2005 - 2006 is the 25th Anniversary of Shaddap You Face, Number 1 in 1980, and the most successful song in Australian music history for 25 years consecutively! (Slim Dusty held the previous record of 23 years, for 'The Pub With No Beer,' Australia's only Gold 78 rpm record; released in 1957)
Australian Gospel Songwriting Awards 2004, Best Folk Gospel Song: Hill of Death. Written from a poem by LOUISA LAWSON, the extraordinary mother of Henry Lawson. Special guest at the Henry Lawson Festival in Grenfell 2005. Included on two Best of Australian gospel music compilations 2005.
Current finalist in the 2005 Australian Gospel Song Awards for 'Lower Jesus.'
GIFT (One Iraqi Child), original anti-war song, included on Peace Songs for a Better World, CD, Album of the Week, on Radio Voce Spazio, in San Michele, Italy, and Album of the Week on JRRI Radio International, Ireland. All proceeds to UNESCO. 2005
Did You Get Stupid from Being Ugly (Or Ugly from Being Stupid?), original anti-war song, included on New Protest Songs, CD, Canadian production. 2005
'Freelovedays', CD, Four Star Review, Sunday Herald & Melbourne Age, Top Ten Pick of Year, Rhythms Magazine.
Roddy Read Memorial Songwriting Contest, Maldon Folk Festival, finalist, ‘Smokin,’ 2005.
The Boomer Music Festival, Johnny Young MC. With Normie Rowe, Denise Drysdale, Little Patti. Gold Coast, QUEENSLAND.October 16th, 2005.
The Ultimate Chartshow, RTL Television, Cologne, GERMANY. Nov 22, 2005.
Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC. Nov 26 - 27th, 2005.
Woodford Folk Festival, solo shows, and with DIFFICULT WOMEN, Woodford, Q. Dec 30, 2005 - Jan 1, 2006.
North American Folk Alliance, showcase performance, Austin, Texas, USA, 10 - 14 February 2006.
National Folk Festival, 'Queensland, The Italians in Australia, The Working Life', Canberra, Australia, April 2006.
Australian Blues Music Festival Hall of Fame Nomination, 2005.
Lifestyle Cafe, Lifestyle Channel, Guest Celebrity Chef, interview and preparing Turkish Gözleme live on air. 2005
YAG UBI Multilcultural Festival 2005, Solo Concerts, DIFFICULT WOMEN concerts, and workshops, Queensland..
Frankston Guitar and Music Festival, with Jennifer Batten, Slava Grigoryan, Richie Havens, John McCutcheon, Spectrum, The Fauves, Jimi Hocking. Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, VIC Frankston, VIC. 2005.
Brunswick Music Festival, with DIFFICULT WOMEN, JUDY SMALL, Brunswick Town Hall, 2005.
The First Annual Burke & Wills Festival, with James Keelaghan, Kavisha Mazzella, Rory Ellis, the Wise Family Band, Pete Morton, Alastair Huett, Martin Pearson and many others.Mia Mia, VIC 2005
La Joe Dolce Vita - A 25 year Anniversary of Shaddap You Face,with Steve Bastoni, John Baressi, Gabriel Rossi, Tanya Lossano, Maria Venuti More TBA, Comedy and Music Gala, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW. 2005.
Brunswick Music Festival, official launch with Melbourne Ukulele Kollective 2005.
Australian Blues Music Festival, Goulburn, NSW. 2005
Carnevale on Lygon, Tsunami Aid Red Cross Appeal with La Voce Della Luna, Kavisha Mazzella.
Boite Singers Festival, Daylesford, VIC 2005
Young Artists Development Mentoring Project, Arts Victoria Grant with DAVID BRIDIE and KAVISHA MAZZELLA, for the Darebin Music Feast, 2004
20th Illawarra Folk Festival, Jamberoo, NSW, 2004.
YAG’UBI Multilcultural Festival, Hervey Bay, Queensland, 2004. Performances and choral workshops.
National Folk Festival "Dissent, Victoria, and the High Country," Exhibition Park, Canberra, Australia, April 2004.
Rhythms in the Outback Festival,Kalgoorlie, WA. Launch with Kavisha Mazzella, and festival shows. April 2004.
Global Day of Action March and Rally, "END THE OCCUPATION FROM IRAQ TO PALESTINE," Treasury Gardens. 2004
Turramurra Folk Music Camp, Tutored 5 different workshops on song writing, blues harp, guitar and mandolin.
What Chance Peace? with KAVISHA MAZZELLA, at the Melbourne Town Hall, sponsored by THE AGE, and The Electoral Commission. 2004
Its A Long Way to the Top, Featured in the ABC television history of Australian Music Series. 2004
'Love Is In The Air', Featured in five-part historical music documentary series on the origins of modern Australian pop music. 2004
Composer of When The Lips and The Skin Remember,' C.P.Cavafy poetry song-cycle, in Greek and English, performed at the Greek Antipodes Festival, 1995, and the Montsalvat Poetry and Song Festival, 2003.
Wrote, produced and performed, 'SHADDAP YOU FACE', recorded by 35 different artists, in 12 languages, including an Aboriginal dialect, which has held the record for the most successful song in Australian music history continuously for 25 years!
Writer of 'MY HOME AIN'T IN THE HALL OF FAME,' US alternate Country music classic, recorded by six different US artists, including ROBERT EARL KEEN JR, KEITH WHITELY, JONATHAN EDWARDS, JD CROWE AND THE NEW SOUTH, and THE TUMBLEWEEDS.
Producer and co-writer of the song, 'INTIMACY', for the original US film score of THE TERMINATOR.
Wrote, produced and performed, 'PIZZA PIZZA, theme song and anthem for the US Pizza Team.
Duet CD, with Lin Van Hek, 'FLOWER', Top Ten release of the year, 2001, by Rhythms Magazine.
Composed and orchestrated 'JOAN ON FIRE', an oratorio for string orchestra, and choir. Performed twice by the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, and Chorelation Choir, at the Melbourne Baptist Church.
Principal and founding member, with Lin Van Hek, of the literary-folk music group, DIFFICULT WOMEN.
Recipient of the ADVANCE AUSTRALIA AWARD, in 1981.
Born in the US, Australian resident since 1979, Australian Citizen: January 2004.
