Bush Verse, Comedy & Worse
hosted by Gregory North
streamed live on the Internet and on air on
Blue Mountains Community Radio BLU FM 89.1
from 10 am to midday alternate Mondays
| The program features some of Australia's great bush poetry interspersed with a bit of comedy and other things that we think are funny, which you may find are far worse. Artists heard on the program: |
| Artist | Products | Contact |
| 'Aitch' | CD Out of the Swag | 'Aitch' is a modern-day swaggy. Find him at a folk festival near you! |
| Les Barker (UK) |
CD
Arovertherapy
CD Up The Creek Without A Poodle |
www.mrsackroyd.com |
| Brian Bell |
CD
My First CD of Poems
Various Books |
PO Box 52
Glenbrook NSW 2773 Ph 02 4739 2219, 0402 906 543 brianthepoet@hotmail.com |
| Long John Best |
CD
More Than Winter Underwear
CD Bush Poetry In Motion |
12 Mercury Parade Mango Hill Qld 4509 Ph 07 3886 2660 longjohnbest@bigpond.com |
| Mark Both | CD Seeing Through Walls |
Yungaburra
Qld
Ph 07 4095 2702, 0438 193 206 tswagman@tpg.com.au |
| Harold Briggs | CD From the Horses Mouth |
23
Humphries St
Muswellbrook NSW 2333 Ph 02 6541 0156 |
| Jim Brown |
CD
Caring For The High Country
CD The ANZAC on the Wall CD “Banjo” & ANZACs |
Stanza
TV Pty Ltd
2-4 Bridge Road Richmond Vic 3121 Ph 03 9427 1777 Fax 03 9428 3406 jimbrown@stanza.alphalink.com.au |
| Jimmy Brown | CD Tall Tales & Teardrops |
3
Melia Close
Gilgai NSW 2360 Ph 02 6723 1439 gamepark@bigpond.com.au |
| David Campbell | CD Skycatcher Book Skycatcher ISBN 9780646473147 |
1 Spicer Street Beaumaris Victoria 3193 Ph 0400 468 500 camwriter@hotmail.com |
| Ellis Campbell |
CD
A Selection of Original Verse
Book The Final Muster Book The Gloss of the Bush ISBN 1 876409 10 X Book Shadows of Yesteryear ISBN 1 876409 34 7 |
1
Lawson Street
Dubbo NSW 2830 Ph 02 6884 1726 |
| Peter Capp |
CD
Australian Living Legends
CD It’s no crime to rhyme |
Somewhere in Western Australia? |
| Dylan Cartledge | CD Evolution | 5 Middle Creek Road Coutts Crossing NSW 2460 Ph 02 6649 3640 cartledge.david@gmail.com |
| Gabby Colquhoun |
Book
The Gift of The Gab
Book The Gift of The Gab Second Wind |
Gloucester
NSW
Ph 02 6558 1163 |
| Gary J. Cullen |
CD
Are You a Cowboy Mister?
