Into The Music

In the final episode of Wide Open Road we'll explore how coastal places and experiences have shaped Australian music. The smell of salt water and the gentle swell of the ocean loom large in our national consciousness. From high energy surf music to the laid back rhythms of roots and blues, the coast brings people together. Featured artists are The Pigram Brothers, The Waifs, John Butler, The Celibate Rifles, The Drones, Silverchair, and Neil Murray.

The beach is where we strip back to our essentials, where everyone feels equal and where we find ourselves in the uncomplicated rhythms of nature. The coast is also where the world comes to us. Music has travelled across the ocean to us from many different shores, and like a big fish stew we've cooked up over a fire on the beach, coastal music is a mix of many different flavours.

Wide Open Road is a four part documentary broadcast on Radio National and triple j about how Australian contemporary music has been shaped by our unique environment. Over four weeks, the series explores the way the landscape and the social and cultural environment has shaped distinctly Australian music. From the desert to the coast, the suburbs to the outback, from punk to hip hop, you'll hear some of our best known songwriters talk about where they're from and why it matters.

The programs are narrated by Richard Kingsmill.
Sound Engineer: Mark Don
RN Executive Producer: Robyn Ravlich

Wide Open Road continues online with extended interviews, photos, tracks to stream and a road map of Australian lyrics. Listeners are invited to get involved and submit stories and photos, lyrics about Australia and your favourite memories of gigs, songs and artists. You can find the website at abc.net.au/wideopenroad

Music Details

Blue Skies Blue Sea
The Black-eyed Susans
Kakulas/Snarski
Mushroom/Control
CD: Spin the Bottle
Hi Gloss=Hig015(1997)
Duration: 2'31

Saltwater Cowboy
The Pigram Brothers
Composer: Pigram/Pigram/Pigram/Pigram/Pigram/Mamid
Publisher: BMG/Control
CD: Saltwater Music
Jigil=JR-CD004(1997)
Duration: 7'01

Fisherman's Daughter
The Waifs
Simpson Donna
C/C
CD: Up All aight
Jarrah=WaifsCD005(2002)
Duration: 2'23

Highway One
The Waifs
Simpson Donna
C/C
CD: Up All Night
Jarrah=WaifsCD005(2002)
Duration: 2'27

Bombora
The Atlantics
Hood/Skiathitis
MPA
CD: Flight of the Surf Guitar - Atlantics
Atlantics=A-005(1999)
1'11

Sandy the Surfin' Sandfly
The Joy Boys
Composer: Day, Norm
C/C
Shazam - Joy Boys
Festival = D26253(1998)
Duration: 0'23

Sea the Swells
Tamam Shud
Bjerre Lindsay
C/C
Morning of the Earth - Film Score and Soundtrack
Warner=0927473932(2002)
Duration: 1'05

What's Come Over You
Tamam Shud
Lindsay Bjerre
C/C
Delightful Rain - A Celebration of Australian Surf Music {Compilation}
Bombora=Bombora2(2006)
Duration: 0'26

Bali Waters
Tamam Shud
Bjerre Lindsay
C/C
Morning of the Earth - Film Score and Soundtrack
Warner=0927473932(2002)
1'43

Lazy Sunshine
Celibate Rifles
Lovelock/Steedman/Morris/Courvet/Loughhead
C/C
Delightful Rain - A Celebration of Australian Surf Music {Compilation}
Bombora=Bombora2(2006)
Duration: 2'11

Kent's Theme
Celibate Rifles
Steedman/Couvret/Martin
Universal
Platters du Jour - Celibate Rifles {Best of}
Hot=1033/34
Duration: 1'25

Some Kinda Feeling
Celibate Rifles
Lovelock/Steedman
Polygram
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Celibate Rifles
Hot=Hot CD1029(1992)

Bus to Bondi
Midnight Oil
Hirst/Moginie/Garrett/Rotsey
Sprint
Head Injuries
Columbia=4509032(1979)
0'24

Home is Where The Heart Is
John Butler
C/C
JARRAH=N/S(2002)
3'10

The Boys Light Up
James Reyne
Reyne James
Ghost ships - =James Reyne {Liberation Blue Acoustic Series}
Liberation=blue155-2(2007)
Warner/Chappell
1'41

Israel's Son
Silverchair
Johns Daniel/Silverchair
C/C
Frogstomp
Murmur=MattCD009(1995)
2'02

The Greatest View
Silverchair
Johns daniel/Silverchair
Big fat Llama/Sony/ATV
Diorama
Eleven=ElevenCD8sp(2002)
0'53

Those Thieving Birds
Silverchair
Johns Daniel/Silverchair
Big Fat Llama/Sony/ATV
Young Modern
Eleven=ElevenCD63(2007)
1'36

Apache
The Shadows
Lordan Jerry
Albert
Guitar player presents Legends of Guitar - Rock :The '60's
Rhino=R270720(1990)
2'05

My Island Home
Warumpi Band
Murray Neil
Rondor
Go Bush
Parole=D38707(1987)
5'08

Going Back Home
Pigram Brothers
Pigram Stephen
BMG/Control
CD: Saltwater Music
Jigil=JR-CD004(1997)
2'04

Producer

Cath Dwyer and Tom Morton