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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 160

Lance
Ferguson and friends


Handbrake
- Tim Rogers, renowned You Am I boss, fronting the Bamboos in 2015,
from their album The Rules Of Attraction.


This
Is How You Do It - the Bamboos, the title track to their 2023 album.


Runnin'
- Lance Ferguson's Rare Groove Spectrum Vol. 3, a 2025 release.


Feet
do your thing


In
Your Arms - Saskwatch, featuring singer Nkechi Anele and
multi-instrumentalist Nic Ryan-Glenie, we heard, from the 2015 album
Sorry I Let It Come Between Us.


Owerri
Disco Owelu Dreamhouse (pronounced Oh-WAY-lew), new music from Nkechi
Anele, Nic Ryan-Glenie and Co. The song is on their self-titled
album, which arrived in February 2026.


Treasures
from the vault


From
1967, that was The Loved Ones, three songs from Magic Box, their only
album.


The
Loved One


A
Love Like Ours


Everlovin'
Man


We
rock


Irresponsible
- Peter Black, his new album A Bowl of Spiders was released in
February 2026. Fans of Australian punk rock will know Peter Black as
Blackie, from the Hard-Ons and Nunchukka Superfly.


Dumb
- Tim Rogers and the Temperance Union, yes it's the guy who started
the show this week singing with the Bamboos, because Mr Rogers needs
to stay busy. It's from an album they made in 2005 titled Ghost
Songs, paired with a second album, Dirty Ron, and reissued in vinyl
in 2025.


Mother's
Cries - Lady Lash, from her 2021 album Spiritual Misfit.


The
way to go out


The
Secret Life of Trees - by an artist who goes by the name Flash
Poetry, from an album he put out in 2025 titled Reality, Now.


Get
Up (Raise Your Head) - Marshall and the Fro, from their self-titled
2007 album.


Take
Me to the River - Emma Donovan with a song written by Al Green for
his 1974 album, Al Green Explores Your Mind. It's the title of the
roadshow Emma is performing around Australia.


Respect
to the brave people everywhere who are looking after their families,
friends and neighbors in these trying times


Living
In the Neighbourhood - Cyndi Boste, from her 2002 album Push Comes To
Shove, for our weekly message of solidarity.


Dom
Mariani and the Majestic Kelp start us off, move us along, and tell
us when we're done.


Down Under Hour