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The Further I Travel - Jim Low


Highly acclaimed Australian singer/songwriter
Gary Shearston says:

"As you will discover, Jim Low gets about the place. He travels gently, digs out rich nuggets of Australiana, observes them acutely and with compassion, and then puts his historical vignettes to melodies that pass 'the old grey whistle test' with distinction. 
Go with him on his travels.
I think you'll enjoy the journey."

 

Review by Jenny Watson
Organiser of Sutherland Acoustic

Review by Margaret Bradford
House concert organiser and folk performer

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THE FURTHER I TRAVEL
Jim Low with Chloe and Jason Roweth
ID: Rouseabout Records MTCD02

TRACK LIST

    1. Towns on the Castlereagh
    2. Boyd's Tower
    3. Boundaries
    4. Dreaming With Open Eyes
    5. The Further I Travel
    6. The King (1907)
    7. Pennyweight Flat
    8. Myall Creek Massacre
    9. Engines of the Southern Cross
    10. Luna Park
    11. Songs of Peace
    12. Dancing in the Dust
    13. When Angledool Was Young
    14. Mr Eternity

Words and music © Jim Low except the words to The King and When Angledool Was Young which are based on poems by Jim Harper.

Recorded mixed and mastered in Millthorpe NSW by Chloë and Jason Roweth.

The lyrics are included in the 20 page booklet which was designed by Jim's daughter Susannah Low in her Briar Hill, Vic studio.

Performing on the CD are:
Jim Low:
vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Chloë Roweth:
backing vocals, mandolin
Jason Roweth:
fretless semi-acoustic bass, electric guitar

When Angledool Was Young
Mr Eternity

Above the Creek Bed


Respected folklorist and musician
Warren Fahey says:.

"Jim Low's songs deserve to be heard. They are genuine story songs that have a direct link to this land and this precious culture of ours. In many ways the songs link us to our history in the same way traditional songs served us in allowing us to record our emotional history. In this rapidly changing world many of our stories, especially those set in song, tend to be lightweight and dumbed-down. Many of them, masquerading as 'folk songs', are far removed from reality and, unfortunately, musicality. I've been listening to Jim's songs for some years now and have been taken by his ability to create and sing songs that get to the heart of the story, entertain and beg to be listened to again. This is a very satisfying selection of songs that should take his songs to a wider audience."

See Review by Col Johnson
Producer/Presenter Kaleidoscope Cairns FM 89.1

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ABOVE THE CREEK BED
Jim Low with Chloe and Jason Roweth
ID: MTCD01

TRACK LIST

    1. Sunny Corner Mine
    2. The Trapper
    3. The Country in Me
    4. Fields of Eldorado
    5. The Shiralee
    6. Like Mawson in A Blizzard
    7. Sailing Through History
    8. At Stringybark Creek
    9. Changed Our Neighbourhood
    10. Folksinger
    11. Myall Grove
    12. Margaret’s Song
    13. Negatives of Glass

All words and music © Jim Low except the words to Myall Grove which is a poem by Jim Harper.

Recorded mixed and mastered in Millthorpe NSW by Chloë and Jason Roweth.

The lyrics are included in the 20 page booklet which was designed by Jim's daughter Susannah Low in her Briar Hill, Vic studio.

Performing on the CD are:
Jim Low:
vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Chloë Roweth:
backing vocals, mandolin
Jason Roweth:
fretless semi-acoustic bass, electric guitar

Sailing Through History
Negatives of Glass