Book Are You a Cowboy Mister? |
Manly
NSW
garycullen@artsconnect.com.au |
| Frank Daniel |
CD
Chuckin' Rocks
CD Saddle the Grey Book Chuckin' Rocks ISBN 0 646 38344 2 Book Bush Yarns and Poetry ISBN 0 646 25310 7 |
Ph
02 6344 1477, Fax 02 6344 1962
PO Box 16 Canowindra NSW 2804 fda70930@bigpond.net.au |
| Ken Dean |
Book
In Verse Down-Under ISBN 0 9578639 0 X
Book Broken Waratahs ISBN 0-646-34889-2 |
9
Korra Street
Marrangaroo NSW 2790 Ph 02 6351 3343 |
| John Dengate |
CD
Australian Son Volume 1
CD Australian Son Volume 2 |
Available through Shoestring Records on 02 4788 1157 or through the shops on order. |
| Derby Bush Poets | CD Derby Bush Poets Breakfast 2005 |
C/-
PO Box 67
Derby WA 6728 08 9191 1782 or 9191 1611 robowco@optusnet.com.au |
| John Derum | CD The Songs Of A Sentimental Bloke - Poems of C J Dennis | www.sentimentalbloke.com |
| Harry Donnelly | CD The Thoughts of ‘H’ |
Ph:
0417 162 997
readh@tpg.com.au |
| Dermot Dorgan | CD The Call of the Cappuccino – Songs of an armchair activist |
PO
Box 8409
Woolloongabba Qld 4102 Ph 07 3391 5159 dermot_dorgan@hotmail.com |
| Jack Drake |
CD
The Cattle Dog’s Revenge and other humorous verse
CD Dinkum Poetry CD Bronco Harry’s Last Ride and other irreverent verse Various books also available |
PO
Box 414
Stanthorpe Qld 4380 Ph 07 4683 7169 www.jackdrake.com.au/ info@jackdrake.com.au |
| Carmel Dunn (with Jennifer Haig) | CD I'm Better Than She Is | Nerang Queensland |
| Kathy “Bridget” Edwards |
CD The Good Old Days Book Bush Poetry – Laughter Love & Limericks Book An Angel On My Shoulder ISBN 0-646-45271-1 |
PO
Box 27
The Junction NSW 2291 Ph 02 4929 2840, 0408 228 710 kathy-johnny@hotmail.com |
| Kym Eitel | Book Wild Horse Rain ISBN 0975827707 Book Wild Brumby Heaven ISBN 978-0-9758277-1-0 |
PO Box 3655, Red Hill, Rockhampton. Qld. 4701. Ph 07 4936 1598 kymeitel@yahoo.com |
| Ray Essery |
CD
The Mullumbimby Bloke On The Road Again!
CD There's Only Two of Us Heerrre! with Col Hadwell. |
17A
Main Arm Road,
Mullumbimby NSW 2482 Ph: 02 6684 3817, 02 6644 8285 esseryrams@optusnet.com.au www.restlessmusic.com.au |
| Warren Fahey | CD Classic Bush Poetry |
Available
through ABC Shops
www.abcaudio.com.au |
| Cay Fletcher | CD The Grass Widow’s Reply | Ph 07 3482 3541 |
| Gary Fogarty |
CD
Bigger, Sharper Spurs
CD No Apologies CD The Tartan Saddlecloth Book Three Hats Later |
PO
Box 245
Millmerran Qld 4357 www.garyfogarty.com fogartygary@hotmail.com |
| Shirley Friend | CD Verbal Intercourse | Available through Shoestring Records on 02 4788 1157 or through the shops on order. |
| Marco Gliori |
CD Cowpokes & Indians CD Marco Gliori is Live Loud & Ludicrous CD Marco Gliori is Busted CD Marco Gliori – Up & At ‘Em Book Rise 'n' Rhyme ISBN 0-9577240-4-7 Book Hey You! Read these poems ISBN 0-9577240-0-4 |
PO
Box 999
Warwick Qld 4370 Ph 07 4661 4024 www.saddlesaw.com |
| Geoffrey W Graham |
CD
100 Not Out
CD The Man From Ironbark Book Rhythm of the bush |
PO
Box 36 EAGLEHAWK 3556
Ph 03 5446 3739 geoffrey@dinkumoz.com.au www.dinkumoz.com.au/ |
| Jennifer Haig (with Carmel Dunn) | CD I'm Better Than She Is | somewhere in Longreach Queensland |
| Melanie Hall |
CD
From The Bush To The Beach
CD Big Words |
Ph
07 4775 2457, 0429 868 488
melaniepoet@hotmail.com |
| Murray Hartin |
CD
Murray Hartin – Muz!
