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GALLERY A

by Euie b Graham

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KANGAROO PADDOCK 06:07
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The sky in golden colours, is breaking through the dawn A mystery shape unfolding, obeying different laws. The shapes brought to life, in a child's mind Sunburnt, wide space on a wall, in a distant study Where worlds end in a note, in a concrete jungle Wide eyes tracing life. Men remembered in places, that bear their names Others are like ghosts, red earth covering remains Kangaroo in shadow, finding shelter from the sun Air is scented with memories, dappled tree patterns on the ground T see a place, as if for the first time With eyes not filled with bricks and mortar The midday sun, it burns right through me Running rings like a playful daughter Sun hi, cries wild, burns right through me with a blazing slaughter The shapes brought to life, in a child's mind Sunburnt, wide space on a wall, in a distant study Where worlds end in a note, in a concrete jungle Wide eyes tracing life.
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FLYING BUCKBUSH 03:27
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Struggling for air, searching the dark sky's Circles and squares, imprints on open eyes Tossed around like paper, evidence of foul play Phone calls and scans Replay the details, hold out my hands Surrender to process Even though I'm tumbling wildly I'm hanging onto loved ones closer Resuscitation passed through finger tips Waiting for a sign, waiting for a fall Stretch out my hands, collar bones are brittle Pink tumbling high, remember I'm just little Tossed around like a newspaper on the wind Evidence of foul play, foul play
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ARTESIAN WATERS 04:05
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Below the surface - river of dreams A wellspring of hope, misguided schemes Alluvial gold, the elements take hold and dig deeper than daylight The face underneath is hidden in wealth Statuesque grey, noble and proud Full of strange life, poured into molds and cracks in the daylight Trace metal under skin and nails Still digging for the truth of bloodlines The cracks in the fence, shows me a world of consequence Your pallor is cold, grown like a crystal drenched in the starlight Trace metal under skin and nails Still digging for the truth of bloodlines Artesian waters are flowing soundly Wash my hands until cleaned by black light
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WILD FLIGHT CALL 04:09
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Taking on the character, of soaring forms above the trees Looming in the blue unconscious Beckoning to break ranks and blunder toward what you love Seismic sensation a climax of pain A roaring wind in Canberra, blowing through the troubadour Fingertips are icicles, watch him as he's Counting the coins as they land at his feet Will o' wisp away too far searching in the blue unconscious Driving in a Toyota car, through the driving rain Memory has played me for a fool Fly above the troubled day with a tuneful voice It's comforting to here you say that we have a choice Wild Flight Call is heard in the blue unconscious Embrace the familiar, open hearted Tuneful flying words Taking on a big adventure, high above suburban roofs Imagining a flight of fancy Unchained from employment, the frown inside their eyes Winning Tattslotto another welcome vice Fly above the troubled day with a tuneful voice It's comforting to here you say that we have a choice
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CREEK COURSES 03:56
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Tracing the creek bed back to the rivers languid flowing brown A maze of rocks and branches, habitat for watchful eyes Grey and golden brown, red ochre and sand Words are not needed here, just communing with the land Creek courses trace the memory of place Pulling apart some aspect of yourself Dull prussian shapes on the off white Curling around fingers in the heart of night Words are not needed here Just sand and sticks and stones Tracing the creek bed back to the rivers languid flowing heart A maze of rocks and branches, habitat for startled eyes
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BRUMBIES 04:41
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Surrounded by the big world, lost in translation River like a bloodstream, sparkling my dull eyes Mirage like an ocean in the sand Stranded in the big world, perish in an instant Catch a glimpse of summer, on the northern blow Something on my blind side, couldn't see it coming At the waters edge - surprise! The most sacred thing to hold a gun Shoot before you think, this can't be undone. And the Brumbies shelter, in a secondhand memory They stay with me too this day. And my heart beats faster, like I'm running with the heard The gun is left behind again. The most sacred thing to hold a harness Don't be blinded by this pityful search Surrounded by a vast land, a painted memory Colours of an old sky, slipping toward darkness In and out of time, binding me with harness Held between my soft hands. And the Brumbies shelter, in a secondhand memory They stay with me till the end. And my heart beats faster, like I'm running with the heard The gun is left behind again.
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INITIATE 05:09
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The child is frightened, the night has fallen Reflections on his glossy cupboard door Broken by the learners drought Read between the ghost lines, captured on a cotton duck canvas The ceremony is still remembered The young man is frightened, his mind has wandered His heart is dripping from his rosy eyes Everything is filled with the first flush of youthful - truthful The stars are out tonight, emotions are black and white Suggesting colours in the shades of grey Read between the ghost lines, captured on a cotton duck canvas The ceremony is still remembered Old man is frightened, his dusk has started No time to fulfill his dreams, with his rosy eyes
