Paul Greene - Guitar, stomp box, Harmonica, smart arse comments, and also in charge of tequila dispensement. along with various other compadres.
WORK LOVE DANCE TRUST - New Video from Distance Over Time
TURN (live at Woodford Folk Festival)
THIS WAY (live At Woodford Folk Festival)
Influences
---- MY HEROES ----
Elbow; Ani Difranco; Augie March; Nirvana; Nick Cave; Neil Young; Crowded House; Midnight Oil; The Police; The Smiths; Ryan Adams; Nick Drake; Eliot Smith; The Beatles; Rolling Stones; Bob Dylan; Hank Williams; Patty Griffin; Randy Newman; Joni Mitchel; Split Enz; Ron Sexsmith; you Am I; Bo Campbell (and front end Loader)
---- CONTEMPORARIES ----
Melanie Horsnell; Tim Ireland; Peregrine; Loren; King, Tebbutt & Whistler; Bertie Blackman; Andy Clockwise; Wesly Carr; Carus; The Boat People; Leena; Those Bloody McKennas; The Wah Trees; The Backsliders; Dave Beniuke; Gavin Hammond;
Sounds Like
Paul Greene
THIS WAY (featured on Distance Over Time)
GET OVER IT (featured on Distance Over Time)
A new song taken from a live show: and a snippet from the new DVD. Filmed and Edited By Anna Georgia at Free World Films.
THE WHOLE OF THE MOON - Live From Brisbane Powerhouse
PAUL'S HOMEMADE CLIP FROM SOME SIMPLICITY
Paul Greene, who represented Australia as a sprinter at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, played music from his early teens as a way of funding his burgeoning athletics career. After racking up the miles in a variety of cover bands in Australia and the USA he was discovered by Midnight Oil's Rob Hirst who encouraged him to pursue his career as a singer-songwriter. Together the pair would collaborate on the 2005 album 'In the Stealth of Summer' under the guise of Hirst & Greene.
Since becoming a full time musician Greene has been given the thumbs up by The Waifs & Ani DiFranco, enthralled Kasey Chambers and inspired Ben Harper’s ‘Diamonds on The Inside’. He has sold nearly 50,000 albums independently in his native Australia (which, per capita, would be similar to selling 700,000 in the USA) however, until recently, his name was familiar only known to music industry insiders and an extremely loyal band of followers around the country. With the success of his latest CD ‘Distance over Time’ (on his own Whirl Records label, distributed by Australia’s leading distributor Shock Records) Greene’s music has reached a whole audience thanks to his constant touring, rave reviews and phenomenal live performances.
‘Distance over Time’ was ABC National Album of The Week late last year in Australia and has been a fixture in the itunes Roots Top 10 Albums since its release. The album is a wonderful showcase for Greene’s songwriting skills, justifying the many critics who regard him as one of Australian music’s best-kept secrets. Radio station 3PBS’s tipped it as one of the Best Roots albums on week of release while Rhythms proclaimed “Paul Greene is one gifted musician. He sings like a friggin’ angel.”
Sydney Morning Herald’s Bernard Zuel remarked how he moves effortlessly “from rustic folk-pop to unreconstructed rocker; from herbal roots ex-surfer type to intense singer-songwriter”. "Greene's genuine songwriting stands above all else" proclaimed the Newcastle Herald; “You could be forgiven for thinking we may have our own Jack Johnson but Greene is more than that!” exclaims the Daily Telegraph. DIG radio says, “Paul Greene is growing into one of the best Australian singer songwriters” whilst the top rating radio network Nova called his music “refreshingly honest and as catchy as you like” before anointing him Australia’s best unsigned acoustic act in 2007.
In 2008 he scored the coveted national support for Patty Griffin's Australian tour and has become a regular on the festival circuit – in the past 12 months he has performed to hundreds of thousands of music fans at The East Coast Blues & Roots Festival (alongside the likes of Ben Harper, Lucinda Williams etc), Queenscliff, Toyota Muster, Festival Of The Sun, Coastfest, Deni Ute Muster, Caloundra Music Festival, Woodford Folk Festival and Peat’s Ridge.
Performing solo with stomp box, harmonicas, a battery of guitars and a ton of soul Greene's music defies categorization; his live performances defy description...
This site is run by Paul Greene and Neil Richards - you can contact us both here if you need to.
Paul. Dude. Thankyou so much for putting on an awesome set at the Grace... the atmosphere was so laid-back, yet your sound was HUGE. Loved every minute. And I was mesmerized by 'Last Goodbye'... *sigh*, what a song... ;)
Cheers for the sweaty hug also. Ewww, haha. I will treasure my CD now more because of that memory!
Enjoy the Prairie, with it's good hospitality, food & bevvies... extremely jealous, thanks for talking it up to us. Sheesh. More notice next time & we'll be there with bells on!
Hope the rest of your tour is fab... take care, was lovely to meet you.
DRUM CLINIC featuring; Dean Butterworth, session drummer and current member of Good Charlotte. Wednesday November 4th Adelaide Hq Complex $15 - 7pm THE DRUM SHOP DERRINGERS
Thanks Paul! what an extensive wall of love. love it! would love to say gday when in the area early next year if you guys are around (i'm doing some BVs for Merri-May in the guise of a Librarian's Assistant called Janice who is on work experience... long story ends with we are at Woodford then Illawara folk fests early next year)! Luv to you and your crew- Fi :>xxxxx
Just saw Carolyn Oates' bulletin entry - great news! Definitely a double billing to look forward to :) Will be seeing you two @ the Grace in November... Kriss
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