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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 155
One
for the Deadheads - seeya, Bobby.
With
the passing of Bob Weir, it's timely to recognize the influence he
had individually and as a member of the Grateful Dead. This week
we're playing music that evokes that influence, even if only in our
imagination.
They
started as folkies
Nick
Charles -
his
song Fool’s Gold was
on his 2015
album The River Flows.
Begging
Bowl -
Geoff Achison,
recorded
in 2011 and released as
the album Live At the
Burrinja Cafe, which is
in the small Victorian town of Upwey.
No
Lookin' Back -
Rockwell T. James, from his 1977 album A Shot of Rhythm and Blues.
His civilian name was
Ronnie Peel and
he was in several
successful bands, including the Missing Links and the La De Das.
Bob
and the band loved country music
Bill
Jackson - Jerilderie, the title track to an album he released in
2011. Over the years Jackson has written several songs about renowned
Aussie bushranger Ned Kelly. Jerilderie is a tiny town in New South
Wales, which was raided by Kelly and his gang in 1879.
Let
Me At the Night - Ben Mastwyk, the title track to his 2025 album.
Maybe
She's In the Next Town - Junior, a 2002 release, the album titled
Restless.
King
Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are Dead fans
Sad
Pilot - from their album Flight b741, a 2024 release.
Straws
In the Wind
-
from the album K.W.,
one
of their
2020 releases.
No
Body
- from Changes,
one of their 2022 albums.
Go
long
Rose
City - the
Silversound, an all-star group led by guitarist producer Shane
O'Mara.
It's a
track from an album on
its way in
2026.
The
Dead loved nothing better than improvising a five-minute song into a
20 minute adventure.
The
Real Thing - Kate Ceberano
and friends, Mahalia
Barnes and Nikka Costa, from
a 2021 benefit
broadcast.
It's their version of
the Russell Morris 1969
single.
Long
Long Ago - The
Sand Pebbles,
from their 2011 album Dark Magic
Dom
Mariani and the Majestic Kelp starts us off, moves us along, and
tells us when we're done. Check out their 2003 album Underwater
Casino.
