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It was 1989. The end of one decade and the start of something new. Michael Allen – Mikey to his mates – appeared on the doorstep of Greg Arnold’s Carlton share house in Melbourne, Australia with beers in hand and harmonies in head. “There were no gigs to hustle and no recordings to make,” Greg says. “We sang and drank for the fun of it.”
Tony Floyd joined the party with more harmonies (and some incredible drumming too) and not long after that, Justin Brady and his extraordinary suite of instruments came along to a rehearsal in Brunswick to see what was going on.
And, from that inauspicious beginning emerged one of Australia's most beloved folk-rock bands.
More than 30 years on, buoyed by their massive hit "Happy Birthday Helen" - a song now firmly part of the Australian songbook, Things of Stone and Wood have had two Top 10 albums, a Top 10 single and five Top 50 hits, plus a chart hit in Germany. The band has also won an ARIA Award, and singer Greg Arnold was proclaimed Songwriter of the Year at the APRA Music Awards.
Tony Floyd joined the party with more harmonies (and some incredible drumming too) and not long after that, Justin Brady and his extraordinary suite of instruments came along to a rehearsal in Brunswick to see what was going on.
And, from that inauspicious beginning emerged one of Australia's most beloved folk-rock bands.
More than 30 years on, buoyed by their massive hit "Happy Birthday Helen" - a song now firmly part of the Australian songbook, Things of Stone and Wood have had two Top 10 albums, a Top 10 single and five Top 50 hits, plus a chart hit in Germany. The band has also won an ARIA Award, and singer Greg Arnold was proclaimed Songwriter of the Year at the APRA Music Awards.
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