Monday 15 August 2016

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