Alan Blackshaw

Singer/Songwriter

The Music

About the Music

Alan's songs cover a range of themes. These include everyday themes like buying a house, sailing on the weekend, childhood memories, love as well as more intense themes including the treatment of people with a mental illness, feelings evoked from visiting war memorials, historical themes.

He views lyrics as being of central importance and is quite proud of the strength of many of his lyrics.

CDs

Opal Street

Opal Street

"Opal Street" is Alan's second CD and was released in September 2011.

It is available from Chaos Music Chaos Music Opal Street

Also available to download on iTunes iTunes "Opal Street"

 

Maybe This Year

 

 

Maybe This Year CD cover

 

What the Reviews said:

"As I listen to the CD, three words that immediately spring to my mind: unpretentious, uncomplicated and honest. A fusion of country and folk, these are songs that come straight from the heart, and are genuinely Australian in outlook and feel; as Australian as “The Streets of Forbes”. My impression is that they come from a kind-hearted battler who has experienced a fair swag of life, but who has found an inner contentment that allows him to look upon the world around with a keen observer’s eye." Mike Raine 2009.

(For the full review follow the link to indie-cds.com)

Maybe This Year is now available from Indie-cds. Purchase from Indie-Cds

 Maybe This Year is also available at iTunes, CD Baby and emusic as a digital download.

iTunes

emusic


Lyrics and Chords

Following are links to the lyrics and chords to all the songs from Maybe This Year as well as one or two other songs that are floating around in videos etc.

They are in a pdf format so you'll need to use a pdf reader to view them

Maybe This Year

Kalkadoon

Talking About Houses

Changi

Lover's Waltz

One is Left

Heart Next to Mine

Rebel Song

We Just Pass These People By

My Heart Keeps Going Back

This Old Town

Thinking of Home

White Feathers

Other Songs

Knock me off my feet

Working Man

The Willow Song (One of my first songs.)

 

 

Gigs

Following is the current listing of gigs: