milk

Personal website: www.milktheband.com.au

Australian festival favourites, Milk, features award winning songwriter, multi instrumentalist and vocalist, Helen Begley, one of Melbourne's finest upcoming singers, Emily Hayes, talented double bass player, Greg Craske and newest member lightning Teal Bain-Roben on the drums. Their gorgeous folk/roots arrangements combine vibrant harmonies and fine musicianship with energy and humour.

In 2004 Milk launched their critically acclaimed single "Souvenir" to rave reviews, then quickly followed it with the release of their first full length album "Golden Ring Life". Both CDs have received outstanding write ups in both Melbourne and Sydney's music press and regular national airplay, on both Triple J and community stations nationwide.

Milk's dedicated audience extends the nations girth, from Tasmania's tip, right around the mainland. Having played many of our top festivals, including Folk Rhythm and Life (VIC), Cygnet Festival (TAS), and Nannup Festival (WA), and widespread regional appearances, the band has made a great name for them selves. With awards and prizes firmly tucked into their belts, including a first prize in the Guilford Green Guitar songwriting competition, Milk's brilliance is not going unnoticed.

An exciting new schedule is planned for Milk. With more festivals booked, a new album to release, and further touring interstate, the band is packing up their bags and preparing for an excellent summer on the road.

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Shipwrecked at the Royal Oak

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Milk's latest offering, "Shipwrecked at the Royal Oak", has arrived. In true Milk style, the album explores historical, as well as modern, Australia, through a rollicking journey of folk and australian roots, brilliant harmonies and heart touching tunes.

If you're after music that will give you shivers, pull on your heart strings, have you up and dancing wildly around the livingroom, and inspire you to romantic imaginings, this is the album for you.

As well as the core band members, "Shipwrecked" features a whole range of special guest including a chorus of ukuleles, the Moreland Agnostic Choir, banjo, violin and mandolin, as well as Helen Begley's famous accordian, and some good 'ol Pirate percussion.

With stories about love in the Gold Fields, a lost forrest lament and even a song for our Posties, the album will take a hold of you and keep you enthralled from the opening chords to the final ukulele rests.

Track 1: Gold Song
Track 2: Meet me at Midnight
Track 3: Loddon River Song
Track 4: Pirate Song
Track 5: All Aboard
Track 6: Devil's in the Detail
Track 7: Battler Baby
Track 8: If you were Jesus
Track 9: Mr Postman
Track 10: Dancing
Track 11: Sweeter Life
Track 12: Sweet Serenade