CD Murray Hartin – Fair Crack DVD Murray Hartin – Bigger Than God’s Undies CD Rain from Nowhere |
www.murrayhartin.com Ph 0419 606 116 |
| Jim Haynes |
CD
The Best of Aussie Bush Humour
CD Dipso Dan & other Silly Buggers CD Life’s a Laugh CD Words of Wisdom CD Well Spotted Book I’ll Have Chips Book Memories of Weelabarabak: Stories of a Bush Town Book Great Australian Book of Limericks Book An Australian Heritage of Verse ISBN 0 7333 0898 8 (collection of poems from various poets old and new) Book An Australian Treasury of Popular Verse ISBN 0 7333 1022 2 (collection of poems from various poets old and new) |
ABC
Shops & all good book & music stores
Singabout Australia PO Box 183 Kingsford NSW 2032 www.jimhaynes.net |
| Carol Heuchan |
CD
A Pocketful of Poetry
CD single Why Book Touching Tales ISBN978-0-9581821-3-3 Book Horsing Around – Australian Rhymes & Ramblings ISBN 0 9581821 1 6 Book Horseplay |
456 Freemans Drive Cooranbong NSW 2265 Ph 02 4977 3210 carolpoet@hotmail.com www.carolpoet.com.au |
| Vic Jefferies | CD The Ballad of Sweet Abigail and Other Poems |
Ph
02 9639 4911
jeffries@tech2u.com.au |
| Bessie Jennings | CD The Best of Bessie |
5/50
Table Street
Port Macquarie NSW 2444 |
| The Rhymer from Ryde – Graeme Johnson | CD Lager, Laughs & Lies |
Available
through Shoestring Records on 02 4788 1157 or through the shops on
order. Ph 0419 415 317 www.therhymerfromryde.com TheRhymerfromRyde@bigpond.com |
| Ken Jones | Book The City Slickin' Bard |
Ph
02 4928 1749
kenjones46@hotmail.com |
| Bill Kearns |
CD
Tales from Mulga Bull
CD More Tales from Mulga Bull CD Unstoppabull! Book Muster Swallowed A Bull ISBN 0 9585561 5 6 Book Bultitude’s Dog and other verses ISBN 0 9585561 1 3 Book The Billy’s On ISBN 0 9585561 0 5 Book Beware of the Bull ISBN 0 9585561 3 X |
44
Kent Street
Grafton NSW 2460 Ph 02 6642 2772 bilk@bigpond.com |
| Bernie Keleher | CD Having a Laugh & a Joke Before I Croak! | PO Box 13049 George St Post Shop Brisbane Qld 4003 Ph 0434 168 425 www.myspace.com/berniekeleher bernieandchriskeleher@hotmail.com |
| Denis Kevans |
CD, DVD
Fogs is the problem! Loosely Woven with Sonia Bennett & Denis
Kevans. Double CD recorded live at St David’s Church, Dee Why 2004
CD Shoulda Been A Champion Book 300 Funny Little Poems ISBN 0646353292 Book The Bastard who Squashed the Grapes in me Bag ISBN1 875285 39 7 Book Ah, white man, have you any sacred sites? Book The Great Prawn War and Other Poems |
www.deniskevans.net |
| Len Knight | CD Lenny Live at the Travellers Rest | Available through Shoestring Records on 02 4788 1157 or through the shops on order. |
| Jan Lewis | CD Beyond The Gate |
Ph:
02 6077 4332
poetfarm@corryong.albury.net.au |
| Ron Liekefett |
CD
The Edward Harrington Collection Vol 1
CD Paranoia And Other Disorders |
Queensland
rliekefett@dodo.com.au |
| Don Lloyd |
CD
Live at the Squatters Rest
CD The ‘Mongrel’ Bites Again CD The Mongrel’s Back… |
Grafton NSW Ph 02 6643 5170 |
| John Lloyd |
CD
The Land – Where Two Rivers Make a Creek ISBN 0 9751660 0 X CD Horse Bells and Hobble Chains Book From Wagonettes to Road Trains |
