Artie, songwriter / vocalist / guitarist has been spilling his musical seeds all over the New South Wales far South Coast for over twenty years.
Born in England, Artie migrated to Australia when he was five. His musical life kicked up big time when, at age 10, he scored a role in Melbourne's His Majesty's Theatre production of Lionel Bart's smash hit musical 'Oliver'.
Artie moved to Wyndham, just a half hour from Pambula Beach, at age 32.
He established the local legends 'Lounge Lizards' outfit with whom he continued to perform over the years whilst also playing with 'The Chevys' rock band, the 'Southerly Buster Band' and 'Black Velvet'.
In 2013, Artie wandered into the PBGB Shed. On that day we were recording Brett Ralph's 'How Do Thousands?'. Artie strapped on his guitar and peeled off the lead guitar break that you can hear by clicking on Brett's Project on the right of your screen.
That was the last we heard of Artie until October 2019 when he once again appeared in The Shed and introduced us to his song 'Fields Of Hay'. We loved it, and immediately started to play along. Artie has had Fields Of Hay in his repertoire for some years, so was able to launch into it with full confidence, with the rest of us doing our best to keep up.
As it happened, it all came together pretty smartly, and by the end of the day we had it down. The only add ons came in the form of Brett's backing vocals which we recorded the following week.
Have a listen..............click HERE
We are very pleased, make that VERY pleased, with the result ! It's a boomer Artie !
The song has a strong Aussie vibe about it..........the lyrics, and Artie's vocals place it squarely in the realm of great Aussie songs.
So, Artie, thank you sir for bringing us your song and having us support you on this version.
Welcome back to The Shed mate................keep those songs coming sir !!
Artie tells us he is keen to spend more time in The Shed, so, watch this space for more Artieisms !!
On 'Fields Of Hay'...................
Artie Westwood (Writer) sang the lead vocal and played acoustic Guitar
Brett Ralph played the lead ( acoustic ) Guitar and sang the backing vocals
Mick Nadin played Harp
Neil Porter played Bass and B3, and did all the production work
Pete played Drums
Great work thanks team !!!
