A stunning debut CD from Australians Toni Wood and Brian Heywood.

For more information about the individual band members, some live and studio sound bites then check out the website at www.woodworx.org. 

TRACK Listing



 1. From the Bush - 4:14
 2. Wrap Me in Yer Airms - 3:14
 3. Jim Jones - 3:55
 4. You'll Never Know - 2:51
 5. Augathella Station - 4:34
 6. Drunk on the Moon - 3:28
 7. On the Wallaby - 4:18
 8. Outback Australia - 3:00
 9. Gloomy December - 3:13
10. Streets of Forbes - 4:25
11. Forty Days of Rain - 3:29
12. Lay Down - 3:34

credits

Toni Wood - voice
Brian Heywood - acoustic & electric guitars, guitar synth & voice
Thomas Fairbairn - fiddle
Donna Whitlock - hand percussion & kit drums


Additional musicians

 ... in Australia 

 Peter Anderson - accordian
 Stephan Brown - fretted & fretless bass guitar
 David Hicks - kit drums
 Hugh McDonald - electric guitar


 ... in the UK

 Saskia Tompkins - violin & 'cello
 Siân Phillips - fiddle
 Brian Jenking - six-string bass guitar
 Richard Spooner - electronic kit drums
 Graham Goffee - electric guitar
 Paul Francis - fretless bass guitar
 Jacey & Brian Bedford - backing vocals (Lay Down)

produced by Brian Heywood
engineered by Hugh McDonald
              Steafan Hannigan
              Brian Heywood 
              Brian Bedford

recorded at Hugh McDonald's Studio, Melbourne, Australia
            Oisin Studio, Wolverton, UK
            The Point, Dunstable, UK
            Park Head Studio, Birdsedge, UK
            Siân's living room, Cardiff, Wales


Cover Art:

   rainbow at Lochranza castle, Isle of Arran © David Blühdorn [www.kirtanphotoart.com]
   fence © Brian Heywood
   Outback Australia © Brian Heywood

Special thanks to : 

   Steàfàn Hannigan - production advice 
         Bill Locke - use of his Fender Telecaster 
      Iain McLellan - help with the artwork
        Doug Jenner - for introducing Brian to "From the Bush"



Quotes

  "... - this is a beautifully produced album. A must for lovers of folk rock."
                          - Musician (Summer 2005).
 
  "More sharp, blistering British folk rock from one of the newest masters 
                    of the genre..."
                          - Crow and Wolf Music

  "... essential listening, and possibly the best thing you'll hear all year." 
                          - Jill Fisher (FiddleOn Magazine)

  "WoodworX's particular brand of contemporary folk-pop should appeal
   to a wide cross-section of listeners"
                          - David Kidman (NetRhythms.co.uk) 

  "sexy and unpredictable" - Score! Music Magazine

  "rocked-up folk with roo bars" - The Rake's Progress

  "Thank You so much perfectly brilliant Two Short PlanX!" 
                          - Serge Tikhanoff, Radio Penguin (Siberia)
 
  "Brisbane songstress supreme" - Loaded Dog Folk Club (Sydney) 

  "Don't miss this exceptional singer" - The Star (Glasgow)




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