Downunder: Live in Australia

Downunder: Live in Australia is a live album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in January 2001. The concert was recorded over two nights at the Continental Café in Melbourne, Australia.

Downunder: Live in Australia
Live album by
Released22 January 2001
RecordedMarch 1998, over two nights at the Continental Café, Melbourne, Australia
GenreFolk
LabelCastle Music
ProducerMixed at home by Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch chronology
Dazzling Stranger: The Bert Jansch Anthology
(2000)
Downunder: Live in Australia
(2001)
Edge of a Dream
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Bearing only a slight overlap with Jansch's previous live album Live at the 12 Bar in content, this was recorded on multi-track rather than straight-to-DAT, with consequently smoother sound and the rare bonus of accompanying musicians. The percussionist was added on after the gig recordings at a studio in Australia, and Jansch mixed the tracks in London.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Bert Jansch; except where indicated

  1. "Blues Run the Game" (Jackson C. Frank) - 3:08
  2. "Come Back Baby" (Walter Davis) - 3:34
  3. "The Lily of the West" (Traditional) - 4:14
  4. "Paper Houses" - 3:09
  5. "Toy Balloon" - 3:59
  6. "My Donald" (Owen Hand) - 2:57
  7. "Born and Bred in Old Ireland" - 3:04
  8. "She Moved Through the Fair" (Traditional) - 5:22
  9. "Carnival" (Jackson C. Frank) - 4:31
  10. "Little Max" - 3:25
  11. "Strolling Down the Highway" - 3:19
  12. "Angie" (Nat Adderley, Davey Graham) - 3:50
  13. "Curragh of Kildare" (Traditional) - 4:20
  14. "Downunder" - 4:59
  15. "How It All Came Down" - 4:13

Personnel

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  • Bert Jansch - guitar, vocals
  • Peter Howell - bass (not the Doctor Who Peter Howell - This is the Australian one!)
  • Ian Clarke - percussion (not the Uriah Heep Ian Clarke - This is the Australian one!)

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ "Bert Jansch website". Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.