It's been a while...
Glendi and I, that is, Grumpy Neighbour, would like to offer our sincere thanks for sticking around.
Life has a way, and not long after we started this page, it overtook us and the band had to take a number of breaks. Illness, death and grieving, and then the virus, have brought us to a point where we are, only now, reconvening where we left off.
Needless to say, the world has changed, as have we. While Grumpy Neighbour is no longer the main squeeze, as it were, we were friends for 25 years before we started the band, and this music is just another aspect of that ongoing friendship. It may not be our main priority these days, but it's not over 'til the fat lady sings.
In saying this, we have put a band together to tour our home state of Tasmania (the island at the bottom of Australia) for our 20th Anniversary, and we will be releasing an EP leading up to the tour in February. It will feature three unreleased tracks among the six on offer, and were culled from live recordings between 2013 - 2015.
We just thought you might like to know.
Some of you may have noticed we updated the songs on our profile. We've taken popular tracks from our debut and follow up albums, and added River of Mist's sister song, Wing Upon My Wheels.
"Why I ran Away From the Circus" is one of our most popular live tracks and usually requested, if not played.
"All Good Things" is rarely played live, but is often cited as a favourite by fans of the second album.
"Wings Upon My Wheels" describes the same journey as undertaken in River of Mist. We both came up with songs about our epic drive up the east coast of Oz. Playing, singing, laughing all the way up and back.
Lastly, to all those who left messages of interest and support over the intervening years, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. It is now near impossible to answer them all individually, but please know that you all have our heartfelt thanks.
Ray
