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EVAN PLATSCHINDA
COUNTRY MUSIC • BALLADEER
• SINGER/SONGWRITER
 I
Started strumming guitar at about 12 years of age and learnt to play
and sing some of mums old favorites, such as Slim Whitman, Hank Williams,
etc.
At 17 I got involved with my first band singing songs from Elvis Presley,
Buddy Holly and who ever was popular in the charts at that time.
After about 15 years entertaining from rock "n" roll to cabaret,
it was time to give up the band to help with a young family and business
persuits.
So now it was just singalongs at the backyard B.B.Q.'S, or a weekend
camping in the bush.
I rekindled my desire
to perform again after I attended the country music festival at Tamworth
in 2003, since then I have performed in Tamworth at the Bush Balladeers
Homestead, the Oasis Hotel,
and the Paradise Caravan Park on several occasions.
I was a grand finalist
in the "Bush Balladeers Star Quest" in Tamworth January 2008,
and also in the" Gidgee Coal Awards New Talent" QLD 2007.
I also performed at Bungendore at the Bowling Club at the Balladeers
Festival near Canberra, and the Barham Balladeers and Country Music
Festival and the Barham Country Stampede on the Murray River.
Since 2006 I've travelled
extensively around Australia with my wife Florence, and performed at
dozens of caravan parks singing country ballads and old time favorites.
I've also performed at the Rockingham country Club, and the Bunbury
Country Club in W A .
ALBUMS:
I released my first album of five tracks in 2006. The title of the album
was a self penned track "Travelling Australia" This album
has been extremely popular during my performances and got me into some
major awards.
In 2010 I released my second album of 10 tracks "Luckiest Man Alive".
This album is 100% Australian content with six originals, three of which
were written by myself. In this album some of the backing musicians
are of world class, and the others are highly regarded in Australia.
Recorded and produced by Terry Bennetts and Evan Platschinda.Moondyne
Recording Studios. W A.
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CONTACT: Evan and Florence Platschinda
EMAIL: Evan Platschinda
PHONE: 03 51273241
MOBILE: 0412513590
ADDRESS: 3 KENNEDY CRT NEWBOROUGH VIC 3825
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About
the Songs...
1/ BROTHER DAN
I just put myself in Ned Kelly's place in prison. Ned loved to write,
and over a period of time,wrote a lot about his life. No doubt for him,it
was a good time for reflection. A time he would have spent thinking
of the old days, the good and the bad, his family, Mary Hoare and their
child. the past was dead, the future the same. Maybe he secretly hoped
Dan and Steve Hart got away. Some say they did,we will never know. I
just hope in penning these few words I have given the reader an insight
into thoughts of a man condemed for crimes he was driven into. These
are the reasons I wrote " Brother Dan." Written by Ray
Rose.
2/ LUCKIEST MAN
ALIVE
A song written about how I met my wife Florence, at "Rick's Cafe"
which was in Albert St Moe, next to the Town Hall, which used to be
a picture theatre back then, she was 14 years and 10 months and I was
just over 16 years old.[ I suppose you could call it a love song.] Written
by Evan Platschinda.
3/ WOULD'NT BE
DEAD FOR QUIDS
During a visit to Broome W A Terry came across an elderly Aboriginal
playing his Didgeridoo outside the shopping Plaza, he had the opportunity
to sit and talk for a while, which inspired him to write this song,
with a very strong message. Written by Terry Bennetts.
4/ COUNTRY MUSIC
JUNKIES
I wrote this song during the Bungendore Music Festival, Feb 09, which
was strictly for Australian Bush Balladeers. It came as a result of
meeting the same groups of people, as we tour from one festival to another,
we meet a lot of wonderful people who just love thier country music.
Written by Evan Platschinda.
5/ BY A FIRE OF
GIDGEE COAL
Just listen to the words, and you'll hear the thoughts of an Australian
drover, who is now in a nursing home, but his heart is out there in
the outback. Written by Slim Dusty and Stan Coster.
6/ RAINING ON
THE DAY [that you left me]
Just a fictitious love song that I'm sure will fit some listeners situations
and feelings. Written by Terry Bennetts.
7/ EIGHTY MILE BEACH MEMORIAL
The location is on the North West Coast of Australia, a very popular
but isolated caravan park, right on the beach. Over the years many people
have adopted this place as home for four or five months of the year,
many of these are Vietnam Vets and were making long trips during thier
stay to attend services at Port Headland or Broome, which was a full
day's return trip.They worked together and with the help of the park
owners and some generous businesses built a beautiful memorial,where
they conducted the first service on 18th of August 09 . There will be
three services a year. During a stay Terry was requested to write a
song in relation to the memorial ,which will be played at the services.
It has been recorded as a duo with Terry on my album. Written by
Terry Bennetts.
8/ RED DOG
This song was previously recorded by Terry and Jenny,and they were delighted
when I requested to add it to my album. This is a true story about a
dog that touched the hearts of many thousands of people in the Pilbara
Region, and became the peoples dog. A life size bronze statue at the
entrance to Dampier W A was funded by the people as a tribute to Red
Dog. Written by Terry and Jenny Bennetts.
9/ TAKE THE TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES
A song that very briefly depicts the four stages of my life. So many
of us get bogged down with a self imposed way of life that we leave
very little time for ourselves, family and friends. Anyway this was
a light hearted song that I never took seriously and only decided to
record it after good response at the Barham Country stampede. Written
by Evan Platschinda
10/ WHERE COUNTRY IS
A typical reflection of our great Australian hero's of the outback.
This song has been recorded by several artists such as Slim Dusty and
Lee Kernagan. This is my modified version. Written by Barry Moyses.
"THE MUSICIANS"
IAN SIMPSON: Accomplished on Banjo and Rythym Guitar,
backed Slim Dusty and features on Slim's tribute DVD.
DAVE CLARKE: Harmonica, great feel for this type of
music, records his own material and was also on my first album.
MILTON QUACKENBUSH: Keyboard ,Piano and Accordion.
LUCKY OCEANS: Pedal Steele and Slide Dobro. [Both Milton
and Lucky are highly regarded in thier field and hail from America,
now residing in Perth having backed artists such as Willie Nelson,Charlie
Pride Merle Haggard Brenda Lee and many others. Lucky was also awarded
two Grammy's.]
PAUL NOVOSEL: Drums Plays in various groups and is
called in to back top Australian artists on tour.
JESSICA GETHIN: Fiddle / Violin Classically trained
and at just 29 years of age plays in several combo's, teaches and lectures
in her field.
TERRY BENNETTS: Lead Guitar and Bass, Terry is an absolute
allrounder and can also play Mandolin and Banjo
EVAN PLATSCHINDA: Rythym Guitar, On this album mostly
the Balladeers style of pick and strum. |
CONTACT: Evan and
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