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Dave McFarlane
Dave McFarlane has spent half a lifetime writing and performing vibrant and uniquely Australian 'musical snapshots'... powerful and entertaining
conversations about life and issues that can be related to universally.
Backed by band 'ONE DAY' unplugged folk energises into dynamic acoustic rock with trademark roots instruments, infectious rhythm and soaring harmonies.
Roots Rock Music - by One Day.
One Day blends trademark acoustic instruments including guitars, mandolin,dobro and lap steel with full harmonies with a strong rhythm section.Unplugged folk is energised into dynamic acoustic rock!
Soloist
Working solo with a frightening array of guitars and tunings, Dave switches effortlessly between a thumping wall of sound with wailing harmonica and cutting guitar lines, to gentle technically brilliant slide guitar compositions with emotionally charged lyrics...
Infamous for his arrangements of rock classics such as Jumping Jack Flash (Rolling Stones) or Black Dog and Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin), Dave recklessly takes the worlds favourite songs and stomps his own unique footprint on them. Between regular tours, festival and club appearances, Dave prolifically turns out his own inspired brand of unique acoustic guitar based songs describing life in the Great Southern Land.
Awards
After receiving a Lawson-Patterson Award at the 1997 Port Fairy Folk Festival for his song `Travelling Man`, Dave has received critical acclaim for songs such as `When I First Met You` (Highly Commended SCALA) `Until It's Over` (Port Fairy Songwriting Finalist) and `Ships Across The Water` a powerful account of immigration at the turn of the century.
- Songwriter
As a songwriter Dave has judged major songwriting competitions around Australia with identities such as:
- Eric Bogle (The Band Played Waltzing Matilda)
- Neil Murray (My Island Home)
- Paul Petran (Music Deli ABC)
He says "Australians are a unique breed... we have a dry sense of humour, a can-do attitude and we get the job done using whatever is around... if we've got a tin can and some fencing wire, she'll be right..! Because of that and our unconventional tendencies, I think Australians are actually genetically geared towards being musicians!
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