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Bruce Watson
Folk / Acoustic / Comedy

Singer, songwriter, satirist, kids' entertainer



Melbourne, Victoria
Australia

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Last Login:  11/19/2009
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Member Since6/30/2007
Band Websitewww.geocities.com/brucewatson1
Band MembersCDs and Songbok

I've released five CDs and in 2006 produced a Songbook, which contains all the songs on all the CDs, plus lots more.

A MOVING FEAST
Smart Bombs, Dumb Politicians; Unfinished Business; My Pussy Cat Keeps Peeing on the Carpet; I Am the Very Model of a Modern Foreign Minister; Dad’s Clothes; Elvis is Alive; September 11; The War Without a Name; Sorry Song; Road Train; Lost Children of the Empire; Vasectomy Song; Nobody Should Have to Go Through This; Landlubber's Shanty; The Butterfly Effect

OUT MY WINDOW
The Man & the Woman & the Edison Phonograph; Up in Qld in the Wet; Toddler w Attitude; The Old Bush Dance; i Shared a Urinal w Martin Ferguson; Another Day in a Small Town; Outback Love Song; Pirate Song; Half a World Away; Olegas; Hello to Chaos, Farewell to Freedom; All Australian Boys Need a Head; Twilight Café; i Wish i Could Write Songs like Eric; Out My Window

REAL WORLD
Amazon; Accident of Birth; Pretentious Song; isa; Silent Conversations; Prince Charles Royal Talking Blues; Farewell Comrades; Trenches; My Best Friend; Real World Lullaby; Procrastination; Can’t See the Forest For the Trees

POLITICS, RELIGION AND SEX
Amazon; Save the Hippy!; Good to be Back in Melbourne; The Great Gorby; Would Jesus be an Ocker?; The Sperm; Song for Leonard; Folk Rap; 8 Trees; Eye of the Storm

ARE WE THERE YET? (Children’s songs)
Are We There Yet?; A Pig that Sings is a Happy Pig; Food Food Food; Spooks; My Pussy Cat Keeps Peeing On the Carpet; The Short Song; Beaut Blue Ute; I Wish that I Could Play the Didgeridoo; Tomato Sauce; The Pirate Song; Toddler with Attitude; Real World Lullaby; Knock Knock; Twinkles the Elephant; Henry the Hippopotamus; I Like Animals; I’ve Got a Brand New Baby Brother; The Slow Song; Don’t Give Your Hat to the Hairy Nosed Wombat; Mummy Says (You Can’t Do That)

101 SONGS (Songbook)
Words and Music of 101 original Bruce Watson songs, including all songs from all CDs. Jam packed full of fabulous words, great tunes, with musical notation, guitar chords and wonderful illustrations.

Prices

CDs/Book: $25; 2 for $40; 3 for $60; etc. The lot: $100 ($Aus)
CDs: Postage & handling FREE!
if the songbook is included in your order, please add $5 towards postage
(These prices are for purchases in Australia. Please make any overseas purchases through: http://www.duckscrossing.org/tradshop/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&zenid=nmp99dpmhcdjr0h2mo0ect8gi6&keyword=bruce+watson)

To purchase ...

Send a cheque or money order to:
Bruce Watson, 22 Tynan St, West Preston, ViC 3072, AUS
or email to find out more: jandbwatson at gmail.com

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   About Bruce Watson
Bruce is a major Australian songwriter and performer in the folk tradition, regularly playing at festivals and other venues throughout Australia. The likes of Eric Bogle, Joe Dolce, Greg Champion, Blackwood and a host of others have Bruce Watson songs in their repertoire.

Bruce has received heaps of songwriting awards, including the Declan Affley Memorial Songwriting Award at the National Folk Festival for 'Amazon', which has been recorded by Eric Bogle and several other artists. He has also won Port Fairy's Lawson-Paterson Songwriting Award and Maldon's Roddy Reed Songwriting Award.

He has five albums of original songs, plus a new songbook of his own compositions: “101 Songs”. He appears on over a dozen compilation CDs alongside artists such as Yothu Yindi and Christine Anu.

Bruce has a keen sense of the absurdities of life. Nothing is sacred, but many things are precious. A concern for people, the environment, reconciliation and for life's mysteries and ironies runs through his songs. His serious songs are both moving and challenging, and he is not afraid to tackle the hard issues. His humour can be sharp - or just plain silly. His act is one to be seen as well as heard, with plenty of audience involvement. Scourge of politicians and the pompous, weaver of fine and moving tales, and winner of numerous songwriting awards, Bruce will make you laugh, cry - and think.

Bruce has got together with the multi-talented Lyndal Chambers and Brian "Strat' Strating to form the Bruce Watson Trio, adding extra richness, lushness and excitement to his live performances.

