Stereotyping anyone or thing is
considered to be fraught with danger. For instance not all, in fact
very few professional rock stars these days are into the hard living
lifestyle of their sixties predecessors. And just because a musician
has a preference for jazz doesn’t mean he or she is a cool intellectual
type incapable of communicating to the masses. But it must be said
that almost every single country music artist I have ever come across
has been genuinely humble, grateful for the opportunity to play
music for a living and has a real affinity for people (both rural
and city) and the land they live upon. Grafton born Troy Cassar-Daley
is no exception. His newly released third album ‘Big River’ will
connect with most Australians. On this disc he explores troubled
relationships, celebrates V8 cars, pays tribute to famous Australians,
laments the closure of big industry in a small town and expresses
his love of family.
Using some of country music’s finest local musicians Troy has created
an album of real substance. Troy had just begun the promotional
rounds for “Big River’ when I tracked him down for a chat.
Read on: Greg Phillips talks
to Troy >>
