Stringybark - The Bushwackers Podcast

Dobe Newton and Roger Corbett chat about meeting Trevor Lucas in England in the 70's at Cambridge Folk Festival. We mention Barry Coburn, Mark Moffat Saltbush and talk about John Wood, who produced our Murrumbidgee album. 

I Am Australian is an iconic Australian song which was co-written by Dobe Newton and Bruce Woodley. Dobe and Roger talk about how the song was written and how it came to be the iconic piece of music beloved by many Australians. It's been translated into several  indigenous languages and remains one of the great songs in our culture. We talk about how we appeared on The Voice TV show and how that all came abouit and went down. This recording is available on The Bushwackers Australian Songbook Volume 3, The Official Dance album and our Youth Collaboration version on The Great Australian Lap. Enjoy!!

The Bushwackers, Dobe Newton and Roger Corbett discuss the song 'The Ballad of 1891'. It is a very important part of The Bushwackers' stage show but holds a significant place in Folk music history too. It tells of the great shearers' strike of 1891, which ended being broken up at gunpoint by state troopers and put 14 men in jail for their part in this union struggle.  You can find various versions of this great song on the albums 'Faces in the Street' and The Bushwackers Australian Songbook Vol 3. It's also on Band camp on the 'Jubilee' Album which has a killer guitar solo by Tommy Emmanuel and you can find this on our Bandcamp page.

Dobe and Roger talk about the development of the iconic song Waltzing Matilda. How it came into being and it's path from simple parlour song in the 1800's to the most recorded Austral;ian song in history.

Beneath the Southern Cross tells the story of The Eureka Stockade and the beloved Bushwackers Song. Link to the Music.  https://open.spotify.com/track/2sYFG7irBqLcG9TspUFjVw?si=9a733726ae1c4ca4

'Diggin' For Gold' is the story of The Bushwackers first foray into the Country Music scene and winning their first Gold Guitar in 1981. The Bushwackers have been inducted into the Roll Of Renown since then as well as the Galaxy Of Stars and the Hands Of Fame. And! Noses Of fame!!
Join Dobe and Roger for another slice of Australian history and culture told by The Bushwackers

In this episode #3 Dobe Newton retells the story of how he came to be in the Bushwackers and the hilarious adventures of the various bands in the early days of the folk scene. 

Stringybark-The Bushwackers Podcast. This week we feature the 'Red Hot Woodstove', which is an instrumental set of tunes from the Bushwackers in the 70's, leading Dobe and Roger to discuss the early days of the Bushwackers and the Melbourne folk scene. The music can be found HERE: https://thebushwackers4.bandcamp.com/track/red-hot-woodstove
This is from our Bandcamp site where there are many hidden gems of the Bushwackers recorded  history

The Bushwackers' Dobe Newton and Roger Corbett share their songs and stories on Stringybark – The Podcast.  
Episode One: ANZAC Day 
Songs: 'And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda', 'April 25' (The Bushwackers) and 'I Was Only 19' (Redgum).
The first in a series of podcasts planned around one song a week, to discuss and tell some stories about it. There'll be Australian history, of course, and some scurrilous anecdotes about our long 55-year career.