feast of Bluegrass recorded live at "The Barn", Leofoo Village Adventure Park, Hsin Shu Country, Taiwan. Only a typhoon or earthquake could stop the show . . . and the weather came close . . .
| 1. | Baton Rouge - Sample (mp3) |
| 2. | Heart Of Gold - Sample (mp3) |
| 3. | Y'all Come - Sample (mp3) |
| 4. | Strong Enough To Bend - Sample (mp3) |
| 5. | Country Roads - Sample (mp3) |
| 6. | House Of The Rising Sun - Sample (mp3) |
| 7. | Didgeridoo Blitz with Scotland - Sample (mp3) |
| 8. | Sally Ann - Sample (mp3) |
| 9. | Stay Young - Sample (mp3) |
"Totally Gourdgeous" Totally Gourdgeous (2000)
Totally Gourdgeous
play only instruments made of Gourds!
Penelope Swales - maker of the Gourdgeous instruments, songs, guitar. mandolin & Vocals
Mal Webb - fretless bass, trumpet, mbira, vocals, songs & laryngeal gourdness
Carl Pannuzzo - djembe, The Voice, foot rattle, percussion,guiro & guitar
Andrew Clermont - violin, mandolin, guitar, vocals
All performed in totally gourdgeous ways! Naturally!
Read all about the Totally Gourdgeous debut CD here...
New Totally Gourdgeous CD "D-vine" out in October !
- recorded at Metropolis Studios, Melbourne, engineered by Sirri.
Meanwhile, here's a few samples from the debut CD:
1. Turtle - Sample (mp3) 2. Jim the War Starts Now 3. Bow Doubt 4. Sister Gumshoe 5. Falling Song
6. Bike
7. Miss You
8. Brother 9 Try Change - Sample (mp3) 10. Roofrack
11. Aunty Betty
12. Strangers & Foreigners
13. Jabiluka
14. Little Green Fruit
15. Circles on the Ceiling
Check out these links for earlier photos of the Gourdgeous ones:
Poster Montages
Fav Band Montages
Albany Blowhole WA
"D'Vine" Totally Gourdgeous (2002)
1. Back in the Arms (Hanging with the Angels) - Sample (mp3) 2. Cup has no T - Sample (mp3) 3. Chains
- Sample (mp3) 4. Forest Ranger - Sample (mp3) 5. Green
- Sample (mp3) 6. Ringbark
- Sample (mp3) 7. Bantam
- Sample (mp3) 8. Ti - Skube - Sample (mp3) 9 Cope - Sample (mp3) 10. Brunswick St Cappuccino - Sample (mp3) 11. Meltdown at Indian Point - Sample (mp3) 12. Round & Round
- Sample (mp3) 13. Lunatic
14. Jacaranda
15. Thank you
"The Stroke of Midnight" Totally Gourdgeous (2005)
CD - "PunKin" - Totally Gourdgeous 2011
hear samples at
http://www.myspace.com/totallygourdgeous
DVD - The Bazaar Clips - see youtube for samples and http://www.myspace.com/totallygourdgeous
A$30
Terra Australis (2000)
Six piece Australiana, Bush and Good Times music. Winner of 'Battle of the Bush Bands' 1999 (as FowlHouse Jack). A vibrant recording, released with Southland/Outback Music. Produced, arranged, mixed and co-performed by Andrew Clermont . . . . . .
featuring
Nobby McManus – Lead Bush Vocals, Mandolin
Sky McManus – Harmonies, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Kenny Joe Blake – Lead Country Vocals, Harmonica
Andrew Clermont – Fiddle, Lead guitar, Double Bass, Dulcimer, backing vocals, final arrangements, producer
Jeff Cripps – Drums on CD, engineering.
