MOON CALLER combines Penny Davies' moving vocals with Roger Ilott's artistry on acoustic and electric guitars, and features the duo's son Jordan on drums along with Roger's 1970's Rusty Dusty Bros. band mate Jed Hudson on bass, creating a strong rhythmic feel throughout – folk-rock at its absolute best.
MOON CALLER blasts off with She's Like A Tree, a song for a fabulous friend, Aurelia is Penny's story of emigrating from England by ship at age 14 and Four Horsemen gives a reggae twist to the Ned Kelly tale by Aussie poet Edward Dyson.
The Circle Game, by Joni Mitchell, is beautifully sung by Penny with a gorgeous acoustic arrangement with touches of Rickenbacker by Roger. Crazy Weather gives us a view of our planet from above – and tells us it's time to act. On O'Mara's Front Verandah we look down at a small town with affection, and The Goldfield, by Bill Scott, with music by Roger, shows us nature's healing power over the scars human beings often cause.
Wet Season Blues is a quirky traditional song from the north of Australia , done in 1930's swing style, while Song Of The Artesian Water , by Banjo Paterson, is given a powerful, yet restrained treatment which underpins the urgency of the lyrics.
Pte. Herbert Thomas Scard tells the tragic tale of Roger's uncle who went to war at 16. Must Have Been The Moon is a song from Roger & bass player Jed Hudson's 1970's band Rusty Dusty Bros, with a fabulous, danceable arrangement from the whole crew.
Armstrong is the story of the unifying power of the first moon landing – sadly so short-lived, while Goodbye To Your Schooldays is about a journey just as important – the journey into adulthood and in Peaceful, by Josh Bogin, we experience the power of song to give us peace in our harried lives.

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Three years in the making, BIG WATER, a new album by Queensland musicians Penny Davies and Roger Ilott , is set to enchant fans in Australia and elsewhere with fourteen thoughtful and musical tracks. Penny and Roger do not preach: their songs are narratives that inform in the way that a reporter does. This is illustrated in the title track ‘Big Water' , “a hymn to our precious rivers,” that Penny and Roger wrote together. For more information, click on the picture at left.
“ This is an album of standout songs. Every song a poetic gem in itself.” (Trad & Now)

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Tracks:
Turn The World Around
Werris Creek
Rusty Dusty Days
Big Water
When The Cooper's Coming Down The Humpback Whale
Listen To The Wind
The Angler
Pushing It Down
Back To The Sea Again, Johnny
The Hills And Rocks Of Home
The Once-Great Railway Family
The Magpies Said
Turn! Turn! Turn!

Penny & Roger's 2003 album and one of their folkiest yet! For more information click on the picture at right. Tracks: Dont Let The Murray Run Dry, The Injune Railway, 60 Miles from Cunninghams Gap, The Light of the Star, Stay On Shore, My Old Dog And I, The Western Mail, A Nautical Yarn, The Net, Plastic Container Of Plonk, The Long Haul, Love is a Lifeline, The Listening Land, Frost On The Wattle, Just A Bit Of Quartz, Sow the Seeds of Love, Stardust.

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Hey Rain - The Bill Scott Songbook collects together 23 songs in book form, some of which appeared on Opal Miner, a few more that have emerged since, and a couple of neglected classics from Bill Scott's considerable treasure-trove of Australian song. Includes: A Drovers Life, The Boundary Riders Tale, Brisbane Girl, Bundaberg Rum, Caboolture Days, Cane Train, Coal Train (Trust The Jesus Box), The Darling Bunyip, Hard On A Lass, Hey Rain! The Lighthouse Keeper & Herring Gull, The Light Of The Star, Where The Cane Fires Burn, The Monkeys Sing Soprano.
Compiled by PENNY DAVIES & ROGER ILOTT. For more information click on picture at left.

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72 minutes of memorable music! A lyrical and imaginative collection with a purely Australian flavour.
19 Songs including: Don't Let Em Close The Mill, On Top Of High Peak, Old Nugget, The Marree Line, Here & Now, Ups & Downs, Whenever You Come My Way, Well Meet On The Shore, The GST Calypso, Call It Flamin Hot!

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Restless Music's best selling album to date. Written by Bill Scott - one of Australia's finest poets - performed by Penny & Roger who have brought his work to the ears of millions of Australians.
The song Where The Cane Fires Burn was featured as the introductory music for the ABC Radio talking book Sugar In The Blood, by Bill Oliver, read by Drew Forsyth, and heard on Australia All Over. and on the album Macca's Sunday Best - A Collection from Australia All Over with Ian McNamara. The song was Number One on Macca's hit parade that year.
Hey Rain also features regularly on Ian McNamara's Sunday programme and appeared on the very first (double platinum) Australia All Over album

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Tracks include:
Where The Cane Fires Burn
Hey Rain!
Rain In The Channel Country
The Monkeys Sing Soprano, Trochus Boats
Tanglefoot Harry
Hard On A Lass
The Mungindi Ball
Brisbane Girl
Mount Tully Lullab, Cullendore Creek
Tales Of the Wind
Lullaby
Old Mans Song.

