Six Hundred Outback Miles

While travelling on my motorcycle (The Red Devil, a BMW F650GS twin) I often get ideas for new songs.

The inspiration for “Six Hundred Outback Miles” came to me when riding between Barkley Station and Daly Waters in the Northern Territory, Australia. By the time I arrived at the camp site, the tune and the first verse were set in stone. Over the next few weeks I had the pleasure of musing with the lyrics while I enjoyed riding the roads of the Northern Territory and listening and learning about Aboriginal Culture and Country.

I have just finished recording this song, which is on my latest album, “Does it Rhyme?”.

The Photographs:

Charles Knife Canyon, Pilbara, Western Australia

Lake Argyle, Kimberley, Western Australia

Cape Range National Park, Western Australia

Great Northern Highway, Pilbara, Western Australia

Great Western Tiers, Tasmania

A Jump-Up, Channel Country, Western Queensland

Overlander Roadhouse, Western Australia

Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), Northern Territory

Daly Waters, Northern Territory

Pemberton, South West Western Australia

Aboriginal Art, Wyndham, Western Australia

Mt Roland, Tasmania

Playing Music Sticks @ the Katherine Markets, Northern Territory

Campsite Porongurup National Park, South West Western Australia

Porongurup National Park, South West Western Australia

Gig @ Kalangadoo Crafts, Narrikup, South West Western Australia

Uluru (Ayers Rock), Northern Territory

Aboriginal Rock Art, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory

Kimberley, Western Australia

Kings Canyon, Northern Territory

Kings Canyon, Northern Territory

Mabel Downs, Kimberley, Western Australia

Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory

Litchfield, Northern Territory

Kimberley, Western Australia

Porongurup National Park, South West Western Australia