John Baker (steel and nylon string guitars and vocals); Gayle Buckby (Accordian and vocals);
Guest musicians: Paul Grabowsky (piano), John Aue (double bass), BJ Barker (drums), Peter Raidel(saxaphone/clarinet), Karen DeNardi (viola), Andrew Wilkie (vibraphone & percussion).
Influences
John Mclaughlin, Bert Jansch, Burt Bacharach, Gotan Project, Yann Tiersen,
Miles Davis, Nick Drake, WH Auden, Ron Sexsmith, Sting, Jack Johnson, Francoiz Breut, FourPlay, Astor Piazolla, Damian Rice, Clare Bowditch, King Curly, The Beatles, Norah Jones, Radiohead, Yes, Bjork, XTC, Tom Waites, Wyn Bullock, Oliver Sacks, Calexico, Mama! Milk, Confucius, The Flood, Blue Nile, Jorge Luis Borges, Patrick White, T S Elliot, Charles Dickens, Paul Auster, Joni Mitchell, Santana, James Brown, Robert Johnson, Paul Cox, Dante, Crowded House, Gaston Bachelard, Joe Zawinul, Weather Report, John Milton, Michel Gondrey, Picasso, WB Yates, Gore Vidal, VS Naipaul, Akira Kurosawa, U2, Rainer Maria Rilke, Joseph Campbell, Dorothy Rowe, Beck, Paris, Czech Republic, Budapest, DH Lawrence, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, John Sebastian, The Yearlings, The Huckleberry Swedes, Frank Sinatra, Ry Cooder, Stan Getz, Van Morrison, Jose Feliciano, Debussy, Bach, Terry Reid, George Harrison, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter, The Mountain Goats, The Necks, Tex Perkins, Emily Dickinson, Paul Auster, Johnny Cash, Les Negresses Vertes, The Umbrellas, Richard Galliano, Sufjan Stevens, Prince, Jaco Pastorius, Bebel Gilberto, Joao Gilberto, Elvis Costello, Haruki Murakami, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Stan Getz, Cat Stevens, Paul Kelly, Lambchop, Chet Baker, Henry Mancini, Dean Martinez, Problem Pony, The Audreys and Poopy.
“The rich, lush sound of the opening moments of this performance drew the audience in and held it until the standing ovation and cheers for more at the end. This performance was an oasis for the romantics, a great end to a hectic week, a great show”.
Jim Mack, The Independent Weekly
Straight from the heart and reminiscent of a smoky, French cafe. Guitarist & vocalist John Baker and accordianist Gayle Buckby create a seductive and potent world with compelling stories and lush instrumentation that carry the listener through elegant ballads, gypsy reggae and a lurching waltz in the rain at night.
Their latest album, A Quartet for Car Horns and Brakes was produced by Paul Grabowsky and will be released in February 2010.
Baker and Buckby are regularly joined by John Aue on double bass and Bj Barker on drums. Special guests at occasional performances include Paul Grabowsky on piano and Karen De Nardi (viola).
Highlight performances include the International Guitar Festival, the Spiegeltent, the National Folk Festival and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. They have also performed in Kyoto, Japan and New Zealand. They will be performing a spotlight performance at the Australasian Performing Arts Market, Adelaide in February 2010.
Hey John, yeah things are going well thanks! Had some good shows down at the Fleurieu Folk Fest. Hope to catch you again soon! Peace and abundance, Kira and Dylan
Hi there, we're launching our new album this Friday 6th November at Fowler's Live on North Tce. Support by The Shiny Brights and Kicks Tornado (tix on the door or http://www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=31066&ref=moshtix).. We're very excited, hope you can make it down on the night to help us celebrate! Cheers, SP ;)
Hi John and Gayle, Just dropping in to say how much we enjoyed the show at The Promethean, and we are loving listening to the new album, it's wonderful!
Peace and abundance Kira and Dylan The Wandering Minstrels
Yes, I got it and I love it..alot. I sent you an email about paying for it, that I guess you didn't get. I asked if I can pay into your bank as I don't have a cheque account. I can't tell you how much I love your writing(and playing and singing) I do some bar work at my day job at the Northcote Town Hall and your CD has been getting a flogging , for what it's worth. Love Brent
Hey Guys, Its happened!!!!…..our new CD is now out and available. Will keep you posted for the launch…. Thanks for your support and friendship over the years. Hope we can all catch up soon
Pretty sure it was Luckys show.. or maybe it was the Music Show on ABC National.. one of the two.. they mentioned you guys were playing with Grabowski as well. Sorry I can't be more precise.. it's complicated.. there was paint, canvas, turps and wine at the time.. :)
We managed to squeeze into the 7pm show at The Promethean last night. It was just brilliant and so inspiring to see you play. You must have been delighted at the turn out. Well done....I have been playing the new CD all day today - 5/5 for me.
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