Hello from Melbourne, Australia

Andrew Gallus · Post by **Andrew Gallus** » 27 Nov 2013 2:58 pm

Hi All,

Just signed up! You can all call me Drew. I wasn't sure where the best place to introduce myself might be, but here seemed as good a place as any.

A bit about me: I've been playing steel for about 8 years.I play an Emmons Black Rock through a Princeton Reverb Reissue. There's a link to some of my music in my sig ('Farther Down The Line' and "Darkest Hour' have me playing steel on them).

Look forward to chatting to you!

Drew

Sean Borton · Post by **Sean Borton** » 27 Nov 2013 4:39 pm

Welcome Drew! It's a friendly place, enjoy!

Off topic: I was in Melbourne in Sept 2007 with my band. We played a few "tiny" shows in the burbs (Dandenong, Frankston & Bentleigh) but stayed in the heart of the city, not far from the Queen Victoria Market. We got to spend a week in your fine city, and I loved every minute it of it! I even got to see one of my favorite guitarists (Ian Moss) at a small theatre on Flinders (The Forum I believe).

I've rambled enough - welcome!

Andrew Gallus · Post by **Andrew Gallus** » 27 Nov 2013 5:19 pm

No worries, Sean. Ramble away!

That was a good get, seeing Mossy while you were here in Melb. He only seems to pop his head up every now and then these days. He's certainly one of the best musos we've ever produced, and The Forum is a great venue for that kind of thing.

Craig Baker · Post by **Craig Baker** » 27 Nov 2013 5:37 pm

Hi Drew,
Hope you will find this to be an excellent place to make many lasting friendships, as well as a top-notch learning venue. Looking forward to reading your posts here.

Thank you for joining us and all the best to you.

Sincerely,
Craig Baker 706-485-8792

cmbakerelectronics@gmail.com

C.M. Baker Electronics
P.O. Box 3965
Eatonton, GA 31024

Sean Borton · Post by **Sean Borton** » 27 Nov 2013 5:58 pm

Andrew Gallus wrote: That was a good get, seeing Mossy while you were here in Melb. He only seems to pop his head up every now and then these days. He's certainly one of the best musos we've ever produced, and The Forum is a great venue for that kind of thing.

I was lucky enough to see Cold Chisel back in the early 80's here in Canada, opening for Ted Nugent (odd to be talking about that on a steel guitar forum). That show literally changed my life as a musician. A band I had NEVER HEARD OF came in and completely blew us away. Jimmy Barnes on Vocals and Ian Moss on Guitar was the 1 - 2 punch, but I've since learned the importance of Phil Small and the other members.

I will say - I absolutely love the musicians that come from the Australian music scene. It's a alive and well (and very welcome) here in Canada.

Sam Conomo · Post by **Sam Conomo** » 27 Nov 2013 7:44 pm

welome to the forum,
from the far north.
sam.

Ned McIntosh · Post by **Ned McIntosh** » 27 Nov 2013 8:55 pm

Hi Drew,

Welcome aboard! You have joined possibly the best ever resource for those interested in, or who play, this bewitching, improbable collision of precision engineering and luthiery known as the steel-guitar.

You'll find there are quite a few Australian steel-players here, so you should be able to get some pretty good advice with questions you may have. We're probably the friendliest bunch on the 'net.

Enjoy the trip. With this instrument it seems to be a perpetual journey to a destination that seems forever just beyond the horizon.

Jeff Spencer · Post by **Jeff Spencer** » 28 Nov 2013 2:30 am

Hi Drew and welcome from Qld. What Ned said !!!

Allen Hutchison · Post by **Allen Hutchison** » 28 Nov 2013 1:43 pm

G'day Drew, What Jeff said!

Nice music & playing, loved the tracks.

Cheers from Brizvegas, Allen

Michel Rose · Post by **Michel Rose** » 28 Nov 2013 3:58 pm

Welcome Drew,

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 28 Nov 2013 4:21 pm

Welcome to this great Steel Guitar Ward Drew
Gettin' in was easy - Gettin' out will be another matter ...

Ned said it all
Good Luck on your Journey

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 28 Nov 2013 6:04 pm

Welcome Drew from across the ditch mate

Andrew Gallus · Post by **Andrew Gallus** » 28 Nov 2013 11:57 pm

Ned McIntosh wrote: this bewitching, improbable collision of precision engineering and luthiery known as the steel-guitar.

Couldn't have put it better if I swallowed a dictionary, Ned!

Thanks for your words of welcome, fellas... and a particularly hearty g'day to all you Aussie and Kiwi steelers!

Murray McDowall · Post by **Murray McDowall** » 29 Nov 2013 1:59 am

G'Day Drew,
Welcome to the Forum.
A great place to be and a greater bunch of folks you will never find!
Regards,
Murray.

Shane Reilly · Post by **Shane Reilly** » 29 Nov 2013 6:36 am

Hey Drew, welcome. Catch you at a gig around Melbourne soon!
Cheers, Shane.

Andrew Gallus · Post by **Andrew Gallus** » 29 Nov 2013 3:59 pm

G'day Shane! I'm actually the guy who bought your Emmons Black Rock all those years ago. Small world!

Speaking of gigs, I caught the set you did with Van Walker the other week at the Northcote Social Club - sounded great, although the sound guy had you way too low in the mix (why are so many of these guys so petrified of the steel guitar??)

Anyhow, nice to be talking to you on the other side of the world from a few suburbs away.

Brendan Mitchell · Post by **Brendan Mitchell** » 29 Nov 2013 4:38 pm

G'day Drew

Andrew Gallus · Post by **Andrew Gallus** » 29 Nov 2013 7:41 pm

Well howdy there, stranger!

Larry Schoppe · Post by **Larry Schoppe** » 29 Nov 2013 9:03 pm

Welcome, Drew! I'm a big fan of the Feral Swing Cats. I caught them at the St. Louis show a few years back.

Tony Davis · Post by **Tony Davis** » 30 Nov 2013 4:00 am

G,Day Drew.....What everyone else said !!

Damien Odell · Post by **Damien Odell** » 30 Nov 2013 7:23 pm

Word.

Shane Reilly · Post by **Shane Reilly** » 4 Dec 2013 5:45 am

Of course Drew, now it's all flooding back. That was a great guitar that one, I guess that's the one you're still playing?

Yes,sometimes when you don't have your own sound guy on hand they have no idea how to handle a pedal steel. Glad you enjoyed it anyhow.
Cheers, Shane.

Nick ONeill · Post by **Nick ONeill** » 6 Dec 2013 5:56 pm

Welcome to the Forum Drew. Lots of very interesting and helpful folks here.

If you are interested, I can put you on our email list for the get-togethers we have up here in Sydney. We don't have them on a regular basis but you never know one might tie in with you visiting Sydney at some stage in the future?

We had Mal Spottiswood from Melbourne attend our latest one. I'm sure he would like to catch up with a fellow steel player as he said they seem to be few and far between down south. ( We are spoiled here in Sydney as we seem to have the "cream of the crop" right on our door step ).

Cheers, Nick.

Andrew Gallus · Post by **Andrew Gallus** » 13 Dec 2013 3:58 pm

Yeah, Nick, that'd be great! It's gallus29@gmail.com. Would love an excuse to get up to Sin City again. Have beer/wine/steel, will travel!