THE BACKYARD BALLADEER
From his home base in Sawtell on the north coast of NSW, singer/songwriter and teller of tall stories, ERROL GRAY travels Australia with his one man show THE BACKYARD BALLADEER. With his acoustic guitar, stompbox, harmonica and a distinctly Aussie sense of humour, ERROL has his audience cracking up with songs and the occasional bush poem about everyday situations drawn mainly from his own experiences. With song titles like WORKING FOR CENTRELINK, THEY WONDER WHY YOU DRINK, JUST LET IT RIP and TURDULENCE (The Dreaded Bedpan) I'm sure you get the idea. As well as his own cultural gems, ERROL can knock out some great versions of Aussie classics from John Williamson to Cold Chisel.
Scroll down the page and have a look at the videos and have a listen to some snippets of ERROL'S songs and if you like what you see and hear, you can even buy a CD or two, and if you want to know more about ERROL just give him a call on the number below or shoot him off an email.
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WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT ERROL -
"Very entertaining" - Danii Minogue
"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, CM journalist.
Forget about the woes of the world economy and laugh along with 14 brand new songs and yarns that celebrate the fortunate life we lead in this lucky country. I'D RATHER HAVE MY HOLIDAYS AT HOME is self explanatory, why travel overseas when there is so much beauty just up the road, THEY WONDER WHY YOU DRINK is Errol's ode to those pesky Generation Y kids who never leave home and in JUST LET IT RIP, Errol has the answer to that age old question "When is the appropriate time to fart in bed?" All this and plenty more!
Click below to listen to some snippets of How Good Is This - or right click on link to save to your hard drive.
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THE BACKYARD BALLADEER 2007 - Taking up where Bugger Me Dead! left off, 15 tracks that comically explore the issues that affect us all. Government bureaucracy (WORKING FOR CENTRELINK), Indian Call Centres (I WANT TO TALK TO A PERSON) and terrorists (TAKE ME WHERE THE WHITING ARE BITING) all come in for attention.
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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.
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THE EARLY YEARS - 1985 - 2000. A 20 track complilation of the best songs from Errol's first 2 albums ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE, JOURNEYMAN and from THE COMPLETE SONS OF THE SOIL, back when Errol was trying to carve out a career as a "serious" singer/songwriter.
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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.
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BUY THE LOT!!!
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Get all 5 CD's for $60.00
BARGAIN !
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You can purchase HOW GOOD IS THIS 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.
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GIG GUIDE
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5/9 Toast Urunga 10.30am
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10/9 Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour 5.30pm
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17/9 South Grafton Ex-Services Club 5pm
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24-26/9 Texas Country Music Festival, Texas QLD
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15/10 Yamba Bowls Club 7.15pm
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29/10 Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour 5.30pm
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2/11 Stuarts Point Workers Club, Melbourne Cup Day 1pm
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19,20/11 Sons of the Soil 25 year reunion party, Sawtell Hotel
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BACKYARD BLURB SEPTEMER 2010
Greetings from sunny Sawtell!
Spring is here at last! I even put the boat in yesterday to see if the motor still worked... a beautiful day on Bonville Creek and a nice flathead in the bag to boot.
I've only got to come up with a couple more good songs for the new album, so I'm keeping my ears open for inspiration which isn't too hard in this crazy world. As I've always said "Truth is stranger than fiction."
Keep smiling and I'll see you along the road.
Errol
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ERROLS NEW MUSIC VIDEO "JUST LET IT RIP".
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