GOLDEN ROUGH

Originally intended as a project of musicians who got together for the sake of covering Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello and Gram Parsons, Golden Rough debuted in 1995 without taking themselves too seriously. But after their first EP 'It's a Heck of a Machine' released that same year, Golden Rough became more of a band as the covers were slowly put to rest. With a hint of country to egg on their upbeat pop of acoustical driver guitars, Summershine Records packaged this sound of Golden Rough's first full-length 'Twin Firs' in 1998. With the line-up finally settled after the 'Twin Firs' release, Dave Orwell (vocals/ guitar), Helen Meany (bass/ vocals), Jason Walker (guitar), Brian Crouch (piano) and Graeme Trewin (drums) toured their native Australia in support of it. Golden Rough's follow-up album 'This Sad Paradise' came out a year later on Candle Records. Andrew Lay replaced Graeme Trewin before recording their last album 'Provenance' which was released in 2002.

Members

Dave Orwell (vocals, guitar), Helen Meany (bass, vocals), Brian Crouch (piano, keyboards),
Marty McDonald (drums), Graeme Trewin (drums), Jason Walker (guitar),
Ralph Whittingham (drums), Andrew Lay (drums)

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