Foggy Highway

Product Description
Six years after recording his first Bluegrass album, Smoke, with Melbourne based Uncle Bill, Paul Kelly has returned to the genre. This time around, instead of using a ready-made band, he chose his pickers from Australia’s finest Ian Simpson (banjo) from the West, Trevor Warner (mandolin) from Adelaide and Mick Albeck (violin), James Gillard (bass) and Rod McCormack, the guitar-playing co-producer, all from New South Wales - then gathered at Rod’s studio in Terrigal on the Central Coast in mid-February where sixteen tracks were done and dusted in a fortnight. Bluegrass music, pioneered in the mid-1940s by Bill Monroe and his hard-driving band, The Blue Grass Boys, shocked and thrilled audiences across the southern United States on its first appearance. Like the hymns they spring from, Bluegrass songs remind us that we each face our Maker alone. They rehearse that lonely moment and, in their stark staring terror, find grace. It’s this tradition, as much as the instrumental exuberance, that Kelly is drawing upon: his songs, for all their warmth and compassion, have a taste for uncomfortable truth. In this collection, they show a deepening unease. Time’s running out but their mood is nowise contrite. It is haunted and, at times, aggrieved - a mood not entirely broken by the revelation with which the album ends. These songs fit their setting well. Initial copies of the album come with a bonus disc of outtakes from the Terrigal sessions: a brisk, bracing ‘Little Boy Don’t Lose Your Balls’; ‘Rank Stranger’, Albert Brumley’s peerless tale of alienation; the romping instrumental ‘Erina Valley Breakout’, named for the studio location; and Kelly’s own take on ‘Surely God Was A Lover’, the John Shaw Neilson poem he adapted for Jimmy Little’s Resonate.

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Foggy Highway

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Wonderful Paul Kelly
roots of Australia, leafs of today, sounds real!

Foggy Highway
Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys
Manufacturer: Cooking Vinyl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Smoke
Songs from the South: The Best of Paul Kelly
Nothing But A Dream
Words & Music
Gossip

ASIN: B000AV623S
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

Stumbling Block
Rally Round The Drum
Ghost Town
Song Of The Old Rake
Don't Stand So Close To The Window
Passed Over
They Thought I Was Asleep
You're Learning
Foggy Highway
Down To My Soul
Cities Of Texas
Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air
Little Boy Don't Lose Your Balls
Rank Stranger
Erina Valley Breakout
Surely God Is A Lover

Album Description

Six years after recording his first Bluegrass album, Smoke, with Melbourne based Uncle Bill, Paul Kelly has returned to the genre. This time around, instead of using a ready-made band, he chose his pickers from Australia's finest Ian Simpson (banjo) from the West, Trevor Warner (mandolin) from Adelaide and Mick Albeck (violin), James Gillard (bass) and Rod McCormack, the guitar-playing co-producer, all from New South Wales - then gathered at Rod's studio in Terrigal on the Central Coast in mid-February where sixteen tracks were done and dusted in a fortnight. Bluegrass music, pioneered in the mid-1940s by Bill Monroe and his hard-driving band, The Blue Grass Boys, shocked and thrilled audiences across the southern United States on its first appearance. Like the hymns they spring from, Bluegrass songs remind us that we each face our Maker alone. They rehearse that lonely moment and, in their stark staring terror, find grace. It's this tradition, as much as the instrumental exuberance, that Kelly is drawing upon: his songs, for all their warmth and compassion, have a taste for uncomfortable truth. In this collection, they show a deepening unease. Time's running out but their mood is nowise contrite. It is haunted and, at times, aggrieved - a mood not entirely broken by the revelation with which the album ends. These songs fit their setting well. Initial copies of the album come with a bonus disc of outtakes from the Terrigal sessions: a brisk, bracing `Little Boy Don't Lose Your Balls'; `Rank Stranger', Albert Brumley's peerless tale of alienation; the romping instrumental `Erina Valley Breakout', named for the studio location; and Kelly's own take on `Surely God Was A Lover', the John Shaw Neilson poem he adapted for Jimmy Little's Resonate.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Paul Kelly.......2007-01-08

Lovely, sweet, touching, tough. Such a good song writer. I saw Paul Kelly with the Waifs, and loved him. I listen to him often and hope he comes to the states again soon.

roots of Australia, leafs of today, sounds real!.......2006-10-02

Just good to hear. salut tout le monde.

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Beyond the Foggy Highway
Chris Opperman
Manufacturer: Purple Cow
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Walls Are Coming Down - Chris Opperman, Special Opps
Reminisce (When I Was a Baby Universe) - Chris Opperman
Build a Funky Loop - Chris Opperman, Special Opps
Don't Forget About Dre - Chris Opperman, Special Opps
Erik Is a Very Lucky Man - Chris Opperman, Kahlil Sabbagh
Someone to Watch Over Me/To Return to You - Chris Opperman, Kat Parsons, Special Opps

Average customer rating:

Not my favorite Paul Kelly album
another brilliant paul kelly l.p.

