VA - Long Gone Whistle - The Songs Of Maurice Frawley (2010)

Great songs live forever. Whether you write 'em, sing 'em, or just love the stories they tell and the way they make you feel, make no mistake - the great ones will survive the blessed lot of us. Maurice Frawley left scores behind when he departed this world, after a short fight with cancer, in May 2009. To some folks - Paul Kelly, Charlie Owen, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, Mick Thomas and Don Walker for instance - plenty were already classics. For the rest of us, Long Gone Whistle is a gift we never heard coming. This triple CD set features original performances by Maurice Frawley, plus new interpretations of his songs by Adalita, Chrissie Amphlett, Sarah Blasko, Clare Bowditch, Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson, the Drones, Renee Geyer, Paul Kelly, the Charlie Owen & Chrissie Amphlett, Panics, Tex Perkins, Luke & Katy Steele, Dan Sultan, and many more. Many of these singers - like most of the rest of US - never had the good fortune of knowing Maurice Frawley. But his songs came from a place that we all share, both geographically and emotionally.

Disc 1
01. Luke Steele & Katy Steele - Good Things
02. Tex Perkins feat. Working Class Ringos - Harness Down
03. Paul Kelly feat. Large Number 12s & Jimmy Williams - When I Lay Down with You
04. Adalita - Lonesome
05. Timothy Adrian Rogers & Bill Miller - Old Folks
06. Christina Amphlett & Charlie Owen - Happy Home
07. Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Hold On
08. Frawleys & Friends - Bush Cadillac
09. Dan Brodie & Tom Carlyon - Roll Me
10. Sarah Blasko - Sarah Belle

Disc 2
01. Megan Washington - Given Everything
02. Clare Bowditch & Henry Wagons - Farmer's Song
03. Don Walker feat. Working Class Ringos - Good Night Matron, Hello Jesus
04. The Drones - Long Gone Whistle
05. Dan Kelly - Cool Water
06. Renee Geyer & Spencer P. Jones - You I Want
07. Mick Thomas - Let Nobody Be Your Daddy
08. The Kill Devil Hills - Bad Wine and Women
09. Billy Pommer - Jesus on the Mainland
10. Dan Sultan Band - Queen Stone
11. The Panics - No More Tears

Disc 3 – The Originals
01. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Cool Water
02. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Happy Home
03. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Old Folks
04. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Hold On
05. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Farmer's Song
06. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - You I Want
07. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Bad Wine and Women
08. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Roll Me
09. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Let Nobody Be Your Daddy
10. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Queen Stone
11. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Goodnight Matron, Hello Jesus
12. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Harness Down
13. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Long Gone Whistle
14. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Given Everything
15. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - When I Lay Down with You
16. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Jesus on the Mainland
17. Maurice Frawley And Working Class Ringos - Bush Cadillac
18. Maurice Frawley & The Yard Hands - Lonesome
19. Maurice Frawley & The Yard Hands - Sarah Belle
20. Maurice Frawley & The Yard Hands - Good Things
21. Maurice Frawley & The Yard Hands - No More Tears