BANJO BABES 2018 COMPILATION ALBUM AND CALENDAR
Presenting the fifth-anniversary release of the much-anticipated, limited-edition, thematic calendar and album featuring professional women banjo artists!
The Banjo Babes 2018 Calendar & Album package themed "Five String Circus" comes with our wall-calendar (approx. 12" by 12") featuring a photo and bio of each artist, PLUS the professional compilation album (CD in eco-package with eight-page, full-color booklet).
Our roster of artists for 2018 is SUPERB! It features twelve musicians from around the world - and more Scruggs-style pickers than ever before! This year, the cover artist is Ellen Petersen (of The Petersens) hailing from Branson, Missouri. Over the next few weeks, we will introduce you to each artist and her music!
Order here (above), or directly from Banjo Babes 2018
Miss May - Jane Germain
HOME ON THE HILL
HOME ON THE HILL
Banjo playing sometimes gets a bad rap. But if you were ever in any doubt about the magic that can be woven by a couple of banjos (and a couple of amazingly talented players), you need go no further than this album. Together, Jane and Ian have crafted a gorgeous, fascinating tapestry of old and original new music, evoking laughter, tears and plenty of toe-tapping along the way. Amongst the album’s many highlights, the heartfelt 'Grandson of a Sailor' stand out, as do 'Home on the Hill' and 'I'll Meet You on the Outskirts of Town', along with 'Too Much is Not Enough'. 'All Aboard the Maglev' is a killer instrumental inspired by a real trip, and for lovers of traditional music, 'Big-Eyed Rabbit' and 'Sleepy Eyed John/Cripple Creek' are shining examples of the craft. Other highlights include the wonderful gospel tune 'The Wrath of God' and 'The Girl from Daisy Dell'. This album is full of amazing playing and singing, and simply exudes the joy of music. It's a wonderful musical journey.
SUSAN JARVIS - CAPITAL NEWS - JUNE 2017
Track listing:
1. Home on the Hill
2. I'll Meet You on the Outskirts of Town
3. Grandson of a Sailor
4. Big-Eyed Rabbit
5. The Girl From Daisy Dell
6. All Aboard the Maglev
7. Too Much is Not Enough
8. Cluck Old Hen
9. The Wrath of God
10. Lulu Girl
11. Little Red Bird
12. Sleepy-Eyed John/Cripple Creek
NO FUN ALLOWED
NO FUN ALLOWED
Ian Simpson first teamed up with singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jane Germain on her Chinese Whispers album. No Fun Allowed is their second album as a duo and it’s an ingenuous, spirited treat. There are no airs of snobbish traditionalism, nor any flagrant attempts to conjure some “ingenious” new subgenre. Just a couple of highly talented and passionate musicians playing to their strengths and loves. And clearly, despite the title, having a ball in the process.
The pair plays virtually all the instrumentation on this album, swinging between old-timey era versions of the folk forms, country, blues and bluegrass with a distinctly Australian swagger. Germain plays acoustic guitar and handles most of the lead vocals, but is also handy on the banjo. Simpson plays bass, guitars, banjo, percussion, dobro and harmony vocals. Adam Gare steps in with a little fiddle and mandolin when required.
Martin Jones - RHYTHMS APRIL 2012
Track listing:
1. Listen to What You Know
2. Banjo Pickin' Girl
3. No Fun Allowed
4. A Moment of Clarity
5. Why Do You Hate Me So Much
6. Climbing the Munro
7. How's the World Treating You
8. I'll Love Nobody But You
9. Don't Laugh
10. Mississippi Shore
11. Up This Hill and Down
12. I Can't Hear You Now
13. Bantams out the Back
LONESOME ROAD
LONESOME ROAD
The musical chemistry between Jane Germain and Ian Simpson is very much in evidence on this diverse and very appealing album. The pair set out to recreate the sound and style of their live shows together, and they’ve achieved that brilliantly with a huge dollop of warmth and energy. The album’s sound leans towards bluegrass, with some blues classics and a number of other gems. This album is wonderful – organic, dynamic and full of great tunes done superbly. Watch out for it!
Susan Jarvis - Country Music Capital News (NSW)
Track listing:
1. Freight Train Boogie
2. Lonesome Road Blues
3. Blues Stay Away from Me
4. Big Road Blues
5. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
6. Dance of the Fountain
7. Darling Brown Eyes
8. Living on the Edge
9. I'm On My Way Home Again
10. Big Boss Man
11. Jelly Roll
12. Wake Up Little Susie
13. I'll Make You Happy
14. Lonesome Road Blues –Reprise
CHINESE WHISPERS
CHINESE WHISPERS
If you thought you’d heard it all, then an
album by an Australian born singer songwriter with Chinese heritage
may change your mind ...Country and Eastern anyone?
Keith Glass - Capital News (NSW)
Track Listing:
1. Let's Not Pretend
2. When You Come Around Here
3 Come on and Love me (Like Before)
4. Revenge is Sweet
5. What Have I Got to Lose?
6. Singing Drink Shop
7. Doing Time
8. Chinese Whispers
9. Model Young Man
All songs © Jane Germain (except Model Young Man © Jane Germain / Hanggai)
FREE SPIRIT
FREE SPIRIT
Free Spirit is a compilation album and includes some tracks from The Honeymoon's Over and Surrender
(recorded with The Dreamers)
Track Listing:
1. Free Spirit
2. Different Light
3. Somebody Tell Me
4. Surrender
5. Speed of Light
6. Living on the Edge
7. How Many Times?
8. Aint Gonna Run
All songs © Jane Germain
