Before The Fall

2021

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Tracklist

1. 1
   Before The Fall

   A song to honour the elders.

   Russell Roberts — vocals, ukulele, clapping sticks · Jack Crawford — drums, bass, acoustic guitar, shakers, backing vocals · Andrew Clermont — fiddle, didgeridoo · Jack Strempel — keys · Kathryn Santospirito — flute, backing vocals

   4:34
2. 2
   Face To Face

   This song was written to honour the time when the setting sun and the rising full moon meet each other face to face.

   Russell Roberts — vocals, ukulele · Jack Crawford — drums, bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals · Jack Strempel — piano · Lawrie Minson — banjo, dobro

   3:44
3. 3
   Hydra

   Russell Roberts — vocals, ukulele · Jack Crawford — drums, bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals · Andrew Clermont — mandolin · Jack Strempel — piano · Lawrie Minson — accordian

   4:56
4. 4
   I Walk The Dark Streets

   Russell Roberts — vocals, ukulele · Jack Crawford — drums, bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals · Jack Strempel — keys

   3:45
5. 5
   Kingfisher Got The Blue

   The kingfisher is a totemic bird for me. I was raised by a river, so the kingfisher was always there, displaying its colours and talents. My granddaughter said recently, after drawing a kingfisher for me, that she could understand why I loved that bird – it is so beautiful. The kingfisher plays an important role in country, the environment, and also the inner world, the world of spirit and understanding. It is a guardian of the waterways, the creeks and rivers, and the mangrove estuaries. I wrote this song after my son had been ill with Ross River fever for 18 months. I was at my wits end and went outside to ponder what this was all about. A dead kingfisher lay at my back door. I knew this was a rite de passage for both my son and myself. I wrote this song and he healed.

   Russell Roberts — vocals · Jack Crawford — drums, bass, acoustic guitar, shakers, backing vocals · Andrew Clermont — acoustic guitar · Jack Strempel — keys

   5:00
6. 6
   Minyirr

   This song commemorates Minyirr, or Gantheume Point, on the southern end of Cable Beach, Broome, in the Kimberley region of north-west Australia. This place is of very important significance to indigenous people from this region, as I hope the song conveys.

   Russell Roberts — vocals · Jack Crawford — drums, bass, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals · Jack Strempel — keys

   2:35
7. 7
   Rolling River

   Russell Roberts — vocals, ukulele · Jack Crawford — drums, bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals · Andrew Clermont — mandola · Jack Strempel — keys · Lawrie Minson — steel guitar

   4:09
8. 8
   Seasons

   Russell Roberts — vocals, ukulele · Jack Crawford — drums, bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals · Andrew Clermont — fiddle, banjo · Kathryn Santospirito — backing vocals

   3:15
9. 9
   Taking A Long Dusty Road

   Russell Roberts — vocals, ukulele · Jack Crawford — drums, bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals · Andrew Clermont — banjo · Jack Strempel — piano · Lawrie Minson — harmonica

   2:36
10. 10
    Walk This World As One

    Our journey through this life.

    Russell Roberts — vocals, ukulele, shakers · Jack Crawford — drums, bass, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals · Andrew Clermont — acoustic guitar · Jack Strempel — keys

    4:34
11. 11
    Watch The Children

    Honouring our children.

    Russell Roberts — vocals · Jack Crawford — bass, acoustic guitar, shakers, backing vocals · Jack Strempel — keys

    3:00
12. 12
    Water Of Life Flowing In My Heart

    Evocation to the spirit.

    Russell Roberts — vocals · Jack Crawford — drums, bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals · Andrew Clermont — fiddle · Jack Strempel — piano

    3:58