A collection of "the best" from 1983 to1998. Beside A Railway Line from this album appeared on Macca On Air - A Musical Selection from Australia All Over. Between 1984 and 1998 when this album was released, Penny & Roger's work was only available on vinyl (their first 3 albums) and cassette - so OUTBACK CAFE collects some of the tracks which would otherwise be unavailable - plus a few new songs.
The Monkeys Sing Soprano - written by Bill Scott - appeared on Macca By Request - Favourite Songs From Australia All Over - Volume 1 and Ridin' On The Fruit Train appeared on Macca By Request - Volume 2.

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FEATURES BONUS CD

The DVD of the much loved ABC TV feature programme on BILL SCOTT - folklorist, writer, poet and songsmith. The DVD features performances from MARCO GLIORI and TED EGAN and interviews with Bill about his long and fascinating life.

"What good is your life if it isn't a song?"

Bill Scott was a "folkie" for over 50 years. He wrote and sang and lughed his way into the hearts of people all over Australia.
Now the documentary about Bill that was played on ABC TV is available - with a bonus Audio CD featuring 18 of Bill's songs.
He's a story teller. He's Bill Scott - and this is his song!

"As far as I can ascertain, Bill Scott has spent most of his life being fiercely Australian. Well maybe fierce is not quite the right word if you know Bill, because whenever I meet him he's sporting that warm smile of his. Bill, and a few others like him, believe it is important to celebrate our distinctive national qualities. Bill Scott has, for many years, been writing our songs and stories. We hear them and we smile - they are our shared experiences..... If I can paraphrase a line taken from Henry Lawson; 'We as people are all better off for the muse of a bloke like Bill."

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BONUS CD Tracks include:
Where The Cane Fires Burn
Hey Rain!
Rain In The Channel Country
The Monkeys Sing Soprano
Trochus Boats
Hard On A Lass
Brisbane Girl
Mount Tully Lullaby
Tales Of the Wind
Old Man's Song

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Penny Davies made this classic album of music for very small children and their parents back in 2002. At first a limited release, it was soon very popular as a gift for babies and new parents. We are proud to announce its re-release.
“Lullabies” features 19 tracks, including seven Australian lullabies, nine traditional lullabies reflecting our multicultural environment plus three classically composed bedtime songs for children. |
The collection has been recorded with minimal or no accompaniment, so that the melodies and words are easy to hear and learn. Parents and carers will then be able to use the songs to soothe babies and toddlers as they fall asleep.
Legendary Early Childhood Music Educator, John Fierabend commented that "....this is how albums for children ought to be."
“By singing to your children,” says Penny, “You create a special bond with them. It has also been scientifically proven that babies who are exposed to music are more likely to be calm, to learn more easily and to become happy adults.”

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Another re-issue of a rare and special album - now available in limited edition CD Fair Wind Home was released in 1990 after Penny & Roger moved to rural Queensland and became parents. The album was only ever available on cassette as CDs were still very expensive to produce and vinyl was losing popularity.
Order your copy to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the initial release of this lyrical collection.

TRACK LIST: Up In The Queensland Mountains , Girraween, Tweed & Lismore, No Destination, Run Little Soldier, Little Stranger, By The Sea, Hard On A Lass, Deep Sacred Water, Old Man's Song, Dark Old Waters

Bonus Tracks: Moreton Bay , Dusty Rolling Plain, As Stock Go By, Mr. Eneos, Farewell To Campbell Street

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HISTORIC RE-ISSUE

First released on vinyl in 1986, Birchgrove Quay introduced Bill Scott's song HEY RAIN to the world.
The album went into several re-pressings, but then, as CDs replaced vinyl in Australian music collections, Birchgrove Quay went out of print. Restless Music is excited to announce the re-issue of this classic album on CD.
TRACKLIST: 
1. Feel The Year Turning 2. Balmain 3. Oh, The Mountains 4. When We Travelled The River 5. Hey Rain! 6. Norfolk Whalers 7. Nightfire 8. Ibis Dance 9. Return Of The Wild Birds 10. Homeward Bound 11. Gardens 12. Backwoods Bamboo 13. Slightly Dinted 
Bonus Tracks: 14. Wee Pot Stove 15. Otago 16. Deep Sea Tug 17. Ku-Ring-Gai Polka

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