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.
hahahaha love the new filmclip. put a big smile on my face. love that song. It kinda reminded me of ur 'sing along' film clip in the supermarket. thats great too hehe u should put it up too. The live version is amazing too :) A&A
Thanks for adding 'Sounds Original' as a friend. It's great to see original
song-writers supporting one another on MySpace and collaborating at music workshops.
I hope to see you again when you next visit Brisbane.
Best Wishes,
Aislinn Sharp
Founder of Sounds Original
Hey Paul - Thanks for the friendship! Music links us all
together. There are wars taking place in every country in the world. Some are
just more obvious. Check out my new video "Simpler Time". Reach out
and make a difference and the ripple will be felt around the world. It has to
come from within each of us. The alternative is unacceptable. Music can make a
difference. Keep reaching out.
hey dude seen u were on thought i would come say hi still loving your music lol everyone loves my page song lol i knw at least 6 ppl that have gone and bought ya album coz of the song on my page so i guess thats a good thing also are u playing anywhere on the 9th of aug lol tryin to find something to do for my birthday would love to come see you again
Hol Dir Dein individuelles Badge! Thank you for your friendship. Stay tuned and keep in touch. Love, peace and marvelous timeless nights from Berlin. Guido & Tatch
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