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Paul Greene Announces His New Album ‘Everywhere is Home’& Accompanying National Tour
With album sales now swiftly approaching 50 000, Paul Greene has built a loyal and enthusiastic following Australia wide through extensive touring and a series of critically acclaimed releases. One of Australia favorite troubadours, Greene has just announced that his eagerly anticipated new album 'Everywhere is Home' will be released April 26th through his own label Whirl records, distribution by One Stop Entertainment.
Greene was 'discovered' by Midnight Oil's Rob Hirst (with whom he formed the aptly titled duo; 'Hirst & Greene') in 2005, but it was his 2008 album 'Distance Over Time' that saw the pieces really begin to fall into place. With ABC's Radio National making it their 'Album of The Week' upon its release, 'Distance over Time' justified the many critics who regarded Greene as one of Australian music's best‐kept secrets. Illustrating the depth of appeal, at the opposite end of the spectrum, Nova anointed him Australia's best unsigned acoustic act of 2007.
A regular on the Australian festival circuit, in the past 12 months alone Greene has performed at; East Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Toyota Gympie Muster, Queenscliff, Festival Of The Sun, Coastfest, Caloundra Music Festival, Woodford and Peat's Ridge and his work has drawn praise from the likes of Ani DiFranco, The Waifs, Patty Griffin and Pete Murray – to name but a few.
Paul Greene - 'Everybody Gotta Little Love' by HeapsaWill
'Everywhere Is Home'
After showcasing at the Canadian Music Week in March 2010, Paul returns to Australia this April to launch his brand‐new album 'Everywhere Is Home'. Featuring 12 new tracks of Paul's distinctively versatile voice, full‐bodied acoustic guitar and tuneful harmonica, 'Everywhere Is Home' brings together all the appeal of his previous releases and augments them with a set of new experiences and lessons picked up on the road. From the plaintive lyrical assessment and insistent alt‐country pulse of Going To Take A Miracle through the fly on the wall self analysis and musical meander of Stay On, 'Everywhere Is Home' is the sort of album that feels like the road dust has only been brushed gently off.
In Greene’s own words: “This album is the most challenging thing I have done in my career so far. Every album begins as an unscaled mountain: You start off knowing where the summit is, but you can never know for sure the best way to get there. All that anyone else really gets to see is a snapshot of the view from the top. I have spent a few years wondering what would be the best approach, and I decided that using what I had was going to be more interesting that going into a studio where I would have every trick in the book at my disposal. I have been mucking around on 4 tracks since I was a kid, so I have been experimenting with recording for a long time. I have also recorded a few albums of my own, a few albums for or with other people, and a stack of production demos for friends. This, however, is the first time I have ‘released’ an album I recorded myself.
Hence the album features a wine glass solo, drums that don't sound like drums, and also features my wife on flute – one of two guest musicians on the record – which she hadn’t played the whole time I've known her. I think that this recording blew a few circuits in my brain – but I am proud of the results, because it captures what I sound like to me.
In regards to the title: we were on a particularly grueling 3 month run of shows to north Queensland with no air conditioning in our converted school bus. My Daughter (Lily, age 5) was missing home and her friends. I was trying to comfort her by saying that the bus was our home; and that she was Australian and we were in Australia, so she was home; and that she was from the planet earth, and we were on
earth, so she was home. She went silent for a long time, then from the back seat said to me in the rear view mirror ‘so dad – everywhere is home’.”
The Tour
The upcoming tour to launch 'Everywhere is Home' will be a rare treat for fans in that it will be the first time Greene has toured with a full band for a number of years. It will be the best of both worlds though, with all shows also featuring a solo set. For further incentive, the 'Everywhere Is Home' tour will be the last run of dates for Paul before he returns to Canada for the prestigious North by Northwest taking place in Toronto in June. Support is by Penny & The Mystics. Fronted by Penny Hartgerink (whose 'Four Days', hit No.1 on the national independent EP/Singles chart in 2008) the group has been quietly making a name for themselves performing regularly around the NSW South Coast, where their original mix of rock, reggae and new age roots music has won them a strong local following.
Paul Greene ‐Everywhere Is Home Tour
Supported by Penny & The Mystics (except WA)
Thursday April 15 ‐The Basement, Sydney NSW Call the Basement Box Office to book on (02) 9251 2797 (Mon ‐Fri 10 am ‐5:30 pm) or online at
http://www.moshtix.com.au/Event.aspx?id=30875
Friday April 16 ‐The Heritage Hotel, Bulli NSW
www.heritagehotel.com.au or (02) 4284 5884
Saturday April 17 ‐Milton Theatre, Milton NSW
Plus The Lucky Wonders Ticket Sales: Country Leather (02) 4455 3056 or online at http://tickets.oztix.com.au/Default.aspx?Event=13937
Sunday April 18 ‐Playhouse Theatre, Mittagong NSW
Ph (02) 4871 1086 or online at: http://tickets.oztix.com.au/default.aspx?Event=14874
Thursday April 22 ‐Lizotte's, Newcastle NSW
Book online at www.lizottes.com.au or (02) 4956 2066
Thursday May 6 ‐The Curtin Band Room, Melbourne VIC
Tix online at http://laingtix.oztix.com.au/default.aspx?Event=14131
Friday May 7 ‐The Baha Music Bar, Rye VIC
For Tix (03) 5985 2077
Saturday May 8 ‐Home Tavern, Wagga Wagga NSW
Tix (02) 6921 3117 or online at http://laingtix.oztix.com/default.aspx?Event=14062
Sunday May 9 ‐Front Gallery & Café, Canberra ACT
Thursday May 13 ‐Mojo's Bar, Fremantle WA
Sunday May 16 ‐Redcliffe on the Murray, Pinjarra WA
Thursday May 27 ‐Brisbane Powerhouse (Visy Theatre), Brisbane QLD
Tickets available online at www.brisbanepowerhouse.org or via Box Office on (07) 3358 8600
Friday May 28 ‐The Soundlounge, Currumbin QLD
Saturday May 29 ‐Joes Waterhole,, Eumundi QLD
Tickets available via (0 7) 5442 81444, or at Joe's Waterhole Gaming Lounge, Backbeat Records and S hake It Up Music
Thursday June 10 ‐Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide SA
http://lainngtix.oztix.co m.au/default.aspx?Event==14088
Friday June 11 ‐Sand Bar, Mildura VIC
Tickets online at http:///laingtix.ozti x.com.au/default.aspx?Evvent=14430
Saturday June 12 ‐Deniliquin Club,, Deniliquin NSW
Tickets online at http:///laingtix.ozti x.com.au/default.aspx?Evvent=14092
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