Calen
Queensland Ph 07 4952 1991 (SVP Sound Studio) |
| Garry Lowe |
CD
Australian Bush Poet
CD Echoes From The Past |
39
Seawind Tce
Berkeley Vale NSW 2261 Ph 02 4389 7873 |
| Bob Magor |
CD
Caravanning Bliss
CD The Exodus 5 other CDs & 7 books |
PO
Myponga SA 5202
Ph/Fax 08 8558 2036 |
| John Major |
CD
Australian Bush Poetry
CD Hand in Hand CD Memories of Gold |
PO
Box 312
Mapleton Qld 4560 Ph 07 5445 7701 majorjohn@bigpond.com |
| Neil McArthur |
CD
Golden Thongs
CD Love Thongs |
Ph
0400 131 852
macpoet@iprimus.com.au |
| Keith McKenry | CD Bugger the Music, Give Us a Poem |
5
Bonney Street
Ainslie ACT 2602 Ph/Fax 02 6247 9656 FangedWombat@Bigpond.com |
| Max Merckenschlager |
CD
Poems from Grenfell CD Poetry & Songs (available through donation to Medecins Sans Frontieres) |
RSD
2077
Caloote SA 5254 www.scriptsongs.com maxandjacqui@bigpond.com |
| Miles Merrill | CD What Night Knows | http://members.iinet.net.au/~milesmerrill/ |
| Bob Miller | CD Laugh with the Larrikin |
Available
through Shoestring Records on 02 4788 1157 or through the shops on
order. |
| Bob Miller | Book Poems of Bob Miller The Larrikin ISBN 0 9577240 3 9 |
Saddlesaw
Productions
PO Box 999 Warwick Qld 4370 www.saddlesaw.com Ph 07 4661 4024 |
| Col Milligan |
CD
Just Talkin' Through Me Hat
CD A Bloke Can’t Win |
113
Clarke Street
Benalla Vic 3672 |
| Maggie Murphy | CD A Little Bit Of Land |
PO
Box 199
Heathcote Vic 3523 Ph 03 5433 3783 maggiemurphy@bigpond.com |
| Naked Poets |
CD
Naked Poets...lie...v!
CD Naked Poets 2 Newdirections CD Naked Poets 3...Butt seriously CD Naked Poets 4 Swingin' Ockers |
See
separate listings for Ray Essery, Shirley Friend, Marco Gliori & Murray Hartin).
Available through Shoestring Records on 02 4788 1157 or through the shops on order. http://www.nakedpoets.com/ |
| John Norman | CD Bush Poetry | |
| Gregory North |
DVD
Man of Many Hats CD Fully Sick Mate |
5
Dryandra Place
Linden NSW 2778 Ph 02 4753 1197, 0425 210 083 www.gregorynorth.com.au greg@gregorynorth.com.au |
| Paddy & Glori O’Brien |
CD
The Irish Trio
Books available too |
PO
Box 404
Murwillumbah NSW 2484 Ph 02 6689 7274 irishtri@we.net.au |
| Palma Rosa Poets | Double CD Palma Rosa Poets Live | The English Speaking Union (QLD) 9 Queens Road, Hamilton Qld 4007 PO Box 1, Lutwyche Qld 4030 Ph 07 3262 3769 |
| Glenny Palmer | CD From the Lip | glennypalmer@dodo.com.au |
| Margaret Parmenter | Book Dick Smith’s Daughter ISBN 0 9751040 0 4 |
1
Avenue Street
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 Ph 02 6652 3716 |
| Denise Piccone |
CD
Bare
CD The Queenslander and other poems |
Somewhere
in Cairns Queensland
admin@spyderworks.fnq.net |
| Dave Proust |
CD
Prousty Live
CD Prousty Still A-Live DVD Prousty Still A-Live |
Ph
02 4384 5689
33 Boos Road Forresters Beach NSW 2260 www.prousty.com |
| Carmel Randle | Book Help ISBN 0646254901 Book I Need a Poem, Mum ISBN 0958584850 Book Favourite Poems for Aussie Children ISBN 0958584877 |
'Splendacrest' Prestob Qld 4352 |
| June Redmond |
Book
