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There are moments in life when everything clicks in to place and something powerful happens. The creation of brand new album, "Before I Set Sail", for The Rosie Burgess Trio was one of these moments. "The album seemed to totally write itself," Burgess recalls, "we made this album in a month! It's unheard of in my world to do anything that quickly, but somehow everything just fit together perfectly and nothing went wrong. It was just unbelievably calm waters and smooth sailing the whole way through."
And calmer waters is where Burgess now hopes to find herself. "The last few years have been so crazy. I've had enough ups and downs for a whole lifetime, and that's a bit what this album is about. It's the rising from the ashes, it's the moment where you finally get your head above the waves, it's the love and the life and everything in between that makes the journey so wonderful" she says.
Featuring Sam Lohs on stomp box drums, and Tim Bennett on bass guitar, this new collection of songs on "Before I Set Sail" showcase Burgess's effortlessly personable song writing and the band's strong connection as musicians and friends. "There is so much of all of us in this album." Burgess says. "Sam and Tim had a big hand in the arrangements and we all co-produced the album. They might be officially my songs but there's a real piece of each of us in every song."
Sometimes it's hard to fit people into boxes, and the music being produced by The Rosie Burgess Trio is no exception. Sliding from folk to blues to gypsy-roots and back, the trio cross more genres than state borders, giving off "more energy than an illegally sparked firecracker" [Drum Media, Sydney], whilst still maintaining their unmistakable flavour.
And cross borders they do. Living primarily in airports and touring vans, the trio have been crisscrossing the world for the last three years, leaving behind them a trail of lost sunglasses, broken flip-flops and adoring audiences. Hailing from Melbourne, the trio bring their unique brand of folkroots to centre stage in a collection of catchy harmonies and off-beat humour.
After an incredible couple of years of touring, the Rosie Burgess Trio have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with some of the world's finest artists. Highlight performances at festivals including Woodford Folk Festival (QLD), Port Fairy Folk Festival (VIC), California Worldfest (CA), and Musikfest (PA) have seen the trio firmly secure a place for themselves as festival favourites, both in Australia and North America.
With the release of the bands new album, The Rosie Burgess Trio have, yet again, raised the bar and are set to explode on the international stage.