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STOPPING PLACES 05:51
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Out of place, in this limbo Away from all the voices that forever blame me Out of time, feeling guilty Away from all the situations that annoy you Stopping places, falling out of time Cocoon in mantra trading leave for time alone. Out of your mind, counting the days Until you have to return to the situation I won't to dig a hole and hide, away from the world outside Never answer the phone again, left alone with my childhood. Dull and overcast, shallow cemetery Electricity, there's no hope for me Parrots in the sky, pink against the grey Like a summers day, flutter in my head. I won't to just stay in bed, living where the sun don't shine The voices inside my head, tell that's a waste of time Dull and overcast, shallow cemetery Electricity, there's no hope for me Parrots in the sky, pink against the grey Like a summers day, flutter in my head.
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CROW CALLS 02:42
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Follow the arctic eyes, forward with motion and speed Tracing the dappled leaves all over the pavement ground Phone calls enter the frey, reminding and inciting one Traffic that runs a circuit inside, running in circles no place to hide Crow calls summoning me, crow calls summoning me Follow the jobless and lost, forward with artifice smile Impatience that comes at a cost, for longing this will prevail Crow calls summoning me, crow calls summoning me Another excuse is lit like a fuse, a lucifer revealing the lie Laughter can be heard, tracing the dappled grins Finger pointing, east and west wind, colour my playful shades Crow calls summoning me, crow calls summoning me
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MAN UNDER THE STARS 02:44
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Musc by Euan B Graham
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WONDINA 05:34
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Cotton wool sky line, conjure all the fateful places in my mind. Bringers of rain, touching all the sacred feelings deep inside Trees like sad hams, hanging round for weather that will restore life Sun cloud on high tonight, watch the spirit dancers as they spin around. Wondina, heart like a river , language forgotten, heart of stone Snap shot album, haunted faces, Wondina, come back to life Creatures on walls, look at all the shapes caused by the peeling paint. Rain takes a fall, drenching me with feelings that describe the land. Stepping like neon shells, like the spirit dancers that invade my world Wondina, stolen moment, cry a river, misunderstood Automatic, urban graffiti, teller of stories, cycle of life Every time you face the walls Every time you walk uneasy Pay respect to those who've past Looking deeper in the mirror Catalogue your dreams so far, wish upon a distant star Something shared and something lost, tracing the circle of life Wondina, heart like a river , language forgotten, heart of stone Snap shot album, haunted faces, Wondina, come back to life Wondina, stolen moment, cry a river, misunderstood Automatic, urban graffiti, teller of stories, cycle of life
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TRACKS OF EVENING 02:37
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The myth of a painting, stretched underneath the pastorale With anticipation, we peel back the layers. To reveal a big disappointment, a thematic extension The myth of a painting, conjured in my mind We argue the merits, of this unfinished work We argue the merits, of this unfinished work The myth of a painting
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STARS AND GRASS 01:02
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DISTANT STAR 03:49
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Embrace the fire, like dancing shadows A funeral pyre, for the debris of your dreams Paint memories of real things The brightest camp fire in the sky illuminates my white wine smile Evoking stories, of characters I've known Your former glories, share a secret with the moon. Long distance eyes seek me out Humanity in all its disguises The brightest star in the sky Illuminates my coat of arms The brightest camp fire in the sky Shining down upon my face The greatest answer to my words A shadowy thing that hides away Humanity in all its disgrace Distance is your only disguise Embrace the fire, like dancing shadows A funeral pyre, for the debris of your dreams
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KADIATCHA 04:34
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Like a bottle muse, taking you by storm Revenge at its heart, and I stand accused I'm following silently, whispering wind The prevailing wind is intent on blowing me away Eating humble pie, the bonds of blood are broken A willingness to come, is met with ambivalence The beating of my heart is equaled in the silence of our communication An Australian silence, a feeling trapped in amber, not able to grow or to evolve. A very gentle pursuit, the feathers have tracked you down Without form, without favour, in the thunderstorm without lightening An Australian silence, without a working sim card to elucidate my thoughts And the troubled wind is like an ex-patriot on a guilt trip.
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MORNING TRACKS 03:19
