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The group's fourth album, ''Devil in the Woodpile'', appeared in November 2007.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="NLA Devil">{{citation | author1 = Collard Greens & Gravy | title = Devil in the Woodpile | publication-date = 2007 | publisher = Black Market Music | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/33831192 | accessdate = 1 September 2018 }}</ref> Sharon Kennedy of ABC South West WA, described their sound, "The music is Mississippi but from the hill country rather than the delta."<ref name="Kennedy">{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/11/03/2409222.htm | title = Ian Collard Blues | last = Kennedy | first = Sharon | publisher = [[ABC South West WA]]. [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) | date = 3 November 2008 | accessdate = 2 September 2018 }}</ref> Collard discussed Bridges' playing, "a really heavy, strong, deep sound... He puts a lot of thought into the guitar and amplifiers and the type of reverb."<ref name="Kennedy"/> |
The group's fourth album, ''Devil in the Woodpile'', appeared in November 2007.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="NLA Devil">{{citation | author1 = Collard Greens & Gravy | title = Devil in the Woodpile | publication-date = 2007 | publisher = Black Market Music | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/33831192 | accessdate = 1 September 2018 }}</ref> Sharon Kennedy of ABC South West WA, described their sound, "The music is Mississippi but from the hill country rather than the delta."<ref name="Kennedy">{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/11/03/2409222.htm | title = Ian Collard Blues | last = Kennedy | first = Sharon | publisher = [[ABC South West WA]]. [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) | date = 3 November 2008 | accessdate = 2 September 2018 }}</ref> Collard discussed Bridges' playing, "a really heavy, strong, deep sound... He puts a lot of thought into the guitar and amplifiers and the type of reverb."<ref name="Kennedy"/> |
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At the Australian Blues Music Awards of 2009 they were nominated for Song of the Year ("No Love"), Album of the Year (''Devil in the Woodpile''), Duo or Group of the Year ("No Love"), Male Vocalist of the Year (Ian Collard) and Producer of the Year (John Durr for ''Devil in the Woodpile'').<ref name="ABMA 09">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/21044/20100928-0032/www.apra-amcos.com.au/news/Industrynews/AustralianBluesMusicAwards.html | url = https://www.apra-amcos.com.au/news/Industrynews/AustralianBluesMusicAwards.html | title = Industry News: 2009 Awards Finalists Announced | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) | archivedate = 28 September 2010 | date = 28 January 2009 | accessdate = 1 September 2018 }}</ref> McFarlane declared that this album and their follow up, ''Juke Joint Boogie!'' (September 2010),<ref name="NLA Juke">{{citation | author1 = Collard Greens & Gravy | title = Juke Joint Boogie! | publication-date = 2010 | publisher = Black Market Music | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/38634010 | accessdate = 1 September 2018 }}</ref> were, "considered to be their best releases."<ref name="McFarlane"/> |
At the Australian Blues Music Awards of 2009 they were nominated for Song of the Year ("No Love"), Album of the Year (''Devil in the Woodpile''), Duo or Group of the Year ("No Love"), Male Vocalist of the Year (Ian Collard) and Producer of the Year (John Durr for ''Devil in the Woodpile'').<ref name="ABMA 09">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/21044/20100928-0032/www.apra-amcos.com.au/news/Industrynews/AustralianBluesMusicAwards.html | url = https://www.apra-amcos.com.au/news/Industrynews/AustralianBluesMusicAwards.html | title = Industry News: 2009 Awards Finalists Announced | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) | archivedate = 28 September 2010 | date = 28 January 2009 | accessdate = 1 September 2018 }}</ref> McFarlane declared that this album and their follow up, ''Juke Joint Boogie!'' (September 2010),<ref name="NLA Juke">{{citation | author1 = Collard Greens & Gravy | title = Juke Joint Boogie! | publication-date = 2010 | publisher = Black Market Music | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/38634010 | accessdate = 1 September 2018 }}</ref> were, "considered to be their best releases."<ref name="McFarlane"/> .<ref name="McFarlane"/> |
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Ian Collard formed another trio, Three Kings, with Benny Peters on vocals and guitar, and Jason Liu Soon on drums.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Former band member, James Bridges died on 22 September 2016 of [[pancreatic cancer]], he was aged 57.<ref name="Ryerson">{{cite web | url = http://ryersonindex.net/search.php | title = The Ryerson Index | publisher = [[Ryerson Index]] | accessdate = 14 June 2018 }} Note: User must add 'Bridges' into the Surname search parameter and 'James' into the Any Given Name(s) parameter.</ref><ref name="Shortte">{{cite web | title = Fundraiser by Anthony Shortte: James Bridges Funeral | last = Shortte | first = Anthony | publisher = [[GoFundMe]] | date = 28 September 2016 | accessdate = 3 September 2018 }}</ref> Shortte organised a [[GoFundMe]] campaign to raise money for the funeral.<ref name="Shortte"/> Collard Greens and Gravy reformed in 2017 with Collard joined by Soon on drums and Sean Emmett on guitar. They issued their sixth album, ''Luedella'', in March 2018. |
Ian Collard formed another trio, Three Kings, with Benny Peters on vocals and guitar, and Jason Liu Soon on drums.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Former band member, James Bridges died on 22 September 2016 of [[pancreatic cancer]], he was aged 57.<ref name="Ryerson">{{cite web | url = http://ryersonindex.net/search.php | title = The Ryerson Index | publisher = [[Ryerson Index]] | accessdate = 14 June 2018 }} Note: User must add 'Bridges' into the Surname search parameter and 'James' into the Any Given Name(s) parameter.</ref><ref name="Shortte">{{cite web | title = Fundraiser by Anthony Shortte: James Bridges Funeral | last = Shortte | first = Anthony | publisher = [[GoFundMe]] | date = 28 September 2016 | accessdate = 3 September 2018 }}</ref> Shortte organised a [[GoFundMe]] campaign to raise money for the funeral.<ref name="Shortte"/> Collard Greens and Gravy reformed in 2017 with Collard joined by Soon on drums and Sean Emmett on guitar. They issued their sixth album, ''Luedella'', in March 2018. |
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Collard Greens & Gravy | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | Blues |
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Labels | Black Market |
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Website | collardgreensandgravy |
Collard Greens & Gravy are an Australian Blues band, which formed as a trio in 1995, by James Bridges on guitar and fiddle, Ian Collard on lead vocals, harmonica and guitar, and Anthony Shortte on drums. Their second studio album, More Gravy! (2000), won Best Blues & Roots Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2001. James Bridges died in September 2016 of pancreatic cancer, aged 57.
