Archer
Hi and thanks for taking the time out to speak with us at Musicology.
You have just released a cover of the Mike O’Malley tune My little sweet Aussie sweetheart and I must say it is a wonderful song.
The video clip for this is essentially home video of classic Australiana and is as simple as it is mesmerising. It begs the question, is this personal footage of yours or a genius collage of country Australia and its unique character?
A fella gave me an old camera and I had the idea of makin’ a film of all the beautiful Aussie sweethearts (human women) out there but got to lookin’ at grassheads and stems and flowers and shel shel (a sheep) and got distracted!
In a touching comment by Leith O’Malley saying “dad would be pretty pleased with that” drives home not only the generations the song spans but also that such feedback would possibly be the best one could ask for when performing a tribute song?
That’s damn fine of Leith to say that and I try to honour the spirit of the thing I’m doin’ if I’m makin’ a piece of toast or singin’ a song. I reckon it’s a beautiful love song.
What was it that appealed to you most of you in selecting My little sweet Aussie sweetheart to cover?
The songs are at the helm swirling around out there in the spaceless space….. could be an ancient melody or a part of an ancient melody, a fragment of some lost birdsong….for whatever reason it decided to shoot on in this ol’ boy.
The track was engineered by Alex Bennett of CW Stoneking fame, what did Alex bring to the table that really shines through on this recording?
First thing he got me to do was sing a song in the room... he closed his eyes and moved around following the sounds and the vibrations to work out where the microphone needed to be….a true artist of sound.
You are about to embark on a national tour and as a fitting gesture to all those little sweet Aussie sweethearts you will be offering free tickets to ladies over 65 is this correct?
We wanted to honour all the ol’ gals who were wee little gals when Mike was singin’ this song back in the day and still today….but it’s not just for the ol’ gals it’s for all’a them and the grass stems etc…..I’ll give a free cd to any sweetheart over 80 who comes to the show too.
Thanks for your time and all the best for the tour.
Thank you for your time and good luck out there.
ARCHER ‘MY LITTLE SWEET AUSSIE SWEETHEART’ SHOWS
WED 19 APR | THE CAMBUS WALLACE, GOLD COAST QLD | 18+ | FREE
THU 20 APR | CAFE LE MONDE, NOOSA QLD | 18+ | FREE
FRI 21 APR | THE MILK FACTORY, BRISBANE QLD | 18+
SAT 22 APR | BISON BAR, NAMBOUR QLD | 18+ | DOOR SALES ONLY
SUN 23 APR | PAPER MOON CAFE, BRISBANE QLD | ALL AGES | DOOR SALES ONLY
MON 24 APR | NO.5 CHURCH ST, BELLINGEN NSW | 18+ | DOOR SALES ONLY
WED 26 APR | ELEMENT BAR, COFFS HARBOUR NSW | 18+ | FREE
THU 27 APR | TAPP BAR - PORT PANTHERS, PORT MAQUARIE NSW | 18+ | FREE
FRI 28 APR | HASTINGS HOTEL, WAUCHOPE NSW | 18+ | FREE
SAT 29 APR | FOX DEN CAFE, GLOUCESTER NSW | 18+ | FREE
SUN 30 APR | FLOW BAR, OLD BAR NSW | 18+ | FREE
FRI 5, SAT 6, SUN 7 MAY | LOST HIGHWAY FESTIVAL, KARUAH NSW | ALL AGES
TUE 9 MAY | OLD BANK BAR, DUBBO NSW | 18+ | FREE
FRI 12 MAY | BELLS MILKBAR, BROKEN HILL NSW | 18+ | DOOR SALES ONLY
THU 18 MAY | THE GRACE EMILY, ADELAIDE SA | 18+
FRI 19, SAT 20, SUN 21 | PENOLA ARTS FESTIVAL, COONAWARRA SA | ALL AGES | FREE
WED 24 MAY | THE LOFT, WARRNAMBOOL VIC | 18+ | DOOR SALES ONLY
FRI 26 MAY | SOUND RECORDINGS, CASTLEMAINE VIC | 18+
SAT 27 MAY | THE GASOMETER, MELBOURNE VIC | 18+