Geoff Peterkin – Drums nowadays
Nick Harvey – banjo, organiser of recording (then restarted FHJ)
Joe Reeves – bass guide, harmony vocals (then left band)
| 1. | Wasn't That A Party - Sample (mp3) |
| 2. | Glenboro Wool - Sample (mp3) |
| 3. | Son Of The Southwind - Sample (mp3) |
| 4. | 50 Million Blowflies - Sample (mp3) |
| 5. | Dance Dance Dance - Sample (mp3) |
| 6. | The Whale - Sample (mp3) |
| 7. | Country Drag - Sample (mp3) |
| 8. | Throw Me A Line - Sample (mp3) |
| 9. | The Naked Piper - Sample (mp3) |
| 10. | Lachlan Tigers - Sample (mp3) |
| 11. | Capricorn Rain - Sample (mp3) |
| 12. | Ryebuck Shearer - Sample (mp3) |
Released in 1999 as they won the first of 3 National ‘Battle of the Bushbands’ contests, this debut album is a fairly earthy representation of Terra Australis. Produced by multi-playing member Andrew Clermont, it features some classic Australian bush and shearing songs along with some very classy tunes from the pen of Kenny Joe Blake (If he wrote about it then he likely did it!). Recorded at A# Studios in Sydney it was #22 on the 2000 Australian Country Music Annual Album charts. CAPRICORN RAIN went top 5 nationally on the Country Radio Tracks Charts and was an Australian Independent Single of the Year 1999 and Independent Song of the year finalist. They eventually won Best Heritage Track in 2002!
TERRA AUSTRALIS with their unmistakable blend of bush berserko, likable larrikin, contemporary and traditional music are surely Australia’s friendliest, good-timin’ band.
They began as Fowlhouse Jack and like all good band politics dis-banded just long enough to reform nearly the same group with a new name! As you do! A fun CD to listen to PLUS a bonus traded track on this version. A Didgeridoo & Drum Instrumental finish to lead you fully out into the never-never!
Congratulations – a fun CD is before you. There is also a bonus Didgeridoo/ Drum duet between Clermont & Jeff Cripps which slipped into this CD by chance, and replaces the last track.
The Terra’s have won the BushBand Awards, both as “Fowlhouse Jack” and then renamed as “Terra Australis”.
Mixed & intently laboured over by Andrew Clermont & Jeff Cripps
Recorded at A# Studios, Sydney, 1998
Executive Producer - Ian Mackay (Southland Music)
Home Grown #2 (1987)
One of a series of three albums released in the early days where Andrew includes other new artists in each production. However, on this tape , Clermont plays everything with equal fervor and clean technique - a serious collectors item featuring the Bluegrass Guitar Championship as indicated below . . . . .
| 1. | Let's Have Some Fun - Maguire's Pub Scenario |
| 2. | Lonesome Day - Win in 1984 |
| 3. | Brickwall Fantasia - Stephen Berry influence |
| 4. | Red Wine - Lonely winters by the fire |
| 5. | Dusty Miller - Win in 1987 |
| 6. | Big Mob - Runner-up in 1986 |
| 7. | Rocket Pilots - Fiddle Mania |
| 8. | State Of Mind - About people |
| 9. | Apple Butter - Win in 1985 |
| 10. | Just Like That - The way it happened |
| 11. | Doc Wyland's Reel - Dede of the Highlands & Corte Madera |
| 12. | I'm Alright - Can't live without 'em, can't live with 'em |
| 13. | Ground Zero - Poem by Micheal Dransfield |
| 14. | Soddy Daisy - Win in 1985 |
| 15. | Blacktown - Bothy Band influence |
BACKBEAT - The Sessions (1990)
Featuring:
'Radical' Rick Ide on 5 string Bass;
Daryl Melbourne on 5 string Stelling Banjo, Lead and Backup vocals;
Andrew Clermont on Fiddle, Mandolin, 5 string Electric Violin, Lead and Backup vocals;
Bruce Priddis on 5 piece Drum kit; and
Brian Dover on Lead Vocals, Harmonies, Songs and Acoustic Guitar (he'd like a 5-string though).
Recorded live and late at Tathra Studio (Moore Creek), October 1990. All instruments and voices recorded in stereo for stage sensoround reproduction. We put forward our best collective foot, left in laughs & jives plus a good dose of music of the moment.
| 1. | She's Long (Blue Yodel - Jimmy Rogers) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 2. | The Outlaw (J. Bolotin) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 3. | Working Man (B. Dover) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 4. | One Way Track (Ricky Scaggs/Wes Golding) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 5. | The Loner (B. Dover) | |
| 6. | Better Slow Down (B. Dover) | |
| 7. | Say Goodbye (P. Burton) | |
| 8. | Vamp In The Middle (John Hartford) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 9. | Get In The Wind (G. Place) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 10. | Forest Ranger (Green) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 11. | You Don't Think About Me (Stept/Palmer/Clear) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 12. | Higher Ground (B. Dover) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 13. | Magnificent Seven (Elmer Bernstein) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 14. | Great Balls Of Fire (Otis Blackwell) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 15. | Changes (B. Dover) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 16. | Flying Low (B. Dover) | - Sample (mp3) |
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Didgeridoo Interlude - Alastair Black (1996)
Featuring:
Alastair Black on Didgeridoo;
Stephan Richter on Cello & Fretless Bass;
Andrew Clermont on Violin, Mandolin & Dulcimer; and
Craig Lauristen on Percussion & Harmonic Flute.
