THE SHACK TAPES
ORiGiN Music/MGM
4 Fellas, 1 shack and 12 tracks in 4 days
Greg Champion has twelve reasons to be satisfied with his adult contemporary album The Shack Tapes, recorded on a mates’ retreat with Gary Carruthers, Rod McCormack and Ron Engelhardt.
Champs is a driven songwriter who’s always embraced Australian themes. On The Shack Tapes, his 15th album, he also explores the essence of the restless spirit. Come This Far, Out Winchelsea Way, This Train I’m On and Keep the Kettle Boiling are soundtracks for distance while Somebody Needs Me, Walk Alongside of You and Undying Flower are songs of the heart.
The Shack Tapes is a great companion to any road trip whether you’re cruising around the city – Melbourne Town, heading from Stratford to Yarram or any Big Country Town
It wouldn’t be a Champs album without a singalong and the catchy travelogue Been There Done That (Like To Do It Again) will have everyone joining in.
Greg says of the recording, “We set up our own studio in a rustic '60s shack in South Gippsland on an escarpment with a panoramic view of the tidal flats. We lived off local fish and chips and watched the kangaroos on the floodplains below while we played. We worked the album for 12 hours each day, then the Gordon Lightfoot Appreciation Society kicked in each night – four fellas, 4 days, one shack and a bucket of fun.”
Released through ORiGiN Music, The Shack Tapes was launched during the 2006 Tamworth Country Music Festival in January and is available through MGM.