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I can't sleep tonight, worrying for the morning Like there's a freight train running through my open mind. I can't think tonight, the heat wave is passing slowly Like there's a pall threatening to thunderstorm Imagine the sound of a cloudburst forming Covering the ground like a forecast warning Tracing my thoughts of the morning tracks I can't paint tonight, inertia has taken over Like there's a millstone hanging round my neck tonight Imagine the sound of a cloudburst forming Covering the ground like a forecast warning Tracing my thoughts of the morning tracks I can't sleep tonight, thinking of now or never Like there's a chance to catch a ride on the lucky train I can't dream tonight, the words are still forming slowly Like I'm writing a novelette on the fitted sheets The day has begun before the sun has risen An eloquent plight, stars shining bright, above me I can't think, the words are still falling over I can't sleep tonight; the words are still falling over
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BIRDS IN FLIGHT 01:55
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RAIN PLACES 02:40
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A shadow thing inside, cloaking up the days A ritual place to hide, in many different ways On the crest of a wave, taking time sink In the noise of the day the words remain the same The paintings that crowd your dreams connect the dots to real feelings Keeping them deep inside, rain places belonging to the storm Momentarily calm, the shadows h A gap of blue above, where memory may remain Not falling to the ground, a torrent from the sky In puddles all around, a younger type of me
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DYING ROO 04:01
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Sheets of pale light, folded in squares Hugs the time mantel, no graces and airs Journey nears end taking it's time Passing to memory, recorded in tears Day becomes night despite the sun hi Clouds come from chimneys, rain comes from eyes Clinging to life, as strength ebbs away Absorbed by the morning, the cold light of day Last serenade, violin on ground Placed like a bouquet, a delicate sound Flowers on grave, red clay and stone Plaque in a memory - she oaks and gums Follow the lines, yellow and blue Strangest of days, everything new
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THE SUN-NET 03:15
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Homes the place where fires burning Locked inside your heart Homes a net for sunshine making Safe inside your shell Let me take the fear in your voice and turn it into something else crystal ball may spoil surprises Aspirations have no choice Even when you're wearing charcoal Even when your eyes are grey Rekindle the sun net of smiles A place where we can be our selves A place of brick and blue inside my mind
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MAN-MAKING TIME 04:41
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Holding on to breath deep inside me Maybe eyelids will stay closed forever Counting mistakes is a half real emotion Some parity in conclusion, connecting dots illusion Going over and over and over again Late night claws hold me carve me Shut up and paint you coward A cloud of self-doubt is looming closer Holding on to love deep inside me Man making time is haunting me this autumn Collecting errors is a half real decision You want to be desirable You want her to feel unbelievable Honesty covered by feelings and blankets One may rise above common perceptions Become as graceful as a bird in flight A magnet and a beacon, action with a natural attrition Punishment by anticipation, regret a fermenting riddle Find a place inside your heart exposure Sacred things are locked and kept well hidden Your becoming like a statue sent message My eyes are full, my arms are holding you Momentarily I have everything I need Man-making time has come, man-making time has come
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WILLY-WILLY 03:35
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Caught up and spinning around with the fauna Dust ballet, transparent, spinifex, sheet metal Caught up and spinning around with the flora Dust ballet, catapult, funnel for astronaut Caught up and spinning around with the language Dust ballet, fragmented, twisting and gyrating Willy-Willy spin me around Willy-Willy spin me upside down Willy-Willy up root everything Willy-Willy send me a wish
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VARIATION STUDY 02:49
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Triangles and squares Affirmation of ideas Depending on thought Images become replaced Depending on thought By motifs of memory Depending on craftsmanship
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QUIET TREE 05:34
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In the darkness, I give myself willingly With a trap door vacant smile Tucked up inside my yesterdays facade Tucked up inside my yesterdays facade Light bulb thought remain unseen Under the spell of the shower Words forming softly, can't be forgotten The pool in the gaze of an hour Lights forming halos, crowning moments I'm not a shooting star, I've come too far No blaze of glory A gaze in the pool of a smile One of a kind, not given lightly, not given lightly Seance word song, wish and memory Halo laughter, cast by my energy I'm not afraid of the dark, not any longer Standing quietly, lost in the gaze of a smile So used to thinking, it be mistaken The lights have all burned to the ground Just a shape in the corner A gaze in the pool of a smile, not given lightly The sequence is shown in the stars Played out with tired eyes, over danger I had a good time, just a shape in the corner Can't be forgotten, can't be forgotten