This album combines the different worlds of Australian Didgeridoo, European Strings and Afro-American influenced Percussion in a completely improvised exploration of the spirit of nature. The spontaneous flow of music takes the listener on a journey through a collection of aural landscapes, each featuring a unique combination of melody, rhythm and emotion. Each journey is separated by a solo didgeridoo interlude which acts as a narration of the following soundscape.
| 1. | Clouds of Carpentaria | 8. | Interlude 4 |
| 2. | Interlude 1 | 9. | Shadowland |
| 3. | Return To Dawn | 10. | Interlude 5 |
| 4. | Interlude 2 | 11. | Teritories |
| 5. | Another Way Home | 12. | Interlude 6 |
| 6. | Interlude 3 | 13. | Dunes |
| 7. | Against The Flow | 14. | Interlude 7 |
| 15. | Moonraze |
The Longing (1997)
In those times I started writing an annual Xmas wRap - stories and the odd detail - covering the year's mischief and wanderings. Before you is a slice across the decade or more before. A rememberance of journeys, places, people met, families extended and the music which gathered it together or set it apart.
Beyond my guitar, mandolin, fiddle or vocals you'll hear "me mates" cut loose in their own style. For some it was a case of bringing the mountain to Muhammad. From Beecy ole & Liz Frencham harmonies to Jim Conway & Steve Gilbert Harmonica to Trev Warner Banjo and bar two tracks Peter Howell on Double Bass. But of course there are more surprises on the CD you find out! Two large reels of 2" 24 track tape, did the lap of Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney twice before the contributions from friends drew to a close. Well it had to stop sometime in the two and a half years since Richard Porteous first approached me at Tamworth's Longyard Hotel. He'd said, "its time to record . . ."
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The Crest of Gilmont - (Clermont & Gilbert)
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- Sample (mp3) |
| 2. | Julia Creek - (O'Hara Murphy) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 3. | Letters From Home (Dear Daddy) - (A., M. & S. Clermont) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 4. | The Longing (Clermont) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 5. | Stay Young (Gallagher & Lyle, Clermont) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 6. | Once Upon Arrival (Berry) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 7. | Song of Bernadette (Warner/Cohen) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 8. | Lights on the Hill (Dusty & McKean) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 9. | The Sweetest Song I Sing (O'Brien) | - Sample (mp3) |
| 10. | Ya-Be-Dah! (Berry) | - Sample (mp3) |
Fiddlers Festival Live (1997)
The Shortest, Fattest, Thinnest, Tallest 4 Fiddlers together for a photo shoot re Red Faces entry all wearing Pink Ballerina Tutus..... Well, that's where it started anyway. Ten years later they did their first Gig together and then since performed across Australia into HongKong, Japan and who knows when where else. But they always start the year at Tamworth Country Music Festival where you'll see Clermont still joining Marcus Holden, Clare O'Meara, Mark Oats, Gary Steel and beyond. This CD has most of the original line up with Clermont behind the scenes playing much of the Bass as well. A warm, emotional CD with a good deal of fine 'sawing'
| 1. | Minstrel Boy, Scaley Devils |
| 2. | Carthy's March, Lemon Tree |
| 3. | Rose of San Antone |
| 4. | Give Me Your Hand |
| 5. | Slow Boat to China |
| 6. | Danny Boy |
| 7. | Red-Haired Boy Set |
| 8. | Trade Winds |
| 9. | Ashplant Set |
| 10. | Talkin' Balkan |
| 11. | Adagio For Solo Violin |
| 12. | Dion Reel, Mouth of the Tobique |
| 13. | Ashokan Farewell |
– More amazing tracks from the
fun team.
Guitar (DVD) Mandolin (DVD) Fiddle (DVD) Digeridoo (DV Intro- The Pick
Wrist & Pick
Arm & Relax
Pick Rhythms
Stretching
Fret Hand & Strum
Into Bass Runs
Better Strum
Nimble Fingers
More Dexterity
Scales!
