Lee Forster

Performing: CLUB COUNTRY  Thursday, 5 Nov, 6.00pm CLUB COUNTRY  Sunday, 8 Nov, 5.00pm

Lee Forster is one of Australia’s most exciting new singers, songwriters and performers and his debut album, “Keep Safe on The Track”, shows exactly what this hot new star is made of!

 

It’s all about fun, cheekiness, drinkin, trucks, dogs, trains, utes, dams, girls and even love. I guess the themes are what you’d expect from a young Aussie bloke with a heart of gold who can write a good song and sing.

Recorded at Stuie French’s Swingin’ Doors Studios in Sydney – the album sees Forster take full flight and position himself exactly where he wants to be. A stellar line up of Australia’s best musicians add an exciting new dimension to the overall sound – blending today’s country elements with the more traditional banjo, pedal steel and even bagpipes – giving Lee Forster a whole new groove and making him one of the most talked about acts right now.

 

The album kicks off with driving pace of “Two O’Clock Sunday” and sets the momentum for what’s to come. Crowd pleasers come in the form of the hits “A Fire In The Bar”, “The Good Tones” which is a duet with Travis Sinclair, the official first single, “1000 Headlights” and his take on the Slim Dusty tune “Gotta Keep Movin’”.

 

Forster’s Aussie humour shines in “The Dreaded Mother In Law”, “In The Dam” and “Under The Water Tank” – but he also shows his ability to take on a sad country song with the right amount of feeling and depth in tunes like “Letting Banjo Go”, “His Stocks Turned Astray” and the album closer, “Keep Safe on The Track”.

 

In between recording commitments, Lee has also continued to tour right around Australia; appear at various music festivals and supporting the Sunny Cowgirls on numerous occasions. He was asked to be the final musical guest on the Women’s Weekly Roadtrain which has been touring the country since January and took part in the annual Movember charity event with Lee growing a moustache to raise awareness and money in the important fight against Prostate Cancer and Depression.

 

“Keep Safe on The Track” was officially launched during the Tamworth Country Music Festival this year at The Regent Theatre at 8pm.