History
Collard Greens & Gravy were formed in Melbourne in 1995 as a blues trio by James Bridges on guitar and fiddle, Ian Collard on lead vocals, harmonica and guitar, and Anthony Shortte on drums.[1][2] The group's name refers to a fictitious meal, Collard explained, "When we went to America we discovered that... everywhere we went people would say, 'You can't put gravy on collard greens. Your name doesn't make any sense'."[2] Their debut self-titled album appeared in 1999 via Black Market Music and was recorded live-in-the-studio at Soundhouse Studios.[1][3]
The group's second album, More Gravy! (2000),[4] won Best Blues & Roots Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2001.[1][5][6] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described how the group's, "energetic foot-stomping, country blues sound tapped into the very roots of the genre."[1] Patrick Donovan of The Age observed, "[their] local brand of swampy countrified electric blues has earned them a reputation as the best blues band in the land."[7]
At the International Blues Challenge (IBC) competition in 2001, Collard Greens & Gravy finished second.[1] The group undertook tours of the United States.[1] Their third album, Silver Bird (June 2004), was produced by John Durr.[1][8] At the IBC competition in 2005, the album won Best Self-produced CD – tied with Robin Rogers' album, Crazy, Cryin' Blues.[1][9]
The group's fourth album, Devil in the Woodpile, appeared in November 2007.[1][10] Sharon Kennedy of ABC South West WA, described their sound, "The music is Mississippi but from the hill country rather than the delta."[11] Collard discussed Bridges' playing, "a really heavy, strong, deep sound... He puts a lot of thought into the guitar and amplifiers and the type of reverb."[11]
At the Australian Blues Music Awards of 2009 they were nominated for Song of the Year ("No Love"), Album of the Year (Devil in the Woodpile), Duo or Group of the Year ("No Love"), Male Vocalist of the Year (Ian Collard) and Producer of the Year (John Durr for Devil in the Woodpile).[12] McFarlane declared that this album and their follow up, Juke Joint Boogie! (September 2010),[13] were, "considered to be their best releases."[1] .[1]
Ian Collard formed another trio, Three Kings, with Benny Peters on vocals and guitar, and Jason Liu Soon on drums.[1] Former band member, James Bridges died on 22 September 2016 of pancreatic cancer, he was aged 57.[14][15] Shortte organised a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the funeral.[15] Collard Greens and Gravy reformed in 2017 with Collard joined by Soon on drums and Sean Emmett on guitar. They issued their sixth album, Luedella, in March 2018.
Members
- James Bridges – guitar, fiddle
- Ian Collard – vocals, harmonica, guitar
- Anthony Shortte – drums
- Jason Liu Soon – drums
- Sean Emmett – guitar
Discography
- Collard Greens & Gravy (1999) – Black Market Music (BMM 227.2)[3]
- More Gravy! (2000) – Black Market Music (BMM 240.2)[4]
- Silver Bird (June 2004) – Black Market Music (BMM 284.2)[8]
- Devil in the Woodpile (November 2007) – Black Market Music (BMM 327.2)[10]
- Juke Joint Boogie! (September 2010) – Black Market Music (BMM 357.2)[13]
- Luedella (March 2018) – Only Blues Music
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l McFarlane, Ian (2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Collard Greens & Gravy'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, Vic: Third Stone Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
- ^ a b Bylok-Collard, Avrille. "Collard Greens and Gravy". Beat Magazine. Furst Media. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b Collard Greens & Gravy (1999), Collard Greens & Gravy, Black Market Music, retrieved 1 September 2018
- ^ a b Collard Greens & Gravy (2000), More Gravy!, Black Market Music, retrieved 1 September 2018
- ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2001: 15th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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- ^ Donovan, Patrick (14 July 2004). "Blues Finds Its Rhythm". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b Collard Greens & Gravy (2004), Silver Bird, Black Market Music, retrieved 1 September 2018
- ^ "2017 Finalists: Best Self-Produced CD" (PDF). Blues Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b Collard Greens & Gravy (2007), Devil in the Woodpile, Black Market Music, retrieved 1 September 2018
- ^ a b Kennedy, Sharon (3 November 2008). "Ian Collard Blues". ABC South West WA. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Industry News: 2009 Awards Finalists Announced". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b Collard Greens & Gravy (2010), Juke Joint Boogie!, Black Market Music, retrieved 1 September 2018
- ^ "The Ryerson Index". Ryerson Index. Retrieved 14 June 2018. Note: User must add 'Bridges' into the Surname search parameter and 'James' into the Any Given Name(s) parameter.
- ^ a b Shortte, Anthony (28 September 2016). "Fundraiser by Anthony Shortte: James Bridges Funeral". GoFundMe.
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