Voyage: Australia

Since Blogger's been really mean to me over the last couple of days, and not let me log in, I've had plenty of time to think of new ideas for things I can post for you guys. One of these, was a sort of a musical tour around the world, which I shall call Voyage. I'm pretty excited about it, because it means I get to find new music from every country around the world! Woohoo!

Since I already post a fair bit of music, I'm just going to make this a fortnightly thing; one country every 2 weeks. One a week was too many, and one a month would've taken me forever!

My Voyage starts in Australia, which is pretty logical, since that's where I'm from... So here we go!

AUSTRALIA

I realise how hard it is to define one country's music in just a few songs, but that's not really what I'm trying to do. What I'm doing is bringing you any music from whichever country I choose. So for Australia, I've chosen 5 songs from very different bands and artists.They're all great for different reasons, and I'll explain those as I go through the music.

The 5 Australian artists I've chosen are: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, The Temper Trap, Powderfinger, John Butler, and Augie March.

Geoffrey Gurumul Yunupingu is an amazing musician. I chose this song, 'History (I Was Born Blind)' because it has a great story, and his voice is just incredible. It's one of his best songs, and it's one that can be listened to over and over again.

This song by The Temper Trap, 'Fader', represents travelling around Australia, and it represents friendship. It's a driving song, or it makes a good one anyway; perfect for a roadtrip with your friends. Whether you're travelling west, or along the coast, it's such a feel good song, and it's a must have when you're travelling around Australia.

This is a fantastic song by Powderfinger, calles 'Sunsets'. They're a Brisbane band, who've been around for ages, but recently, after many years of success, Powderfinger have called the quits and gone their seperate ways. This is a live recording from from their last Sunsets Tour, at the Riverstage in Brisbane, Queensland. I chose this video, because I was there, and I'm telling you, it was an awesome night. These guys are incredible live, and it was great to be at one of their last shows.

This is John Butler solo, playing 'Ocean'. It's such an impressive and beautiful piece of music, and it's pretty cool that just one guy can do so much with one guitar.

This song 'One Crowded Hour', by Augie March is just great. That's about all I have to say about it. Just a great show of talent.