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To celebrate and honour a remarkable songwriter, one who left this world too soon, friends and colleagues have banded together to produce Leave On A Light – The Songs of Karl Broadie, one of the signal releases of 2016 and available from November 25th on Universal Music.

Close friends like Katie Brianna and Caitlin Harnett, younger singers both mentored and nurtured by Karl over the years, (he considered them his little sisters) got together and recorded Drink The Whole Bottle Down.

A couple of weeks after Karl’s challenging diagnosis we gathered at The Bunker for an evening of songs to support Karl in his fight. It was only natural that two incredibly talented and lovely young singers should team up and sing him one of his songs. Katie Brianna and Caitlin Harnett have been long time friends and collaborators of Karl’s, and he mentored and helped both since the time they were teenagers. Katie picked this wonderful Kim Richey co-write, redolent with irony and meaning given her and Caitlin’s fondness for a glass or two, and Karl’s deep and abiding interest in wine! Bill Chambers chimed in that night for a lovely rendition, and the girls backed up again at our second benefit concert to reprise the tune, with me struggling to match Bill’s contribution. When we came to do the album it was a natural choice to team them up again, and the result is breathtaking. Karl’s old drummer from thecover170x170Black Crow era, Greg Gillett (Smilin’ Greggy G) came down to play drums, and the classy and ubiquitous man about town, Murray Cook, graced us with a fine bass part. Another past associate, dating back to the first album, Graham Griffith joined in on pedal steel and the perfect support crew provided a wonderful sound to complement the girls stunning harmonies. Karl loved hearing them do this at the show, he’d love this version even more.

– MBE

Leave On A Light: The Songs Of Karl Broadie

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/country/leave-on-a-light-the-songs-of-karl-broadie/327153/