Friday, June 21, 2019

The Seekers





















Artist:  The Seekers
Origin:  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genre:  Folk, Pop, Easy Listening, Folk Pop, Early Pop, Folk Rock

Original line-up:

Judith Durham:  Lead Vocals, Piano, Tamboourine
Anthol Guy:  Double Bass, Backing Vocals
Keith Potger:  Twelve String Guitar, Guitars, Banjo, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals
Bruce Woodley:  Guitars, Mandolin, Banjo, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals

The Seekers are an Australian Folk Pop Quartet from Melbourne, Australia, formed in 1962 by Judith Durham (Lead Vocals, Piano, Tambourine), Anthol Guy (Double Bass, Vocals), Keith Potger (Twelve String Guitar, Banjo, Vocals), and Bruce Woodley (Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Vocals).  They were the first Australian Pop Music Group to achieve major chart and sales success in the UK and the USA.  They had Top 10 Hits in the 1960s with "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World Of Our Own", "Morningtown Ride", "Someday One Day", "Georgy Girl", and many more!.  In 1995 they were inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame.  "I'll Never Find Another You" was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011.  The Seekers have sold over 50 million records worldwide.















Title:  Farewell - The Golden Jubilee Australian Farewell Tour 2013  (2019)
Genre:  Folk, Pop, Easy Listening, Folk Pop, Early Pop, Folk Rock
Label:  Decca Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Come The Day  (2:57)
 2.  I'll Never Find Another You  (2:59)
 3.  A World Of Our Own  (2:48)
 4.  Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine  (2:34)
 5.  The Water Is Wide  (4:55)
 6.  When Will The Good Apples Fall?  (3:32)
 7.  Silver Threads And Golden Needles  (2:38)
 8.  The Olive Tree  (2:38)
 9.  Morningtown Ride  (2:53)
10. Myra  (3:18)
11. I Am Australian  (4:44)
12. Someday, One Day  (2:50)
13. When The Stars Begin To Fall  (3:20)
14. You're My Spirit  (2:43)
15. Walk With Me  (3:03)
16. Guardian Angel, Guiding Light  (3:48)
17. Louisiana Man  (2:31)
18. Colours Of My Life  (2:50)
19. Red Rubber Ball  (2:23)
20. Georgy Girl  (2:37)
21. Keep A Dream In Your Pocket  (3:47)
22. The Carnival Is Over  (3:43)

Personnel:

Judith Durham:  Lead Vocals, Tamboourine
Anthol Guy:  Double Bass, Backing Vocals
Keith Potger:  Twelve & 6-String Acoustic Guitars, Bazooka, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals
Bruce Woodley:  6-String Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals

Farewell - The Golden Jubilee Australian Farewell Tour 2013 is a live album by The Seekers, released on April 12, 2019 by Decca Records.  Fifty years after their spectacular story began, The Seekers finally said goodbye to live appearances farewell tour.  The album reached No. 3 on Australian Albums Chart.

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