When performing David sings and plays guitar and piano and banjo, with Paul Fleming on bass, Steve Kinrade on French Horn and Keyboards, Peter Jones on Drums along with backing vocals by Shelley Scown and sometimes Rebecca Barnard.
Extra sounds on "High and low" and "Swallowed by the sky" are by Shane O'Mara and harmonies by Shelley Scown. "Stranger", off the new album "Down every street", features Bruce Haymes on piano, Peter Jones on drums, Paul Fleming on bass, Steve Kinrade on French horn and Shelley on harmonies. The drummer and bass player featured on "Her Hymn" are Niko Schauble and Tony Paye in that order. Steve Hope played Harmonium.
Influences
Singers and musicians who sound like themselves.
Sounds Like
Me I hope! But please make up your own mind. You can also buy my albums through my website if you'd like.
In the early days David Hosking played with John Coltrane. Along with John Coltrane; you know........along with his records. He was a bit of a child prodigy........was John Coltrane.
David doesn't play jazz by the way.
We can go back further into the history of David Hosking although not much further than this......David attended a Little Richard concert while nestled in his Mother's womb. It was the tour of Australia where Little Richard had some kind of religious awakening and decided to throw all his jewellery
into Sydney Harbour.
A few months later David's Mother was lying on the examination table in the family doctor's surgery. His name was Doctor Starr. While David's Mother, Dawn, lay on the surgery table, his father Jack and the doctor stood on either side of her arguing about the Australian Rules Football Grand Final that both had attended the day before. This is the football game that only Australians seem to understand; but that's another story. Jack barracked for (supported) Essendon, while Doctor Starr barracked for Melbourne. Essendon lost. After the argument, and Dawn's examination was finally complete, Dr Starr told Jack to take her to hospital or he wouldn't get any sleep that night, because Dawn was going into labor. As Dawn got up off the table her waters broke and went all over the Doctor's blue suede shoes, ruining them................
"Down every street", the new album, hasn't officially been released yet but here's something nice that's been said about it!!!!!
“David Hosking should be one of Australia’s most recognised singer songwriters, there is no doubting that. Why he isn’t is a question that simply puzzles me. Any muso he works with knows it, any time he performs (and that is not enough) the audience know it, every time I play a track on radio the phones light up. It remains one of life’s mysteries but this is one secret I’m happy to share as often as I can. Not the most prolific artist alive (as he says in Version of Me “I won’t be rushed”), a new album from David is always a revelation.
Down Every Street is a sublime effort from a similarly sublime artist. As always the songs are strong, sometimes anthemic and sometimes poignant. The arrangements are understated but perfect, the lyrics honest, exploratory and bare. The moods range from stripped back acoustic sounds to brooding rock and roll with even a touch of mariachi horns. The musicians helping him out are simply expressing a shared joy at working again with superb material and a genuine musical enigma.
I have always believed Hosking’s earlier album Jack’s Boy to be an Australian classic. Well, he’s done it again. Stunning. Joyful. Inspiring. Down Every Street should be compulsory listening. I am in danger of wearing my copy out.”
John Carver
Presenter of “Across the tracks”
PBS Radio 106.7fm
Melbourne.
Down Every Street is an awesome album!!! I'm really enjoying it across the miles in NYC! Also loved the John Carver show that featured the album! For anyone who wanted to here 'across the tracks' from July 4th...For anyone who's curious, in hearing some music from this album go to this link: http://www.pbsfm.org.au/Documents.asp?ID=71&Title=Webcast You need to follow the directions...you join PBS 106.7 Melbourne (free and easy) then confirm your email...then log in and click on listen now and you'll see the live stream player open in the upper left it'll say 'live' in red and next to it is says 'radio on demand' (which is their archived programs), click on 'across the tracks' July 4th at 8am, and you can hear John Carver playing some of the songs from 'Down Every Street' as the feature album, mixed in with a good selection of other artist's songs mixed in...GREAT STUFF! Enjoy!
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Who: The Paige Capo What: Introducing their newest model, "The Clik" When: Summer NAMM 2009 Where: Nashville, Tennessee. Booth 1406. Why: Because you asked for it.
Ehy David thanks 4 the add!!! Your songs create a very sweet amosphere, compliments!!! If u wanna check out our tracks...we wanna know how do u feel about!! Cheers from Italy!! Luca
Rhythm Festival 2009
21-23 August
Twinwood Arena, Clapham, Beds, MK41 6AB
The Proclaimers, Alabama 3, Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, The Beat, Terry Reid, Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers, James Hunter, Alvin Youngblood Hart, The Blow Monkeys, Pentangle, The Strawbs, Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash and LOADS more...
http://www.rhythmfestival.net
Thanks for your friendship! Currently, we're playing locally here in the greater Houston area BUT if you or someone you know would like to book the band or our acoustic duo show we'll travel just about anywhere!! Drop me a line at mike@parrish-hundley.com!!!! Wishing you all the very best!!! - Mike
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