REVIEWS:

Bruce has a rare talent, the best songwriter I have seen in a long time — Eric Bogle

Bruce Watson is a wordsmith, a teller of tales, a spinner of yarns. He is a contemporary songwriter with lots of stories he tells with passion and integrity. An Australian folk hero! — The Boite

Bruce is up there with the likes of Eric Bogle and Judy Small when it comes to writing and performing. One of the most entertaining and engaging performers at the Fesitival. — Illawarra Folk Festival

Amazon is the most important piece of music I've heard in the last 15 years. — Pat Fraser (Owner Twilight Café)

A talented singer/songwriter. He has a terrific rapport with the audience and a great range of songs — Peter Thomas, Radio 3AW

What a lovely album! Another Bruce Watson CD to add to my “play when I need to feel good about the world” pile — Judy Small

Fanbloodytastic. This album is one of the most impressive that I've heard in ages, and I hear lots. — David Miller, "Folkworks" 3MDR (on "A Moving Feast", Bruce's latest CD)


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Desperado Housewives

Desperado Housewives



Sep 9 2009 5:52 PM

Hello Bruce !  It's always lovely to hear your songs. Desperado Housewives will buy all of your cds if they ever manage to pull off one of their train robberies. (so far , plans have always been foiled)
Must get the washing in the oven .
More later
DH no3
Jimmy Dowling

Jimmy Dowling



Sep 9 2009 9:26 AM

Welcome aboard!
Melbourne Folk Club

Melbourne Folk Club



Jul 21 2009 11:55 PM

Thanks for an enjoyable afternoon.

See you again some other time.

Regards

Mel, John and Graham
Slightly More Off

Slightly More Off



Jun 23 2009 8:39 PM

Hi Bruce, Really enjoyed the house concert last Saturday. What a nice relaxed evening......thanks so much
GlobalThundaNetwork

GlobalThundaNetwork



Mar 3 2009 10:13 AM

Global Thunda Network
~meanderings~

John Lamp



Feb 2 2009 6:40 AM

Jan Dandridge

Jan Dandridge



Jan 1 2009 1:20 PM

Hey Bruce, Happy New Year to you and your family and I hope you all have a great 2009. Luv Jan
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Jan Dandridge

Jan Dandridge



Dec 26 2008 1:01 AM

Hey Bruce, hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas, Luv Jan
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Kath Tait

Kath Tait



Dec 22 2008 10:30 PM

Merry Xmas !
Amy Somers

Amy Somers



Dec 3 2008 5:43 AM

Hi Bruce
I am playing at Bender Bat - 635 High St in Thornbury, tomorrow night - Thurs Dec 4th - from about 8pm.
Love to see you there! Amy :)
Experience West

Experience West



Oct 13 2008 1:22 PM

Garry Carson Jones

Garry Carson Jones



Sep 22 2008 8:46 AM

Hey Bruce, sorry i missed your show. It is a great little venue at Candelo.

Hope to catch you soon.

Garry
Jessica Paige

Jessica Paige



Jul 28 2008 8:59 AM

Hi Bruce
Nice gigs you have lined up! Love the CD's of yours we have, that song about the last aborignal is very special!
Just letting you know that I have a residency at the Espy with the Paige Boys every Tuesday night in August and I am playing at the Ranges Folk venue with the band in a couple of months after years of trying to get in there..! Phew. Persistence pays off.
Jess :)
Pat

Pat H



Apr 3 2008 11:14 PM

Hi ..Thanks Bruce ..Please let me know if you head to Brisbane. Although I guess I would know anyway !!!
Check out www. folkrag. org and folk redlands. com. au
I do miss Victoria ..but not the weather !!!
Pat :))
Folk redlands
Khul®

Steve Boyce



Jan 1 2008 11:07 AM

Happy New Year and birthday Bruce.
Kath Tait

Kath Tait



Dec 20 2007 8:27 PM

Merry Xmas
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Todos Gitanos



Nov 25 2007 6:42 AM

thanks for the add!

Come down to Budapest Restaurant and Palinka bar for a night of gypsy music and great Hungarian food



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Zulya and The Children of the Underground

Zulya and The Children of the Underground



Nov 19 2007 10:52 AM

HELLO!

WE ARE ON AT THE SPIEGELTENT THIS THURS NOV 22, 7 PM. OUR LAST GIG IN MELBOURNE FOR AWHILE.

SEE YOU THERE!
Khul®

Steve Boyce



Nov 7 2007 1:11 PM

Thanks for the Add Bruce. Loved your work at Maldon.
Leoni Gardner

Leoni Gardner



Nov 6 2007 3:41 AM

Thanks for adding me as a MySpace friend.

God Bless from Leoni

Suzette Herft

Suzette Herft



Sep 26 2007 10:18 AM

Hi Bruce, Thanks for being my first virtual friend. This is all new to me. I need some help laying out the site - yours is pretty groovy. How do I put my profile onto your site? Any helpful tips appreciated. Maybe email me back on heartsongmusic@bigpond.com
There is a good singing session on at The Quiet Man in Flemington (opp. MacDonalds in Racecourse Rd.) on Wed Oct 3rd. Love to see you there if you are free. It's school holidays, so we'll probably take the kids also. It's run by Kathryn Clements and myself. Love, Suzette
Zulya and The Children of the Underground

Zulya and The Children of the Underground



Aug 13 2007 2:27 AM

hi Bruce!

good to see you again.

all the best!
Mad Ass Folk Club

Mad Ass Folk Club



Aug 1 2007 9:03 PM

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Tom Bolton

Tom Bolton



Jul 30 2007 8:05 AM

Another winner at Burrinja the other night, Bruce! And, look at those friends start to crowd round... even if some of them are just slightly off :-)
Jasmine

Jasmine



Jul 17 2007 6:17 AM

Hooray, I made it. Bloody hayband - you city folks don't know how lucky you are with broadband when we only have slow old hayband here in the bush...
It is currently 5*, but better than 10.30 a.m.when it was 3*...
Shiver me timbery bits,
xxxx
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