The Black Sorrows are often referred to as a nostalgia band. The classics still hit the spot all these years later, but the title suggests their best work is long behind them. After hearing their latest single “Saint Georges Road”, the title track from their 2021 album.
This is the song that you need to write after you’ve lived a life. It represents where the Black Sorrows are now, ruminating on mortality and dealing with grief. It’s heavy stuff, but listening to it is uplifting and beautiful.
After a tough year of lockdowns, Joe Camilleri and the band are back on the road doing what they do best.
“I’m just one excitable boy,” he admitted at the prospect of getting back in front of crowds of music lovers. “It’s as joyous as sunset over the Nile or dawn at Uluru … it just feels great to get back to doing what I love”.
No doubt they’ll play all the hits at these upcoming shows, but I hope there’s room in the set for “Saint Georges Road.” It’s a gorgeous song that might just remind everyone that the Black Sorrows are so much more than a nostalgia band.
12 February 2022 – Twilight Sounds, Bundoora
17 February 2022 – The Lounge Royal Hotel, Nundah
18 February 2022 – Beenleigh Tavern, Beenleigh
19 February 2022 – Great Keppel Island, Hideaway
20 February 2022 – Sunshine Beach Surf Club, Sunshine Beach
25 February 2022 – Dashville Skyline, Belford
26 February 2022 – Sunset Sounds, Yarra Valley (afternoon)
26 February 2022 – Lizottes, Newcastle (evening)
27 February 2022 – Lizottes, Newcastle (afternoon)
5 March 2022 – Ghost Rock Wines, Northdown
6 March 2022 – Ghost Rock Wines, Northdown
12 March 2022 – Lucky 13 Garage, Moorabbin
18 March 2022 – Under the Southern Stars, Adelaide
19 March 2022 – The Point, Portsea (afternoon)
19 March 2022 – Bridgeway Hotel, Pooraka (evening)
26 March 2022 – Sunset Sounds, Mudgee
27 March 2022 – The Palms at Crown, Melbourne
31 March 2022 – Princess Theatre, Launceston
1 April 2022 – Rocky Cape Tavern, Rocky Cape
2 April 2022 – Homehill Winery, Huon Valley
3 April 2022 – Scamander Beach Resort, Scamander Beach
9 April 2022 – Sunset Sounds, Gosford
10 April 2022 – Tallagandra Hill Winery, Gundaroo
14-16 April 2022 – BluesFest, Tyagarah
16 October 2022 – Kickstart Summer Concert Series @ Ascot Racecourse, Ascot
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