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Australian musical duo
"Penny Davies" redirects here. For the Scottish mathematician, see
Penny J. Davies .
Penny Davies (born 1953) and Roger Philip Ilott (born 1951),
[1] are
folk musicians from
Queensland, Australia .
They formed their duo in 1983 and began their own label Restless Music. Their music is steeped in tradition yet influenced strongly by the
folk rock music of their personal musical history. They are songwriters as well as interpreters of Australian folk.
[2]
Davies and Ilott are best known for their collaborations with the poet
Bill Scott , creating many songs based on his works. This includes the album Opal Miner - The Songs of Bill Scott .
Davies and Ilott's songs have also featured on the
ABC albums Australia All Over Volumes One and Two, , Macca On Air , Macca's Sunday Best and Macca By Request - Volumes 1 and 2.
They have released more than 20 albums on their Restless label. They have been featured artists at folk festivals, in
Woodford ,
Sydney ,
Sawtell, New South Wales ,
Yagubi ,
Illawarra ,
Bulli, New South Wales ,
Cabarlah ,
Helidon and
Glen Innes, New South Wales . They have also performed at National Folk Festivals, and toured extensively for the Queensland Arts Council, visiting more than 70
outback and
Far North Queensland towns.
Partial Discography
1983: Restless LP (RM001) ; re-issued on CD in 2006 via Guerssen Records (Catalonia, Spain) (GUPENCD008, GUESSCD009, DL-46911-2006)
[3]
1984: The Proud & Careless Notes ...RM002 LP
1985: Wilderness Restless Music (RRPOO5)
[4]
1986: Birchgrove Quay RM012
[5]
1990: All Over Queensland
[6]
1990: Fair Wind Home RM024
1992: Backbone of the Nation – The Women of Australia RM035
1992: Down the Track
[7]
1998 Outback Café RM067 CD
1999: Opal Miner – The Songs of
Bill Scott (author) RM075
2001: Heart of Town RM080
2006: Big Water RM100
2009: Moon Caller RM138
2012: Boomerang Bay RM156
2013: Bush Baroque – 30 Year Retrospective RM037
2015: ...and both shall row ... RM173
References
^ Davies, Penny (interviewee); Ilott, Roger (interviewee); Clothesy, Alanna, (interviewer). (19 August 1987).
"Penny Davies and Roger Ilott interviewed by Alanna Clothesy in the New South Wales Folk Federation Restless Recordings collection" . Restless Recording Studios (
Balmain, NSW ). Retrieved 3 July 2020 . CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link )
^ Read, Peter (10 August 2000).
Belonging: Australians, Place and Aboriginal Ownership . Cambridge University Press.
ISBN
978-0-521-77409-3 .
^ Davies, Penny; Ilott, Roger (2006),
Restless , Stanthorpe, Qld. Restless Music, retrieved 3 July 2020
^
Wilderness : songs for conservation and the environment , Stanthorpe, Queensland Restless Music, 1985, retrieved 3 July 2020
^ Low, Jim.
"Simply Australia - Penny Davies and Roger Ilott" . Archived from
the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020 .
^ Davis, Penny; Ilott, Roger (1990),
All Over Queensland , Stanthorpe, Queensland Restless Music, retrieved 3 July 2020
^ Davis, Penny; Ilott, Roger (1992),
Down the Track , Stanthorpe, Queensland Restless Music, retrieved 3 July 2020