From his home base in Sawtell on the north coast of NSW, singer/songwriter/entertainer and teller of tall stories, ERROL GRAY travels the country with his one man show THE BACKYARD BALLADEER. With his acoustic guitar, stompbox,harmonica and a dry Aussie sense of humour, ERROL regales his audiences with songs and verse of everyday life experiences that can only be gained by fifty years of living in this great country. Being from the Baby Boomer generation, ERROL has done the hard yards and has now hit the road to do what he loves best. As well as performing his own songs, ERROL has a vast repertoire of Australian classics from Slim Dusty to Paul Kelly to Cold Chisel. For inspiration for his own songs, ERROL has to look no further than his own backyard or over the neighbour's fence. Mundane domestic situations such as mowing the lawn, feeding the chooks, getting old, losing your hair and trying to lose weight are given the ERROL GRAY treatment with giggles guaranteed.

"Sawtell's Jimmy Buffett" - John Williamson

"In the true blue tradition of John Williamson and Kevin Bloody Wilson (but not quite as rude) - People magazine

"You can't miss him. He's the one without the hair singing the funny songs" - Anna Rose, Northern Daily Leader, Tamworth

"Errol's song OLD FART is the new Grey Nomad theme song" - The Travelling Fisherman Radio Show

Taking up where 2005's BUGGER ME DEAD! left off, Errol's new CD THE BACKYARD BALLADEER comically explores the issues that affect us all. This time around, government bureaucracy (WORKING FOR CENTRELINK), Indian call centres (I WANT TO TALK TO A PERSON) and the XPT (TRAINS) all come in for attention. Errol has even found a way to stop terrorists (TAKE ME WHERE THE WHITING ARE BITING).

15 brand new tracks guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

	BUGGER ME DEAD! 2005 - A collection of the most requested comedy songs from Errol's "live" show. Six previously released classics join 11 new originals such as Ducks Guts on Toast, Old Fart, Number 97 to the Snackbar Please and The Town With No TAB. With giggles guaranteed, BUGGER ME DEAD has become Errol's best seller.
	Journeyman 2000 - Featuring 6 studio tracks and 10 tracks recorded "live" at the Sawtell Hotel, this is Errol's most popular album. As well as his usual "beach ballads", Errol begins his foray into the world of comedy with cultural gems like Jenny Craig, My Oilspot is Still On Your Driveway and Thank God I'm Unemployed.
	Another Day in Paradise 1993 - Errol's first solo album reflecting the coastal way of life he enjoys so much. Featuring 12 Errol Gray originals such as Another Day in Paradise, The Women of Winton and This Is Our Town.
	The Complete Sons of the Soil 1986 - Errol formed the country rock band Sons of the Soil with his talented longtime friends Lloyd Jansen and Kelvin Nolan in Sawtell in 1986. With 18 great songs,slick picking and great harmonies, this album is as fresh today as it was back then.
	I Remember England (A Child Migrant's Story) 2003 -This single was inspired by Errol's old mate and former child migrant Mick Snell, who opened Errol's eyes to the plight of the thousands of child migrants who were shipped to Australia from England last century, only to lose their original identities and be used as virtual child slave labour. They call themselves The Forgotten Generation.
BUY THE LOT!!!	Get all 6 CD's for $60.00 BARGAIN !

You can purchase THE BACKYARD BALLADEER or any of Errol's previous CD's (listed below) by dropping a line and sending a cheque or money order to :- Errol Gray, P.O. Box 424, Sawtell NSW 2452.

Add $5.00 postage and handling for orders up to $50.00 and $10.00 postage and handling for orders over $50.00.

If you would like to use your credit card to make a purchase, you can use the Pay Pal facility located next to each item.

GIG GUIDE

8/5 Greenhouse Tavern, Coffs Harbour

16/5 Delungra Hotel

23/5 Toormina Hotel

25/5 The Pub With No Beer, Taylors Arm 1pm

14/6 Clydesdale Steak Barn, Casino 7.30pm

21-22/6 Coffs Harbour Caravan and Camping Show

4/7Cootamundra RSL

5/7Catalina Country Club, Batemans Bay, 7.30pm

6/7Sussex Inlet RSL 6.30pm

Greetings from sunny Sawtell!

My wife Deidre and I have just returned from our belated honeymoon. People ask “Where did you go?...Fiji, Tahiti or Bali?” and we tell them that we went to somewhere much more romantic and exotic than those places….we had our honeymoon in Wooli! What a top spot. If you don’t know where it is, I’m not going to tell you because it’s one of the best kept secrets in Australia. Why travel halfway around the world when you can have big fat oysters straight from the racks, catch a feed of fresh fish from the riverbank, surf uncrowded waves and walk along white deserted beaches, and it’s only a couple of hours up the road.

Now I’m back into it and hitting the road again. This weekend I’m going out west to the Cuttabri Wine Shanty, which I’m really looking forward to, and in a couple of weeks I’ll be in Queensland.

So, take it easy and keep smiling.

Errol