Picks again
Speed
Rhythm Dynamics
G run
String Break
Tuning
Rhythm Machine
Accents
More Tuning
Intervals
Ideas
Picking patterns
Extras
And
Last Fling
CDs etc
Soundtracks included:
Various from 'Dance of the Good Life' with Parris Macleod
Beginning
Peck the Pick
Useful D scale
Finger Placement
Pick Control
Relaxing the Pick
Irish trill
More D scale
Melody Shapes
Back to Basics
Cross Picking
Speed Exercises
Tremolo
Appeggios
Chord Rhythms
Intervals
CDs to Buy
Soundtracks included:
Two and a Dog & Spinach Inquisition - Totally Gourdgeous
3 Mandolins - 'Dance of the Good Life'Intro
Loosening up the Body
Holding the Bow & Violin
Loosening up the Hands
Accents for Bow Shuffles
Bow wrist movements
The Shuffle
The Note Intervals
Rhythms
More Shuffles
'Possum Up a Gum Stump'
Various Licks 1
Various Licks 2
Various Licks 3
Trills
Eb & G minor
For Fun
Revising Note Intervals
Wrap Up & CDsSoundtracks included:
Various Fiddle pieces from 'Happy as Larry' featuring Parris Macleod on Piano
G'day
The Lips
Circular Breathing
The Essential Circle
With Didg
Tone Changes
Breathing recap
Rhythm
Rhythm 2
Didg Talking
Mid Summary
Long Breath
All together
Low Tone
Other Didgeridoos
Harmonic Trumpeting
Big Didg & Pitch
Wrap Up
Soundtracks included:
'Didgeridoo Blitz with Scotland' (fiddle tune played by Jenny Lester)) - Live in Taiwan
'The Crest of Gilmont' - The Longing
“A Crash Course to Fiddling Freedom” (A very brief look!)
Guitar Technique (A very brief look!)
DVDs typically include
with Bluegrass to Folk - Rock - Country - a grab of Jazz - a twist o' lime!
A great guide to breaking out from classical bonds!
Containing what would normally spread through about 4 visits,
this one lesson will take you a long way.
Note: the Focus is on How to Play the Music, not the tunes themselves. The tools with which to craft the music. Catering also for those simply starting out, this one is for all-comers. “It’s like I’m patiently there to show you over & over till you’ve got it.”
Special bonus: YOU GET TO ORDER YOUR OWN LESSON!
Yep, send me back your questions or ideally return this DVD with yourself videoed and I’ll send back your next steps to take! It’ll be that easy. All other instruments will be attended as orders are taken in “Crash Courses for . . .”
You name it, we’ll show you how - APPLYING SPECIALISTS IN THEIR FIELD
DVDs are $50 (DidgDVD $30)- including 1st Bonus Lesson & enough steps for 5 lessons or more - great value!
Songs For The Soul (1999)
A collection of songs from Andrew's partner Pauline (during 1997 - 2008) for meditation and contemplation; created to help us experience Our Peace Of Mind. To be At One In The Mind Of God . . . At One With All Creation. Andrew provides musical accompaniment and backing vocals.
| 1. | I Watch The Pelicans - Sample (mp3) |
| 2. | The River Is Flowing - Sample (mp3) |
| 3. | God I Surrender - Sample (mp3) |
| 4. | Sing Together As One - Sample (mp3) |
Let the Sun In You Shine Through (2002)
-A Healing CD with meditation based on recovering from Abuse
Discovering who you truly are by a willingness to release and forgive.
When we have traumatic experiences in life such as mental, emotional and physical abuse we can become trapped in the conscious and or sub-conscious memory of that experience.
We either repeat negative behaviour patterns or resolve to bring about change.
To experience healing is to release and forgive. With this CD we have an opportunity to join as One Mind in healing for ourselves others andd the planet as a Whole.
| 1. | Amazing grace - Sample (mp3) |
| 2. | I walk with God - Sample (mp3) |
| 3. | Trust - Sample (mp3) |
| 4. | Silent tears - Sample (mp3) |
| 5. | Fiddle interlude - Sample (mp3) |
| 6. | Let the sun shine - Sample (mp3) |
| 7. | Let life be - Sample (mp3) |
| 8. | Fiddle interlude - Sample (mp3) |
| 9. | Spoken meditation - Sample (mp3) |
Books - Please click the cover images to view a sample page. Email me for contact to Pauline
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All Is One (2002) Written and Illustrated by Pauline |
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Giving Thanks Written and Illustrated by Pauline |
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Songs for the Soul (QuickTime sample, 1.2MB) |
Dec, 2011
