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.
Just remember, no matter how crappy life gets, things could be worse. Everyday on top of the ground is a good one so have a laugh and make the most of it. Tracks such as NEVILLE THE KNOW IT ALL, THE INTERNET BLUES, I JUST DON'T LOOK GOOD NAKED ANYMORE, CHRISTMAS AT OUR PLACE and THE ONION BAG will surely make you forget about life's little troubles for a while. 13 brand new songs and 2 brand new poems!
Click below to listen to some snippets of Things Could Be Worse - 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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HOW GOOD IS THIS - 2009. Featuring classics It's A Bugger When You're Ugly, Just Let It Rip, They Wonder Why You Drink and Errol's most popular song on iTunes - I'm A Bloke. 12 songs and 2 bush poems including Turdulence (The Dreaded Bedpan).
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BUY THE LOT!!!
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Get all 5 CD's for $70.00
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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3/2 CEX Coffs Harbour, BUSH POETS 2pm
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4/2 Buladelah Markets 9am CANCELLED
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5/2 Maitland Markets 9am
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26/2 Yamba markets 9am
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17/3 Pelican RSL 7.30pm
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23/3 Avoca Shire Hall VIC 7.30pm
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24/3 Moonameel Pub VIC lunch show
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25/3 Avoca Indy Music Festival, bush poets breakfast 8am
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30/3 Toormina Hotel 6pm
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7/4 Private Function
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BACKYARD BLURB FEBRUARY, 2012
Another great Tamworth Festival is done and dusted! We had sold out shows with our 3 RANDY POETS (we'll do a couple more next year) and good crowds with my solo shows. Thanks to everyone who turned up and said g'day and bought a CD or two.
To cap it all off, the only CD I've ever recorded and produced won a GOLDEN GUMLEAF for "CD of the year" at the Australian Bush Poet Laureate Awards for my old mate GRAHAME WATT.
As usual, February is a bit quiet, so I might put my feet up and maybe throw a line in.
Catch you along the road (or up the creek).
ERROL
NOW AVAILABLE
ON iTUNES
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DUCKS GUTS ON TOAST recorded "live" somewhere in Queensland in August, 2011