Foggy Highway
Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys
Manufacturer: EMI/Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009S4V8U
Release Date: 2005-05-31

Tracks:

Stumbling Block [CD-ROM Track]
Rally Round the Drum [CD-ROM Track]
Ghost Town [CD-ROM Track]
Song of the Old Rake [CD-ROM Track]
Don't Stand So Close to the Window [CD-ROM Track]
Passed Over [CD-ROM Track]
They Thought I Was Asleep [CD-ROM Track]
You're Learning [CD-ROM Track] - Kasey Chambers, Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys
Foggy Highway [CD-ROM Track]
Down to My Soul [CD-ROM Track]
Cities of Texas [CD-ROM Track]
Meet Me in the Middle of the Air [CD-ROM Track][Multimedia Track]

Album Description

Strictly Limited Edition version with 4 track bonus disc in two cd slipcase pack. This album is thematically a follow up to the 1999 Smoke album with Uncle Bill. The Stormwater Boys are gun musicians within the Australian country music scene and everyone involved feels that this is a real step up from Smoke. Like Smoke, Foggy Highway includes a mixture of reworked PK classics, new songs and covers of bluegrass standards. Capitol. 2005.

Album Details

Strictly Limited Edition Version with Four Track Bonus Disc.this Album is Thematically a Follow Up to the 1999 Smoke Album with Uncle Bill. The Stormwater Boys Are Gun Musicians Within the Australian Country Music Scene and Everyone Involved Feels that this is a Real Step Up from Smoke. Like Smoke, "Foggy Highway" Includes a Mixture of Reworked Pk Classics, New Songs and Covers of Bluegrass Standards.

Customer Reviews:

Not my favorite Paul Kelly album.......2005-09-25

As a big Paul Kelly fan, I found this album worth a listen, but it's not my favorite. Stumbling Block, the first track, is in my opinion the stand-out track. Beyond that, it is nice to hear old songs done in a different style, but the originals far outshine these versions. So my advice, buy the rest of his catalog and hear better versions and so much more buy an artist who deserves far better recognition in the USA.

another brilliant paul kelly l.p........2005-07-28

Beautiful new album from Australia's premier songwriter.Mixing Paul Kelly standards with new songs and a Louvin Brothers cover,Kelly and the Stormwater Boys turn in an exquisite and intimate album.Well recorded and atmospheric this is another winner from one this generations finest songwriters. Highly recommended.

Be forwarned however.In EMI's zeal to make this disc compatable with cd/dvd-a/dvd-v/SACD/multi-format computers you may have difficulty with playback.Only my DVD player would play disc without any glitches.

But really,it's just such a smashing album.

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Foggy Highway
Paul Kelly
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CQM3FM
Release Date: 2006-01-23

Tracks:

Stumbling Block
Rally Round the Drum
Ghost Town
Song of the Old Rake
Don't Stand So Close to the Window
Passed Over
They Thought I Was Asleep
You're Learning
Foggy Highway
Down to My Soul
Cities of Texas
Meet Me in the Middle of the Air
Stumbling Block
You Can't Take It with You
Ghost Town
Song of the Old Rake
Don't Stand So Close to the Window
Rally Round the Drum
Everything's Turning to White
They Thought I Was Asleep
When I First Met Your Ma
Our Sunshine
Must Have Been a Hell of a Party
You're Learning
Meet Me in the Middle of the Air

Album Description

Re-release with a bonus DVD of Paul Kelly Live from the Enmore Theatre recorded July 15 2005. DVD contains approximately one hour of footage featuring performances with Kasey Chambers and Sara Storer. Capitol. 2005.

Album Details

Re-release of Paul Kelly's Album, 'foggy Highway', featuring a Bonus Dvd (Pal/Rc-0) of Paul Kellly Live from Sydney's Enmore Theatre - Recorded July 15th 2005. Includes Approximately One Hour of Footage featuring Performances with Kasey Chambers and Sara Storer.

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Foggy Highway
Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys
Manufacturer: EMI/Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0009Y25QO
Release Date: 2005-06-06

Tracks:

Stumbling Block [CD-ROM Track]
Rally Round the Drum [CD-ROM Track]
Ghost Town [CD-ROM Track]
Song of the Old Rake [CD-ROM Track]
Don't Stand So Close to the Window [CD-ROM Track]
Passed Over [CD-ROM Track]
They Thought I Was Asleep [CD-ROM Track]
You're Learning [CD-ROM Track] - Kasey Chambers, Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys
Foggy Highway [CD-ROM Track]
Down to My Soul [CD-ROM Track]
Cities of Texas [CD-ROM Track]
Meet Me in the Middle of the Air [CD-ROM Track][Multimedia Track]

Album Description

Legendary Australian Singer/Songwriter Paul Kelly Prepares To Deliver His Brand New Bluegrass Album 'Foggy Highway'.· Includes The Lead Track 'Song Of The Old Rake'. Capitol. 2005.