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Dargaville Man (Never Far Away)
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Vocals - Wolfgang Menzel, Slide Guitar - Scott Kent, Bass Guitar - Brad Egan. Piano, Acoustic guitars, programing and mixing - Ian Rushton
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Ian Rushton & Friends contemporary Kiwi adult pop/rock Recorded in New Zealand with the help of musical talent from around the world.
Ian Rushton & Friends aka the virtual band was and idea conceived by Ian Rushton in 2003. This collection of tracks and albums is a result of numerous internet-based collaborations facilitated and produced by Ian Rushton of New Zealand and numerous musicians from various countries around the globe. Another collaborative work from "Cybase" A second collection of original contemporary adult pop/rock songs from "downunder" in New Zealand, helped by an international cast of "virtual" band members from around the world. A Kiwi keyboardist/songwriter/producer teams up with several musician/songwriter/co-writers from around the world...and they never meet! They all send their tracks from their home countries via email. The result is an exciting, varied set of easy listening, contemporary, melodic pop rock, with and obvious international flavour. Ian Rushton is New Zealand's answer to Richard Clayderman - a UK-born, self-taught pianist and guitarist.
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Genre
Rock • Rock General
Charts
Peak #209
Peak in subgenre #41
Author
Ian Rushton & Rhys Jones
Rights
2004 Ian Rushton & Rhys Jones
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December 05, 2014
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MP3 4.1 MB • 160 kbps • 3:36
Story behind the song
The original idea for this song was concieved by a friend of mine, Rhys. It's a simple song about Bill Hyland. Bill was Rhy's close tramping (hiking) buddy, who he spent many days regularly exploring the more spectacular parts of New Zealand's countryside, most often in a north-western part of New Zealand's South Island called Golden Bay. (If you've seen the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy then you'll have an idea of what the South Island looks like). Bill was actually from a Northland rural town called Dargaville. Northland is the upper part of the North Island of NZ. This song is dedicated to old Bill who, while out walking in Golden Bay, slipped and fell over a cliff, tragically killing himself.
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Dargaville Man © 2004 Rhys Jones / Ian Rushton Verse 1 Dargaville Man Guess I'll see ya, when I can You came and you gave me A helping hand Oh Dargaville man Verse 2 I met him in the Autumn of '82 When the land was green And friends were new We walked and we talked Across this pleasnt land Oh Dargaville man Chorus Where've you gone Billy boy? Where've you gone You silly boy Verse 3 Lynda rang to say that You'd lost your way You fell in the hills And now you've gone away Now each time of go walking In that Golden Bay Dargaville man is Never far away Chorus Where've you gone Billy boy? Where've you gone You silly boy Where've you gone Billy boy? Where've you gone You silly boy Verse 4 Dargaville Man Guess I'll see ya, when I can You came and you gave me A helping hand Oh Dargaville man
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