Poetic Stuff ’n’ Nonsense
Book Mirror Image and Other Verse |
28
Dan Avenue
Blacktown NSW 2148 Ph 02 9621 8476 |
| Anita Reed | CD The Hall at Apple Tree Creek and other poems |
Holland
Park Queensland
anitareed383@hotmail.com |
| Terry Regan | CD Through the Horse's Eyes & other poems |
282
Railway Pde
Blaxland NSW 2774 Ph 02 4739 1793, 0427 391 793 |
| Claire Reynolds | CD A Toast to Australia |
PO
Box 52
Gloucester NSW 2422 Ph 02 6558 2310 candcrey@tpg.com.au |
| Philip R Rush |
CD
Outback Poems
Numerous Books – Poetry That Would… |
224
Sunny Hills Road
Glen Huon Tas 7109 Ph 03 6266 6331 |
| Paddy & Alli Ryan | CD Thicker than water |
Singabout
Australia
PO Box 183 Kingsford NSW 2032 www.jimhaynes.net |
| Dennis Scanlon |
CD
You Know You're in Australia
Book You Know You're in Australia |
Ph
0427 328 633 denscan@bigpond.com |
| Ron Selby | CD Your Shout Mate | PO Box 77 Drayton North Qld 4350 |
| Noel Stallard |
CD
Aussie Bush Ballads
CD Aussie Characters 2CD Aussie Bush Poetry – John O’Brien – “Around the Boree Log” & “The Parish of St Mel’s” CD Henry Lawson in Song & Verse with The Hills Country Singers, Geoff Sharp, Ray Essery & John Major |
PO
131
Arana Hills Qld 4054 Ph 07 3351 3550 members.optusnet.com.au/~heritagepoetry heritagepoetry@dodo.com.au |
| Milton Taylor |
CD
Down Memory Lane
CD DU…X and Other Bush Yarns CD Horses And Horsemen CD The Saga of Cecil and Other Classic Poems |
Ph
02 6359 3374
miltonpoet@yahoo.com.au |
| Dan Thompson | CD Boots ' n' All |
Somewhere
near Toowoomba
Cal*Lyn Recordings Westend Qld Ph 07 4775 5965 |
| Mark 'Bushie' Thompson | CD Where else would a man want to be? | shonarosser@optusnet.com.au www.offtrackdigital.com |
| Jim Tonkin | CD Between You, Me and the Gate Post! | Ph 07 5547 7461 |
| Betty Walton | Book Bett’s Ballads |
Walton’s
Tintaldra Store Press
Main Street Tintaldra Vic 3708 Ph/fax 02 6077 9201 |
| Dick Warwick | CD Out West to Outback CD From the Range to the Strange CD Slumgullion |
PO Box 111 Oakesdale, Washington 99158 USA dwarwick@mindspring.com |
| Veronica Weal | Book The Crack of the Whip |
13A
Mowbray Road
Herberton Qld 4887 Ph 07 4096 3435 |
| Chris & The Grey – Merv & Chris Webster |
CD
Pull Up a Stump and Listen!
CD Blacklisted |
PO
Box 8211
Bargara Qld 4670 Ph 07 4159 1868 www.bushpoets.go.to bushpoets@go.to |
| Duncan Williams |
CD
Poetic Collection
CD Western Overland Drover |
CD
Poetic Collection
CD Western Overland Drover PO Box 746 Tamworth NSW 2340 Ph 02 6762 3286, 0402 618 574 duncan1969@hotmail.com |
| Roderick Williams |
CD
Travel The Red Road
Book Frogs and Dogs and Kids – Rhyming performance poetry for children Various other books also available |
www.rodwilliamsbushpoet.com.au bonzablu@tpg.com.au |
| Col Wilson (Blue – the shearer) |
CD
Still Whingeing? Absolutely!
CD Jim Haynes Presents Blue the Shearer (ABC Music) CD A Decade of Doggerel CD A Mixed Bag CD Esmerelda & The Cross-Eyed Bull CD Metamorphosis & The Thong |
Springwood
NSW
Ph 02 4751 5998 blushear@well-com.net.au |
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