The Netherby Brothers
This is the home page of the Netherby Brothers.
The Netherby Brothers are Trevor Shard and Greg Leon
Trevor is a perceptive lyricist and an accomplished composer. He sings lead vocals and is a multi-instrumentalist,
playing Martin and Carson-Crickmore 6-string guitars, a
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Greg’s musical collaboration with Trevor is subtle but ever-present. As well as co-producing much of their recorded material, on the performing side, he sings backing vocals, plays Maton’s flagship "Messiah" 6 & 12 string guitars, a mandola exquisitely hand-crafted by Dan Dubrowski, and a Washburn mandolin. |
The Netherby Brothers write,
play and produce their own brand of contemporary folk music with an emphasis on
vocal harmonies and a foundation of finger picking style guitar. It's Original, Contemporary, Music, with
strong Acoustic roots. With an eye to
the future and an ear to the past, the Netherby Brothers’ songs paint pictures
of real people and places, drawn from a lifetime of experience in
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STOP PRESS!!!
The Netherby Brothers have a new CD!!
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"Other Tracks"
EASY TRAIN
JOHNSONVILLE MY
DUKE’S HIGHWAY CASTLEMAINE
FACE IN THE MIRROR SLOW DOWN EASY PASSING WATERS BY THE SLAUGHTER YARD THE CLUB OF ROME
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Well, where
did two years go? In 2005 we decided to put performing on hold for a while (apart from a few gigs - see the
Gigs page), to focus on recording some of our new material. We spent a few weekends up at Lily’s Farm
studios, Wheatsheaf, in the central highlands of
Aptly named, “Other Tracks” is a collection of material we’ve been performing over the past few years.
The transition from purely acoustic to electric (a la Dylan late 60’s) has allowed us to use a broader spectrum of sound and move beyond the finger-picking style of “Songs from the Wood”. Some songs which seemed to lack a bit of “oomph” in the acoustic setting, have now got “oomph” in spades.
The arrangements too have taken a technological leap forward, thanks to digital multi-tracking. Utilising state of the art digital recording and programming we’ve been able to bring our acoustic songs to life with the addition of drums, bass, keyboards and electric guitars. Along the way we discovered that it comes at somewhat of a price – time! It took us a good 2 years months to finish the project.
We learned a few things, like – “less is more” and that a good set of ears is worth more than a lot of gadgetry.
In the true folk traditions of fostering one’s own cottage industry, “Other Tracks” was written, played, arranged, critiqued, recorded, mixed, mastered, photographed, designed and produced within the Netherby Brothers family.
The songs continue in the vein of our first CD, “Songs from the Wood”, touching on matters of life, faith, people and places. TAs for the songs, I still don’t know where the songs come from, but come they do. As long as they keep coming, we have breath in our lungs and people who want to listen to us, then the Netherby Brothers will keep making music. Please enjoy!
[TJS March 2007]
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Check out some of the samples at our page at MySpace.com, And please ignore the "other" advertising! We didn't put that there :)
But PLEASE take a moment also to give us a rating on the RateOurBand site!!
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Diary Doodles - March 2007
We are into a period of intense performing activity at present, with a number of gigs.
03/11/2007 11:00 AM - "Daylesford MillOut" at the Daylesford Mill Markets
105 Central Springs Road, Daylesford, Victoria 3460
The Netherby Brothers will play their original tunes 11am - midday on Sunday 11 March 2007 at Daylesford MillOut!
The awesome grounds of the Mill Markets will be transformed into a carnival scene complete with local art exhibitions, fashion parades, drag show and outdoor stalls as well as live music.
03/11/2007 03:00 PM - Other Tracks - CD Launch!
236 Main Road, Hepburn Springs, Victoria 3461 - in association with the “Fair Go For David Hicks” campaign”.
The Netherby Brothers will launch their new CD “Other Tracks” at the Old Hepburn Hotel on Sunday 11 March. The brothers have notched up a string of songwriting awards over the years culminating in their success at the National Australian Songwriting Awards last year with their song “Beaconsfield” which took out first prize in the Australiana category. “Beaconsfield” is a moving tribute to the miners who took part in the dramatic rescue of Brant Webb and Todd Russell at the Beaconsfield mine in Tasmania.
Check them out at the Old Hepburn Hotel from 3pm onwards on Sunday March 11. While there is no cover charge, patrons will be asked for a gold coin donation to the “Fair Go For David Hicks” campaign.”
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Our new CD “Other Tracks” will be be in stores shortly, but you can obtain a preview copy if you contact us by clicking the “Contacts” link below
Our CD "Songs from the Wood" is still available in good record stores!! Ask your record store to check the Australian "Platterlog" listings if they don't have a copy in stock... Meanwhile we have some MP3 samples to whet your appetite!
You can also order it right here. (Only AUD20.00 plus postage and handling)
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©Trevor Shard & Greg Leon 2006
All Rights Reserved.
Photography ©Georgia Metaxas 1999 (Songs from the Wood) and Lidia Merzel 2006
(Other Tracks)
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