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Geoff
Rankin's long awaited debut CD 'The Sacred Hill'
is now
available. Featuring 10 tracks inspired by the Living Word of God,
Geoff's songs are rich in beauty and Truth and have that timeless
ability to touch the hearts of people of every age group. Ranging from
folk rock to acoustic ballads, his up tempo numbers have already begun to
strike a chord with 95Five listeners all over Brisbane. Amoung the tunes
is 'Walk With You', a modern day version of the 23rd Psalm, and finalist
in the nation wide TAMOSCAR song writing competition. Featuring a full
backing band including Tommy Emmanuel's bass guitar player, 'The Sacred
Hill' is available to order now at geoffrankin@hotmail.com
and is worth every cent of the $25 purchase price. Support our local
artists.
17.10.00
- Cakes, Jam Drops & a bootin'
scootin' time.
From Geoff Rankin.
It was a blustery old day but for the legion of jam fans who braved the
windy conditions, the Sherwood St Matthews Anglican
Spring Fair (Saturday 14 October) was a jam connoisseur's delight.
And why wouldn't it be with local favourites Lemon and Orange, and
Grapefruit marmalades amoungst a host of scrumdiddly others up for sale?
The cakes were also hot favourites selling nearly as fast as the Geoff
Rankin CDs on the next table across. It was a morning shopper's
dream come true. A number of people were even seen pinching themselves.
Geoff
Rankin and The Jam Drops (as they were affectionately known as on
Saturday) played two half-hour sets either side of lunch and were
rapturously received by the eager jam shoppers. The highlight of the show
(apart from the great songs) was probably the awarding of a red and a
yellow jelly bean to the two best dancers during the crowd favourite 'Hook
In The Jaw'. Those two young girls won't forget that for a long time. The
band would like to give a warm thanks to the organisers, especially for
the all-you-can-eat buffet-style lunch.
The
Geoff Rankin show progressed to
'Yardstick',
held at Merthyr Uniting Church, Newfarm, Saturday 14 October (the same
night) and played a flawless 30min show minus their drummer. After falling
victim to a bizarre gardening accident that afternoon, Neil Andrews was
replaced with Kristina from Riverview. Plucked from the plucky audience at
the start of the show, Kristina showed the crowd what egg-shaker playing
was all about. "Kristina was the real success tonight", Dan
Saunders (the bass player) was heard to say afterward. "She really
made the songs come alive. It wasn't only that she shook that egg like
she'd heard the songs a thousand times before, she really gave the
audience something to take away with them and think about. And I think
that's what Yardstick is all about." It
was also good to see quite a number of people throwing their money Geoff's
way. The next Yardstick is on Saturday 18 November.
Order
Geoff Rankin's CD 'The
Sacred Hill' here.
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