PETER SHEAHAN
And Friends
An Old country Farmer – Secondhand
Love – Excuse Me Darling – My Special Dad – Her Weight Makes no
Difference – Mothers Are So Proud – Wind on My Back – Songs My Mother
Sang – Stronger Than Ever – White Crosses – Hold The Ladder Lord – Smile
– I Don’t Live in Another Man’s Pocket – Enjoy What You Have – Wrong
Frame Of Mind – Where’s My Teddy Bear
Love – Excuse Me Darling – My Special Dad – Her Weight Makes no
Difference – Mothers Are So Proud – Wind on My Back – Songs My Mother
Sang – Stronger Than Ever – White Crosses – Hold The Ladder Lord – Smile
– I Don’t Live in Another Man’s Pocket – Enjoy What You Have – Wrong
Frame Of Mind – Where’s My Teddy Bear
Peter wrote seven of the sixteen songs on this delightful
CD. He’s an Australian, with an incredible hold on what country music
should sound like. This CD ‘And Friends’ is exactly that. Although I
don’t have a lot of information about what is happening with this
release, I believe it is Peter who is singing his own compositions. The
rest of the songs are done by friends, male and female alike. It’s
kind of like listening to a very nice one-song concert with a lot of
very talented artists participating. Peter himself, is an accomplished
country music singer/songwriter, and travels throughout Australia
performing. His song “Wind On My Back” must be a ‘capture’ of his
traveling experiences. He captures the hearts of his audiences and
ensures a good time is had by all when he is entertaining. He has
received a number “Song of the Year’ from the famous Tamworth Festival.
Backing throughout this project is pretty much basic traditional
country, steel, drums, guitars, bass, occasional fiddle, Dobro, all in
all a very nice adventure. I listened to every one of the songs on this
CD, and I’m actually quite impressed with what these folks are doing
with good old American country music. It’s the real deal, and though I
don’t like the drums too far out in front, rather I’d like to hear the
vocalist well enough to be able to understand every word, that’s about
the only fallacy I can find on this entire recording. And that was with
a female singer on “Where’s My Teddy Bear.” All in all this CD needs
to go to the Rural Roots Music Commission, who like me, likes their
country music country. Peter is at 109 Simpsons Road, Eaglehawk
Bendigo, Victoria 3556, Australia.
CD. He’s an Australian, with an incredible hold on what country music
should sound like. This CD ‘And Friends’ is exactly that. Although I
don’t have a lot of information about what is happening with this
release, I believe it is Peter who is singing his own compositions. The
rest of the songs are done by friends, male and female alike. It’s
kind of like listening to a very nice one-song concert with a lot of
very talented artists participating. Peter himself, is an accomplished
country music singer/songwriter, and travels throughout Australia
performing. His song “Wind On My Back” must be a ‘capture’ of his
traveling experiences. He captures the hearts of his audiences and
ensures a good time is had by all when he is entertaining. He has
received a number “Song of the Year’ from the famous Tamworth Festival.
Backing throughout this project is pretty much basic traditional
country, steel, drums, guitars, bass, occasional fiddle, Dobro, all in
all a very nice adventure. I listened to every one of the songs on this
CD, and I’m actually quite impressed with what these folks are doing
with good old American country music. It’s the real deal, and though I
don’t like the drums too far out in front, rather I’d like to hear the
vocalist well enough to be able to understand every word, that’s about
the only fallacy I can find on this entire recording. And that was with
a female singer on “Where’s My Teddy Bear.” All in all this CD needs
to go to the Rural Roots Music Commission, who like me, likes their
country music country. Peter is at 109 Simpsons Road, Eaglehawk
Bendigo, Victoria 3556, Australia.
Review by Bob Everhart, Pres. NTCMA www.ntcma.net
for Country Music News International