Gary Shearston, Australian songwriter

Gary Shearston, Australian Songwriter

CELEBRATING GARY SHEARSTON 1939 - 2013, A TRUE VOICE OF AUSTRALIA

HERE AND THERE, NOW AND THEN
an Anthology of Gary Shearston 1964-2001
2CD set and 36 page booklet with song notes.
Our best-selling album, essential for Gary Shearston fans of any era. $25

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FOLK SONGS
& BALLADS
OF AUSTRALIA
1964

SONGS OF
OUR TIME
1964

AUSTRALIAN
BROADSIDE
1965

THE SPRINGTIME
IT BRINGS ON
THE SHEARING
1965

BOLTERS,
BUSHRANGERS
AND DUFFERS
1965

SINGS
HIS SONGS
1966

ABREACTION
1967

DINGO
1974

GREATEST STONE
ON EARTH
1975

AUSSIE BLUE
1989

ONLY LOVE
SURVIVES
2001

RENEGADE
2011

2-CD SET

THE BEST OF
ALL TRADES
2009

THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN GROOVE
2012
... Gary Shearston "occupies a singular place in Australian music history"*
... 18 brand new songs from one of the nation's most eulogized singer/songwriters who feels the rhythms rising from the land and turns them into timeless music.
(*Keith Glass, The Australian)

2-CD SET

HERE AND THERE,
NOW AND THEN
ANTHOLOGY 1964-2001
with 36-page booklet

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GARY SHEARSTON, Australian singer and songwriter, was a leading figure of the folk music revival of the 1960s. He has an enduring legacy in his meticulously researched versions of old 'bush' songs (folk songs), which have long been source material for younger performers. In his own younger years he was a popular singer with chart success in Australia (especially Sydney) and had his own TV show ("Just Folk").

As he matured, Gary achieved international success as a songwriter (including Sometime Lovin' performed by Peter, Paul and Mary) and as a recording artist (his distinctive version of Cole Porter's I Get A Kick Out Of You was a worldwide hit in 1974).

Over the years his music absorbed and adapted a diverse range of elements including Australian Aboriginal and West Indian reggae (before either was popular with mainstream western audiences). He wrote songs with influences that ranged from Irish traditional to Japanese, and released an album with jazz arrangements that perplexed his folkie and pop music fans.

Since returning to live in Australia in 1988 Gary was often placed in the country music genre and he showed that he was equal to the best in that style too. In 1990 his iconic song Shopping On A Saturday was recognised with the Tamworth Songwriters' Association's award for Bush Ballad of the Year.

Gary Shearston thwarts attempts to categorise his musical style because he never stuck to just one, but we can say that over an active recording life of some 50 years he wrote, sang and recorded wonderfully evocative and distinctively Australian original songs.

In his 50s, an age when he might have started taking it easier, Gary followed his faith and became a hard-working grass-roots country-based Christian minister. When he finally retired in 2007 he again threw himself into songwriting, and over the following several years his output was prodigious! Many of the 'new' songs reflect on a life full of twists and turns and the characters he's known along the way. And, as always, his heart is on his sleeve, for all to see (or hear).

This Site Last Updated 2022-02-14
GaryShearston.com is © Copyright 2022 Aprenda Australia

CELEBRATING GARY SHEARSTON 1939 - 2013, A TRUE VOICE OF AUSTRALIA
HERE AND THERE, NOW AND THEN an Anthology of Gary Shearston 1964-2001 2CD set and 36 page booklet with song notes. Our best-selling album, essential for Gary Shearston fans of any era. $25 FLAT RATE DELIVERY WITHIN AUSTRALIA $5 PER ORDER, ANY QUANTITY OF DISCS WITHIN AUSTRALIA - CLICK HERE
OVERSEAS - please email your wish list and delivery destination (usually just the country is sufficient) to websales@garyshearston.com for a shipping/delivery cost estimate and total price
FOLK SONGS & BALLADS OF AUSTRALIA *1964*	SONGS OF OUR TIME *1964*	AUSTRALIAN BROADSIDE *1965*	THE SPRINGTIME IT BRINGS ON THE SHEARING *1965*	BOLTERS, BUSHRANGERS AND DUFFERS *1965*	SINGS HIS SONGS *1966*
ABREACTION *1967*	DINGO *1974*	GREATEST STONE ON EARTH *1975*	AUSSIE BLUE *1989*	ONLY LOVE SURVIVES *2001*	RENEGADE *2011*
2-CD SET THE BEST OF ALL TRADES *2009*	THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN GROOVE 2012 ... Gary Shearston "occupies a singular place in Australian music history"* ... 18 brand new songs from one of the nation's most eulogized singer/songwriters who feels the rhythms rising from the land and turns them into timeless music. (*Keith Glass, The Australian)			2-CD SET HERE AND THERE, NOW AND THEN ANTHOLOGY 1964-2001 *with 36-page booklet*
GARY SHEARSTON ON iTUNES

GARY SHEARSTON, Australian singer and songwriter, was a leading figure of the folk music revival of the 1960s. He has an enduring legacy in his meticulously researched versions of old 'bush' songs (folk songs), which have long been source material for younger performers. In his own younger years he was a popular singer with chart success in Australia (especially Sydney) and had his own TV show ("Just Folk"). As he matured, Gary achieved international success as a songwriter (including Sometime Lovin' performed by Peter, Paul and Mary) and as a recording artist (his distinctive version of Cole Porter's I Get A Kick Out Of You was a worldwide hit in 1974).	Over the years his music absorbed and adapted a diverse range of elements including Australian Aboriginal and West Indian reggae (before either was popular with mainstream western audiences). He wrote songs with influences that ranged from Irish traditional to Japanese, and released an album with jazz arrangements that perplexed his folkie and pop music fans. Since returning to live in Australia in 1988 Gary was often placed in the country music genre and he showed that he was equal to the best in that style too. In 1990 his iconic song Shopping On A Saturday was recognised with the Tamworth Songwriters' Association's award for Bush Ballad of the Year.	Gary Shearston thwarts attempts to categorise his musical style because he never stuck to just one, but we can say that over an active recording life of some 50 years he wrote, sang and recorded wonderfully evocative and distinctively Australian original songs. In his 50s, an age when he might have started taking it easier, Gary followed his faith and became a hard-working grass-roots country-based Christian minister. When he finally retired in 2007 he again threw himself into songwriting, and over the following several years his output was prodigious! Many of the 'new' songs reflect on a life full of twists and turns and the characters he's known along the way. And, as always, his heart is on his sleeve, for all to see (or hear).
*This Site Last Updated* *2022-02-14* GaryShearston.com is © Copyright 2022 Aprenda Australia