HEROES (1. 2)

The first recording for this new collection I did was in Melbourne in May 2010. In the house of Tomas Fitzgerald & Karen Heath. Our Thom works with them in a band called ‘Ennis Tola’.

Tom is a very good engineer as well a musician & composer. We laid some beds for 4 songs. 3 of them formed the basis for arrangements we finished in Adelaide: ‘Stay Awake’, ‘Thank God you’re here’ & ‘Brand New Day’.
‘Stay Awake’ got the punch it needs, with Tom’s excellent guitar work & Thom’s drumming. ‘Thank God you’re here’ was helped along by Thom’s drums (as always!) & Kaz’s clarinet. But I think ‘Brand New Day’ got a whole new lease of life from the arranging & playing the 2 Toms provided. It’s simpler, more a celebration. Kindekrist did it for the LP we put out in 1980 but I always felt it never quite got to the place it should have been. Now it feels right.

Debate in our household wondered about leaving the SAPS choir sing this one (in unison), with neither me nor Dorothy singing. ??? Feels like a good start to the CD.

It's another resurrection morning,
it's another resurrection day.
It's another resurrection morning
and the Devil's had his day.
They killed a man called Jesus but he's back to stay
sayin, "Come and see the brand new day!"