about

“Gallery A” evokes a sprawling landscape with an indigenous reverence for time and place. Infused with and inspired by the personal iconography of my fathers abstract paintings from 1957-1960 which formed his first one man show exhibited at “Gallery A” in 1960. The exhibition received short attention from critics one quoted as saying “He didn’t dig it!” and the whole experience had a profound effect on him. He felt that he had “let down” those who new him as a figurative painter, because the works were large bold abstract patterns rather than the romantic water colours he had produced when living in Alice Springs.

Now this album has finally come together and all the moments have been integrated, I remember a vocal recorded in a hush after the kids had gone to bed, and a tricky violin part rehearsed while they played tag in the dining room. I usually record on the weekends and if the urge takes me, I may lay down a percussion track whilst the family dines beside me. The process of painting and making music is that integrated in the everyday workings, as essential as meal preparation and laundry duties.

These songs have emerged from a deep place, and I find the words my father wrote in the original catalogue in 1960, have some resonance with the way I feel about them…The songs are an affirmation of personal ideas and belief, depending upon thought and craftsmanship for whatever inherent quality they may posses.

“When we cease to be influenced by the richness of our own life, its people and surroundings, and our methods and ideas become set and rigid, a certain happiness of discovery is lost” Peter Graham 1983

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released March 6, 2017

All songs composed and recorded on garage band by Euan B Graham between July 2016 and June 2017.

Instruments used: Acoustic/electric guitar; violin; mandolin; glockenspiel; Zyladrum; metal bucket; tambourine; Bass guitar; clarinet; triangle; shaker; hand symbols.

Big thankyou to Marja Rouse for lending the Zyladrum, and to Cynthia for contributing Clarinet and vocals and Patricia for backing vocals.

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Euie b Graham Canberra, Australia

Ending formal lessons on violin, I began writing songs in 1992, graduating to a four-track cassette recorder shortly after, and the addictive journey of composing then recording was entrenched. I continue, assimilating influences and forging my own way. I shy away from performing, I write, record then move on. I would love others to listen and enjoy, and hold out hope that I May find an audience. ... more

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