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    As a taster to his forthcoming new record 'The Wayside Ballads Vol 1', produced by Shannon Bourne, Bill Jackson has released a two track single - 'Try' / ‘Somebody's Darlin' through Laughing Outlaw Records.

    'Try' and 'Somebody's Darlin' were recorded over two days with eight other songs at Tendertrap Studios in Northcote (Melbourne, Australia) and Engineered / Mixed by Roger Bergodaz - during September, 2014. They represent a defining intersection in Bill Jackson's music between his acoustic and electric roots.


    The Songs on the Single:

    TRY
    Information travels fast these days. So much is going on and so many good, hardworking people are trying to stem the tide of so many things that are at risk. The party goes on against a soundtrack of confusion. This was written against the backdrop of the ‘Occupy’ movement. Video at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKT4KCbQUYA

    SOMEBODY”S DARLIN’
    I guess everybody wants to be somebody’s darlin’ – we live in insecure times and more than ever people are lost in a search for self worth, where self image is challenged at every turn – ‘ lookin’ at that misty rainbow wonderin’ where it hides it’s soul’.


    ‘The Wayside Ballads Vol 1’ will be Melbourne singer-songwriter Bill Jackson’s follow-up to his 2011 release ‘Jerilderie’. The songs on this record were handed over to Melbourne musician/producer, Shannon Bourne early in 2014 with a view to making a record that was more electric, eclectic and rocking than Jackson’s previous few. He last worked with Bourne on ‘Diggin’ the Roots’ (2006) and had great respect for him not only as a musician with an eclectic taste but also as someone who had an instinctive appreciation for the lyric and feel in a song. The songs were pre-conceived during ‘around the table’ acoustic sessions/conversation and essentially recorded ‘live’ over two days to capture ten performances from a band that had never rehearsed or played together before. The other common link on this recording is Pete Fidler, Jackson’s constant musical companion since 2006. They have travelled a long road together. A musician’s musician, Fidler got to showcase his electric roots and brilliance in a side of him here that people rarely get to see. Bourne brought in the brilliant rhythm section of Dean Addison and Roger Bergodaz and they proved to be the perfect foil for this group of songs.

    The Band:
    Bill Jackson (Vocals)
    Pete Fidler (Lap Steel/Electric Guitar)
    Shannon Bourne (Electric Guitars)
    Dean Addison (Upright Bass)
    Roger Bergodaz (Drums)

    Engineered and Mixed By Roger Bergodaz / Mastered by Adam Dempsey

    Includes unlimited streaming of Try / Somebody's Darlin' - (Single from 'The Wayside Ballads Vol 1' - Bill Jackson) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Get all 11 Bill Jackson releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of 1965, The Kelly Songs (Bill Jackson - 2023), The Wayside Ballads Vol 3 (2021), The Wayside Ballads Vol 2 (2016), The Wayside Ballads Vol 1 (2015), Try / Somebody's Darlin' - (Single from 'The Wayside Ballads Vol 1' - Bill Jackson), Jerilderie (2011), The Nashville Session (2010), and 3 more. , and , .

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I guess everybody wants to be somebody’s darlin’ – we live in insecure times and more than ever people are lost in a search for self worth, where self image is challenged at every turn – ‘ lookin’ at that misty rainbow wonderin’ where it hides it’s soul’.

lyrics

Verse 1
I’ve spent a life time watching out
Most things I couldn’t see
Spent my whole life trying
To be something and not me
It’s a simple revelation that I'm free to be myself
Than to be somebody’s darling
Trying to be somebody else

Verse 2
It's a sharp left at the back road
Down my lonely highway
Where I've squandered and wandered
Long nights and days
Looking at that misty rainbow
Wondering where it hides it's gold
Where your somebody's darlin', somebody's darlin'
And love ain't bought and sold

Verse 3
Pull back on this chestnut mare
Let her rest in a cloud of dust
We’re all cowboys in a playground
Shooting straight for love and for trust
If you'll only take a moment
To look inside my soul
Still trying to be somebody’s darling, somebody's darlin', somebody's darlin'
And that's the way I roll

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from Try / Somebody's Darlin' - (Single from 'The Wayside Ballads Vol 1' - Bill Jackson), released March 21, 2015
Try/Somebody’s Darlin’ is the first single from Bill Jackson’s soon to be released fifth solo album ‘The Wayside Ballads Vol 1’ through Laughing Outlaw Records.

Produced by Shannon Bourne

‘The Wayside Ballads Vol 1’ will be Melbourne singer-songwriter Bill Jackson’s follow-up to his 2011 release ‘Jerilderie’. The songs on this record were handed over to Melbourne musician/producer, Shannon Bourne early in 2014 with a view to making a record that was more electric, eclectic and rocking than Jackson’s previous few. He last worked with Bourne on ‘Diggin’ the Roots’ (2006) and had great respect for him not only as a musician with an eclectic taste but also as someone who had an instinctive appreciation for the lyric and feel in a song. The songs were pre-conceived during ‘around the table’ acoustic sessions/conversation and essentially recorded ‘live’ over two days to capture ten performances from a band that had never rehearsed or played together before. The other common link on this recording is Pete Fidler, Jackson’s constant musical companion since 2006. They have travelled a long road together. A musician’s musician, Fidler got to showcase his electric roots and brilliance in a side of him here that people rarely get to see. Bourne brought in the brilliant rhythm section of Dean Addison and Roger Bergodaz and they proved to be the perfect foil for this group of songs.

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Bill Jackson Melbourne, Australia

'His songs are gritty and real and come at you like a hammer, ringin' in the mornin'. Take it or leave it, he's telling it straight up' (Shane Howard)

' Take a chance and listen to some Roots Music that cuts across Borders...' (Keith Glass)

‘We heard Bill Jackson for the first time at the Unpaved Sessions earlier in the year and he’s up there with Paul Kelly’ (The Melbourne Folk Club)
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