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Songs I'm Singing with Me

by Alanna and Alicia

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    Alanna and Alicia's beautiful interpretations of the songs of John Beavis.

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Time Was 03:54
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Love's Fools 02:36
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The Maritime 05:15
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Listen 01:30

about

'Songs I'm Singing With Me' begins with a knock on the door of our Bendigo home in 1984. A man in a red beret, carrying a scuffed guitar case and a bottle of wine introduced himself as John Beavis - to the surprise of our parents, who'd seen him performing at the Port Fairy Folk Festival and had been singing his songs in folk clubs and coffee lounges for months. And so began a lifelong friendship.

John Beavis has a poet’s heart, a bird's eye, a wry smile, and a swinging, finger-picking guitar style. As children, we would fall asleep by the fire as he sang with our parents. The harmonies soaked into our bones. John showed us that through the craft of songwriting you could tell your own story, and that folk music didn't have to be written by Dylan or Joni. Once, he gave us a guitar, insisting he must pass the torch to a new generation of songwriters. We grew up on his songs. We grew into his songs. We’re still learning what they mean.

John’s songs were not as widely heard as deserved due to his ongoing battle with mental illness. But these songs would perhaps not be so delicate and insightful were it not for what John calls his 'tragic magic'. His songs are still some of the best we know. You won't find his music online or in record stores; we rescued his songs from an old warped cassette tape of a live recording from the '80s.

We have created our interpretations of John's songs. For some it will be a chance to remember, for others to discover. We began with these songs. We always return to these songs. These are the songs we’re singing with us.

credits

released April 14, 2017

Acknowledgements :
John Beavis, thank you for writing the beautiful songs that we love to sing, for inspiring us and for your life long musical friendship.
Heartfelt thanks to our Mumager, Maudee Egan for your support and passion for our music, and for your tenacity which ensured this project finally happened!
Our band – Damien Neil, Silas Palmer, Sarah Busutill, JoJo Smith, Matiss Schubert, Liz Frencham, for the sensitivity and energy you give the music.
Special thanks to our Folk Uncle Enda Kenny for your enthusiasm for this project and beautiful contribution.
Thanks to the Egan family – dad, mum and Gabe for all the times we sung John's songs around the fire and for filling our childhood with music.
Colin Wynne for your incredible care and attention to detail and for teaching Alanna Protools and forever empowering her in the editing process.
Melissa Smith and Julian Newman for your creative and imaginative photography and design of the cd artwork.
Ben Henley, for your beautiful photography, love and support and for taking Alicia to Songland when she really needs it!
To Team Trinity for kitchen chats and adventures to the park to break up Alanna's editing hours.
Pam Merrigan for giving us the opportunity to tell John’s story and sing his songs at the National Folk Festival (ACT).
Implant Media
And to you, the listener, you make it all worthwhile!
love Alanna & Alicia

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Alanna and Alicia Melbourne, Australia

Twin sisters Alanna & Alicia charm audiences from Port Fairy to the National with their original folky/jazz/roots songs, sweet harmonies and onstage warmth, wit and fun.
'deliciously idiosyncratic and saucy songs...wry, frank observations of life and love…quality quirky lyrics delivered with verve and the kind of close harmonies you'd expect from sisters.'
Tony Hillier, Rhythms magazine.
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