If I ever get to Australia, I want to find a good pub that
features a Seekers cover band.
The group could perhaps be considered part of the British
Invasion, inasmuch as the native Australians first found success in England.
That’s where they met Tom Springfield (brother of Dusty), who produced them and
wrote much of their material. Their sound, which one historian described as “too
pop to be considered strictly folk and too folk to be rock”, nevertheless worked
nicely, highlighted by Judith Durham’s vocals. The AllMusic.com entry for this collection, by Greg
Adams, provides a nice summary:
The Seekers' folk-pop sound formed
a bridge between the Kingston Trio and the Association, putting the Australian
quartet in the same international quasi-folk neighborhood as the Sandpipers and
Peter & Gordon. "Georgy Girl" and "I'll Never Find Another
You" were the group's two big hits, but their repertoire included
everything from traditional folk songs and spirituals to pure pop. With strummy
acoustic guitars and intricate vocal arrangements, the Seekers paved the way
for the folk-oriented pop vocal groups that followed.
Favorite Tracks:
I’ll Never Find Another You
Rattler
A World Of Our Own
Someday, One Day
Island Of Dreams
Morningtown Ride
When The Good Apples Fall (On The Other Side Of My Fence)
Georgy Girl
Cloudy
