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"Down
at the pub, or at a party, whenever you're stuck, for what to say,

if
you wanna be dinky-di, why don't you give it a try,


look
'em right in the eye and say g'day..."

(Slim Dusty)

Show 141

This
is how we make it funky


Waiting
Game - Bumpy. The singer Amy Dowd goes by the stage name Bumpy. She's
from the Noongar people of Western Australia. The song was on her
2023 EP Morning Sun.


Same
Old Fool - Checkerboard Lounge, from their 2023 album Rollercoaster.


Hold
On - Emma Donovan and the Putbacks, it was was on their album
Crossover, a 2020 release. Emma is of Naaguja and Yamatji heritage.


Love
Come Around - Lachy Doley on keyboards, with his band, recorded in
Studios 301 in Sydney on his birthday in 2021, in front of a small
audience and released as the Studio 301 Sessions. The song features
Mahalia Barnes singing - she is the daughter of Cold Chisel frontman
Jimmy Barnes.


I'm
Lost Without You - Marlon Williams, from his debut self-titled album,
which came out in 2015. He's from New Zealand and has been based in
Melbourne for many years.


Ride
- Yolngu rapper Baker Boy, from his album Gela, a 2021 release,
featuring vocals by fellow Yolngu singer Yirrmal Marika.


22-
Private Mountain, from their EP Optimism Cult, a 2022 release.


Let
Go of Love - Bleak Squad, the title track of this September 2025
release by a new group of experienced players: Mick Harvey, one of
Nick Cave's long-term playmates; Mick Turner, guitarist from Dirty
Three and a dozen other groups; Adalita, who has fronted the band
Magic Dirt for many years; and session drummer/producer Marty Brown.


Street
Lamp Stomp - Belles Will Ring, from their 2011 album Crystal Theatre.


Dead
Slow - Heavy Moss, a single they released In November 2024, and also
the title of their 2024 album.


Rootsy
soul


Other
Side of the Mountain - Suzanna Espie, from her 2012 album Sea of
Lights. It was Rhythms magazine's 2012 album of the year and is
receiving the reissue treatment in November.


No
Lookin' Back - Rockwell T. James, from his 1977 album A Shot of
Rhythm and Blues. As Ronnie Peel, he was in several successful bands,
including the Missing Links and the La De Das.


I've
Been Used - Vince Jones, singer and trumpet player, from his 1986
album Tell Me A Secret.


First
Step In A Homeward Direction - Mick Thomas' Roving Commission, from
May 2025, the title track of an EP released ahead of a complete album
expected at the end of October.


Intro-
exit, etc - Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp, from their album
Underwater Casino.




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