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What a Week

Posted: December 2, 2009 at 10:33 am   /   by   /   comments (0)

What a week.

First up, ARIA news. Mr Pyke took home Best Adult Contemporary Album!!! If you missed his speech (which was actually aired this time) you can watch it online. Josh also found the time to thank “the kids in the Friends of Josh Pyke fanclub.” That’s you! Yes you reading this!

And then there was the announcement of Josh’s solo tour for 2010:

Josh Pyke has had a bumper 18 months with the release of Chimney’s Afire. The album largely themed on Josh’s love for the water and deep family history with the ocean, debuted at #1 in Australian ARIA charts and went GOLD shortly after.

Josh backed this up with multiple national headline tours & festival appearances, including his latest tour, the aptly named Variations Tour, which saw Josh take on a new approach to his live shows, with three separate sets at each show – one acoustic solo, one stripped back and one with full band. This unique approach gave fans a chance to see Josh’s wonderful songwriting talent in a few different shades of light.

Before he goes away to write his next record, don’t miss your very last opportunity to see Josh performing live, this time in solo acoustic mode. For those of you that haven’t witnessed Josh in solo mode before, you’re in for a real treat. Josh’s amazing lyrics and storytelling ability really shine through in an acoustic setting, and the intimate feeling of a small venue gives Josh a chance to really connect with his audience.

Tickets on sale now from the venues, be quick they won’t last long.

Josh Pyke – The Solo Tour 2010
Supported on all shows by Russell Crawford

Thu 7th Jan – Club Sapphire, Merimbula NSW
Fri 8th Jan – Tathra Hotel, Tathra NSW
Sat 9th Jan – Milton Theatre, Milton NSW
Sun 10th Jan – Sussex Inlet RSL, Sussex Inlet NSW
Thu 21st Jan – Golden Vine Hotel, Bendigo VIC
Fri 22nd Jan – Rubys, Belgrave VIC
Sat 23rd Jan – The Loft, Warrnambool VIC
Sun 24th Jan – Torquay Hotel, Torquay VIC
Mon 25th Jan – Western Port Hotel, San Remo VIC
Fri 26th Feb – Lizottes, Newcastle NSW
Sat 27th Feb – Lizottes, Central Coast NSW

But wait, there’s more!! Those on the FOJP forum earlier this year, may remember me talking about Josh’s side project with Steve Parkin, Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob Evans) and Kav Temperley (Eskimo Joe) well, it’s definitely happening but they need help choosing a name. Vote here.

And then, on top of all that great news. Friendsofjoshpyke.com turned ONE yesterday. We officially made it past the one year mark and have had over 22,000 pageviews. Pretty good, i think. But most importantly, thank you for visiting our site and for giving us a reason to keep updating!

Now, i leave you with some details about programming Rage! and a small reminder about Josh’s video releases this year, The Summer and You Don’t Scare Me.

“Ever wanted to program rage! on ABC tv? Well, here’s your chance. Just head to http://www.abc.net.au/rage between now and Tuesday December 15th and vote for you favourite music videos of 2009. Votes will be tallied to compile the inaugural rage FIFTY, with the final list counted down on ABC1 on Boxing Day, Saturday 26 December.”

-sabi